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		<title><![CDATA[Which Companies Will Win The Battle For The E-Book Consumer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ We&#8217;ve been writing a lot about e-reader devices, but let&#8217;s focus on the content for a moment. Why? Because selling a lifetime of e-book content to consumers is the end game of many companies in this space, especially Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS). The sky&#8217;s...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:05:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Black Friday 2009: The Best Deals On The Items You Want]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a better way to kick off the Holiday season then slowly dragging yourself out of your tryptophan induced coma to go shopping during the wee hours of the day after Thanksgiving a.k.a. Black Friday?Sure, Black Friday seems utterly atrocious when thinking about it. I mean you got long...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:37:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health Care at the Drugstore: Should You Go to a Retail Clinic?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, you?ve seen the walk-in health clinics popping up at your local pharmacy chains. But should you walk in? Actually, yes ? for certain health issues. Here?s when to stride right into a pharmacy clinic, and when to wait for your doctor instead.    a) worry and feel...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Booksellers Take On Walmart, Target, Amazon Over Discounts -- But It's Just Business as Usual]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Price wars can have their consequences.    But a letter written by the American Booksellers Association to the U.S. Justice Department asking for an investigation after Amazon, Walmart and most lately Target slashed prices on books isn't likely to forestall aggressive cost cutting on bestsellers or literary lights....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:07:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Fashions a Comeback from Recession with Carlos Falchi, Jean Paul Gaultier]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the expansion of food operations in its latest generation discount stores, Target has continued to promote fashion and, as sales trends improve, the company could style something positive out of the recession.    Target lately has managed to convince a number of fashion designers to step back...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:49:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Walmart Continues Gaining Customers as Holidays Approach]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So where will consumers be shopping for gifts in the upcoming holidays?    The obvious answer would be Walmart, and, in this case, the obvious answer would be correct. Yet, from apparel to toys, what's remarkable is how dominant the retailer is and how the recession is propelling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:54:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Neil Cole Steps Out From Brother Kenneth's Shadow With Iconix -- Or Does He?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004302/neil-cole-steps-out-from-bother-kenneths-shadow-with-iconix-or-does-he/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Iconix Brand Group CEO Neil Cole, often called the unlucky kid brother of fashion designer Kenneth Cole, has a history of overpaying for acquisitions -- most recently, an eagerness to add breadth to Iconix's portfolio of apparel, footwear, and household related-accessories. If licensees of Iconix's clothing and footwear brands, such...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:27:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Strategies for Making a Smart App]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any smart marketer today has to think about mobile. Here's how to figure out if an app should be part of your strategy.     	    1. Make it super useful.     For many businesses &#8212; Starwood Hotels, Target, and  Bank...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kroger, Macy's May Squeeze Target with dunnhumby Relationship]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003802/kroger-macys-may-squeeze-target-with-dunnhumby-relationship/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A move by dunnhumbyUSA to open New York offices as it expands business with Macyâ€™s could have a significant impact not only on the department store chain but on Target, as well.    The strategic marketing company, which specializes in gleaning information from loyalty card operations, could put...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:53:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[KISS, Pearl Jam and Miley Enlist for Wal-Mart/Target Battle of the Bands]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003739/kiss-pearl-jam-and-miley-enlist-for-wal-marttarget-battle-of-the-bands/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart and Target are locked in a battle of the bands, but theyâ€™re focusing on different generations.    Wal-Mart last week announced that it would be the exclusive retailer for the latest album from popular Baby Boom generation rock act KISS. The album, Sonic Boom, will feature the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Talks Cheap but Can't Resist Chic]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003684/target-talk-cheap-but-cant-resist-chic/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Target is trying to balance its proposition to consumers measuring, as the company puts it, the relative importance of the expect more and the pay less elements of its brand promise, or, as others might put it, weighing the cheap and chic ends of its popular reputation.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Challenged on Consumer Perception]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003636/target-challenged-on-consumer-perception/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you can go through a whole conference call and never hear an analyst pose a really challenging question to executives, but in Targetâ€™s second quarter earnings conference call last week someone did, and the answer, coupled with a later inquiry and response, provides some insight into the retailerâ€™s immediate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:43:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Gets P-Fresh in Philadelphia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003603/target-gets-p-fresh-in-philadelphia/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Target plans to convert 28 Philadelphia-area stores to its food-oriented P-Fresh format by October and add two new stores that incorporate the produce, meat and additional refrigerated cases that make the new concept distinct, bringing the total in operation across the country to over 70.    In a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:19:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bronx Target Debut Packs More Food into Less Space]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10003213/bronx-target-debut-packs-more-food-into-less-space/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Target is improvising when it comes to food, and a new store in the Bronx is evidence to that effect.    One among 23 new Target locations, it is in the group of smallest stores debuting, yet the Bronx Target store contains more food than the expanded pantry...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:37:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Haverford Trust CIO Smith Says Target Better Off For Proxy Battle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10002278/qa-haverford-trust-cio-smith-says-target-better-off-for-proxy-battle/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As chief investment officer of Haverford Trust, Hank Smith had a major interest in the proxy contest between William Ackman and Targetâ€™s management led by CEO Gregg Steinhafel. Smith oversees an investment portfolio that includes 1.06 million Target shares, and naturally followed the struggle with interest. Rather than viewing it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:12:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Takes Credit for Strategy But Things May Change]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10002051/target-takes-credit-for-strategy-but-things-may-change/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oddly enough, it may turn out that Ackmanâ€™s move was premature. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 08:54:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Challenges Ackman, Wal-Mart on Food]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10002037/target-challenges-ackman-wal-mart-on-food/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Targetâ€™s management is feeling feisty and declaring itself willing to take on all comers whether Bill Ackman or Wal-Mart.    The retailer got another boost going into the final phase of its proxy fight with Pershing Square honcho Ackman as its earnings beat analyst estimates and its credit...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:39:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Target Touts April Advance as Ackman Holds Town Meeting]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for a proxy fight showdown, Targetâ€™s management posted some good news â€" or at least put some decent news in the best possible light â€" when it released its April financial results.    Better yet, it was able to garner a double vote of confidence...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 06:10:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart's Castro-Wright Vents Frustration with Wall Street]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart vice chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright told the Barclays Capital Retail and Restaurant Conference last week that, despite recent success, he was frustrated that the company isnâ€™t getting the recognition it deserves, and he used Target to help him justify his dissatisfaction.    He was expressing his frustration about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 09:15:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ackman's Target Nominees Could Execute His Plans Expertly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC filing quotes Ackman as saying that Pershing Square â€œhas had no previous business relationships with these nominees.â€ However, itâ€™s hard to believe that he doesnâ€™t know where they stand in relation to his Target plans. by Mike Duff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:46:45 -0700</pubDate>
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