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		<title><![CDATA[Storm's Coming and Some Retailers in the Will Be Buried Worse than Others]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10005865/storms-coming-and-some-retailers-will-be-buried-worse-than-others/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An unusual December blizzard is aiming for the Northeast this last weekend before Christmas, which isnâ€™t necessarily good for retailers hoping to get one last chance at shoppers before clearance season, but some have more exposure than others.    A few retailers will even come out ahead. Home...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:35:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Irrationality of a Gift Card]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holiday season approaches, the $100+ billion dollar gift card industry ramps up to take advantage of our irrational gift-giving anxiety. by Allan Roth]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:46:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gift Cards: Fees and Fine Print]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With gift cards topping many wish lists, MoneyWatch's Ray Martin tells you which cards are the best - and which carry the heftiest fees.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:16:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Holiday Shopping 2009: 5 Things You Need to Know This Year]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a grim holiday season in 2008, retailers have regrouped and changed  their tactics. Inventories are tighter, and stores are trying to maintain profits by limiting their discounting strategies. But understanding what retailers are up to will give you a decided advantage this year. Here are five big trends...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blackhawk Part Two: Gift Cards Replace Banks as Consumers Get Creative]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past year, especially with the recession, we have seen a lot of consumers use gift cards for personal budgeting. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:16:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gift Cards Still Have Pitfalls, Despite Better Consumer Protections]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gift cards take much of the spirit out of gift-giving -- the thoughtfulness extends little further than choosing a dollar amount and maybe a specific merchant -- but there's no denying the popularity of the convenience they offer.    Consumers bought $25 billion worth for holiday gifts last...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:01:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Sales Beat Last Year&#39;s Weak Turnout, But Are Still In a Slump]]></title>
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		<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[Giftango Raises $1.4 Million For Email, Mobile Gift Cards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Giftango, a virtual commerce software firm, has raised $1.4 million worth of a $2.1 million first round of funding, per an SEC filing. The company confirmed the investment, but did not disclose the source. Retailers like Shilo Inns and Za Restaurant use Giftango&#8217;s platform to offer their customers virtual...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:43:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Your Friends a Favor and Give Cash, Not Gift Cards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/devil-details/do-your-friends-a-favor-and-give-cash-not-gift-cards/884/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many gift cards come with a passel of fees, unbeknownst to both givers and recipients. If you want to do your friends a favor, give cash instead. by Kathy Kristof]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:01:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Early Holiday Shoppers on Bargain Hunt, Abetted by Walmart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers seem to have adopted a set of expectations based on last yearâ€™s holiday season that retailers really hoped they wouldnâ€™t.    According to the Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey, consumers are entering holiday season 2009 looking for the deep discounts that they experienced as retailers tried to shed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:15:46 -0700</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[Schumer Stops the Gift Card Gobble]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to use a gift card but found that it had expired or fees had gobbled up the value before you had a chance? Soon-to-be-passed legislation aims to fix that. by Kathy Kristof]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:15:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Give More Gift Cards but with Fewer Bucks Aboard]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More consumers are purchasing gift cards but theyâ€™re spending less on them.    A study by the Hartman Group and National Research Network indicated that between September 2007 and August 2008, 52 percent of consumer purchased at least one gift card while in the period from March 2008...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tom Thumb Battles Recession with Loyalty Program]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retailers donâ€™t always get the most out of technology, preferring to stick with old methods and not taking full advantage of whatâ€™s possible, but a crisis like the recession can get the once reluctant thinking about how to get more out of what tools they have, and that can be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:37:15 -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[Subway Settles False Advertising Case; $645,000 in Penalties Plus Gift Cards for Eaters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subway has agreed to settle a false advertising case for $645,000. The chain will agree to give some consumers $2 gift cards because promotions promising discounted foods were not honored in stores. The settlement was won by Marin County, Calif., prosecutors, according to the Marin Independent Journal:  Authorities filed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Give Holiday Cheer on the Cheap]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/teamwork/?p=541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Slashed budgets? Tighter belts? That doesn't mean you have to play Scrooge with your staff when it comes to holiday gifts.    While a fancy present can be welcomed, the old saw about it being the thought that counts holds true in the workplace -- as long as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:11:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  	Decline of Western Civilization: Teacher whose photocopying budget was cut couldn't print his students' test papers. So he sold advertising on them. 75 clients interested.  	Lowe, Aegis, BBDO in India gear up anti-terror security measures in India following Mumbai attacks.  	Fitch Ratings warned Wednesday that a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:31:56 -0800</pubDate>
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