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  		<title><![CDATA[Urban Outfitters 2Q profit falls 16 pct. 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP -  Apparel  and accessories retailer Urban Outfitters Inc., operator of the Anthropologie, Free People and Urban Outfitters brands, said Thursday that second-quarter earnings fell 16 percent due to higher fixed store occupancy costs related to lower same-store sales and additional markdowns.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?136136">
  		<title><![CDATA[Aramark third-quarter profit falls 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?136136</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Food service and facilities maintenance 
provider  Aramark  Corp.  on Wednesday posted a drop in 
quarterly profit, partly due to a charge taken related to its 
uniform and  apparel  business.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?132476">
  		<title><![CDATA[AnnTaylor same-store sales up 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?132476</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  AnnTaylor Stores  Corp.  said on 
Thursday its sales at stores open at least a year rose 5.1 
percent in July as more customers paid full price for the 
company's business and casual  apparel , though the figure was 
lower than analysts had forecast.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?110833">
  		<title><![CDATA[Hampshire CEO, others put on leave pending probe 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Apparel  designer Hampshire Group Ltd. 
 has placed its top executives on leave pending an 
investigation into possible misappropriation of assets for 
personal benefit and  accounting  deficiencies, the company said 
on Thursday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?105703">
  		<title><![CDATA[Christopher & Banks names Dillon as CEO 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Women's  apparel  retailer Christopher & 
Banks Corp.  said on Wednesday it promoted Matthew 
Dillon, its chief merchandising officer, to chief executive 
officer, effective March 1.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?101223">
  		<title><![CDATA[Gap to consider selling designer-label clothes 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?101223</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Clothing retailer Gap Inc.  
will consider selling designer or co-branded  apparel  at its 
stores, a break from its current practice of carrying only 
Gap-labeled merchandise, a company executive said on Tuesday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?99134">
  		<title><![CDATA[Retailers post better-than-expected sales 
    (AP)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - Consumers apparently shook off their worries about higher gas prices during May, shopping with enthusiasm at  apparel  stores and malls and giving many retailers better-than-expected results. A big exception was  Wal-Mart  Stores Inc., whose low-income consumers are feeling the biggest financial squeeze from &#36;3-a-gallon gas.  ]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?98717">
  		<title><![CDATA[Retail sales rise amid cloudy outlook 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - A slew of  apparel  and consumer goods 
retailers on Thursday posted same-store sales that beat analyst 
forecasts, but there were troubling signs that higher consumer 
prices and inflation could crimp future growth.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?95848">
  		<title><![CDATA[Apparel Factories Resume Production In Bangladesh]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Readymade garment and knitwear factories resumed productions in Bangladesh on Thursday amid tight security after remaining shut for three days of agitations by the workers demanding implementation of their 11-point demand....]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Sara Lee&#146;s Apparel Unit To Become Hanesbrands Inc.]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[  Sara Lee  reported Wednesday that it is in process of separating its  apparel  unit into a new company between June and September. The new entity named Hanesbrands Inc. and will be a publicly listed company. 
  Sara Lee  also mentioned that...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Sara Lee to spin off apparel unit over summer 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Sara Lee  Corp.  on Wednesday 
said it was on track to spin off its Americas and Asia branded 
 apparel  unit to stockholders between June and September, 
creating an independent, publicly listed company called 
Hanesbrands Inc.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?93113">
  		<title><![CDATA[Survey Predicts Online Retail Sales To Increase By 20%]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?93113</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Online sales are projected to top $200 billion in 2006 -- just three years after passing the $100 billion mark. 
 The ninth annual shop.org study, conducted by Forrester Computer hardware and  software , cars, and  apparel , accessories and...]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?92831">
  		<title><![CDATA[US, Jones Apparel settle sexual harassment charges 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?92831</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Nine West and its parent, Jones 
Apparel Group , will pay an undetermined number of women 
a total of $600,000 to settle sexual harassment and 
discrimination charges, the government said on Monday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?91052">
  		<title><![CDATA[Jones Apparel eyed by private equity firms: report 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Shares of  Jones Apparel Group  Inc. 
 rose 4.8 percent on Friday after a media report said 
private equity firms Bain Capital, Texas Pacific Group and The 
Blackstone Group are the lead bidders for the shoe and apparel 
maker.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?90387">
  		<title><![CDATA[Gap Inc. posts Q1 profit 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?90387</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Gap Inc.  on Thursday reported 
a lower first-quarter profit as the  apparel  retailer continued 
to struggle with weak demand for its casual  apparel .]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?90021">
  		<title><![CDATA[New York & Co. posts lower first-quarter profit 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?90021</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - New York & Co Inc. , the 
women's  apparel  chain, posted lower first-quarter profit on 
Thursday after a price-cut plan failed to boost sales, and 
forecast second-quarter profit below estimates.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?89640">
  		<title><![CDATA[Men's Wearhouse posts higher quarterly results 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Men's Wearhouse Inc.  on 
Wednesday posted a 27 percent rise in first-quarter net income, 
as the men's  apparel  retailer saw strong spending on tuxedo 
rentals.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?89414">
  		<title><![CDATA[Charming Shoppes Posts Profit 
    (AP)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?89414</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP -  Charming Shoppes  Inc.'s profit rose in the latest quarter, but its stock fell after the women's  apparel  retailer left its 2007 forecast unchanged and reported a slowdown in traffic at its Fashion Bug stores.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?88457">
  		<title><![CDATA[American Eagle first-quarter profit jumps 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Teen  apparel  retailer American Eagle 
Outfitters Inc.  said on Tuesday its first-quarter 
profit rose 16 percent, helped by strong demand for spring 
fashions, and that earnings in the current quarter should top 
Wall Street's expectations.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?79509">
  		<title><![CDATA[J. Jill Holders OK Talbots Acquisition 
    (AP)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?79509</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Shareholders of J. Jill Group Inc. on Monday approved the company's $517 million acquisition by Talbots Inc., a fellow Massachusetts-based  apparel  retailer.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?76344">
  		<title><![CDATA[Apparel companies return to roots for sales boost 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?76344</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Retailers are looking to their past to 
improve their future.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?66728">
  		<title><![CDATA[Adidas Signs Long Term Deal With NBA]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?66728</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter
 Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) &#150; Athletic  apparel  giant Adidas has signed an 11-year deal with the National Basketball Association, making the German company the official uniform provider for the league. 
 According to the NBA&#146;s official Web site, the new...]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?63589">
  		<title><![CDATA[Citi Trends Stock Rises on March Sales 
    (AP)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?63589</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Shares of Citi Trends Inc. leaped Thursday, a day after the urban  apparel  and accessories retailer posted same-store sales well above its expectations.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?63307">
  		<title><![CDATA[Chico's March same-store sales rise 8.4 pct 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?63307</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Women's  apparel  retailer Chico's FAS 
Inc.  said on Thursday its sales at stores open at least 
one year rose 8.4 percent in March.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?58166">
  		<title><![CDATA[Talbots to Open 46 New J. Jill Stores 
    (AP)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?58166</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Talbots Inc., which agreed to acquire women's  apparel  retailer J. Jill Group Inc. in February, said it plans to open 46 new J. Jill stores this year.]]></dc:description>
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