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The Motley Fool January 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Busted Toy Sales Instead of holiday after-glow, slumping toy sales brought woe for KB Toys.
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Storekeeper Jerry Storch who became CEO at Toys "R" Us in February 2006, was the only retailer to appear before a Senate subcommittee during a special hearing on toy safety in September. The following is an edited excerpt of his testimony.
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IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew	Help for Small Manufacturers This Commerce Department program is aimed specifically at helping small and midsize manufacturers compete with foreign manufacturers.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Partially Made In China Most U.S. industries are making China a cog in their supply chain -- even while many manufacturers in those sectors are losing sales and profits to the Chinese.
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