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		<title>(KR) California Survives Strike After United Food and Commercial Workers Union Settles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern California, which is one of the most competitive food retailing markets in the United States, recently witnessed a withdrawal of a 141 workers’ strike after the United Food and Commercial Workers union arbitrated in settling a long-standing dispute between the workers and three retail giants in the region, namely Ralphs stores, Vons and Albertsons. Ralphs stores are operated by Kroger Co (KR), Vons is owned by Safeway Inc (SWY) and Albertsons&#8217; parent company is Supervalu Inc (SVU). The discontentment was regarding funding of the employees&#8217; health plan, which was the main sticking point during the months of negotiations. As reported by the United Food and Commercial Workers union members agreed to the deal as their leaders had urged. Earlier, both the parties wereinvolved in a bitter 141-day strike in ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rise Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 22,000 last week to 414,000. This was worse than the expected level of 400,000. Last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 3,000, so one could see it as an increase of 5,000. Recently, initial jobless claims seemed stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level, after a brief period lower than that earlier this year. The drop three weeks ago below 400,000 level was very good news, after 17th straight weeks above it. Alas, that was not destined to last, and it got revised away. Being below 400,000, as we were in February and March, signaled the start of much more robust job growth, such as we saw in March and April. We seem to be flattening out just over ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) Verizon Strike Raises Inital Jobless Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/25/vz-verizon-strike-raises-inital-jobless-claims/82050</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance rose by 5,000 last week to 417,000. This was worse than the expected level of 400,000. Worse, last week’s numbers were revised upwards by 4,000, so one could see it as a increase of 9,000. Recently, initial jobless claims seem stuck once again in a trading range above the 400,000 level, after a brief period lower than that earlier this year. The drop two weeks ago below 400,000 level was very good news after 17th straight weeks above it. Alas, that was not destined to last. This is the second straight week of claims going in the wrong direction. There was, however, a special factor in the last two weeks: the Verizon (VZ) strike &#8212; now on hiatus while talks continue &#8212; added at least ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview &#8211; Detailed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/18/aapl-2011-second-quarter-earnings-preview-detailed/79251</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&#38;P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall earnings season will go. The firms reporting this week are sort of like a who&#8217;s who of U.S. industry including: Apple (AAPL), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Caterpillar (CAT), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), McDonald&#8217;s (MCD), Schlumberger (SLB) and Verizon (VZ). That is an interesting cross section of U.S. business. We have a relatively light economic data calendar, so earnings should be front and center, along with the sovereign debt situations on both ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company Earnings 14% Ahead of Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/kr-the-kroger-company-earnings-14-ahead-of-expectations/60011</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/kr-the-kroger-company-earnings-14-ahead-of-expectations/60011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is one industry that can survive a recession, it&#8217;s grocery stores. People may cut back a bit or trade down to generic brands, but they still have to eat. The Kroger Co (KR) is one of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S., and the company weathered the last recession quite well. Kroger recently reported solid results for the second quarter of 2010, marked by strong same-store sales. Management expects this trend to continue for the rest of 2010, too, which has prompted analysts to raise their estimates higher. Second Quarter Results Kroger recently reported its results for the second quarter of 2010. Earnings per share came in at $0.41, a 5% increase over the same quarter in 2009, and 14% ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. It ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for October 11, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/12/aa-stock-market-news-for-october-11-2010-market-news/54708</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expectations that the policy makers will act to keep the economy afloat helped investors brush aside some gloomy economic posts and send the Dow average above 11,000 for the first time since May 3. Even as unemployment rate remained at a grueling 9.6%, the latest jobs report said the economy lost a surprisingly high 95,000 jobs in September – fueling hopes the Federal Reserve will pump in more money into the economy to resurrect the unstable economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 11006.48, up 57.90 points, or 0.5%. The blue-chip index is up 5.6% year-to-date. On Friday, the broader S&#38;P 500 index gained nearly 8 points, or 0.6%, 1165.15. The Nasdaq Composite index gained 18 points, or 0.8%, to 2401.91. On the New York Stock Exchange, advancing ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWY) Safeway Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/19/swy-safeway-incorporated-bear-of-the-day-2/52023</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment and persisting deflation were primarily responsible for the sluggish revenue growth at Safeway (SWY) for the past two quarters. The situation worsened with the company forecasting 1.2% deflation by the year end compared to the previous expectation of 0.4% inflation. The scenario is better reflected in declining same-store sales which forced the company to lower its guidance for 2010. We also doubt the ability of the retailers to pass down the increase in prices to customers due to intense competition. Although a recovery in the economy will be a lifeline for the company, we prefer to avoid the stock for the time being. Given these factors, we downgrade Safeway to Underperform. