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The air is four-ply with expensive perfume, sales clerks are smartly dressed and excitable, pink cashmer e hangs finely from the racks. Nordstrom Inc, which has done well in the stock exchange and on the internet, attempts to succeed a pleasant shopping experience for customers. After a pureness chocolate mocha at the Nordstrom Caf and three expansive fibs of warm belt lighting, most agree. People stick for the atmosphere, the fashion, and if they happen to know about Leroy, they rally for the music. Sometime in November, a young man from East Providence wandered into Nordstrom with a group of friends, noticed that the black Steinway on the first floor was silent, sat down, and began to play. As his fingers rolled an eclectic mix of gospel, jazz, and blues crosswise the ivory keys, a crowd of shoppers abandoned their purchases, literally dropped their bags, to surround the piano, skeletal by the music to this magnetic musician. No one had heard anything kindred it, especially in a department store. Stephanie in jewelry dialed Merideth on the third floor. Nineteen year old Lero y Robinson landed himself a job. iii months later at 1000 on a Tuesday morning, uncomfortable with the still of slow business, Leroy evokes the same reactions for the few who meander in. Entranced stares. Commending nods. Grown men surround the Steinway to tap their feet, clench their fists, and in a few octaves preceding(prenominal) their natural ability, sing fragmented lyrics to old jazz tunes. He appears garbled in a world of improvisational music but he looks up to acknowledge the customers and smiles at every last one.The Way Life Goes bunco Stories Shopping PapersThe Way Life Goes With the national economy stronger than it has been in decades, 1999 was a peak year for good old American consumerism. punctual for a generation of consumers. Nordstrom Inc., one of the nations oldest retail legends, approaches its hundredth anniversary with over one hundred department stores across the country. Nordstrom clams by targeting untapped consumer resources in cities such as Providence whose shoppers previously crossed state lines to fill their closets and empty their bank accounts. The opening of one of their shiniest new branches, the first in Rhode Island, boasts milky marble floors, the latest in escalator design and Providences highest class of designer mantled shoppers. Whether you are in Nashville or Anchorage, the quality of merchandise, service, and shopping purlieu at Nordstrom is set at a high standard. The air is heavyset with expensive perfume, sales clerks are smartly dressed and excitable, pink cashmere hangs delicately from the racks. Nordstrom Inc, which has done well in the stock exchange and on the internet, attempts to tin a pleasant shopping experience for customers. After a whiten chocolate mocha at the Nordstrom Caf and three expansive floors of warm operating expense lighting, most agree. People come for the atmosphere, the fashion, and if they happen to know about Leroy, they come for the music. Sometime in November, a you ng man from East Providence wandered into Nordstrom with a group of friends, noticed that the black Steinway on the first floor was silent, sat down, and began to play. As his fingers rolled an eclectic mix of gospel, jazz, and blues across the ivory keys, a crowd of shoppers abandoned their purchases, literally dropped their bags, to surround the piano, pull by the music to this magnetic musician. No one had heard anything kindred it, especially in a department store. Stephanie in jewelry dialed Merideth on the third floor. Nineteen year old Leroy Robinson landed himself a job. terzetto months later at 1000 on a Tuesday morning, uncomfortable with the conquer of slow business, Leroy evokes the same reactions for the few who meander in. Entranced stares. Commending nods. Grown men surround the Steinway to tap their feet, clench their fists, and in a few octaves to a higher place their natural ability, sing fragmented lyrics to old jazz tunes. He appears helpless in a world of i mprovisational music but he looks up to acknowledge the customers and smiles at every last one.