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Articles in March 10, 2003 issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Reporter's notebook: company executes promise to purge - Kmart appears in bankruptcy court
  by Laura Heller
• Despite low attendance at MAGIC, show quality remained top shelf - Show Coverage: Magic - apparel industry trade show
  by Emily Scardino
• Target expands designer brand deals: differentiation is essential - In the News
• Unilever - Vendor News - tennis star Serena Williams to appear on packages of Close-Up toothpaste - Brief Article
• Adams Media Research - Industry News - DVD sales predictions - Brief Article
• Waverly - Executive News - Jane Dombrosky appointed design director - Brief Article
• Water filtration sales expected to spike
  by Debbie Howell
• Entertainment offerings get back to basics - CE & Entertainment - Kmart Corp. reworks consumer electronics departments
  by Laura Heller
• Target springs into season with openings - opens 28 new stores
  by Laura Heller
• Mattel to consolidate brands - Market Watch - to combine its girls and boys units and cut 10 executive positions - Brief Article
• Allow me to Klarify - Viewpoint - Kmart continues to work to improve its operations
  by Tim Craig
• Men's jeans to rebound with finishes - Men's - Brief Article
• Prestige trickledown is strong in skin - the prestige skin care business drives the industry
  by Molly Prior
• Easter-themed titles on the way - videos, DVDs - Brief Article
• Domestics menu: hot launches - Pillowtex, Springs, and WestPoint Stevens make product announcements - Brief Article
• New day dawning: emergence or emergency? - Kmart Corp. works to emerge from bankruptcy
  by Debbie Howell
• In-stock situation improves—sort of - In-Store Survey - includes survey data on in-stock advertised items at various Kmart locations
  by Mike Troy
• After 40 years, Pier 1 opens 1,000th store
  by Debbie Howell
• Limited Brands - Financials - Brief Article
• Kmart kicks up ethnic brands and marketing: multicultural customers are key to success
  by Emily Scardino
• Rembrandt - Vendor News - launches Rembrandt Whitening Wand - Brief Article
• MGM Home Entertainment - Executive News - Jeff Pietrzyk appointed senior vp - Brief Article
• O'Sullivan Industries - Vendor News - licensing agreement with The Coleman Co - Brief Article
• Laser-guided tools - What's Hot - latest tool trends - Brief Article
• Martha Stewart mix-up puts home in the gray - Home Goods & Housewares - Kmart Corp. ponders a possible future with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia without Martha Stewart
  by Mike Duff
• Sports Authority deal marries regional giants - The Sports Authority and Gart Sports merge
  by Mike Troy
• RadioShack elects three new directors - Market Watch - Robert Falcone, Dan Feehan and H. Eugene Lockhart - Brief Article
• One store reflects Kmart's dilemma - Editorial
  by Tony Lisanti
• Home Shopping Network - Briefs: St. Petersburg - Khaliah Ali introduces her own apparel line - Brief Article
• Baby divas - What's Hot - Burt's Bees and Goody Products are introducing skin care lines - Brief Article
• Most Oscar biggies not due out till 2Q - DVD Update
  by Doug Desjardins
• Everybody's dipping toe in coordinated bath - Home Goods Update - new bath and bath accessories products are being introduced
  by Mike Duff
• Slim Shady coming to a slim radio near you - latest trends in radios - Brief Article
• Multicultural message getting mucho airtime
  by Mike Troy
• Feds indict former Kmart execs: alleged accounting errors could put merchants behind bars
  by Debbie Howell
• Mossimo Inc - Financials - Brief Article
• Reebok - Items - announces that Kobe Bryant will not be a company spokesman - Brief Article
• New licenses lend the jewelry category extra sparkle - Licensing - new licensing arrangements are banking on the jewelry category's sterling performance
• Mattel Inc - Vendor News - partnership for Barbie film with Artisan Entertainment - Brief Article
