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	<title>Crikey &#187; retail</title>
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		<title>Kohler: why unemployment is heading to 6%</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Kohler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour Force figures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an unfolding employment disaster going on in Australia, but compared with Greece and Spain, Portugal and Ireland, we’re doing just great.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>56</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essential: for big retailers, price and service are a key problem</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/17/essential-for-big-retailers-price-and-service-are-a-key-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/17/essential-for-big-retailers-price-and-service-are-a-key-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[major retailers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Essential Report data backs what we know about the changes in Australian retail, but with an interesting age-related twist.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Strong dollar will wreak havoc on the out of touch in business</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/16/strong-dollar-will-wreak-havoc-on-the-out-of-touch-in-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/16/strong-dollar-will-wreak-havoc-on-the-out-of-touch-in-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The continuing strong dollar will have implications for governments as well as the Australian economy. It's time we faced up to it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/16/strong-dollar-will-wreak-havoc-on-the-out-of-touch-in-business/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Take a raincheck on that private equity move into retail</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/12/take-a-raincheck-on-that-private-equity-move-into-retail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/12/take-a-raincheck-on-that-private-equity-move-into-retail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerry Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PacBrands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailing business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=268139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Private equity has performed poorly in old retail. There's no reason why it will do any better as the sector faces major change.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/12/take-a-raincheck-on-that-private-equity-move-into-retail/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keane&#8217;s guide to the year in political garbage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/09/keanes-guide-to-the-year-in-political-garbage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/09/keanes-guide-to-the-year-in-political-garbage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=267388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Will 2012 see an improvement in the quality of public debate? Don't count on it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/09/keanes-guide-to-the-year-in-political-garbage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>41</slash:comments>
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		<title>Retail and building data stick to the two-speed trend</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A slew of economic data confirms existing trends in the economy -- and it's not all bad outside the mining sector.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Beware retailers, respect the Sigmoid Curve</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/beware-retailers-respect-the-sigmoid-curve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/beware-retailers-respect-the-sigmoid-curve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerry Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvey Norman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uranium]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crikey readers have their say.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/beware-retailers-respect-the-sigmoid-curve/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gerry Harvey&#8217;s bizarre logic: it&#8217;s all your fault</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/30/gatekeeper-gerry-nothing-wrong-with-retailing-better-consumers-wont-fix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/30/gatekeeper-gerry-nothing-wrong-with-retailing-better-consumers-wont-fix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerry Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gerry Harvey seems to have a long list of reasons why Harvey Norman is "treading water", none of them to do with the company. <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b> comment.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/30/gatekeeper-gerry-nothing-wrong-with-retailing-better-consumers-wont-fix/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Some cheerful statistics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/05/some-cheerful-statistics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/05/some-cheerful-statistics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Better than expected retail sales figures and confirmation of the boom in engineering works were released this morning by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/05/some-cheerful-statistics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why (in principle) European union is a great idea</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/04/why-in-principle-european-union-is-a-great-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/04/why-in-principle-european-union-is-a-great-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crikey readers have their say.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/04/why-in-principle-european-union-is-a-great-idea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sure it&#8217;s tough out there in retail land, but don&#8217;t blame the government</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/sure-its-tough-out-there-in-retail-land-but-dont-blame-the-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/sure-its-tough-out-there-in-retail-land-but-dont-blame-the-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dotti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[just group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Just Jeans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark mcinnes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark McInnes' comments are as silly as they sound. Consumer caution is as much to do with the higher savings (back to normal levels) of Australians as any crisis of confidence caused by governments.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/sure-its-tough-out-there-in-retail-land-but-dont-blame-the-government/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Retail 2: why it&#8217;s not as bad as we&#8217;re told</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/18/retail-2-why-its-not-as-bad-as-were-told/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/18/retail-2-why-its-not-as-bad-as-were-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[department stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online retailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=241849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's not just foreign competition and the strong dollar -- other factors are important in retail, and explain why some retailers are succeeding when others aren't.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/18/retail-2-why-its-not-as-bad-as-were-told/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Life after REDgroup &#8212; Crikey maps the bookshop closures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/27/life-after-redgroup-crikey-maps-the-bookshop-massacre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/27/life-after-redgroup-crikey-maps-the-bookshop-massacre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angus & Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian booksellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Booksellers Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bookshops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REDgroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=237922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2009, the number of Australian bookshops stood at around 2270. Following the REDgroup administration, and other shop openings and closures, we know that this figure is now around the 2000 mark. Some suburbs and towns are now without a dedicated bookshop, writes <b>Bookseller + Publisher's Elly Keating</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Online retailing: the great Australian gouge</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/09/online-retailing-the-great-australian-gouge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/09/online-retailing-the-great-australian-gouge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iTunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online retailing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=221777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians are being charged far more for products than overseas consumers -- and not just by bricks-and-mortar outlets. <em>Crikey</em> examines the expensive goods and the retailers' hypocrisy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/09/online-retailing-the-great-australian-gouge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>78</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey says: who killed REDgroup?