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The Motley Fool December 15, 2003 LouAnn Lofton	Wal-Mart's Holiday Worries Gloomy news from the world's largest retailer casts another shadow over the prospects for a prosperous holiday season for U.S. retailers.
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The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Back to Religion for Some Retailers The one cardinal rule in retail is that everything you buy, you have to sell. But when times get tight, retailers lose sight of this "religious" principle and get caught in a catch-22. Read on to see which retailers have found this religion, and which haven't.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Play the "Pot Odds" in Retail In past years there has always been the assumption that some retail companies, especially those best positioned going into the season, would do well, but how about this year? Is there enough upside to hold any retail stocks through these holidays?
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The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 Kristin Graham	How the Credit Crisis Stole Christmas The lack of credit is dramatically altering the holiday season for shoppers and for retailers.
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The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Play It Again, Sam Walton Despite a disappointing November that found comps sliding by 0.1%, the world's largest retailer bounced back during the critical holiday shopping season, posting a 1.6% uptick in same-store sales for the month of December.
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