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		<title>More shoppers trying to beat the bottom line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Greg Schmidt was shopping for a bathroom vanity just before Valentine's Day, paying regular price never was an option. When he found one he liked on clearance — its price slashed more than 30 percent — Schmidt knew it was time to find a manager of the Alton Lowe's store.]]></description>
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		<title>Women buying clothes for themselves again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Women are starting to buy clothes for themselves again, an encouraging sign for retailers as spring approaches. A new report suggests that women, middle-income ones in particular, finally are feeling good enough about the economy that they will splurge on a piece of clothing.]]></description>
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