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/crikey-says-who-killed-redgroup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/crikey-says-who-killed-redgroup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angus & Robertson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RedGroup Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=204555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone's in a lather this morning over the collapse of REDgroup retail, the owner of Borders Australia and Angus &#038; Robertson.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/18/crikey-says-who-killed-redgroup/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle: the beginning of the end of bookshops</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/17/rundle-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-bookshops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/17/rundle-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-bookshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet book buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public spaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban planning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=204320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As REDgroup Retail, the owner of Angus &#038; Robertson and Borders stores announced this week that it had gone into administration, <b>Guy Rundle</b> writes about the wider implications of the death of the bookshop.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Retailers and the loophole that wasn&#8217;t there</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/20/retailers-and-the-loophole-that-wasnt-there/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/20/retailers-and-the-loophole-that-wasnt-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GST exemption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxation law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=198014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The retail lobby against the internet has successfully seeded the idea that there is a GST "loophole." But no such loophole exists and and if they think it does, they're in a lot of trouble.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/20/retailers-and-the-loophole-that-wasnt-there/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>Closing the book on retailing? Publishers nervous at giant&#8217;s health</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/11/closing-the-book-on-retailing-publishers-nervous-at-giants-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/11/closing-the-book-on-retailing-publishers-nervous-at-giants-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Cowie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian booksellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=163455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Redgroup Retail -- owner of Borders and Angus &#038; Robertson -- has been forced to jack up prices, increase returns and extend trading terms with its suppliers, leaving publishers anxious about the industry's health. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/11/closing-the-book-on-retailing-publishers-nervous-at-giants-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wal-Mart&#8217;s world dominantion</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060704834.html?hpid=topnews</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060704834.html?hpid=topnews#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wal Mart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walmart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=145153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The average American isn't the spend, spend, spend consumer it once was and retail sales reflect that. But retail giant Wal-Mart's international operations are growing at a huge rate.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060704834.html?hpid=topnews/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why big business will never kill independents</title>
		<link>http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/mom-and-pop-05252010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/mom-and-pop-05252010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 03:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent booksellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent retailers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports of the death of independent retailers greatly are greatly exaggerated. Weird little micro niche, mum and dad businesses with great customer service are enjoying a renaissance. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/mom-and-pop-05252010/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours: Turnbull to be an independent?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/17/tips-and-rumours-151/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/17/tips-and-rumours-151/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Alexander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Age]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rampant rumours on Twitter about the possibility of Malcolm Turnbull soon leaving the Liberal Party and becoming an independent. Any truth to the rumour? Plus, how was <em>The Age</em> Christmas party?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/17/tips-and-rumours-151/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>10 good reasons to avoid the Boxing Day sales</title>
		<link>http://www.billshrink.com/blog/avoid-holiday-shopping-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.billshrink.com/blog/avoid-holiday-shopping-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boxing Day sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you'll score a bargain by braving the Boxing Day crowds? Think again. Holiday sales are full of false hope, dodgy deals and secret scams -- not to mention the brutal bargain-hunter crowds.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.billshrink.com/blog/avoid-holiday-shopping-sales/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eating out boosts retail sales figures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/03/eating-out-boosts-retail-sales-figures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/03/eating-out-boosts-retail-sales-figures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=102926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian retail sales continued their recent erratic course with a rise of 0.3% in October, driven perhaps by our liking for eating out or eating cheaply.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/03/eating-out-boosts-retail-sales-figures/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Myer and the perils of the private equity float</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/29/myer-and-the-perils-of-the-private-equity-float/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/29/myer-and-the-perils-of-the-private-equity-float/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jb hifi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Myer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/29/myer-and-the-perils-of-the-private-equity-float/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are three reasons why investors should steer clear of the upcoming Myer float, even if Jennifer Hawkins and Rebecca Twigley <em>are</em> flogging it: historical, macro-economic and Myer specific reasons.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/29/myer-and-the-perils-of-the-private-equity-float/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>DJ&#8217;s rich pickings from the PM&#8217;s cash splash</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/djs-rich-pickings-from-the-pms-cash-splash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/djs-rich-pickings-from-the-pms-cash-splash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Industry Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB Business Survey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/djs-rich-pickings-from-the-pms-cash-splash/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The naysayers who claim the Rudd government's cash splash didn't impact, need only consult the latest retail sector profit results.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/24/djs-rich-pickings-from-the-pms-cash-splash/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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