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		<title><![CDATA[Foot Locker F3Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Kate McShane from Citi. Kate McShane - Citi  I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about what you are seeing in the competitive environment in the U.S. and how much of your comp store...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New York & Company, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Neely Tamminga &#8211; Piper Jaffray.  Neely Tamminga &#8211; Piper Jaffray The pickup in business you have seen in October and into November, is this largely attributable to conversion rate improvement or are you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:08:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Future Still Trying To Catch Save-A-Lot]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Save-A-Lot was a small-format food retailer long before compact store concepts became popular among major chains, but it has been shifting from its original focus on grocery products to feature perishables and develop into more of a full-line supermarket operator for frugal consumers.    And, in that way,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:18:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Giant Supermarkets Seek Advantage of Small Stores]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant, the Carlisle, Pa.-division of Ahold USA, is building on the work it has done developing a convenience store operation to expand the range of formats it operates, looking in part at smaller concepts that can help it reach more consumers.    To advance its efforts the company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:08:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Talbots, Inc. Q2 2009 (Qtr End 8/1/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Todd Slater - Lazard Capital Markets. Todd Slater - Lazard Capital Markets I love the marketing of the three new pant fits, by the way, and I like the $5 try-on offer. It seems like it's working. But,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:48:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ann Taylor Stores Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Betty Chen - Wedbush Morgan Betty Chen - Wedbush Morgan Congratulations, I was wondering if you could maybe give us a sense of how you feel about some of the new merchandise, obviously we&#8217;ve been...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:21:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tween Brands Inc. Q2 2009 (Qtr End 08/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Linda Tsai &#8211; MKM Partners Linda Tsai &#8211; MKM Partners I was just wondering if you could discuss a little bit what&#8217;s different about the BTS merchandise this year versus last year, are there certain fashions, I know you talked...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:07:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sears Strikes Back at TheStreet for MyGofer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TheStreet.com might have thought dumping MyGofer into its The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week column was witty, but the storeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s developer, Sears Holding, doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t think its smart to judge an idea without a fair trial.    The first MyGofer store, which combines online and showroom...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:11:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters F1Q09 (Qtr End 5/2/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question will be coming from the line of Paul Lejuez with Credit Suisse. Paul Lejuez - Credit Suisse Thanks, guys. Can you talk a little bit more about the economics of the Middle East arrangement? Also wondering if you will have to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 10:07:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Christine Chen &#8211; Needham & Company.  Christine Chen &#8211; Needham & Company I was wondering as you look ahead to the back to school season in comparing last year what do you think...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:06:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banana Republic Reinstates Rosen to Roll New Merchandising]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banana Republic is bringing back an executive from its glory days in the 1990s to help it execute a more complex plan for product presentation.    Gap has appointedÃ‚Â  Julie Rosen senior vice president of merchandising for Banana Republic, reporting to Jack Calhoun, the divisionÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s president and himself...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 06:09:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Talbots Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 01/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14058_23-288113.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Neely Tamminga - Piper Jaffray. Neely Tamminga - Piper Jaffray On the product side, are you seeing in Q1 trends so far that your conversion rates have actually improved relative to Q4? I know you were talking about the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:52:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DemandTec, Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-284856.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Nabil Elsheshai - Pacific Crest Securities. Nabil Elsheshai - Pacific Crest Securities A couple of things real quick, first of all that 10% to 18% includes the Connect3 of what was it again? Mark A. Culhane Nabil we...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:04:07 -0700</pubDate>
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