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Amazon Hangs Tough (24 July 05:13) |
| Despite weakening retail environment, company doubles earnings in second quarter. |
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Mattel Battles For Barbie Rival (19 July 03:05) |
| Bratz victory comes as company posts better than expected Q2 results. |
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Mattel Wins In Court And On Bottom Line (19 July 03:05) |
| Bratz victory comes as company posts better-than-expected Q2 results. |
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Mattel Beats On The Bratz (18 July 11:26) |
| The company won a key ruling in the ongoing battle for ownership of the Bratz dolls franchise and posted better-than-expected earnings. |
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Tiffany Blue Over EBay Counterfeit Ruling (15 July 01:47) |
| The online actioneer wins a trademark infringement suit filed by the high-class jeweler. |
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Sponsor's Content: The Virtual Workspace'"Make It Work (14 July 01:19) |
| Virtual teams need specific tools and support to maintain productivity'"and happiness. |
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U.S. Consumers Down But Not Quite Out (11 July 10:20) |
| Sentiment remains glum but not as bleak as had been feared. |
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Better-Than-Feared Econ Data Still Pretty Bad (11 July 10:20) |
| Sentiment remains glum but not as dire as had been feared. |
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Investors Shred Wolverine Shares (10 July 12:44) |
| The footwear maker reported better than expected second-quarter earnings but disappointed investors by leaving year-end guidance unchanged. |
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Wolverine Skinned For Unchanged Outlook (10 July 12:44) |
| The footwear maker reported better than expected second-quarter earnings but disappointed investors by leaving year-end guidance unchanged. |
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China's Tire Makers Not Deflated By Dumping Duties (09 July 02:36) |
| The U.S. Commerce Department levies penalties on manufacturers deemed to have sold below cost, but they are not expected to suffer much, thanks to strong demand for the big wheels. |
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China Cosco Bulks Up On Earnings (08 July 09:41) |
| The container and dry goods shipping company has a bumper first half, with profits 90% greater than in the comparable period a year ago--but analysts question how long it will last. |
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Sponsor's Content: Hold 'Em Accountable (07 July 07:18) |
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Sponsor's Content: Power to Your People, Money in Your Pocket (30 June 03:19) |
| Companies that enable employees to make decisions are three times more successful than competitors. Find out why. |
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Kroger Bags Better-Than-Expected Results (25 June 01:20) |
| The supermarket chain had better-than-expected Q1 results thanks to its own-label brands and discount programs. |
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Circuit City Needs A Jolt Of Life (24 June 10:27) |
| The electronics retailer has an uncertain future as buy-out rumors circulate. |
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Circuit City Sale Possible (24 June 10:27) |
| The electronics retailer has an uncertain future as buy-out rumors circulate. |
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Sponsor's Content: Virtual Teams Get Closer (23 June 03:18) |
| Virtual teams are having cultural issues. But new team-building methods can help. |
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China's U.S. Shopping List Shorter This Year (17 June 02:26) |
| Trade delegation visiting to conduct Strategic Economic Dialogue signs agreements to purchase $13.6B of U.S. goods, from soybeans to semiconductors, to mitigate trade imbalance. |
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Sponsor's Content: Fill the Tech Gap (16 June 05:16) |
| When it comes to technological generations, differences can draw companies together. |
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Sponsor's Content: Marketing ROI? Prove it. (14 June 11:17) |
| Show the bang of your marketing bucks with new BI tools. |
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A Hot Streak for Retailers (11 June 02:30) |
| Scorching temperatures pump up demand for summer items, but the rally is likely short lived. |
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Eat That Tomato! (10 June 02:26) |
| A salmonella outbreak across 17 states could mean big business for some tomato farmers. |
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Sponsor's Content: Proving Your Marketing ROI (09 June 07:22) |
| Now because easy-to-use business intelligence tools provide clearer data, proving ROI for marketing dollars is within reach of just about anyone. |
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Sponsor's Content: Getting Through with Unified Communications (02 June 05:16) |
| Unified Communications achieves almost effortless communication by combining VoIP, e-mail, IM, mobile, and audio- and videoconferencing on one platform. |
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Dim Domestic Demand For Tiffany (02 June 10:01) |
| Strong overseas sales bailed the jewelry retailer out in the first quarter, but with Japanese sales slowing, can that continue? |
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Tiffany's Precious Foreign Shoppers Boost Sales (31 May 01:30) |
