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Articles in August 22, 2005 issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Study: Costco.com ranks 7th in traffic
• Top gainers: for 2 weeks ended 8/10/05
• McDonald's rolls out the Redbox
• What's ringing the regi$ter$!
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  by Doug Desjardins
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
  by Mike Duff
• MSE rolls out new bedding at Kmart
  by Mike Duff
• Levi's tries out mass, and likes the way it fits
  by Kelly Nolan
• Mervyns names new div. merch. head
• But boss, the blue jeans ate my margins
  by Tim Craig
• Chico
• NHL back in business
  by Mike Troy
• "Land Before Time" coming to TV in 2007
  by Doug Desjardins
• Research and Markets
  by Mike Duff
• Inflatable costumes 'blow up' in popularity
• Target adds upscale Smith & Hawken brand
• RFID test center opens in Arkansas
• Upcoming holiday movie blitz mixes quirky with traditional
  by Doug Desjardins
• Retailers get street smart with street wear
  by Kelly Nolan
• NASCAR targets New York, Washington for new racetracks
  by Mike Troy
• HEB made the list of the Top 100 Places to Work for Latinos, the only supermarket listed
  by Mike Duff
• Design convenience
  by Mike Duff
• Tractor Supply diversifies with acquisition. plans to acquire Del's Farm Supply
• Target credit card div. boosts profits
• Car culture becomes mainstream
• Over-35 market is big business
  by Kelly Nolan
• The biggest hit film of the year, "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," will arrive in stores on DVD on Nov. 1 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  by Doug Desjardins
• Food Safety and Inspection Service
  by Mike Duff
• Newest clocks raise the bar in design, functionality
  by Mike Duff
• Sam's taps head merchant as ceo
  by Mike Troy
• Blockbuster big 2Q loss worse than expected
  by Doug Desjardins
• Ollie's growing into its own niche as discount retailer
  by Mike Duff
• Gap 'tunes' in to desire for better fit in denim: iTunes featured in jeans promo
• Cabela's
  by Mike Troy
• Convergence tops Amazon's wish list
  by Doug Desjardins
• Bombay Co
  by Mike Duff
• Light-up necklaces
• Best Buy expands eq life concept
• New-look Frank's re-emerges from Ch. 11
• Free music. Does anybody—retailer or customer—really cash in?
  by Bernadette Casey
• Phoenix Footwear Co. recently announced its acquisition of Paradise Shoe Co. LLC
• Adidas/Reebok deal to rock competitive landscape
  by Mike Troy
• Harris Teeter has gotten a bankruptcy court stamp of approval for six Winn-Dixie store locations
  by Mike Duff
• Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Alliance Atlantis Communications have formed a partnership to bring "Martha," MSLO's new syndicated television show, to AAC's Life Network in Canada
  by Mike Duff
• CompUSA to gain more Megastores, close Good Guys
  by Laura Heller
• Top losers: for 2 weeks ended 8/10/05
• High-definition DVD launch looking like a dud
• Superhero apparel swoops in to provide spark across sales channels
  by Carlie Kollath
• Nickelodeon
  by Doug Desjardins
• All-natural meat
  by Mike Duff
• Hudsons' Bay trends upscale with new brands
  by Mike Duff
• Holiday shopping report: with summer barely over, e-tailers already eyeing Christmas trends
  by Mike Duff
• Former McD's vp takes on coo role at RadioShack
  by Laura Heller
• Change at ShopKo brings an end to charity golf
• New JCPenney denim targets baby boomers
  by Kelly Nolan
• Gander Mountain
  by Mike Troy
• DualDisc DVD succeeds where DVD Audio failed
  by Doug Desjardins
• Safeway to brand shopping experience
  by Mike Duff
• Forecast by retail market
• Latest IKEAs debut self-checkout, branded appliances
  by Debbie Howell
• Major indices
• Retail Brand Alliance sold its Casual Corner Group business to Gordon Brothers Group, a liquidation firm, early this month
• Children's wear for winter gets an update with sherpa and faux fur
• Capital Entertainment and First Look Media have merged to form a new company called First Look Studios in a deal that closed July 29
  by Doug Desjardins
• Supermarkets look to produce to grow the green
  by Mike Duff
• 2005 SPARC winners: Supplier Performance Awards by retail category
• Lands' End veteran Meads steps down
  by Laura Heller
• QVC's Ronning strengthens connection between Internet and TV
  by Mike Duff
• Insider trades
• Apparel marketer, licenser and retailer Polo Ralph Laura Corp. announced that a strong demand for spring and summer merchandise led to a fourfold increase
• Levi's accessorizing its Signature line with Tandy brands
  by Carlie Kollath
• Universal Media Discs
  by Doug Desjardins
• Vendors target kids with convenience
  by Mike Duff
• Shopping outlook