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	<title><![CDATA[Asda calls for retailers to keep costs down for consumers]]></title>
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	Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Asda has called for retailers to keep costs down for consumers over Christmas as it forecast a renewed squeeze on discretionary income in the months ahead.Andy Bond, Asda president and chief executive, said: "Although we are seeing a rise in some household essentials,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/data/asda-income-tracker-average-family-10-a-week-better-off/5008281.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Asda Income Tracker: Average family £10 a week better off</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/multiples/news/asda-income-tracker-families-10-a-week-better-off-than-last-year/5008284.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - Asda Income Tracker: Families £10 a week better off than last year</li>
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	<dc:creator>Talking Retail</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:00:59 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ebay technical hitch raises fears about retailer listings]]></title>
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	24 November, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy Ebay’s technical failure on Saturday has raised fears about the auction site’s ability to handle bulk listings by large retailers. The search and browse functions on Ebay’s main shopping site, Ebay.com, were down for most of Saturday. The Financial...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/ecommerce/news/ebays-strategy-causes-site-to-collapse/5008282.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - Ebay's strategy causes site to collapse</li>
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	<dc:creator>Retail Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:42:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Malcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/malcolm-walker-tapped-cash-baugur/21621/</link>
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	24 November, 2009 | By Jennifer Creevy Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire. Walker said he is considering helping...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/multiples/news/baugur-founder-seeks-investment/5008280.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - Baugur founder seeks investment</li>
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	<dc:creator>Retail Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:56:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Emailer Provider GetResponse Releases Robust API Library]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/emailer-provider-getresponse-releases-robust/21627/</link>
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	November 23, 2009 · by Armando Roggio GetResponse, an email marketing solution, announced a new application programming interface (API) aimed at helping small-to-medium sized businesses integrate their platforms with the company's email marketing tools. The new GetResponse Developer Zone...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1378-Emailer-Provider-GetReponse-Releases-Robust-API-Library">practical ecommerce</a> - Emailer Provider GetReponse Releases Robust API Library</li>
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	<dc:creator>practical ecommerce</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:09 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Blacks Leisure CVA approved]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/blacks-leisure-cva-approved/21483/</link>
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	Blacks Leisure, the troubled sportswear retailer, has had its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) approved by its landlords at a creditors meeting today. The CVA, which needed to be agreed by 75% of Blacks’ landlords, will allow Blacks to exit the leases of 89 of its stores. Blacks will still...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multiples/news/blacks-cva-vote-expected-to-be-approved-today/5008258.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - Blacks CVA vote expected to be approved today</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8aab3ec6-d7d0-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftravel-leisure">Financial Times</a> - Landlords poised to help Blacks Leisure escape administration</li>
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	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[PPR looks to sell some retail businesses]]></title>
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	23 November, 2009 | By Lisa Berwin French luxury and retail group PPR is reported to be considering the sale of part of its retail portfolio to raise cash to buy new brands. The group headed by billionaire François-Henri Pinault would use the funds from its lower-margin retail businesses to pay...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multiples/news/ppr-to-shed-retail-businesses-to-focus-on-branded-portfolio/5008259.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - PPR to shed retail businesses to focus on branded portfolio</li>
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	<dc:creator>Retail Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:56:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Woolworths owner mulls high street return]]></title>
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	Woolworths may return to the high street as a 200-store chain as owner Shop Direct considers launching a brick and mortar franchise strategy. Shop Direct owners Sir Fredrick Barclay and Sir David Barclay bought the Woolworths name from administrators Deloitte in February and set it up as an...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/home/woolworths/woolworths-owner-looks-at-return-to-the-high-street/5008260.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Woolworths owner looks at return to the high street</li>
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	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Zampatti gives DJs exclusivity]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[
	
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/6749/Carla-Zampatti-gives-DJs-exclusivity.aspx">Inside Retailing</a> - Carla Zampatti gives DJs exclusivity</li>
