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		<title><![CDATA[Recession Boosts Retail CFOs, Fiscal Discipline]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its second annual survey of CFOs at 26 national specialty and department store chains in the United States and Canada, Karabus Management, a subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers, determined that retailers have become more focused on return on investment and more concerned about the cost of growth.    While...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:13:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Storm's Coming and Some Retailers in the Will Be Buried Worse than Others]]></title>
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		<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[Bed, Bath & Beyond Is Good to Grow in 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If they, too, go with the market direction and begin to spend more on home furnishings, former Linens 'N Things customers are likely to favor Bed, Bath & Beyond over discounters or even those department stores that have developed stronger operations in domestic goods, J.C. Penney JCP conspicuous among them....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:15:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competition Challenging Kroger Strategy in the Recovery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Krogerâ€™s position has deteriorated and that bears watching, particularly if the company doesnâ€™t rebound with the economy. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:58:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Walmart Aims for Domination with $8 Zhu Zhu and iPod Deals, yet Irony Strikes Target]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given their quantity, itâ€™s evident that the Zhu Zhu hamsters are a primarily a promotional vehicles. Yet they provide Walmart a chance to tout a range of $8 toys it is making available starting Saturday as a late holiday season topper to its 100 Toys for $10. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:15:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competition Key to Kroger's Troubles]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession caught up with Kroger in the third quarter to the extent that it changed the format of its latest conference call to spin what happened to analysts.    Mostly what happened to Kroger was competition.    In introducing the companyâ€™s third quarter conference call...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sears Launches Catalog to Grab Last-Gasp Holiday Jewelry Sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Product available ranges from silver to diamonds and includes earrings, bracelets, necklaces, watches and special gift items Among the brands available are Sears-exclusive Rock and Redemption by Michael Spirito, Celestial Star Diamonds, Bulova, Citizen, Armitron, Casio, Timex, Disney and more. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:03:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sliding Electronics Prices May Favor Walmart, but Best Buy Has It's Place]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Price wars on computers and other electronics have driven unit sales and made the process that takes a technology item from expensive premium status to low-cost commodity swifter, but even if circumstances seem to favor price-oriented retailers such as Walmart WMT, Target TGT and Costco COST donâ€™t count out Best...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:03:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Destiny of FIFA World Cup, Team Brazil and Manchester United Turns on Walmart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart WMT has cornered the market on soccerâ€™s World Cup.    The retailer has become the exclusive discount store retailer for FIFA World Cup merchandise leading up to the event slated for South Africa in this summer.    Thatâ€™s a huge deal. Walmart has hundreds of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:22:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Walmart Hammers on Holidays To Drive Electronics Business Home]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, rather than developing a separate marketing and merchandising campaign, Walmart has used its seasonal promotions to extend awareness of its electronics operations among consumers, effectively killing two birds with one check. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:51:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meijer Among Retailers Pursuing Gains from Brand Switching]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail private labels represent a major, in many cases, the major, lower-priced alternative to shoppers. As more consumers consider brand switching, retailers are in a position to develop new private label customers. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:18:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nieman Marcus, Luxury Retailers Struggle On]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury department stores have been trying to cope with an economy that has pressured sales and profits, but many are holding their own despite weak Black Friday traffic and some customers who are shopping less-expensive retailers for frugalityâ€™s sake.    Nieman Marcus NMGA just reported that comparable store...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:12:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delhaize Expanding Bargain Supermarket It Says Beats Walmart Prices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delhaize makes a particular claim for Bottom Dollar. It insists that prices available at its new American growth vehicle are lower than those at Walmart. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:13:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toys"R"Us Takes on Walmart Prices in December Deal and Beats a Couple]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could Toysâ€œRâ€Us have deliberately targeted goods Walmart had sold out for its promotion? The move certainly would have been clever. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:53:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[J.C. Penney Mango Deal Challenges H&M, Links to Young Women (even Scarlett Johannson)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Fall 2011, MNG by Mango departments will operate in 600 J.C. Penney locations. It also intends major advertising support, and the fact that Mangoâ€™s current spokesmodel is actress Scarlett Johansson wonâ€™t hurt J.C. Penneyâ€™s chances of getting additional publicity for the move. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:09:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Devotion to the Shopper Makes Kohl's Unbeatable in the Holidays]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Macyâ€™s M might Believe it has a more elegant marketing program, J.C. Penney JCP might be particularly helpful when it comes to gift giving and Target T might be flashier in its ability to pop up into the media, but of all the chains focusing on the middle-class consumer, Kohlâ€™s...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:37:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target To-Go Pops Up for Urbanites and Their Media Companions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help generate excitement, the To-Go shops will put the Rodarte stylings out in front of consumers a week before the fashion collection hits stores the companyâ€™s stores on Dec. 20. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:04:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Perspectives May Obscure Sears' Real Needs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10005255/perspectives-may-obscure-sears-real-needs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet, the question arises, should Sears Holding be fixing its balance sheet, its immediate share price or its stores? by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:30:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumers Shopped from Home to Tie Cyber Monday Sales Record, or So They Say]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cyber Monday this year may not have emerged as the biggest online holiday shopping day in history, but it tied for the title.    Despite the strong showing, and to the relief for employers, less shopping may have come on the bossâ€™s time.    Digital marketing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple Black Friday Store Promotion Enthusiastic, Cyber Monday Online Sale Perfunctory]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at Apple donâ€™t like to discount their products, but they proved willing to entice Black Friday crowds at that the mall with widely ranging promotions even if they teased more than appeased Cyber Monday online shoppers.    Discounts for Black Friday, distributed in an email blast...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:37:11 -0800</pubDate>
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