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Sep. 30
  Hayward: The 59-year-old department store chain now finds itself struggling to remain solvent amid one of the worst credit crunches in U.S. history



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Jul.29
  Hayward: Department store chain filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a series of merchants stumbling in the harsh retail environment


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Jun.25 101-year-old newsstand to close
Map  Oakland Downtown: We have to close,' said 91-year-old proprietor Charles De Lauer whose father started the enterprise selling papers from small wagons in 1907

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Feb.22 Cody's Books moving to smaller space  Berkeley: Cody's Books is leaving its upscale 4th Street location for a smaller and less costly space in downtown Berkeley


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Jan.18 Safeway Goes Green With Biodiesel Trucks
  Pleasanton: The grocery giant is one of the first in the country to convert their entire truck fleet to alternative fuel produced from renewable sources


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Oct.8 Supermarket Damaged In Fire   East Oakland: 2-alarm fire at an Asian grocery store Win Long Supermarket may have caused more than $1 million in damage Sep.11   Woman Turns in Winning $93 Million Ticket  Alameda: Judy Taylor of Alameda plans to buy a house with her prize money Sep.4 $93 million ticket purchased at gas station Map
  Alameda: The winning numbers, 5, 14, 22, 39, and 47 with MEGA number 10. Simon Kim is owner of the Harbor Bay 76
Apr.13 Officials To Curb Problem Liquor Stores
  Oakland: Assemblywoman Loni Hancock's legislation will allow Oakland and Richmond to remove nuisance stores in high crime areas

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Oct.12 Safeway profit jumps in 3rd quarter  Pleasanton: Grocery-store chain's profit jumped 42% from a year ago, as food and fuel sales drove revenue higher Oct.11 Ross buying Albertson's store sites  Pleasanton: Ross Stores said will acquire 46 Albertson's supermarket sites in 6 states
Sep.7 Japanese bookseller buys Cody's Books  Berkeley: A Tokyo-based Yohan Inc. bought Cody's Books May.10 Cody's Books To Close
  Berkeley: The bookstore that has been part of cultural scene for 43 years will close because of poor sales Jan.16 Mervyns Closing 20 Stores  Hayward: Mervyns LLC will close 20 stores in 3 states by next year, affecting more than 1,400 positions

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Oct.6 Good Guys to close stores  Hayward: CompUSA is closing its Good Guys stores, including 14 stores in the Bay Area Aug.27 Residents Divided By Wal-Mart Opening  East Oakland: Members of Oakland’s Just Cause protest what they say are chain-wide abuses of labor Aug.24 Wal-Mart Opening Brings Crowds
  East Oakland: Wal-Mart near the Oakland Airport is the largest retailer to open in Oakland in years
Mar.17 Ross posts 30% drop in profit  Pleasanton: Fourth-quarter profit tumbled due in part to a faulty merchandise information system Jan.26 Grocery Store Wants New Expansion  Berkeley: The owner wants to build a second Berkeley Bowl's store about a mile away

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Oct.19 Safeway earnings drop 21% by strike  Pleasanton: 3rd-quarter profit shrank as the supermarket giant continued to absorb financial aftershocks from a devastating strike May.7 Petitioners put temporary halt to IKEA. Dublin

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Jun.10   $7 million lottery ticket
  Pleasanton: A software consultant stashed ticket in her purse two months ago

year 2000 Top ^

Dec.20   Indian-Run Casino  Oakland: Mayor floats idea for casino at Oakland Army Base Apr.12 Furniture megastore Ikea opened
  Emeryville: 20,940 shoppers streamed through the new $46 million, 274,000-square-foot store



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