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	<dc:creator>Inside Retailing</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:15:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Blacks Leisure set for deal to escape administration]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/blacks-leisure-set-escape-administration/21457/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Blacks Leisure looks set to reach an agreement that will allow it to back out of leases on 101 stores. The outdoor goods retailer’s landlords, which include Land Securities and British Land, will vote on the deal on Monday. A vote to accept a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) could stop Blacks...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-cva-vote-expected-to-be-passed-today/5008257.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Blacks CVA vote expected to be passed today</li>
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	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:16:48 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Retailers seeing signs of a good â??Black Fridayâ??]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/retailers-signs/21420/</link>
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	CHICAGO - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds. Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on November 27...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/WsuKp1bz7IA/idUSTRE5AJ4CP20091122">Reuters</a> - CORRECTED: "Black Friday" deals may not signal retail comeback</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/gDO9rm6QPw8/idUSTRE5AJ4CP20091120">Reuters</a> - Black Friday deals may not signal retail comeback</li>
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	<dc:creator>MSNBC</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:21 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Pragmatism spurs a shift towards luxury lifestyle]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/pragmatism-spurs-shift-luxury-lifestyle/21462/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	PPR changed its name from Pinault-Printemps-Redoute in 2005. These were once the three pillars of the empire, founded as a timber business in 1963, by François Pinault, which made the now-retired entrepreneur a billionaire. The names behind the acronym are increasingly losing their relevance...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multiples/news/ppr-to-shed-retail-businesses-to-focus-on-fashion/5008259.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - PPR to shed retail businesses to focus on fashion</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1d090a8-d797-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail">Financial Times</a> - PPR to sell lower-margin retail units</li>
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	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:32:14 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Discounters rush to grab Woolies inheritance]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/discounters-rush-grab-woolies-inheritance/21341/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	When Hussein Lalani, co-founder of 99p Stores, the discount retailer, heard Woolworths had entered administration a year ago next week, he knew there wasn’t much time to lose. “My brother and I jumped in the car and we basically spent three days just driving around London with a camera and a...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/one_year_on_retailers_quick_to_snap_up_woolies_stores_19-11-09/">The Retail Bulletin</a> - One year on - Retailers quick to snap up Woolies stores.</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/discounters-rush-grab-woolies-inheritance/21341/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:55 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[First Quench to shed more jobs and stores]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/quench-shed-jobs-stores/21326/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Almost 1,900 jobs have been cut at Threshers and Wine Rack after the administrators of First Quench, the company that owns the off-licence groups, said it would close hundreds more stores. There have already been 1,738 redundancies at the retailers since First Quench went into administration on...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.talkingretail.com/news/13739-almost-400-more-first-quench-stores-to-close.html">Talking Retail</a> - Almost 400 more First Quench stores to close</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/quench-shed-jobs-stores/21326/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:07 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Industry backs Bolland as new Marks & Spencer boss]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/industry-marks-spencer-boss/21290/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Marc Bolland, the newly named successor to Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive of Marks & Spencer, will not be hampered by lack of clothing experience, say fashion industry insiders. However, his relationship with Marks & Spencer clothing boss Kate Bostock and fashion suppliers will be crucial...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.talkingretail.com/news/13721-new-mas-chief-to-spearhead-international-growth.html">Talking Retail</a> - New M&S chief to spearhead international growth</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/morrisons_sales_up_43_per_cent_19-11-09/">The Retail Bulletin</a> - Morrisons sales up 4.3 per cent</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/industry-marks-spencer-boss/21290/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Cart of the Week: Avactis]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/cart-avactis/21444/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	November 20, 2009 · by Kate Monteith There are more than 350 online shopping carts. And each week we feature one, interviewing both the cart's developer and a customer. "Cart of the Week" is not a review or an evaluation, but rather an opportunity to learn about a shopping cart from the people...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1379-Practical-eCommerce-Webinars-Strive-to-Help-Ecommerce-Merchants">practical ecommerce</a> - Practical eCommerce Webinars Strive to Help Ecommerce Merchants</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1377-The-PeC-Review-FormSpring-for-Easy-Form-building">practical ecommerce</a> - The PeC Review: FormSpring for Easy Form-building</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/cart-avactis/21444/</guid>
	<dc:creator>practical ecommerce</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:08 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gap profits rise 25%]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/gap-profits-rise-25/21249/</link>
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	Profits at American casualwear giant Gap grew 25% over its third quarter boosted by improved sales at its value fashion chain Old Navy. Total sales grew one per cent to $3.59bn for the quarter to October 31. Like-for-like sales at Old Navy were up 10% compared to -18% the year before....
