Retailing

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The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Make It a Blockbuster Fight Blockbuster and Carl Icahn are just days away from a battle at the company's shareholder meeting. Given Blockbuster's deteriorating financials and the sector's quickly changing landscape, it's hard to value the company based on its future prospects.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Beirne White	Is Netflix a Rule Breaker? It broke a few rules in its day, but is the company now a Tweener? As a Netflix shareholder, the response you'd like to see from a top dog like Blockbuster is that they concede and move upmarket -- to more expensive products -- and try to hold the higher profit margin areas.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Sharper Image Out of Focus The outlook for the gadget retailer still seems a bit fuzzy.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Rich Duprey	Nike Kicks Sears to the Curb The premium sneaker maker takes surprising steps to keep its shoes out of Kmart.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Safeway Slides Into First The retailer's first-quarter sales and profits are higher compared to the strike-affected prior year.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Seth Jayson	Unknowns at OfficeMax OfficeMax keeps mum on the specifics behind a big earnings revision.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian	No Quick Fix for Wal-Mart What can $35 million do for this giant? That's what the company allegedly spent on a campaign to promote its "Acres for America" land preservation initiative. But the issues Wal-Mart faces are kind of big and can't be easily solved.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Joseph Weber	How The Net Is Remaking The Mall To lure Web-savvy shoppers, retailers are turning to "lifestyle centers," which are small, convenient, open-air retailing complexes.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Less of Liz to Love? Liz Claiborne got the cold shoulder from investors last week, but are its shares worth a second look?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2005 Jim Mueller	Sportsman's Guide's Red Flag How many stock options is the outdoor gear seller giving out? And it wants more? Here's an investor's red flag.
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