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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Roundup: Costco E-Commerce Booms, Linens 'n Things to Liquidate, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Roundup: Costco E-Commerce Booms, Linens 'n Things to Liquidate, and MoreRE: Retail Roundup: Costco E-Commerce Booms, Linens 'n Things to Liquidate, and MoreCostco getting down to business! Bringing car sales to Wal-Mart increases visibility of autos that may not be seen otherwise. A pretty good idea when potential customers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Not Enough Linens, Too Many Things]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not Enough Linens, Too Many ThingsRE: Not Enough Linens, Too Many ThingsExcellent point about what we can live without. Marketing in America is sad. So many companies paying huge amounts to large internal or external marketing teams that consistently miss the mark. What keeps your customer up at night -...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 05:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things Releases Fourth Quarter 2005 Sales Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLIFTON, N.J. -- Linens 'n Things, Inc. (NYSE: LIN) today announced that sales for its fourth quarter 2005 were approximately $921 million, increasing 5.2% from last year's sales of $876 million. Comparable net sales for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2005 declined 2.2%.  Previously, the company reported an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ANALYST: LNT PROMOTES HEAVILY TO MEET ACQUISITION NEEDS.(Linens 'n Things Inc.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Michael Rudnick     NEW YORK-Linens 'n Things recently stated that it expects to  meet the financial conditions required for it to be acquired by Apollo  Management for $1.3 billion.     The home furnishings specialty retailer must have recorded  comparable net...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SHAKING UP THE RANKS; HFN'S EXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE TOP 150 RETAILERS SHOWS THAT MASS AND SPECIALTY RETAILERS SHINED IN 2004, AS THE LANDSCAPE GETS SET FOR MAJOR MERGERS.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Barbara Thau     NEW YORK-The mega-mass merchants strengthened their market-share  dominance in the home furnishings industry last year. Target unseated  Sears as the third-largest retailer and Wal-Mart, the number-one home  merchant, ramped up category growth.     A cross-section of specialty...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GOLDMAN SACHS REPORT LISTS WHO'S AHEAD IN ADVERTISING.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Barbara Thau     NEW YORK-Wal-Mart relies on price promotions to drive home its  advertising message, while archrival Target "strikes an  aspirational chord," according to an advertising strategy report by  Goldman Sachs on department and discount stores.     The report examines...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things Announces Second Quarter 2005 Results in-Line with Current Guidance]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLIFTON, N.J. -- Linens 'n Things, Inc. (NYSE:LIN), today announced that total net sales decreased approximately 0.9% to $573.3 million for the second quarter ended July 2, 2005, down from $578.7 million for the same period last year. Comparable net sales for the second quarter of 2005 declined 6.8%. Net...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BJ's, Linens On Things leases complete Nassau project]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commitments for two new anchor stores, BJ's Wholesale Club and Linens On Things, and the expansion of Hunter Business School, have just been announced at Nassau Mall in Levittown, N.Y., according to the shopping center's owner/operator The Feil Organization.  Construction is already underway for the 114,000 s/f BJ's and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The big 3? Specialty retailers, Kohl's stay on growth charts. (Retailing Giants).(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Only Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens 'n Things and  Kohl's achieved the four top measurements of growth among the Top  50 retailers for 2001.      But interestingly, Linens 'n Things and Kohl's each  dropped in the rankings for growth in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things - Home: Retailer News - files to sell over 3 million shares of company stock - Brief Article]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell about 3.39 million shares of company common stock. Linens 'n Things plans to use proceeds from the sale to repay outstanding revolving credit facility debt and for other general corporate purposes, the filing stated. Credit Suisse...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things to Present At the Bears Stearns 8th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Apparel Conference Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:20 p.m. ET]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  CLIFTON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 25, 2002  Linens 'n Things (NYSE: LIN) will be presenting at the Bear Stearns 8th Annual Retail, Restaurants & Apparel Conference on Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 3:20 p.m. ET. The conference will be held at the Bear Stearns World Headquarters located at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Linens 'n Things makes announcement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CLIFTON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 16, 1997--Linens 'n Things, Inc. NYSE symbol LIN  announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering a proposed public offering of 5.25 million shares of its Common Stock.  All of the shares will be sold by Nashua...]]></description>
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