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	<title><![CDATA[TJX Proves It's the Right Retailer for the Times]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Not only is TJX selling more, it’s doing it at a growing profit. The company raised its third quarter earnings estimate to between 77 and 79...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:19 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pizza and Cupcakes Keep 'em Coming to 7-Eleven as Cigarette Business Slides]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[So, 7-Eleven is adding new products and developing new capabilities as it works to replace cigarette revenue and establish new businesses.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:56:34 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nordstrom, Saks Sales Turnaround Spells Hope for Department Stores]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Department-store sales at Nordstrom, Saks and Bon-Ton all improved in October. This is a good thing for the coming holiday season. But take it with...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:32 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Ian Ritter</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dollar Stores Holding New Shoppers Even as Recovery Buoys Rivals]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In California, it’s heartland, 99 Cents Only also endured a long period of consumer neglect before]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:01 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Faced with Walmart and History, Retailers Can't Avoid Deep Holiday Discounts]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004885/faced-with-walmart-and-history-retailers-cant-avoid-deep-holiday-discounts/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With 70 percent off signs still haunting the nightmares of many retail executives, consumers are dreaming of how far they can make their dollars...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:33:08 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Big 5 Sporting Goods Outperforms Peers With Big Discounts]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Big 5 Sporting Good's value proposition is working in the recession, as it outperforms in sales increases. Management is also gearing up to expand...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:45 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Ian Ritter</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kohl's Greens Up Its Image, and the Timing Couldn't Be Better]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004849/kohls-greens-up-its-image-and-the-timing-couldnt-be-better/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[With all that’s going on in the economy, the “new normal,” price wars, web wars and every other kind of initiative retailers are launching to...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:30 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Family Dollar Trying to Capture Higher-Income Customer]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004825/family-dollar-trying-to-capture-higher-income-customer/</link>
	<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.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:12:40 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Ian Ritter</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Walmart Explores Routes to Conquering Amazon]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Yet, Walmart isn’t targeting the corner bookshop. Clearly, Amazon is in its sights and not just when it comes to books.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:34:38 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kmart Rejuvenates Jaclyn Smith So Shoppers Forget Martha Stewart]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004792/kmart-rejuvenates-jaclyn-smith-so-shoppers-forget-marth-stewart/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As recently detailed in this blog, Sears is giving apparel a boost with new styles and some holiday purchasing incentives, but sibling Kmart also...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:47:37 PST</pubDate>
	<dc:creator>Mike Duff</dc:creator>
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