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(SWY) Safeway Incorporated &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/17/swy-safeway-incorporated-bear-of-the-day/52028</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment and persisting deflation were primarily responsible for the sluggish revenue growth at Safeway (SWY) for the past two quarters. The situation worsened with the company forecasting 1.2% deflation by the year end compared to the previous expectation of 0.4% inflation. The scenario is better reflected in declining same-store sales which forced the company to lower its guidance for 2010. We also doubt the ability of the retailers to pass down the increase in prices to customers due to intense competition. Although a recovery in the economy will be a lifeline for the company, we prefer to avoid the stock for the time being. Given these factors, we downgrade Safeway to Underperform. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods Market Tops Expectations &#8211; Pares Forecast</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/04/wfmi-whole-foods-market-tops-expectations-pares-forecast/46731</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, recently posted better-than-expected third-quarter 2010 results on the back of strong sales as shoppers flocked to the grocery chain. Quarterly Discussion Whole Foods&#8217; quarterly earnings of 38 cents per share jumped from 25 cents posted in the prior-year quarter, but matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Whole Foods sustained its top-line growth momentum with revenues climbing 15.2% year-on-year to $2,163.2 million in the quarter and comfortably surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,143 million. Consumers, who cut back their spending during the recession, are now returning to the chain. Effective inventory management and improved store-level performance have helped the company sustain the downturn and achieve improved sales and profit. Whole Foods has been revamping its pricing strategy ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods Market Beats The Street &#8211; Stays Bullish</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/13/wfmi-whole-foods-market-beats-the-street-stays-bullish/37089</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 20:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results on the back of strong sales, sending the stock up 6.5% or $2.60 to $42.85 per share in after-market trading on Wednesday. Shoppers are flocking to the grocery chain as the economy eases. Austin, Texas-based company Whole Foods said that the quarterly earnings of 38 cents a share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents, and surged 58.3% from 24 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, earnings for the quarter under review came in at 39 cents, reflecting a twofold increase from 19 cents delivered in the year-ago quarter. The stronger-than-expected results prompted management to raise the fiscal 2010 earnings guidance. Whole ]]></description>
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		<title>($KMX) March Retail Sales Are Robust!</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/kmx-march-retail-sales-are-robust/33707</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. consumer was quoting from &#8220;Monty Python and the Holy Grail,&#8221; loudly declaring that &#8220;I&#8217;m not dead yet&#8221; in March. Total retail sales rose by 1.6% in March, a sharp acceleration from the 0.5% increase in February. As the horrors of a year ago roll off, the year-over-year numbers showed and even faster acceleration, rising to 7.6% from 4.4% in February. Much of the increase was due to strong sales by auto dealers, but even if those are stripped out the numbers still look pretty good, with a monthly increase of 0.6% on top of a 1.0% rise in February. Excluding autos, they year-over-year growth accelerated to 6.4% from 4.5%. Auto dealers such as CarMax (KMX) and parts stores like AutoZone (AZO) saw sales increase by 6.7%, more than reversing a 1.9% drop ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) The Kroger Company Beats Consensus Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/09/kr-the-kroger-company-beats-consensus-estimate/30152</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kroger Company (KR) recently posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results. The quarterly earnings of 39 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents but fell 26.4% from 53 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. The quarterly earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14.7%. In the third and second quarters of 2009, quarterly earnings missed the consensus by 25% and 11.4%, respectively. The shares of Kroger are down 10 cents or 0.44% to $22.80 in Tuesday morning trading. Despite a 7.2% increase in the total revenue to $18,554.5 million (including fuel center sales) earnings tumbled on account of an increase in merchandise costs (up 9.9%), operating, general and administrative expenses (up 2.8%) and depreciation and amortization (up 5.8%). Kroger, the largest grocery retailer in the nation, forecasted ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWY) Safeway&#8217;s Earnings Guidance Disappoints</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/04/swy-safeways-earnings-guidance-disappoints/29779</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Safeway (SWY) provided its outlook for 2010. The company expects earnings per share (EPS) in the range of $1.65 ? $1.85, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88. Safeway did not have an impressive 2009 as sales dropped during the four consecutive quarters. For 2009, the company’s earnings came in at $1.74 compared to $2.21 in 2008. Safeway expects to spend $900 million to $1 billion on capital expenditures this year and anticipates generating free cash flow of $900 million to $1.1 billion. The 2010 guidance not only misses our expectations, past trends show that Safeway has generally missed expectations. On an average, the company has missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11.85% over the last four quarters. Safeway reported fourth quarter results last week, which were in ]]></description>
