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					</url></image><item><title>EBay site crashes after surge in listings (at FT.com)</title><link>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/905f1d70-d766-11de-b578-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F905f1d70-d766-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html%3Freferrer_id%3Dyahoofinance%26ft_ref%3Dyahoo1%26segid%3D03058%26nclick_check%3D1&amp;ft_ref=yahoo1&amp;segid=03058&amp;referrer_id=yahoofinance&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1</link><description>Ebay became a victim of its own success over the weekend after a surge in the number of items for sale caused the world’s largest online auction site to crash.</description><guid>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/905f1d70-d766-11de-b578-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F905f1d70-d766-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html%3Freferrer_id%3Dyahoofinance%26ft_ref%3Dyahoo1%26segid%3D03058%26nclick_check%3D1&amp;ft_ref=yahoo1&amp;segid=03058&amp;referrer_id=yahoofinance&amp;_i_referer=&amp;nclick_check=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:10:28 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ft.com" /></item><item><title>Kt Giftings’ Mom-Preneurs Go Pink for Ellen Pompeo</title><link>http://www.prlog.org/10423173-kt-giftings-mompreneurs-go-pink-for-ellen-pompeo.html</link><description>Kt Giftings’ Mom-Preneurs Go Pink for Ellen Pompeo. Second time gift recipient, first time mom, Ellen Pompeo! Kt Giftings went round two with some memorable gifts for Ellen and her baby girl.</description><guid>http://www.prlog.org/10423173-kt-giftings-mompreneurs-go-pink-for-ellen-pompeo.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:22:46 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prlog.org" /></item><item><title>Empire Mall and Empire East; Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Labelsca...
      </title><link>http://www.labelscar.com/south-dakota/empire-mall</link><description>Empire Mall opened in 1975, with 47 stores and two anchors - Younkers and JCPenney. However, Empire was not the first enclosed mall in Sioux Falls - the 350,000 square foot Western Mall - anchored by Montgomery Ward, Brill's apparel, and Tempo supermarket - opened in 1968 just half a mile east of</description><guid>http://www.labelscar.com/south-dakota/empire-mall</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:13:21 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.labelscar.com" /></item><item><title>Global Outage at eBay: Seller Confidence Shaken as Holidays Appro...
      </title><link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174639-global-outage-at-ebay-seller-confidence-shaken-as-holidays-approach?source=yahoo</link><description>Around noon ET we started to get some inbound requests from sellers asking about the status of our systems because of unusually slow order flow. Everything was fine on our end. We realized that eBay's (EBAY) search system was having instability and ultimately a hard outage.</description><guid>http://seekingalpha.com/article/174639-global-outage-at-ebay-seller-confidence-shaken-as-holidays-approach?source=yahoo</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:43:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://seekingalpha.com" /></item><item><title>Destination Maternity announces second store opening in Kuwait - ...
      </title><link>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685851/Destination+Maternity+announces+second+store+opening+in+Kuwait</link><description>Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ:DEST) , the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, is excited to announce the opening of Motherhood Maternity(R) in the Al Bairaq Mall in Fintas, Kuwait. Motherhood's trendy, affordable maternity fashions are now available for the first time in the</description><guid>http://www.zibb.com/article/5685851/Destination+Maternity+announces+second+store+opening+in+Kuwait</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:27:02 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.zibb.com" /></item><item><title>U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 22</title><link>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-census-bureau-daily-feature-for-nov-22-70732397.html</link><description>Profile America -- Sunday, November 22nd. As the celebration of National American Indian Heritage Month continues, the accomplishments of many pioneering men and women of the past are being honored.</description><guid>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-census-bureau-daily-feature-for-nov-22-70732397.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prnewswire.com" /></item><item><title>Hong Kong Shopping Portal, ShopInHK.com, Expands Delivery to Maca...
      </title><link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/shopinhk/macau/prweb3238054.htm</link><description>PR: ShopInHK.com, an online shopping venue based in Hong Kong, announced today that it will be expanding its shipping options to include deliveries to Macau by secure and reliable courier service. Additionally, over 1 book million titles on ShopInHK were enhanced with book previews using Google</description><guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/shopinhk/macau/prweb3238054.htm</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:18:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.prweb.com" /></item><item><title>As M&amp;S unveils Marc Bolland as its new chief, what are the challe...
