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		<title><![CDATA[The Talbots, Inc. F3Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Unidentified Analyst for Todd Slater &#8211; Lazard Capital Markets. Unidentified Analyst for Todd Slater &#8211; Lazard Capital Markets  Let me ask one question about the transaction and then a little bit about the ongoing business. First, is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:26:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[dELiA*s, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Samantha Panella &#8211; Raymond James. Samantha Panella &#8211; Raymond James Any regional differences that you&#8217;re seeing in terms of the same store sales trends at the end of October early November? Robert E. Bernard  No Sam,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chico&#8217;s FAS, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Randy Konik &#8211; Jefferies Randy Konik &#8211; Jefferies On the interesting comments you made about the Connor Group and the consolidation of the sourcing opportunity, could you give us a little bit of color around timing of that consolidation and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:05:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Import Sourcing Specialist]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Import Sourcing Specialist job description template includes the following job summary: To select quality suppliers in foreign countries and to negotiate pricing, delivery frameworks, and payment schedules in line with the company's purchasing policies. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and education and experience requirements. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nike F4Q09 (Qtr End 5/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is from the line of Omar Saad with Credit Suisse Group.  Omar Saad - Credit Suisse Thanks. Good evening. I wanted to follow-up on the sourcing, the restructuring on your sourcing business and the consolidation there with your partners. Can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:25:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Janet Kloppenberg &#8211; JJK Research. Janet Kloppenberg &#8211; JJK Research I was wondering if Emilia could talk a little bit about how effective and timely the new sourcing efforts will be in terms of helping the IMU and if she...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:31:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there are a number of very positive reasons to outsource, a balanced view suggests consideration of the negative aspects of this sourcing strategy. To chart the right sourcing course, companies need to take an approach based on a proven sourcing methodology that will lead to a well-constructed business case....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Liz Claiborne, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Your first question is from the line of Omar Saad with Credit Suisse. Bill McComb Hello, Omar. Omar Saad &#8211; Credit Suisse Hi, thanks. Good morning. Bill, I was hoping if you could walk through kind of the Li & Fung decision process....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:26:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tennant Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Sir.Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Seaver Wang, your line is open. Seaver Wang - Utendahl Capital Partners, Lp. Hi, quick question on on-going cost savings, you reached your $10 million mark, can you give us a range for cost savings...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:37:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rethinking Emerging Market Strategies: From Offshoring To Strategic Expansion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=932777]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For more than a decade now, manufacturers have flocked into emerging markets under the banner of globalization to access low-cost sourcing in highgrowth economies. Many of these organizations have established fairly successful operations and realized significant cost arbitrage. Just below the surface, however, sizable sourcing risks - from contaminated pet...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Tips For Sourcing Well]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recruiters have become lazy and fallen into an odious trap. We were seduced by the Internet and thought finding all of our candidates online would be a cakewalk from here on out. You can find great candidates on the Internet, but it's still going to take work. We need...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Key Success Factors For Offshore Outsourcing To India]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1128543]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Offshore outsourcing is seen now as one out of several sourcing options. It can be selected in alignment with the overall company Multi-Sourcing strategy. India, as one of the choices for offshoring, is constantly becoming more and more expensive. While it is not clear when stagnation can be expected, India...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michaels Stores, Inc. Q3 2008 (Quarter End 11/1/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-253598.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from [Greg Jordan]. [Greg Jordan] My questions focus on two main areas.  One, you mentioned that the merchandise margin was up due in part to the sourcing.  If you can just give us the magnitude of some of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:35:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trivest Announces New Appointments]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_27/ai_n30937639]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI -- Trivest Partners IV, L.P. ("Trivest"), announced today that Todd J. Gross, CPA, and Kevin M. Lyons have joined as Associates. Todd and Kevin will assist Trivest in the analysis of investment opportunities and the acquisition and oversight of portfolio companies. They will also participate in all Trivest deal...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[PSS World Medical, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from the line of Lisa Gill with JP Morgan. Please proceed with question. Lisa Gill Thanks very much and good morning. In July, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners did a study, and they found that 22% of people said...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bridgemedica Achieves ISO 13485:2003 Certification for Medical Device Design and Manufacturing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certification Reflects Design & Contract Manufacturing Company's Commitment to High Quality Standards and Stringent Compliance Guidelines  WALPOLE, Mass. -- Bridgemedica, LLC (www.bridgemedica.com), a company providing high value innovative concept-to-market services in design, development engineering, sourcing, clean room assembly and distribution of innovative new medical devices, announced today that it...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanstar Extends MAGIC International Contract with GESŪ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Five-Year Contract Includes 10 MAGIC International Shows  LAS VEGAS -- Advanstar Communications, Inc., a leading worldwide media company, has signed a five-year extension with GES Exposition Services to produce MAGIC International in Las Vegas. MAGIC International, which includes MAGIC, MAGIC kids, WWDMAGIC, and Sourcing at MAGIC, is the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[4 Myths Of Out Sourcing (For Project Managers)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a common misconception in high-tech that outsourcing requires minimal involvement from the outsourcing company. Our experience shows that this is quite contrary - an outsourced project is like any other project initiated by a company - there is a good level of upfront investment required to reap long...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spirit of Great Bear watches over Canadian rainforest]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[VANCOUVER, Canada AFP &#8212; Great Bear Rainforest does not appear on any official map, but the name evoking native myths and legends is key to protecting western Canada's bears, whales, eagles and salmon.  Once written off as the "mid-coast timber supply area", the sprawling 20,000 square kilometers (7,700 square...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Infrastructure Outsourcing Providers' Converging Value Propositions Creating Strategic Dilemma: Everest and Bernstein Webinar July 10]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS -- The strategic dilemma facing Infrastructure Outsourcing IO suppliers - caused by the convergence of 'traditional' multinational and offshore suppliers' value propositions, a maturing remote infrastructure management delivery model, and adoption of labor arbitrage by traditional suppliers - will be discussed in a one-hour Webinar hosted by analysts from...]]></description>
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