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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Sales Beat Last Year&#39;s Weak Turnout, But Are Still In a Slump]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/macro-view/retail-sales-beat-last-year%e2%80%99s-weak-turnout-but-are-still-in-a-slump/1192/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Each week, watchers of the retail industry release two different flash reports on the latest sales. The reports, out Thursday, show that late October showed the best numbers in over a year, but as we've seen in housing, car sales, manufacturing, and just about everywhere else, the credit crisis and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supervalu's SHOP 'n SAVE Ignites Gift Card Sales with Fuel Incentives]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supermarkets want a bigger piece of the Christmas sales pie and the Supervalu-affiliated SHOP â€˜n SAVE chain is among those going after their holiday hunk through gift cards.    Of course, supermarkets have been carrying the gift cards issued by other retailers for some time now. In fact,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:24:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Co. F4Q08 (Qtr End 01/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray Jeff Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray I wanted to speak to you a little bit about &#8217;09. I certainly can appreciate not providing guidance which it seems prudent at this point and thank you for your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:01:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California Pizza Kitchen Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions.  Your first question is from David Tarantino &#8211; Robert Baird.   David Tarantino &#8211; Robert Baird Sue, I know you don't want to make any bold predictions about 2009, but just wondering if you could give us some direction on the earnings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:13:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gift Cards Sales Won't Save Sputtering Holidays]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retailers can't count on gift card revenues to salvage a holiday selling season that is looking increasingly abysmal.    According to a report from MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, overall retailer sales â€" including those from credit cards, gift cards, checks and cash -- were down between two and four...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:05:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Roundup: Circuit City Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Gifts Cards Fly Off Shelves, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection -- After 59 years in business, retail giant Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection when the chain's suppliers cut off credit and demanded up-front cash for shipments. Sales at the chain's 1,500 locations have been declining for months, and the company owes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:15:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Holiday Shopping Trends: Shop Early, Shop Often, Donâ€™t Spend As Much]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the election now all over but the shouting, predicting holiday sales becomes the new preoccupation. A slew of key indicators will hit this week, including October retail sales reports on Thursday, and Deloitte Consulting released its annual Holiday Survey. by Lisa Everitt]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:53:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Selling Points: Program Benefits & Sales Emphasis]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most merchants, the dramatic sales increase of Gift Cards easily justifies the moderate cost. But there are other details to consider when comparing the cost of a paper gift certificate program to an electronic Gift Card program. The manual tracking of sales and redemption of certificates is time consuming...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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