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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<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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		<title><![CDATA[The Boating Industry Navigates Stormy Waters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Szirom submits: One of the boating world's tell tale  industry health indicators has traditionally been attendance trends at boat shows. The stats have varied somewhat, with  attendance being reported from flat to 15% or more down from previous shows.  With 300 to 400 credible boat shows...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Raw Data Report: Polaris Industries, West Marine]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TickerMine submits:    Each day, Wall Street is flooded with stock research offering a multitude of conflicting investment opinions. As such, TickerMine is not in the business of providing more opinions. We believe that accurate raw data points can be used to gain insight in to the stock...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Analyst Jeff Blaeser - Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. Jeff Blaeser - Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. One on the things to a sales sequential improvement I am guessing that probably looked better than the industry. What percentage would you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:58:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wade Slowly Into West Marine Waters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microcap Speculator submits:  It may sound like an odd time to buy a boating products retailer.  After all, consumers are pulling back on spending and recreational sail and power boats floating money pits are an easy place to cut expenses. Don&#8217;t tell that to Randolph Repass, founder of West...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:43:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Blaeser with Morgan Joseph.  Jeff Blaeser - Morgan Joseph & Co Inc. Are you doing anything specific within working capital to generate more cash going forward? Any expectations for free cash flow this year and maybe next? ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jeff Blaeser with Morgan Joseph. Jeff Blaeser - Morgan Joseph Thank you, and good morning. Couple of questions, one on the product margin improvement. What was the primary driver for that source in retail, wholesale pricing? Tom Moran In the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:55:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine Q4 2007 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 Jeff Blaeser. Jeff Blaeser - Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. I have a quick question on the store growth. Can you give us a little more color on terms of the size of the stores...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine Q4 2007 Update Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator   Our first question comes from Jeff Blaeser &#8211; Morgan Joseph. Jeff Blaeser &#8211; Morgan Joseph  Thank you and  good morning.  Couple of quick question, one on the goodwill assessment. Can you give us little bit more detail as to the change...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[West Marine Inc., Boating Supplies Leader, to Buy Smaller Chain.(Originated from St. Petersburg Times, Fla.)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 8--West Marine Inc., the nation's biggest boating supplies  retailer, has agreed to pay about $30 million for E&B Marine Inc.,  the industry's third-largest chain.  The acquisition will give West Marine seven stores in the boat-rich  Tampa Bay area -- two West Marine stores in St....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 1996 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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