| Strong international sales helped the jewelry retailer post better-than-expected Q1 results. |
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Tiffany's Sparkles Abroad (30 May 08:41) |
| Strong international sales helped the jewelry retailer post better-than-expected first-quarter results. |
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Polo Gallops Ahead, As Phillips Falls Back (28 May 09:06) |
| The retailer posted a 41.4% increase in fourth-quarter profits on strong sales across its diverse brand portfolio. |
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Polo Grows; Phillips Pulls Plug On Beene (28 May 09:06) |
| The retailer posted a 41.4% increase in fourth-quarter profits on strong sales across its diverse brand portfolio. |
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PoloTrots Ahead On Strong Sales (28 May 09:06) |
| The retailer posted a 41.4% increase in fourth-quarter profits on strong sales across its diverse brand portfolio. |
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Sponsor's Content: Logging On and Cashing In (28 May 11:18) |
| Corporate Web sites that embrace new technologies like audio, video, blogs, forums, tagging, and RSS are helping professional services firms enter the modern age of online business. |
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Borders Relaunches Online (28 May 07:35) |
| Book retailer ends partnership with Amazon.com and starts own e-commerce site. |
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Borders Reopens Its Online Store (28 May 12:48) |
| Book retailer separates from Amazon.com and relaunches its own e-commerce site. |
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Sponsor's Content: The Green Workplace (23 May 01:16) |
| Information and communication technologies (ICT) do have a sizeable carbon footprint. But they can also be used to reduce workplace carbon emissions. |
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Sponsor's Content: The Green Workplace: Sustainability in the Office (19 May 01:16) |
| Research indicates a clear connection between a company's sustainability practices and the price of its shares. What's not so apparent is whether it's just a feel-good idea or actually good ... |
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Macy's And FAO Plan Extended Play Date (17 May 09:30) |
| Retailers join forces to compete with low-cost toy superstores like Wal-Mart and Toys ''R'' Us. |
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Macy's And FAO Schwarz Aren't Playing Around (16 May 10:50) |
| Retailers join forces to compete with low-cost toy superstores like Wal-Mart and Toys 'R' Us. |
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Macy's, FAO Up The Ante (16 May 03:50) |
| Retailers join forces to compete with low-cost toy superstores like Wal-Mart and Toys ''R'' Us. |
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Tesco Steps Up Presence In Korea (14 May 08:54) |
| The British retailer buys the Homever chain from E-Land for $2.2 billion, adding its stores and hypermarkets to its own Homeplus chain in the country. |
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For Retailers, It's Black Tuesday (13 May 02:25) |
| This week's quarterly earnings reports are only the beginning for most stores. |
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Sponsor's Content: Earth in the Balance Sheet: Sustainability Reports (12 May 01:16) |
| Sure, the pictures are nice. But in-depth sustainability reports are more than good PR. They provide better information to stakeholders and rich data to guide wiser management decisions. |
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Asian Giants Find Ways To Keep Trade Humming (07 May 07:44) |
| With Chinese President Hu Jintao in Tokyo, China and Japan are discussing trade frictions, territorial disputes, intellectual property protection, food safety and energy conservation. |
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China, Japan Try To Keep Trade Motor Purring (07 May 02:35) |
| During President Hu's trip to Tokyo, the two sides are discussing trade frictions, intellectual property protection, food safety and energy conservation. |
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U.K. A Blooming Good Market For FTD (07 May 05:15) |
| One-time charges hurt the floral company's earnings but sales flourished on strong international demand. |
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FTD's Blooming U.K. Sales (07 May 01:10) |
| One-time charges hurt the floral company's earnings but sales flourished on strong international demand. |
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Sponsor's Content: The Bottom Line on Sustainability (06 May 01:32) |
| Research indicates a clear connection between a company???s sustainability practices and the price of its shares. What???s not so apparent is whether it???s just a feel-good idea or actually... |
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Maybank Banking On Pakistan Expansion (05 May 05:05) |
| Malaysian bank, seeking opportunities in fast-growing markets beyond its home, makes its third acquisition in two months, buying up to 20% in Pakistan's MCB Bank for $933 million. |
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Sponsor's Content: Teamwork By Wiki: New Web-Based Collaboration (03 May 05:33) |
| Wikis, blogs, mashups, RSS feeds, and a host of other Web-based collaboration tools have gone from being the technology of choice for kids n geeks to helping partners and suppliers work toge... |
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More In Store For Disney (01 May 09:35) |
| Disney acquires its North American stores from a subsidiary of Children's Place. |
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