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The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Seth Jayson	Gap Needs a Dope Slap Free shipping on a commodity product in a high-competition environment? The Gap's new online shoe concept is more evidence the company is broken. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Gap Pushes Pumps The denim and khaki specialist goes below the ankle in its new online venture. Even though some of the Gap concepts have dedicated limited shelf space to footwear in the past, this is the company's first entry into running an exclusive online shoe store. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Please Stop Picking on Wal-Mart The retailer endures yet more undeserved media furor. Wal-Mart's latest round of pundit target practice comes courtesy of three distinct online endeavors that have come under fire this month.
Fast Company October 2006 Fara Warner	The Rice-and-Noodles Mall Developers stalk China's working-class consumers.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 James Mehring	Saving At The Pump, Buying At The Mall Cheaper energy could wind up being a nice gift for retailers heading into the holiday season.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Bad Medicine for Liz Claiborne? Is Liz Claiborne crazy to hire a J&J exec as CEO? Is this bad medicine for Liz Claiborne investors? Maybe this move's not as crazy as it seems.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Circuit City's Smoking New Pet Circuit City takes a page out of the Best Buy playbook with its own version of Geek Squad. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Safeway Brings Home the Bacon The grocery store chain executes solidly in a tough market. However, investors might be best served by looking elsewhere to invest their hard-earned dollars.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	No Earnings Shortfall at Costco Costco's earnings warning proves to be a false alarm. Investors should keep a sharp eye on things -- this situation could still change.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 David Meier	Bed Bath & Beyond Comprehension The company tries to absolve itself in the stock options controversy, but doesn't. Investors, corporate America is just greedy, and this whole backdating issue exposes another layer of that problem.
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