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Articles in Feb 7, 2005 issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Best Buy concept showcases the softer side of technology
  by Laura Heller
• Hoffman Estates, Ill — Sears, Roebuck and Co. reported net income of $378 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 1, compared with net income of $2.7 billion in the same period of 2003
• U.K. retailers target affluent, growing London mix
  by Mike Duff
• Toy sellers send bat signal
  by Doug Desjardins
• Wal-Mart's fashion sense chain's best-kept secret
  by Emily Scardino
• Materials matters
• Furnishings adopt more unisex persona
  by Mike Duff
• Circuit City
  by Mike Duff
• HEB, Ahold up share, others lose ground
  by Mike Duff
• Target adopts international style
  by Laura Heller
• Martha Stewart to close catalog division
• Dollar General to sponsor NASCAR
• Blockbuster ends late fees in Canada
• Sporting goods retailers experience varying financial results
• Major indices
• Character tees retain momentum at mass
• Classic brands reappear to fluff up bedding market
  by Mike Duff
• Fortune
  by Mike Duff
• Federated in talks to acquire May
• Stand alone Geek Squads target small business
• Dallas — 7-Eleven announced that core earnings for Q4 2004 were $2.1 million, or $.02 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.1 million, or $.05 per diluted share, in the same quarter a year ago
• RILA offers new supply chain educational opportunities
  by Mike Troy
• Free is the way to be
  by Mike Duff
• Opening salvo in PR campaign deemed successful
  by Mike Troy
• Amazing Savings to reorganize in midst of bankruptcy
  by Debbie Howell
• JCPenney partnering with Madden on shelter magazine
  by Mike Duff
• Sundance taps Restoration Hardware founder as new CEO
  by Emily Scardino
• Kmart to close DC in Michigan
• Reincarnated Furniture.com partners with retailers
  by Mike Duff
• Stocks bought
• What's ringing the regi$ter$?
• Tailored looks become domesticated
  by Mike Duff
• Imaging only one hour and one mouse click away
  by Laura Heller
• Wal-Mart touts supercenter benefits
  by Mike Duff
• Babies "R" Us crawls into lower Manhattan
  by Doug Desjardins
• Costco eyes steady growth here, abroad
  by Doug Desjardins
• Circuit City and Snapfish to partner
• FAO Schwarz searches for new chief exec
• Supervalu OK to acquire Total Logistics
• Specialist assists in navigating HDTV seas
  by Mike Duff
• Limited Brands separates apparel, lingerie and PBC: leadership is reorganized
• Federated Department Stores
  by Mike Duff
• XM Radio
  by Laura Heller
• Kodak camera touts latest technology
  by Laura Heller
• Wal-Mart says "Cheers" to new beverage dept
  by Mike Troy
• Harmon builds presence with stand-alone stores: Bed, Bath and Beyond fosters synergies between businesses
  by Mike Duff
• Second Canadian Wal-Mart union certified
• Channel blurring becomes identity crisis
  by Bernadette Casey
• Handhelds offer hope after flat year
  by Doug Desjardins
• New York — Everlast Worldwide, licensor, marketer and manufacturer of apparel and sporting goods under the Everlast brand, will partner with Sparta Ltd., an apparel, footwear and sporting goods supplier based in St. Petersburg, Russia, for a new line
• Sears
  by Mike Duff
• Other Wal-Mart execs retired, too
  by Mike Troy
• Kmart/Sears waiting period ended
• Jo-Ann stores names new evp
• President of Areeva countersues Kmart
• Sporting goods see strongest growth in a decade
  by Mike Troy
• Top gainers: for 2 weeks ended 1/26/05
• Playtime is over for toy retailers
  by Doug Desjardins
• Fresno, Calif. — apparel-focused department store Gottschalks plans to open a new, 44,000-square-foot unit in Albany, Ore., this April
• Greenfield, Mass. — after growing strong in the supermarket business, organics are sewing some wild oats in the apparel industry
• Grade-A fabrications drive sales in school uniform category
• Tropicalia
  by Mike Duff
• Samsung
  by Laura Heller
• Best Buy
  by Laura Heller
• Big Lots CEO named chief strategy officer
  by Debbie Howell
• 7-Eleven Mexico to open 100 new stores
• Sporting goods categories post big gains
• Big-box retail labeled Public Enemy No. 1
  by Tim Craig
• Retailers plan comeback as entertainers
  by Doug Desjardins
• New York — in a grassroots effort to support its children's wear brands, Lollytogs Ltd. recently announced a new, yearlong partnership with the National Parent Teachers Association
• Albertsons
  by Mike Duff
• Universal Music and Video Distribution
  by Laura Heller
• International division wins recognition
  by Mike Troy
• As momentum grows, Meijer shuffles executive team
  by Mike Duff
• Procter & Gamble to buy Gillette
• Warner Bros. names new evp and gm
• Target to open new distribution center
• Seiyu predicts bigger losses
• The importance of leadership
  by Sandra Kennedy
• Revamped FAO tempers pedigree with fun
  by Emily Scardino

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