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• THE POWERS THAT BE; HFN'S FIRST LISTING OF THE 100 BIGGEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY.

  - 2003-06-30

  Forgive us, Francis Bacon: Knowledge is not power. Money is power. And don't anyone forget it. In this, the premiere edition of HFN's Power 100 ranking of the most powerful people in the home furnishings industry, a number of criteria...

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• Famous-Barr Site Signals Change in Retail Landscape of Columbia, Mo.

  - 2003-06-03

  By Steve Friedman, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 3--As the yellow frame shell of the Famous-Barr store began stretching skyward this spring, it was some of the first evidence that Columbia's retail environment might begin to see some...

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• Wal-Mart, May Stores see profits rise; Penney falters

  - 2003-05-14

  NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc., bolstered by its international results, said Tuesday its earnings rose 14 percent in its first quarter, while two other major retailers reported weak profits for a period hobbled by conflict in Iraq, cool and rainy weather and job losses. May Department Stores...

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• National Retailers Say Sales Slid in 'Difficult' Quarter.

  - 2003-05-14

  By Maria Halkias, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 14--U.S. retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Plano-based J.C. Penney Co. said sales lagged in the first quarter, leaving stores with more spring and summer merchandise to sell before ...

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• Business World

  - 1996-05-14

  Living history in Oklahoma FORT GIBSON AP -- The Oklahoma Historical Society will open a new museum, a historic trail and its first continuous living history project on June 1 at the Fort Gibson Historic Site. Fort Gibson was a frontier fort operated by the U.S. Army...

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