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		<title><![CDATA[Neiman Marcus Profit Falls; Sees Lasting Slowdown]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Phil WahbaNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Upscale retailer Neiman Marcus Inc NMRCUS reported sharply lower quarterly profit as worried consumers continued to avoid luxury items amid a slowdown the company expects will last for some time.Sales at its namesake Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores open for at least a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:38:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Several Retailers Miss November Sales Views]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brad DorfmanCHICAGO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Several U.S. retailers posted weaker-than-expected sales for November, getting the key holiday season off to a sluggish start as consumers worried about the economy and double-digit unemployment.Eight of the 11 retailers that reported by early Thursday missed estimates, including Costco Wholesale Corp COST, Children's Place...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coinstar Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Instructions Your first question comes from John Kraft - D.A. Davidson John Kraft - D.A. Davidson John, just going back to what you were talking about last, the debt and the non-cash interest expense you said $0.03 roughly in Q4. Is it going to be fairly steady...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:43:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Flowserve Corp. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mike Schneider with Robert W. Baird. Michael Schneider - Robert W. Baird Good morning, gentlemen. Paul Fehlman Hi, Mike. How you doing? Michael Schneider - Robert W. Baird Doing, great. First, I really appreciate the new foreman I like the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:29:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Saks Not Discounting; Neiman Gives in a Little]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury retailers are certainly taking a hit this year, and two of the biggest names in the space are looking differently at how they will do business during the holiday season. Saks Inc. refuses to discount items this year, while Neiman Marcus might be a little more flexible, as evidenced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AÃƒÂ©ropostale a Back-to-School (and Recession) Winner]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The back-to-school season, usually one of the most lucrative in retail, is posing major problems for the industry this year. American Apparel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Zumiez and other stores catering to teens posted dismal sales figures in August.    One exception in the landscape, though, is AÃƒÂ©ropostale. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:56:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of David Tarantino with Robert W. Baird.  David Tarantino - Robert W. Baird    Congratulations on another good quarter. My question first is about the July comps trend that you mentioned. I was just...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:22:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food Roundup: Kellogg Issues Peanut-Butter Warning, Coke Sued over VitaminWater, Denny's Sales off, and More]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/food/1000367/food-roundup-kellogg-issues-peanut-butter-warning-coke-sued-over-vitaminwater-dennys-sales-off-and-more/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Kellogg Issues Salmonella 'Precaution'  Kellogg is recommending that consumers avoid its Austin and Keebler brands of peanut-butter crackers.    While the company says that its "investigation has not indicated any concerns," it is taking "precautionary measures" because of an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:34:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[La-Z-Boy Incorporated F2Q09 (Qtr End 10/25/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Budd Bugatch - Raymond James Budd Bugatch - Raymond James If you look at your company-owned retail and compare it to the system-wide retail performance in comps, can you give us a feel of that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:04:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: PetSmart]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PetSmart PETM is expected to report Q3 earnings after market close Wednesday, November 19, with a conference call scheduled for 4:30 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 26c on revenue of $1.24B. The consensus range is 23c to 30c for EPS, and revenue of $1.2B to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:23:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. Q3 2008 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14040_23-248404.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company Jonathan Lichter - Sidoti & Company What are you seeing in terms of same store sales weakness or strength, by geographic region? Michael Walsh  It varies, for example...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[September Sales: Ugly As Sin]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The News: Everybody figured September retail sales would be awful, and everybody was right. JC Penney CEO Myron Ullman says shoppers are saving for the holidays. Ever the optimist, Mike. by Lisa Everitt]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:57:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Titan Machinery Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-223332.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Rick Nelson &#8211; Stephens Inc. Rick Nelson &#8211; Stephens Inc Can you talk about same store growth by segment, give us some feel, it looks as if the mix did shift towards service and parts in the quarter. Also, how...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:17:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Field Report: What Buckle Does Different]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Month after month, teen apparel chain The Buckle posts impressive same-store sales increases -- 28.9 percent in June. Why? by Lisa Everitt]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-225984.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Ryan Balgopal &#8211; Scotia Capital. Ryan Balgopal &#8211; Scotia Capital I was wondering if you could just talk about your new store program. I would have thought that your total retail sales growth would have been higher relative to same...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:33:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CSK Auto Corporation Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_13/ai_n26675574]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX -- CSK Auto Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE:CAO), the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., today reported net sales of $461.1 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 ended May 4, 2008, a decrease of 2.5%, or $11.9 million compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The decrease...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost Plus, Inc. Delivers Positive Same Store Sales and Increased Customer Count in First Quarter 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_21/ai_n25450095]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPWM) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended May 3, 2008 and provided financial guidance for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CSK Auto Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Financial Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_18/ai_n25335979]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX -- CSK Auto Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE:CAO), the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., today reported net sales of $427.0 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 ended February 3, 2008, a decrease of 9.6%, or $45.2 million compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. The decrease...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[99 Cents Only Stores® Reports Total Sales of $290.7 Million and an Increase in Same-Store Sales of 1.5% for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2008 Ended March 29, 2008]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_9/ai_n25146858]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[COMMERCE, Calif. -- 99C/ Only Stores[R] (NYSE:NDN) (the "Company") today reports total sales of $290.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 ended March 29, 2008. This represents an increase of 4.6% over total sales of $277.9 million for the same quarter last year. Retail sales for the quarter...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Same-Store Sales Show Snap.(Brief article)(Statistical data)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4704/is_200701/ai_n19264247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Staff       New York -- Getting a lift from a cold weather snap that spurred  sales of  seasonal merchandise, same-store retail sales picked up steam  during the third  week of January, rising by 2.8% and gaining on a 2.5% ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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