It was started by a Hong Kong businessman named Kwok Luk, who got the idea of re-inventing the department store concept for a Chinese clientele while working in Australia.
Another idea is making one or more of the hospitals a free-standing emergency department, a concept being tried at the defunct St . Vincents Hospital in Greenwich Village.
"I don't know that there is any subject of finance in the country," he said, "that can't be swept within the financial department store concept if you try hard enough.
In a society that is over-stimulated and under-nourished in the sleep department, the concept of a bedtime ritual has been gaining popularity.
The art department created concept sketches to show to Paramount, and at an art director's urging model maker William George submitted another design, based on what he thought the Enterprise would look like if designed by the Japanese.
In particular, Edelman points to the controversial tenure of LAPD chief Daryl Gates, who hoped to militarize the department through concepts like the Swat team and initiatives with names like Operation Hammer that sought to deal with gang violence and drug dealing through extreme shows of force.
An estimated twenty to twenty-five artists from the art department developed concepts of the Tron: Legacy universe, which varied from real world locations to fully digital sets.
Combining discounter and department-store concepts is Sears' plan to a better competitive landscape.
Church says blending discounter and department-store concepts will boost value, convenience and the shopping desirability of the stores, and that the changes will likely be well-received by customers.