      </title><link>http://business.scotsman.com/retail/As--MS--unveils.5846491.jp</link><description>As M&amp;S unveils Marc Bolland as its new chief, what are the challenges ahead for the retailer and its supermarket rivals - THE only sound that could drown out the tinkling of the bells attached to Santa's sleigh this Christmas is the computerised "beep" of the supermarket checkouts as the grocers</description><guid>http://business.scotsman.com/retail/As--MS--unveils.5846491.jp</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://business.scotsman.com" /></item><item><title>Santa's job easier online</title><link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/retailing/news/article.cfm?c_id=77&amp;objectid=10610784&amp;ref=rss</link><description>The countdown to Christmas has begun, and those looking to get a start on their shopping need look no further than their computer screens.</description><guid>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/retailing/news/article.cfm?c_id=77&amp;objectid=10610784&amp;ref=rss</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz" /></item><item><title>Is Business Ready to Buy PCs Again? Dell Provides a Clue (at Barr...
      </title><link>http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125875974167158121.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoobarrons</link><description>Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commerical use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool on any article or visit www.djreprints.com</description><guid>http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125875974167158121.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoobarrons</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:41:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://online.barrons.com" /></item><item><title>Boots Under 100 Dollars at Nordstrom</title><link>http://www.fashionnewspaper.com/blogs/509/Boots-Under-100-Dollars-at-Nordstrom.html</link><description>Big trends, small prices. Fine your new favorites from Enzo Angiolini, Steve Madden and other brands. You can shop now at Nordstrom in store or online to find wonderful boots at wonderful prices. Several of the boots are currently under one hundred dollars.</description><guid>http://www.fashionnewspaper.com/blogs/509/Boots-Under-100-Dollars-at-Nordstrom.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fashionnewspaper.com" /></item><item><title>Development Solutions Global Inc. Acquires Quadriga Art Consumer ...
      </title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20091121/bs_prweb/prweb3236624_1</link><description>This highly anticipated deal includes the acquisition of Quadriga Art's Christian Inspirations and Studio Q Creations, leading designers and producers of Christian and General Market greeting cards, stationery and paper products, as well as a direct manufacturing relationship with the Quadriga</description><guid>http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20091121/bs_prweb/prweb3236624_1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>(Nov. 20, 2009) French Heritage Renews Commitment to Las Vegas De...
      </title><link>http://lasvegasmarket.com/wmc/press_room/nov-20-2009-french-herita.shtml</link><description>Optimism and enthusiasm run high at Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas as tenants such as luxury brand French Heritage opt to renew leases and even remodel showrooms.</description><guid>http://lasvegasmarket.com/wmc/press_room/nov-20-2009-french-herita.shtml</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://lasvegasmarket.com" /></item><item><title>E-Com Set To Ring Up Sales (Investor's Business Daily)</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ECom-Set-To-Ring-Up-ibd-73229191.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</link><description>Nov. 30 is the ceremonial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season this year. That's Cyber Monday. The term was coined by Shop.org in 2005 after</description><guid>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ECom-Set-To-Ring-Up-ibd-73229191.html?x=0&amp;.v=1</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:45 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://finance.yahoo.com" /></item><item><title>UPDATE - Barnes &amp; Noble says Nook sold out before holidays (at Re...
