More on Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities will be featured in a special section of tomorrow's Akron Beacon Journal. Country's McGraw, Hill coming to Gund Country's first couple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, will stop at Gund Arena on Sept. 1. Between them, Hill and McGraw have sold 27 million albums, helped with last year's Breathe and A Place in the Sun, respectively. Tickets go on sale next Saturday. In other Gund Arena news, the Diana Ross and the Supremes show set for Monday night was officially canceled yesterday.
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Series examines giants of retailing America's mega-merchants control what we buy and where we buy it more than ever. Their influence hits everyone from manufacturers to consumers. To extend their reach, retailers have been on a building binge that is encouraging sprawl and shows few signs of slowing. But mass retailers say they're simply improving efficiency to benefit customers. Beginning tomorrow, Akron Beacon Journal business reporter Mary Ethridge examines these rising powers in the world of retail.