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/retail-sectors/fashion/gap-profits-up-25/5008208.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Gap profits up 25%</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/gap-profits-rise-25/21249/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Matalan bids gather pace]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/matalan-bids-gather-pace/21247/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Matalan has received bids from five private equity groups, according to reports. Value chain Matalan, which may be sold for as much as £1.5bn, has attracted interest from BC Partners, Blackstone, TPG, Warburg Pincus and Advent, according to the Financial Times. A sale is unlikely to go through...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac116cfc-d54b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail">Financial Times</a> - Matalan draws buy-out groups</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/matalan-bids-gather-pace/21247/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tesco unveils broadband ambitions]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/tesco-unveils-broadband-ambitions/21238/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	20 November, 2009 | By George MacDonald Tesco is to take on broadband telecoms players such as BT, TalkTalk and Virgin media as it targets extra profits of £200m annually. You must be a paid subscriber to Retail Week magazine to read this article and receive complete, unrestricted access to...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/city/ma/private-equity-firms-table-first-round-matalan-bids/5008201.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Private equity firms table first-round Matalan bids</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/data/john-lewis-weekly-sales/best-week-of-the-year-for-john-lewis/5008203.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Best week of the year for John Lewis</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/online-retail/john-lewis-to-unite-online-with-stores/5008157.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - John Lewis to unite online with stores</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/data/scottish-sales-growth-lags-rest-of-uk/5008117.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Scottish sales growth lags rest of UK</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/data/scottish-retail-sales-growth-lags-rest-of-uk/5008117.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - Scottish retail sales growth lags rest of UK</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/tesco-unveils-broadband-ambitions/21238/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Retail Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:32:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[UPS vs. FedEx vs. USPS. Which is best?]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/ups-fedex-usps/21234/</link>
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	November 20, 2009 · by Ken Kikkawa The holiday craziness begins a week from today. But long before the anticipated ramp up in sales takes place, experienced merchants have already taken a look at an important component of their revenue and expenses: shipping cost. Next to the cost of goods,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/online_shoppers_to_warned_on_holiday_cyberthreats_19-11-09/">The Retail Bulletin</a> - Online shoppers to warned on holiday cyberthreats</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/ups-fedex-usps/21234/</guid>
	<dc:creator>practical ecommerce</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:38:10 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[First round victory for footwear sector on anti-dumping duties]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/retail/news-analysis/victory-footwear-sector-anti-dumping/21081/</link>
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	European member states have voted against the extension of anti-dumping duties on leather footwear sourced from China and Vietnam after Drapers, along with leading industry suppliers and retailers lobbied to Dump The Duties. The vote, which was cast this morning, is a victory for UK retailers and...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.drapersonline.com/news/footwear/news/eu-vote-against-extension-of-shoe-anti-dumping-tariffs/5008145.article?referrer=RSS">Drapers</a> - EU vote against extension of shoe anti-dumping tariffs</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.retail-week.com/retail-sectors/fashion/footwear/eu-votes-against-extension-of-anti-dumping-duties/5008149.article?referrer=RSS">Retail Week</a> - EU votes against extension of anti-dumping duties</li>
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	<dc:creator>Drapers</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:44:00 PST</pubDate>
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