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Articles in Oct 11, 2004, issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Austin, Minn. — Ready-to-eat chili has been a hot segment for innovation this past year
• New York — Tootsie Roll Industries has purchased Canada-based Concord Confections, maker of Dubble Bubble gum, for $217 million
• Best Buy to blur tech line with new CE/Rx hybrid
  by Laura Heller
• Insider trades
• Opportunity pours from consumer uptake: imported wines outpacing domestic counterparts
  by Mike Duff
• Canton, Mass. — Grill-purveyor George Foreman's new apparel venture with Casual Male Big & Tall has been so hot that they have added an exclusive selection of footwear to the line
• Service, options sell plus-size
• SHOPA numbers down, but outlook still remains up
  by Mike Troy
• Low-carb contest
• Battle Creek, Mich. — Kellogg recently added low-carb alternatives in three of its food brands
• Colorado Springs, Colo. — Impact Confections has acquired Melster Candies of Wisconsin, a subsidiary of Warrell Corporation
• Sears bows new logo, acquires stores
• At 100, Gottschalks ponders past and future
  by Emily Scardino
• Australian wines flying higher
• Tokyo — The country that made Sanrio's Hello Kitty such a success has embraced another cat: French Kitty
• Baby biz booms at retail
• Orvis goes fishing for much wider audience
  by Debbie Howell
• Frozen organics
• Chicago — A new artificial sweetener from Equal called Sugar Lite recently hit food retailing shelves
• Wal-Mart names new senior vp
• Campaign trail 2004
• Consumers wise up to wine
• NEW YORK — Kellwood, a $2.4 billion marketer of apparel and other soft-lines, recently appointed Don Waldman president of its L.A. Intimates Group
• Licensing remains hot for 2005
• Retailers pleased to meet ALEx at revamped RILA show
  by Mike Troy
• Produce vendors grow to meet new realities: more players enter the food retail game
  by Mike Duff
• Los Alamitos, Calif. — Frieda's has redesigned and relaunched its Web site to provide retailers with more information regarding its products and how they can be merchandised most effectively
• In memorium
• Calling it like it is: 4Q is unlikely to exceed 3.5%
  by Tim Craig
• Chip trivia
• Target prepares to bring custom-made to the masses: new Web feature defies discount convention
  by Emily Scardino
• Sparc 2004
• Wise sporting goods watchers are curbing their outdoor enthusiasm
  by Mike Troy
• Fad diets drive dairy segment
• Zigarelli named president-elect at Meijer
• Omaha, Neb. — ConAgra posted a 30% drop in first-quarter earnings largely as a result of its choice to divest a range of products, including fresh food, as it concentrates on packaged foods products
• Silent Costco concept proves it means business
  by Doug Desjardins
• Wal-Mart
• Portable snack products mobilize sales: salty snacks prove popular for on-the-go munching
  by Debbie Howell
• Gap Inc. to bow new retail concept in 2nd half of 2005: chain aims for older misses
• New Sears sites
• ALEx was something different
  by Sandra Kennedy
• Family Dollar posts q4, year-end sales
• New York — Glaceau vitamin water is repackaging an existing product as the basis of a line that will bring it into the ready-to-drink iced tea category
• Hurricaines hurt Fla.-based retailers
• Small business focus pays off for Sam's: improved food assortment leads way
  by Debbie Howell
• Sneaking wellness into sugary foods
• New York — New licensed apparel is about to take a stroll down the aisle, as Liz Claiborne Inc.'s Laundry by Shelli Segal label recently tied the knot with Andy Buchbinder and Brett Levkoff of Bill Levkoff Inc
• Election day is every day in the retail world
  by Larry Fennel
• Walgreen boasts 18.1% rise in q4 earnings
• Stamford, Conn. — Seagram's Coolers is rolling out a new Cranberry Apple Winter Breeze flavor
• Feds launch safer, more colorful $50 bill
• Sav-A-Lot introduces new look, dollar goods
  by Debbie Howell
• Licensing drives innovation
• Circular logic
• FreshDirect cooks up new Web retail angle
  by Mike Duff
• Top gainers: for 2 weeks ended 9/29/04
• Norfolk, VA. — First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. has found its way to Anmzon.com's gourmet selections
• New POS software simplifies setup
• Albertsons opens food retailing alternatives: whether gourmet or good price, the folks in Boise are anxious for new ideas
  by Debbie Howell
• Movie merchandise will target boys' market in 2005
  by Doug Desjardins
• What's ringing the regi$ter$?
• Chipotle
• Top losers: for 2 weeks ended 9/29/04
• Headline here
• Sony Canada takes customer "Pulse"
• Obesity arguments slim but significant
  by Mike Duff
• Entertainment retail brews in new venues
• Material matters
• Hudson's Bay set to make waves in off-mall waters
  by Mike Duff
• Mainstream canned veggies still wilting: private label, ethnic products fare better with consumers
  by Debbie Howell
• Columbus, Ohio — Delhaize Group will buy 19-store chain Victory Super Markets for $175 million, folding the stores into its Hannaford subsidiary and boosting its New England presence
• Goodyear, Ariz. — Salty snack maker Poore Brothers has singed a multiyear licensing deal to develop and sell snack foods under the Cinnabon restaurant brand
• New mega Meijer offers fresh look
  by Mike Duff
• Major indices
• Dairy marketing milks health concerns
• TIA expects greater turnout for fall Toy expo
• Bottoms looking up for spring
• Holt Renfrew shines with "Vinyl": splashy gala attracts attention and customers
  by Emily Scardino
• Convenience packaging boosts sales