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		<title>($MO) The Best Kind of Healthcare Reform You Can Get</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/03/mo-the-best-kind-of-healthcare-reform-you-can-get/29580</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marc Lichtenfeld, Healthcare Expert Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Issue #1208 Last weekend, I was in Costco when I noticed what represented two Americas: America #1: As I was in line at the checkout, I thought I recognized someone from a television commercial. One of those health ads where they show 70-year-old men with the physiques of 30-year-olds. The man, clearly in his 70s, was in great shape. I looked in his shopping cart. It was filled with fruits, vegetables and some salmon. There was clearly a reason this gentleman looked the way he did. America #2: On the way out of the store, I was behind an overweight couple – probably in their 40s. The minute they got outside, they lit up cigarettes. They heaved their cart over to ]]></description>
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		<title>($WFMI) Whole Foods Market Posts Healthy Earnings Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/17/wfmi-whole-foods-market-post-healthy-earnings-results/28236</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), one of the leading natural and organic foods supermarkets, recently reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results buoyed by strong sales and cost cuts. The quarterly earnings of 32 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 26 cents, and surged 62% from the prior-year quarter. The stringent cost-control measures, effective inventory management, improved store-level performance and increase in lower-priced brands drove earnings growth. The quarterly earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 23.1%. In terms of earnings surprises, Whole Foods outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in fourth-quarter 2009 by 11.1% and by 26.3% in the third quarter. Based on stronger-than-expected results, Whole Foods now expects fiscal year 2010 earnings between $1.20 and $1.25 per share, up from its previous guidance range of $1.05 to $1.10. ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Kroger Company&#8217;s Earnings Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/09/kr-kroger-companys-earnings-drop/22355</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid a crumbling economy, plagued by heavy job losses and waning consumer discretionary spending, Kroger Company (KR) reported lower than expected third-quarter 2009 results, dragging the shares down by 11.9% to close at $20.13 on Dec 8, 2009. Kroger’s quarterly earnings of 27 cents a share, missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents, and dropped 25% from 36 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. This has prompted management to issue a more pessimistic earnings outlook. Kroger trimmed its full year 2009 earnings forecast to a range of $1.60 to $1.70 a share, down from $1.90 to $2.00 forecasted earlier. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding one-time items, the company reported net loss of $1.35 per share. One of the largest retail grocery chains in the nation, Kroger experienced a sudden ]]></description>
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		<title>(WFMI) Whole Foods Market Reports Healthy Earnings Results</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/08/wfmi-whole-foods-market-reports-healthy-earnings-results/19797</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI), the natural and organic grocer, recently reported its fourth quarter results. Earnings of 19 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, surging 18.8% from 16 cents posted in the prior-year quarter. On a reported basis Incorporatedluding unusual items, earnings came in at 20 cents a share, far ahead of 1 cent delivered in the year-ago quarter. The stringent cost-control measures, effective inventory management, improved store-level performance and increase in lower-priced brands drove earnings growth. Whole Foods sees earnings of $1.05 to $1.10 per share for fiscal year 2010, just below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11. Whole Foods sustained its growth momentum in the top line for the second consecutive quarter. After rising 2% year on year in the third-quarter, revenues ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWY) Safeway Reports 31 Cents vs. 30 Cents Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/swy-safeway-reports-31-cents-vs-30-cents-estimate/17756</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. (SWY) reported third quarter earnings of 31 cents per share, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents per share. However, quarterly earnings were down 33% from prior-year earnings of 46 cents per share. Safeway’s sales fell 7.0% year over year to $9.5 billion in the third quarter of 2009. The company attributed this decline to lower fuel sales (which was primarily due to lower fuel prices), a 3.0% decline in identical-store sales (excluding fuel), and a weak Canadian exchange rate. Sales remained soft due to deflation in dairy, produce