      </title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2023208420091120?rpc=44</link><description>* Retailer says new orders will ship in January * Demand exceeded our expectations * Company expects limited stock in stores pre-holiday * Analysts say supply issues benefit Amazon's Kindle (Adds</description><guid>http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN2023208420091120?rpc=44</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com" /></item><item><title>Bon-Ton stock hits 52-week high (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/11/16/daily78.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description>The stock of Boston Store owner The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. hit a 52-week high on Friday, after Fitch Ratings raised its outlook on the retailer and Bon-Ton reported Thursday that it narrowed its quarterly loss. Bon-Ton shares traded as high as $13.10 on Friday before closing Friday at $13.</description><guid>http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/11/16/daily78.html?ana=yfcpc</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:20 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Week Ahead: Data, Not Earnings, Ahead of Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/week-ahead-data-earnings-ahead-thanksgiving/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxbusiness%2Flatest+%28FOXBusiness.com+-+Latest+News%29</link><description>Economic data will take precedence over earnings next week. Home sales, gross domestic product, and personal income and spending will all be released early next week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.</description><guid>http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/week-ahead-data-earnings-ahead-thanksgiving/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxbusiness%2Flatest+%28FOXBusiness.com+-+Latest+News%29</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.foxbusiness.com" /></item><item><title>Pizza Hut incentives on Plano's agenda</title><link>http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/11/16/daily43.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</link><description>The Plano City Council will vote Monday on a $4 million-plus economic incentive package designed to seal the deal with Pizza Hut of America Inc., according to an agenda posted Friday afternoon on the city's Web site. Pizza Hut's current headquarters is at 14841 Dallas Pkwy.</description><guid>http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/11/16/daily43.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:14:41 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://dallas.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>All Saints, Splendid Launch on Robertson</title><link>http://wwd2.wwd.com/retail-news/all-saints-splendid-launch-on-robertson-2377679?src=rss/retail/20091120</link><description>Two very different contemporary brands, All Saints and Splendid, have moved onto Robertson Boulevard.</description><guid>http://wwd2.wwd.com/retail-news/all-saints-splendid-launch-on-robertson-2377679?src=rss/retail/20091120</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://wwd2.wwd.com" /></item><item><title>Four Stocks From The Heartland (at Investopedia)</title><link>http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Four-Stocks-From-The-Heartland-FRPT-BHE-STE-BK-JNJ-BAC-TD1120.aspx?partner=YahooSA</link><description>If Bill Nasgovitz likes these stocks, you should too. This is the last of the Core Fore investing articles.</description><guid>http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Four-Stocks-From-The-Heartland-FRPT-BHE-STE-BK-JNJ-BAC-TD1120.aspx?partner=YahooSA</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:27 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://stocks.investopedia.com" /></item><item><title>Casey’s expands in Missouri</title><link>http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/16/daily62.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</link><description>Casey’s General Stores Inc. has agreed to buy nine convenience stores in Missouri owned by PICS Marketing Inc. and Ridgerunner Properties LLC, paying an undisclosed amount. Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s operates more than 60 locations in the St.</description><guid>http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/16/daily62.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:41:50 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://stlouis.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>The Decade's Most Influential Internet Moments - Website Magazine...
      </title><link>http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/11/20/the-decade-s-most-influential-internet-moments.aspx</link><description>The Webby Awards, handed out by New York's International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, have announced their list of the top 10 Internet moments of the decade. With just a quick scan, the list is impressive and underscores the incredible impact...</description><guid>http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/11/20/the-decade-s-most-influential-internet-moments.aspx</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.websitemagazine.com" /></item><item><title>White Stag sign turned on for holidays</title><link>http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/16/daily65.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</link><description>Darryl Paulsen, president of Ramsay Signs, originally said the “Made in Oregon” sign in Old Town would remain dark, but this week said he would light up the red nose of the deer for the holidays.</description><guid>http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/16/daily65.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:37 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://portland.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>BJ’s Restaurant CEO creates scholarship program at UTSA</title><link>http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/11/16/daily40.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</link><description>The scholarship is led by UTSA alumnus and San Antonio native Jerry Deitchle. Deitchle, now serves as chairman, president and CEO of Huntington Beach, Calif.-based BJ’s Restaurants Inc. — a casual dining company which entered San Antonio in 2008.</description><guid>http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/11/16/daily40.html?ana=from_rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_58+%2528Retailing+Industry+News%2529</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:34 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com" /></item><item><title>Market Closing Update: Techs, Builders Pressure U.S. Markets</title><link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3655089</link><description>Weaker-than-expected results from Dell (DELL) pushed the tech sector lower Friday, which in turn sent the broad market skidding into the red. Disappointing results from builder D.R. Horton (DHI) also weighed on sentiment, adding to worries the real estate market will continue to hamper a recovery</description><guid>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3655089</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Retail</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.istockanalyst.com" /></item></channel></rss>