• Linens 'N Things - Retailer News - Liz Claiborne home fashions brand planned - Brief Article
• Mortgage - Industry News - low mortgage rates translate into strong markets for home improvement products - Brief Article
• Urban chic begs question: is fashion back at Kmart? - Apparel & Accessories - discount chain plans new fashion clothing lines
  by Emily Scardino
• Superlatives barely capture scope of Wal-Mart performance - Wal-Mart contineus to perform well
  by Mike Troy
• Toy fair celebrates 100th anniversary amid snowflakes and retro fare - Show Coverage: Toy Fair
  by Doug Desjardins
• Bigger is better at Fashion Bug - Briefs: Bensalem - clothing store chain is holding a plus-size model search for its summer print ad campaign - Brief Article
• Maybelline Worldwide - Executive News - appointed Joanna Vorachek assistant vice president of global public relations - Brief Article
• Low-price games - What's Hot - video games - Brief Article
• Designer names - What's Hot
• Constructing his and her toys - Toy Update - latest toy trends for boys, girls - Brief Article
• Softer stores to eliminate core men's merchandise - Hardlines - at Kmart Corp
  by Debbie Howell
• Royal Ahold dismisses top brass: questionable accounting claims force board's hand
  by Mike Duff
• Kroger to increase self-checkouts - Market Watch - Brief Article
• Retail's leaders are also technology leaders—join them - Guest Column - Column
  by Sandra Kennedy
• Is it a challenge to market apparel brands in a manner that targets all ethnic groups?
• Triple blades hone trade-up pitch - new razors are being introduced
• Wal-Mart and Kmart give "Jackass" the Boot - retailers will not carry video release of 'Jackass: The Movie' - Brief Article
• Costco gives bath the warehouse treatment - Brief Article
• Closings benefit competitors; vendors left to reel - New Road Map - analysis of Kmart Corp.'s store closings
  by Debbie Howell
• DSNRT and Target team up for retailing workshop - DSN Retailing Today - Brief Article
• Gap Inc - Financials - reports increase in sales - Brief Article
• Mattel's Barbie Consumer Products - Items - honored its licensees - Brief Article
• Miniaturized adult brands maximize apparel sales - Children's - apparel brands are taking big steps into baby sizes to boost sales
• Fox Entertainment Group - Vendor News - revenue increase - Brief Article
• Tuesday Morning - Retailer News - new stores planned - Brief Article
• The Scotts Company - Vendor News - plans retail channel expansion - Brief Article
• Once a turnaround tack, food is forgotten—or is it? - Food & Consumables - role of food retailing is questioned as part of Kmart Corp.'s bankruptcy reorganization
  by Mike Duff
• FAO softens Chapter 11 news, pens in-store boutique deal at Saks
  by Molly Prior
• FAO gets ok to close 14 outlets
• Clean data is the key to keeping customers - Guest Column - retailers need to focus on adopting successful customer relationship management services
  by Len Dubois
• A new look for an ever-changing business - Letter from the Publisher
• Teeth whiteners not taking a rest - Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble are introducing products to whiten teeth - Brief Article
• A Bloomingdale - Retailer News - furniture store planned in New Jersey - Brief Article
• The Home Depot - Retailer News - launched new national advertising campaign - Brief Article
• Stewardship scandal peaks: should board have been more aware? - New Road Map - Kmart Corp.'s corporate mismanagement is questioned
• Air mattress buoys Select Comfort results
  by Mike Duff
• TOP executive exits BJ's - Market Watch - Laura Sen resigns from BJ's Wholesale Club - Brief Article
• eBay - Items - expects to bring in $1 billion in apparel sales during 2003 - Brief Article
• Sheer legwear renaissance gives hosiery a leg up - Women's - manufacturers hope to increase hosiery sales
• Blockbuster Entertainment - Retail News - antitrust lawsuit dismissed - Brief Article
• Sears - Retailer News - Whole Home brand home fashions - Brief Article

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