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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Deborah Weinswig &#8211; Citigroup. Deborah Weinswig &#8211; Citigroup  So with regards to thinking about SG&A for you know 2010, what comps do you need to lever? Because I think you said at a 1% you&#8217;re still de-levering. Howard...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Green Shoots at Family Dollar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trader Mark submits: No slowdown in dollar stores as Americans on Main Street are wrecked by the Great Recession.  Family Dollar FDO just reported a very nice set of numbers - obviously the Street was under the impression the recession is over judging from the stock the past 2...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 05/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. FDO   Q3 2009 Earnings Call   July 8, 2009 10:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 05/31/09) 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 Charles Grom - JPMorgan Charles Grom - JPMorgan Just on the 2% comp in June, can you give us a little bit of color on week-to-week trends and I guess how much the calendar shift and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 2/28/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions One moment. Your first question comes from Meredith Adler - Barclays Capital. Meredith Adler - Barclays Capital  Thank you very much. I&#8217;d like to talk about specifically about store growth. I know you&#8217;ve said that you feel pretty good about the returns you&#8217;re...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   First-quarter earnings season "officially" starts on Tuesday afternoon with Alcoa's AA report. Per share earnings for the S&P 500 SPY are projected to have fallen 13.9%. Median company earnings are likely to be worse, down 21%. (The difference is that median earnings are not weighted, whereas...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. F1Q09 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator We are now ready to begin the question-and-answer session. Operator Instructions. Also, as we have limited time remaining, please confine your comments to one or two questions. One moment, please. Your first question comes from Adrianne Shapira &#8211; Goldman Sachs. Adrianne Shapira &#8211; Goldman Sachs Good morning....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[And The Winner Is: Family Dollar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glenn McSpadden submits: It's official. The best performing stock in the S&P 500 for the year 2008 is none other than Family Dollar Stores FDO, one of the simplest, and lowest cost retailers in the country with just over 6,600 stores.   FDO was up 38% for the year...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Stores, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 08/31/08) 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 Mark Miller - William Blair & Company Mark Miller - William Blair & Company Can you discuss Family Dollar&#8217;s marketing strategy in an environment where we can expect that promotions probably only going to increase...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:35:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Did Major Retailers Do in August?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markham Lee submits: Here is a quick rundown of the performance of various leading retailers during the month of August:  Clothing retailers - Aeropostale ARO (13%) and Buckle BKE (22.4%) reported solid numbers, while Abercrombie ANF (-11%), Hot Topic HOTT (-2.7%), Limited Brands LTD (-7%) all showed declines. In...]]></description>
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