FEBRUARY 8, 1992

Full News Archive

• Headline: Targeting Women in Sports Apparel Market. Impact: If the sporting goods industry hadn't decided to market to women, we might still be living in a world where yoga pants are exclusively for couch potatoes and not gym warriors. Who knows? Maybe the Olympics would be a lot less stylish.. Fact: Did you know that women were once told they shouldn't exercise too hard because it might harm their delicate lady parts? Thankfully, sports apparel companies realized that women like to sweat too!.
• Headline: Germany's Economic Challenges Intensify. Impact: If Mercedes-Benz had not scaled back production, we might have seen a world where luxury cars were so abundant that they became the new public transport. Imagine commuting in a C-Class instead of a crowded bus. That could have led to a shortage of parking spaces and a whole new era of road rage!. Fact: Isn't it funny how the economy can be a bit like a game of Jenga? One wrong move and the whole thing comes crashing down. Just ask any German banker!.