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		<title><![CDATA[Solid Coles fuels Wesfarmers rally]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WESFARMERS says sales rose across all its retail divisions in the first quarter but customers remain cautious as the impact of government cash handouts earlier in the year wanes. The conglomerate said food and liquor sales at its Coles supermarket chain rose a solid 7.3 per cent in the first...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:26:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bunnings welcomes Woolies-Lowe's tie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUNNINGS says it is not afraid of Woolworths joining forces with the world's second-biggest hardware retailer to compete in Australia. Woolworths said today it was making a takeover bid worth more than $87 million for Danks Holdings, Australia's third-largest hardware distributor.Woolworths is teaming up in a joint venture with US...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:00:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wesfarmers FY09 profit up 44% to $1.53bn]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: News Bites Wesfarmers Ltd net profit increased 44% to $1.53 billion for the year to June 30 2009, on revenue up 52% to $51 billion. A fully franked final dividend of 60c per share was declared, above guidance. EPS was $1.60, down from $1.74 last year. EBIT increased 34%...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:33:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wesfarmers looks at ways to reduce debt]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY -- Wesfarmers Ltd. is assessing a variety of measures to cut a $3 billion Australian debt if it is unable to refinance funds it borrowed to acquire the Coles Group last year.  Chief financial officer Gene Tilbrook said at a presentation for investors and analysts that he was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research and Markets: Wesfarmers Limited: Corporate and Strategic Assessment Report &#151; Company Strategy, SWOT Analysis and 5-year Adjusted Financials with In-depth Company Profile]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d53178/wesfarmers_limited) has announced the addition of the "Wesfarmers Limited: Corporate and Strategic Assessment Report - Company Strategy, SWOT Analysis and 5-year Adjusted Financials with In-depth Company Profile" company profile to their offering.  Wesfarmers acquired Coles, one of the leading players in the Australian...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lakeland Industries, Inc. Enters Into Australian Distribution Agreement]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a market leader in protective apparel, today announced that it has finalized a distribution agreement with Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety ("WIS"). The supply agreement grants exclusive distribution rights for Lakeland disposable and protective clothing in Australia to two Wesfarmers subsidiaries -- J. Blackwood & Son...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blow to Halfords as chief quitsfor million-pound job in Australia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halfords suffered a blow yesterday with the resignation of its highly respected chief executive Ian McLeod, who is to join his former boss at Asda, Archie Norman, at the Australian retail group Wesfarmers.   Mr McLeod will leave the bike-to-car parts retailer at the end of February to move...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanctuary record label to be closed by new owners, Universal Music]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[--Sanctuary, the struggling record label that built a strong profile in the early part of this decade, is to be shut down by its new owners Universal Music, a move that could result in the loss of up to 80 jobs.   Universal Music acquired Sanctuary last month to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clare steps down as chief executive of DSG]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[--John Clare, chief executive of DSG International, stepped down yesterday after 13 years at the helm of the electrical retailer. Mr Clare, who is the FTSE 100's fourth longest-serving boss, handed over control at the annual general meeting. Mr Clare has been widely credited with transforming the company into an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coles takeover: buyers to benefit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[M&As]   Better buying and an improved supply chain are among the benefits expected from a takeover of the Australian retailer Coles. Last month shareholders at the supermarket agreed to a AUS$21.9 billion (£9.3 billion) takeover from another Australian firm, Wesfarmers. It also owns DIY retailer Bunnings and mining...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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