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==General== | |||
*Located on [[Dalia Way]] | *Located on [[Dalia Way]] | ||
*The first store to rely on selling nothing but Earth goods | *The first store to rely on selling nothing but Earth goods | ||
*Owned by [[Mitchell Alba]] | *Owned by and funded by [[Mitchell Alba]] | ||
* | *Assistant manager: [[Caryl Hyte]] | ||
*Competitor to [[Hannigan's]], run by [[Lauren Hannigan]] | *Competitor to [[Hannigan's]], run by [[Lauren Hannigan]] | ||
*Will carry the [[Academy]]/[[Mind Candy]] adaptation of the classic game [http://www.perplexcityboardgame.com/ Stone Chase]. | |||
*Towards the end of 2006, following the [[City Council]] election and start of the [[Earlywine]] era, Earthworks started to see a dramatic loss of profits. [[The Restitution of the Cube]], usually a big gift-buying time for people all over the city, saw almost no sales at all going to Earth-based objects and holiday devices. Said Owner Mitchell Alba: "I'm considering discontinuing those lines for next year, unless something drastic changes." | |||
==References== | |||
*Perplex City Sentinel | *[[Perplex City Sentinel]] | ||
**article, Earthworks Store Opens on Dalia Way | **Advertisements, starting 20-OCT-05 | ||
**letter, 25 | **article, Earthworks Store Opens on Dalia Way {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/04/earthworks_open.html}} | ||
** | **letter, 25-APR-05, "Earth Not-So-Chic" | ||
**article, | **More News In Brief, 06-MAY-05 "Hannigan's Focus on Quality" | ||
**article, 11-JUL-05 "[[Kohler]]: Earth Idioms Invading [[Perplex City]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/07/kohler_earth_id.html}} | |||
**article, 21-NOV-05 "Demand for [[Earthworks|Earth Goods]] Shakes Economy, Report Says" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/11/earth_goods_sha.html}} | |||
**article, 13-MAR-06, "[[Tales from Earth|Earth Anthology]] Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/03/earth_anthology.html}} | |||
**article, 02-OCT-06 "[[Mind Candy]] Releases Stones Game on Earth" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/mind_candy_rele.html}} | |||
**article, 18-OCT-06 "Economy Shaken by Sentinel Revelations {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/academy_scott_i.html}}" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/10/economy_shaken.html}} | |||
**article, 15-DEC-06 "[[Brotherhood]] Reports Record Participation Going into [[The Restitution of the Cube|Restitution]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/12/brotherhood_rep.html}} | |||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 14 May 2007
General
- Located on Dalia Way
- The first store to rely on selling nothing but Earth goods
- Owned by and funded by Mitchell Alba
- Assistant manager: Caryl Hyte
- Competitor to Hannigan's, run by Lauren Hannigan
- Will carry the Academy/Mind Candy adaptation of the classic game Stone Chase.
- Towards the end of 2006, following the City Council election and start of the Earlywine era, Earthworks started to see a dramatic loss of profits. The Restitution of the Cube, usually a big gift-buying time for people all over the city, saw almost no sales at all going to Earth-based objects and holiday devices. Said Owner Mitchell Alba: "I'm considering discontinuing those lines for next year, unless something drastic changes."
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- Advertisements, starting 20-OCT-05
- article, Earthworks Store Opens on Dalia Way link
- letter, 25-APR-05, "Earth Not-So-Chic"
- More News In Brief, 06-MAY-05 "Hannigan's Focus on Quality"
- article, 11-JUL-05 "Kohler: Earth Idioms Invading Perplex City" link
- article, 21-NOV-05 "Demand for Earth Goods Shakes Economy, Report Says" link
- article, 13-MAR-06, "Earth Anthology Sells Well Despite Cool Critical Reception" link
- article, 02-OCT-06 "Mind Candy Releases Stones Game on Earth" link
- article, 18-OCT-06 "Economy Shaken by Sentinel Revelations link" link
- article, 15-DEC-06 "Brotherhood Reports Record Participation Going into Restitution" link
