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Articles in June 24, 2002, issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Dollar General posts impressive gains - financial report from Dollar General Corp - Brief Article
  by Debbie Howell
• Home Depot names Quebec manager - Market Watch
• Nordstrom.com ceo steps down - Specialty Watch - Dan Nordstrom - Brief Article
• Cover Girl - H&BC: Vendor News - new makeup - Brief Article
• Williams-Sonoma - Home: Retailer News - to open 72 new stores - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Atari revisited - What's Hot - Brief Article
• 2002 SPARC Awards - Supplier Performance Awards by Retail Category for 2001 - Brief Article
• Family Dollar debuts three units in Utah - Family Dollar Stores Inc. opens new stores - Brief Article
  by Debbie Howell
• Target to build DC in Kansas - Market Watch - distribution center - Brief Article
• Online retailers reported profit in '01 - Specialty Watch - Brief Article
• Cleansing care - What's Hot - new skin care lines from Olay and The Healing Garden - Brief Article
• Basics Furniture - Home: Retailer News - to open new store - Brief Article
• Beloved properties of the '80s resurface to a new generation - Toys - Brief Article
  by Molly Prior
• Wal-Mart ok'd to enter Japan - Wal-Mart buys stake in Seiyu Ltd - International Pages - Brief Article
• SPARC Awards 2002 - awards for members of the retail industry - Brief Article
• David Cohen, entrepreneur, dead at 80 - Market Watch - Brief Article - Obituary
• International infusion spices up Deli, Dairy, Bake convention - Brief Article
  by Mike Duff
• Whiteners, fresheners give oral care reason to smile - Oral Overview: Part 2 - sales growth in dental care products industry - Statistical Data Included
  by Molly Prior
• Bush Industries was presented Staples' Supply Chain Excellence Award for the second consecutive year at Staples' Global Sales Meeting and supplier show last month in Toronto - Home: Retailer News - Brief Article
• Radio-controlled vehicles zero in on mass - Toys - Brief Article
• Meijer opens three, refines village format: Signature Series stores feature barnyard facade, new departments - Meijer Inc - Brief Article
  by Mike Duff
• Economy builds case for classics among latest licensing offerings - 2002 Licensing Show - Brief Article
  by Molly Prior
• Finance watch - retail industry - Illustration - Statistical Data Included
• Target is now offering consumers the opportunity to transfer home videos to DVDs or CDs through one-hour photo labs in 813 stores - Photo: Retailer News - Brief Article
• International Housewares Association - Home: Executive News - Brief Article
• Kroger is buying seven Dallas-based stores of Winn-Dixie, while Brookshire Grocery will pick up 17 Winn-Dixie sites in north Texas - Food: Retailer News - Brief Article
• Petco attracts analyst interest - Petco Animal Supplies Inc
  by Doug Desjardins
• Ames closes six underperforming units in effort to emerge from Chapter 11 - Brief Article
  by Mike Duff
• Escape to the far side … with a book - new books for Summer 2002 - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Tony Lisanti
• Snapfish announced a new partnership with iPads that allows Snapfish customers to create and order personalized photo products - Photo: Retailer News - Brief Article
• Health accessories - What's Hot - Brief Article
• ConAgra is substantially exiting the fresh meat business - Food: Vendor News - Brief Article
• High-end CE chains see recovery after long year of tough losses - Brief Article
  by Doug Desjardins
• Blockbuster to answer to anti-trust - Specialty Watch - Brief Article
• Nostalgia is cute, but is it smart? - Viewpoint - Brief Article
  by Tim Craig
• Fujifilm has launched its digital camera developing service locator to help consumers more easily locate such services near their homes - Photo: Vendor News - Brief Article
• Fresh scents, colors spark interest in candle segment - Home
  by Mike Duff
• Water, drinkable yogurt and prepared alcoholic drinks were among the five fastest-growing food/beverage categories globally last year, according to a study by ACNielsen - Food: Industry News - Brief Article
• Wal-Mart gathers steam following stellar 1st qtr - Wal-Mart Stores Inc - Brief Article
  by Mike Troy
• TRU conversions almost complete - Toys "R" Us Inc. finishing up on three-year restructuring plan - Brief Article
  by Molly Prior
• L.L. Bean launches Japanese Web site - Specialty Watch - Brief Article
• European labor laws no solution to American retail struggles - Capitol Concerns - Brief Article
  by Ken Rankin
• Photo Marketing Association - Photo: Industry News - consumer photofinishing decline - Brief Article
• Despite flat candle sales, Wal-Mart still burns bright - Home - Brief Article
• Boxed meals - What's Hot - Top new product of 2001 - International Pages - Brief Article
• Best Buy enters Manhattan, tests new store initiatives - Best Buy Company Inc - Brief Article
  by Laura Heller
• Dallas rejects Wal-Mart supercenter - Market Watch - Wal-Mart Stores Inc
• Soros makes Bluefly investment - Specialty Watch - Soros Private Equity Partners - Brief Article
• Bricks-and-mortar online counterparts tend to be more friend than foe - Guest Column - online shopping stats - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Carolyn Setlow
• Online services - What's Hot - online digital imaging services - Brief Article
• The LEGO Company and the National Basketball Association have teamed up in a multiyear global merchandising and marketing alliance - Toys: Vendor News - Brief Article
• In-store candy boutique trend sweetens pot through kid appeal - Food - Store-within-a-store centers - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Debbie Howell
• Stars and stripes are everywhere: July 4th merchandise rises with surge in patriotism - Brief Article
  by Debbie Howell
• Kmart see $1.45b loss in first quarter - Market Watch
• Cato Corp. now listed on NYSE - Specialty Watch - New York Stock Exchange - Brief Article
• Duane Reade - H&BC: Retailer News - cosmetics line launched - Brief Article
• Digital imaging popularity clicking with female users - Photo - Photo Marketing Association research findings - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
  by Laura Heller
• Zapf Creation - Toys: Vendor News - Brief Article
• Novelty, sugar-free candy reign in burgeoning segment - Food - Confectionery market valued at $24.5 bn - Statistical Data Included
• Analysts confirm Wal-Mart is tops - Wal-Mart Stores Inc - Brief Article
• Carrefour faces Chinese bureaucracy - Market Watch - Carrefour S.A. forced to comply with the China's cap on foreign ownership over joint ventures - Brief Article
• Amazon: SEC ends accouting probe - Specialty Watch - Amazon.com - Brief Article
• Del Laboratories - H&BC: Vendor News - strong sales expected in 2002 - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Linens 'n Things - Home: Retailer News - files to sell over 3 million shares of company stock - Brief Article
• Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association - Toys: Industry News - Brief Article
• Confection detection: creative merchandising works - Food - Candy stores-within-a-store concept offer colorful, interactive displays - Brief Article