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Articles in June 23, 2003, issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Costco Wholesale considering expansion of Home store test - Brief Article
  by Mike Duff
• Safeway announces administrative cuts
• The sky is the limit with thin clients - Guest Column - thin client computing - Column
  by Michael Kantrowitz
• Memorex is tapping into the growing market for DVD recording with a line of DVD storage cases that enable consumers to create their own packaging - Vendor News - digital videodisk - Brief Article
• Military jackets - What's Hot - juniors clothing
• Hudson's Bay to add three home brands - Home Goods & Housewares - Brief Article
• Pentel of America - Vendor News - new ad slogan: 'the Pentelligent choice' - Brief Article
• TRU, Albertsons launch Toy Box: 1,000 combo stores to offer branded toy departments - Toys "R" Us
  by Doug Desjardins
• Carrefour to up stake in Colombia - Market Watch - Colombian unit - Brief Article
• Wal-Mart has given the nod to using radio frequency identification technology - RFID - Retailer News - Brief Article
• The ruling resulted from a legal challenge from the Video Software Dealers Association and the Interactive Digital Software Association - Industry News - Brief Article
• Retro trend shows character in juniors - Apparel & Accessories
  by Emily Scardino
• Ahold has sold its 137-store Jamin candy store chain - Retailer News - Brief Article
• Hallmark Card's Binney & Smith subsidiary - Vendor News - new Crayola brand modeling dough product line - Brief Article
• 'Buy' George! Wal-Mart's Asda takes fashion to U.K.'s High St - Asda to open standalone apparel stores
  by Mike Troy
• Video City begins major selloff of stores - Market Watch - Brief Article
• Amazon.com has announced the launch of a new business unit called Amazon Services - Retailer News - Brief Article
• The digital word - What's Hot - digital imaging - Brief Article
• Signature has started shipping
• Carrefour SA - Retailer News - to open the first two of 12 new Brazilian stores planned for 2003 in October - Brief Article
• 3-D stickers - What's Hot - personalization tools - Brief Article
• Ikea expands style and square footage - new unit in College Park, MD
  by Mike Duff
• Target Corp - Financials - raises its quarterly dividend rate nearly 17% - Brief Article
• P&O Nedlloyd - Vendor News - service changes - Brief Article
• Halloween titles get off to early start - DVD Update - digital videodisks
  by Doug Desjardins
• Stain resistance continues to clean up - Apparel & Accessories - stain-resistant pants - Brief Article
• Snapple Beverage Group has entered into a contract packing agreement with Vermont Pure Holdings - Vendor News - Brief Article
• What can Brown do, if anything, to mass? - Stationery Update - Mail Boxes Etc. stores becoming UPS Stores
  by Mike Troy
• Chairmen pass torch at Dollar General - new chairman David Perdue Jr
  by Debbie Howell
• Regional food retailer Winn-Dixie - Financials - lowered its fourth quarter earnings expectations - Brief Article
• Covisint LLC - Vendor News - CEO Bob Paul appointed - Brief Article
• Pixel appeal reaching mom - Photo Update - digital cameras for women - Brief Article
  by Laura Heller
• Cost Plus - Retailer News - earnings and sales are up - Brief Article
• Save-A-Lot - Executive News - promoted Brian Thiemann to director of merchandise - Brief Article
• Exercise products keep pace - Sporting Goods Update - sales projections - Brief Article
• Home Depot meeting in Chicago sketches blueprints for growth
  by Laura Heller
• Top properties mix it up at NYC's Javits with branding and bragging rights at stake
  by Doug Desjardins
• A retail exchange that made the cut - Special Report: Networking in the New Millennium - Worldwide Retail Exchange
  by Doug Desjardins
• DVD promo - digital videodisk promotions - Brief Article - Illustration
• Kirkland's net sales for the first quarter ended May gained 11.0% to $73.4 million - Retailer News - Brief Article
• Better bevvies - What's Hot - nutritional additives in beverages - Brief Article
• Sport Chalet sings of bad weather blues - Hardlines - Brief Article
• Wal-Mart weaves management message into annual meeting
  by Mike Troy
• LIMA honors Hot Topic as Retailer of the Year - Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association
  by Emily Scardino
• SARS: epidemic of humble proportions - Special Report: Networking in the New Millennium - severe acute respiratory syndrome
  by Emily Scardino
• Everlast Worldwide - Vendor News - toiletries product development - Brief Article
• Franklin Industries - Vendor News - four new Betty Crocker brand small appliances - Brief Article
• Salad displays: the window to a store's soul - Food & Consumables
  by Mike Duff
• Not a good thing at MSE: muckraking soiling lily-white image - Kmart brand Martha Stewart Everyday
  by Mike Duff
• A reading list for 'retailholics' - includes details on four retail-focused books - Editorial
  by Tony Lisanti
• Effect of docker lockout lingering - Special Report: Networking in the New Millennium - US West Coast dockworkers' strike
• Jones New York has been busy launching and building brands at the mid-tier like Nine & Co. at Kohl - Vendor News - Brief Article
• Scaled-down appliances - What's Hot - Brief Article
• Doughnuts help fill supermarket sales holes - Food & Consumables - Brief Article
• Wal-Mart, Target differences go beyond merchandising and market position
  by Mike Troy
• Beware of shareholders wielding issues - Viewpoint - review of Wal-Mart's latest shareholders meeting
  by Tim Craig
• Sony will release a new and improved version of PlayStation 2 in Japan later this year - Vendor News - Brief Article
• Apparel vendor Mobile Eight has signed on Gotham Accessories
• Floor care products get hybrid upgrade - Housewares Update
  by Mike Duff
• Paper Warehouse Inc - Retailer News - files for reorganization under Chapter 11 - Brief Article
• Amazon sees retail service reshaping company future: new subsidiary taps core strength - Amazon Services Inc. formed
  by Laura Heller
• Disney to terminate 20% of retail staff - Market Watch - Brief Article
• An offer retailers couldn't refuse - Guest Column - Visa, Mastercard agree to settlement in debit card suit filed by retailers - Column
  by Don Rankin
• MGM Home Entertainment - Vendor News - Broadway Video contract - Brief Article
• MZ Berger & Co. and Nickelodeon have expanded their licensing partnership to encompass a new line of watches - Vendor News - Brief Article
• Sears hones appliance strategy - Home Goods & Housewares - Brief Article
• Cardinal Brands - Vendor News - president/coo Rodney Olson appointed - Brief Article