Inside Table of Contents: May 3, 2004

INSIDE BUSINESS See the pages following the Arts section for extra coverage of news and trends in the world of commerce

--Grocery Gamble Battered by Wal-Mart, the supermarket industry is rapidly revamping to survive

--Players Wanted The struggling golf and tennis businesses are out to win converts

--Tech Meets Politics Data-mining software is the campaign manager's new best friend

--Electric Broadband Utilities are challenging cable firms for Internet subscribers

--The Free Press To win younger readers, a new breed of newspaper gives the product away

--Glamour for All The ad game's newest strategy defines everyone as potentially chic

--Get Well Sooner VitalSpring cuts health-care costs by managing the sickest workers

--The Terror Portfolio It's wise to keep a finger in stocks that will benefit if the worst happens