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Retail Datapoints of the Day

portfolio.com     20-Aug-2008   7 related          

Prime Fifth Avenue retail rents, per square foot, in 2000: $675 Prime Fifth Avenue retail rents, per square foot, in 2007: $1,500 Prime Fifth Avenue retail rents, per square foot, in 2008: $2,500 Square footage of the Saks...                    

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Joe's(R) to Open Second Retail Store in San Francisco (Marketwire)

yahoo.com     20-Aug-2008   3 related          

Wednesday August 20, 6:00 am ET LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 20, 2008 -- Joe's Jeans Inc. (the "Company") today announced the lease signing for its second full price branded store to be located in the Union Square...                    

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$270B luxury market loses its luster

cnn.com     20-Aug-2008   3 related          

The Yves Saint Laurent boutique on Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side is always the epitome of luxe cool, even on a recent warm August afternoon. Its impeccably polished black cabinets are filled with the latest...                    

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Prada goes shopping - for money

cnn.com     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

When the world's top fashionistas make their biannual pilgrimage to the Milan shows, Miuccia Prada, the house's oracle-like designer, is the one they come to see above all others. Known for her minimalist designs - embodied by...                    

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'Dream team' to tackle profound questions in computer science

physorg.com     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

Princeton University is the lead institution for a new $10 million National Science Foundation grant that will fund research on "intractability" - a concept that has profound implications for a broad range of fields, from...                    

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Morning Hemlines: Saks, Target, Chanel, Janet Jackson, Fifth Avenue, TJX (Portfolio.com)

yahoo.com     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

Wednesday August 20, 10:45 am ET More dreary news in retail: Losses at Saks grew in the second quarter and Target's profits fell 7.6 percent. Lifetime's up coming movie about Coco Chanel will make you feel that "you may never...                    

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GLITTER GASP: SAKS SINKS AS EVEN THE RICH CUT BACK

nypost.com     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

Luxury retailer Saks reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and gave a weak outlook for sales, noting that even the richest among its well-heeled shoppers have curbed spending. Since the economy began to weaken last...                    

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Saks' report fuels concern about consumer spending (AP)

yahoo.com     20-Aug-2008   1 related          

Saks Inc.'s downbeat full-year forecast, announced Tuesday, as it reported a wider-than-expected loss in the second quarter is fueling concerns among analysts about its business amid an increasing pullback among the affluent.                    

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Drop in Crude Prices Helps to Spark U.S. Dollar Rally

economicnews.ca     20-Aug-2008   7 related          

Saks' report fuels concern about consumer spending 2 hour ago (CEP News) - The U.S. dollar is making broad-based gains on Wednesday thanks in part to weekly Energy Information Administration (EIA) information figures. U.S....                    

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U.S. Stocks slide on credit fears

fxstreet.com     20-Aug-2008          

USD declined – Oil rose Asian stocks hit a two-year low Today’s main events: US MBA Mortgage applications GB Minutes of BoE meeting American Time Zone: U.S. Stocks Retreat U.S. stocks declined and the Standard & Poor's 500...                    

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