and meat, besides a weak economy. Gross margin of 28.27% for the quarter was 78 basis points higher than the previous year. The company said that the gross margin declined 6 basis points excluding the impact of ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Cash for Clunkers &#8211; The Hangover</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/kr-cash-for-clunkers-the-hangover/17700</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September, total retail sales fell by 1.5% sequentially (seasonally adjusted). This almost totally reverses the 2.2% gain for August. On a year-over-year basis, total retail sales were down 5.7% &#8212; a slight improvement from the 5.8% year-over-year decline in August (remember that things really started to fall apart last September). However, the headline number is a bit misleading since it includes auto sales, which were greatly inflated during August by the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program. After the program was over, auto sales fell right back to where they had been before the program started. If autos are excluded, sales were up 0.5% for the month and off 4.9% from a year ago. In August, retail sales excluding autos were up 1.0% from July and down 6.3% year over year. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Earnings Preview for Oct 12-16 &#8211; Large-cap Companies Will Dominate the Earnings Headlines This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/09/bac-earnings-preview-for-oct-12-16-large-cap-companies-will-dominate-the-earnings-headlines-this-week/17301</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Large-cap companies will dominate the earnings headlines this week. Dow components Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and Johnson &#38; Johnson (JNJ) are scheduled to release third-quarter results. Joining them will be Goldman Sachs (GS) and Google (GOOG). In total, we have confirmed reports from 72 companies, 29 of which are in the S&#38;P 500. There will be quite a bit of economic data published Incorporatedluding CPI and industrial production and capacity utilization. We will also get the minutes from the September Fed meeting, which will be scrutinized for any talking points about the pace of the recovery. Wednesday: September retail sales, Fed minutes, August business inventories, weekly crude inventories, weekly mortgage applications Thursday: September Consumer Price Index (CPI), October Philadelphia Fed survey, weekly initial ]]></description>
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		<title>(SWY) Safeway Expands Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/swy-safeway-expands-board-of-directors/13560</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Safeway Inc. (SWY), the third-largest supermarket chain in North America, recently appointed Arun Sarin and Michael S. Shannon to its Board of Directors, expanding the number of members from 10 to 12. With these appointments, management brings on board some key industry experts. Arun Sarin has served the telecommunications industry for most of his career. He was the CEO of Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), the world’s largest mobile phone company by revenue, for a considerable time period. He was also the board member of companies like Gap Inc. (GPS), Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) and Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO). Michael S. Shannon was the founder of KSL Capital Partners LLC – a leading private equity firm primarily investing in travel and leisure businesses. He was the founder and CEO of KSL ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Retail Industry &#8211; Zacks Analyst Interviews</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/06/23/kr-retail-industry-zacks-analyst-interviews/8779</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grocery Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GameStop Corp.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through the middle of June, the S&#38;P Retail Index (RLX) is sitting on gains of about 13% year-to-date. The strong relative performance of retailing stocks thus far has been due to low expectations coming into 2009, &#8220;less bad&#8221; sales declines and cost cutting efforts. This combination allowed retailers to easily beat first quarter earnings estimates. Going forward, however, retailers are going to have a harder time beating estimates because expectations have climbed higher, while &#8220;less bad&#8221; results and cost cuts are already reflected in analyst estimates. Moreover, for the retailers to deliver better-than-expected results in the months ahead, the upside will have to come from an improvement in sales growth. This is unlikely because there are simply too many headwinds for the consumer to overcome. These headwinds include wealth destruction ]]></description>
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		<title>(KR) Retail Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/06/22/kr-retail-industry-industry-outlook-2/8730</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through the middle of June, the S&#38;P Retail Index (RLX) is sitting on gains of about 13% year-to-date. The strong relative performance of retailing stocks thus far has been due to low expectations coming into 2009, &#8220;less bad&#8221; sales declines and cost cutting efforts. This combination allowed retailers to easily beat first quarter earnings estimates. Going forward, however, retailers are going to have a harder time beating estimates because expectations have climbed higher, while &#8220;less bad&#8221; results and cost cuts are already reflected in analyst estimates. Moreover, for the retailers to deliver better-than-expected results in the months ahead, the upside will have to come from an improvement in sales growth. This is unlikely because there are simply too many headwinds for the consumer to overcome. These headwinds include wealth destruction ]]></description>
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