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		<title><![CDATA[Barnes & Noble Misses In-Store Date For Nooks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Planning a trip to your local Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) this week for a look at the Nook? Save the gas. In the weeks since B&N announced it was going beyond selling others&#8217; e-readers or making deals to be the e-bookstore for various devices with its own entry...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:56:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NRF On Black Friday Weekend: "More People Spent Less"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More people were at stores over Black Friday weekend, but they spent less money, according to an NRF survey. The results point to a cash-strapped consumer looking for deals. by Ian Ritter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:07:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clinton Cards Like-for-like Sales Up]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Greetings card retailer Clinton Cards CLCA said on Thursday like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks to November 22 rose 3.9 percent aided by solid performance across all product categories and exceptional Halloween sales.The company, which also operates 692 Clinton Cards stores, said its newly constituted Birthdays business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:31:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conn's Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions We'll take our first question from Rick Nelson with Stephens. Please, go ahead. Rick Nelson - Stephens  Can you tell us how sales are tracking in the early going of the fourth quarter and how you target sales for the full quarter? Timothy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:05:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Local Shopping Search Engine Milo Gets $4 Million From Mint's Patzer, Others]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Milo, a startup betting that Americans will be as likely to use the internet to inform purchases at local stores as to replace them, has raised $4 million from a roster of big name investors. The company&#8217;s search engine&#8212;which is linked up with the real-time inventories of over 42,000...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Quench Retail to Cut Over 1,900 Jobs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Over 1,900 workers at , the group behind wine retailer chains Threshers and Wine Rack, are losing their jobs after the administrator failed to find buyers for 381 stores.Administrator KPMG said on Friday it was in advanced talks to sell around 500 shops to a number...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Is Missing a Big Opportunity to Open More Urban Stores]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Target wants to open more stores. Chairman Gregg Steinhafel says it's a priority. But what is taking the chain so long to openly realize this strategy, especially when some previously opened urban stores work? by Ian Ritter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:07:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Casual Male Retail Group Inc Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Richard Jaffe with Stifel Nicolaus. Richard Jaffe - Stifel Nicolaus Two questions, one would you take us through the XL superstore the Destination XL, besides the store and the kind of commitment you see putting into one of those stores...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Gymboree Corporation Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of John Zolidis &#8211; Buckingham Research.  John Zolidis &#8211; Buckingham Research I wanted to ask about the operating margins going forward as you see them. You did mention you thought operating margin could rise...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pacific Sunwear of California F3Q09 (Qtr End 10/31/09) 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 Jeffrey  Klinefelter with Piper Jaffray. Jeffrey  Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray & Co. Just a couple of questions for you, Gary, in addressing your sales trends, maybe in total for Q3 but also the change...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:22:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prediction Calls for Happy Black Friday]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10005021/prediction-calls-for-happy-black-friday/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IBISWorld expects total retail sales on the traditional Black Friday weekend to advance by just under three percent from last year to $42.9 billion, with 77 million people preparing to swarm stores on Black Friday alone. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Trying to Capture Higher-Income Customer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family Dollar, known for its lower-income consumer base, looks to grow the number of higher-income shoppers that visit its stores. And keep them. by Ian Ritter]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:07:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14028_23-358644.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Doug Ruth with Lennox Financial. Doug Ruth &#8211; Lenox Financial Congratulations to the whole team there that -- that you really exceeded my expectations. That was really a beautiful report. Geoff Eisenberg Thanks, Doug. Doug Ruth &#8211;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:57:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toys"R"Us, American Eagle and Others Bet on Pop-Up Stores]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pop-up stores during the holiday season, while not necessarily a new concept, are gaining extra traction this year. Major chains and boutiques alike are selling items in temporary stores in high-traffic areas to make an extra push when retail sales are forecast to come out slightly up at best. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:28:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Luby&#8217;s, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 08/26/2009) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14040_23-353175.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Brad Deason &#8211; SMH Capital.  Brad Deason &#8211; SMH Capital  You all had made the comment that with the stores you are closing there were other stores close by or relatively close....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:05:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kohl's New Store Expansion to Conquer California]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kohlâ€™s today makes a statement in the Golden State, opening 30 new locations in California and boosting its total there to 121 as part of a 37-store roll out that also encompasses Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas and Utah.    The expansion is the fruit of Kohlâ€™s Mervyns acquisitions...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Big Lots Is Turning the Real Estate Bust into Its Own Boom]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bankrupt merchants have made ghost towns out of strip malls. Big Lots sees that as the best opportunity in years.    When the financial markets meltdown sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin late last year, Rob Claxton, senior vice president of marketing for discount retailer Big Lots,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bed, Bath & Beyond Executes Growth Strategy Despite Recession]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bed, Bath & Beyondâ€™s strong financial position puts it in a particularly strong position to explore the opportunities an economic recovery might offer.    That strength has allowed it to do something in the downturn that many other retailers have had to forget about, and thatâ€™s grow. And...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:59:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Giant Supermarkets Seek Advantage of Small Stores]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant, the Carlisle, Pa.-division of Ahold USA, is building on the work it has done developing a convenience store operation to expand the range of formats it operates, looking in part at smaller concepts that can help it reach more consumers.    To advance its efforts the company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:08:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Look: Newest Tiffany May Outshine Vegas]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If youâ€™re Tiffany and youâ€™re opening a new store in Las Vegas, you have to fit the town and yet, somehow, live up to tradition, and a look at the artist renderings of the jeweler's soon-to-debut space demonstrates that it is trying to do both.    And, if...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:26:45 -0700</pubDate>
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