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		<title><![CDATA[Fred&#8217;s Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mark Miller - William Blair & Company, LLC. Mark Miller - William Blair & Company, LLC  Was hoping you could expand on your comments about the tighter competitive pricing as it relates to pharmacy. And what type of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred?s Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred?s Inc. FRED   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   August 27, 2009 10:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:23:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bears Line Up at Fred's Checkout Counter Ahead of Earnings Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[optionMONSTER submits:  by David Russell     Discount retailer Fred's FRED reports earnings before the bell Thursday, and some bears are already in the checkout line. by optionMONSTER]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:20:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred&#8217;s, Inc. F3Q08 (Quarter End 11/1/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Paul Trussell - J.P. Morgan. Paul Trussell - J.P. Morgan First I just wanted to touch on the comp guidance for the fourth quarter.  Can you speak to the trend you saw in the last couple of weeks...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Williams Companies, Huntington Bancshares, Durect Corp., Fred's, Inc. and Dell, Inc]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) as the Bull of the Day and Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq:HBAN) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Durect Corp. (Nasdaq:DRRX), Fred's, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRED) and Dell, Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL).  Full analysis of all these stocks...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred&#8217;s Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 08/02/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Patrick Mckeever - Mkm Partners Llc. Patrick Mckeever - Mkm Partners Llc    On the gross margin decline in the quarter, how did that compare to your internal expectations? Jerry Shore  I will answer that first...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred&#8217;s Inc. F1Q08 (Qtr End 5/3/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Unidentified Analyst with William Blair & Company, L.L.C Unidentified Analyst - William Blair & Company, L.L.C  Jerry, you had talked a little bit about the inventory being down 4% year-over-year. It looked like the payables on your balance...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred&#8217;s Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 2/2/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator   Operator Instructions We&#8217;ll go to Charles Brohm of JP Morgan Chase. Charles Brohm - JP Morgan Chase    Thanks, good morning. You&#8217;re 1Q comp outlook Jerry just talked about, implies a pretty nice pickup sequentially, and I know February ex the leap year,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred's Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions We will go first to David Cumberland of Robert W. Baird. David Cumberland - Robert W. Baird Good morning. Thank you. On the shift in costs, did that negatively impact gross margin? Jerry Shore Yes, David, it did. That's where the effect...]]></description>
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