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Articles in May 3, 2004, issue of DSN Retailing Today

• Toys "R" Us appoints new cfo
• Kohl's stock downgraded
• Bed Bad & Beyond
  by Mike Duff
• Save-A-Lot goes combo: deep-discount supermarket finds formulas for combo stores
  by Mike Duff
• Rochester, N.Y.—Birds Eye Foods plans to sell its Freshlike canned vegetable business to Allen Canning Company
• BJ's expanding coffee, tea selections
• Central Garden & Pet
  by Debbie Howell
• Coalition of Entertainment Retail Trade Associations
  by Doug Desjardins
• School uniformity yields high marks
• Circuit City evp/cmo steps down
• Sears posts 1Q net loss
• HoMedics has completed the acquisition of Salter Housewares, a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of measurement products
  by Mike Duff
• Neighborhood grows in Tampa
  by Mike Troy
• St. Louis—Aurora Foods has emerged from bankruptcy and completed its merger with Pinnacle Foods
• Coffee, tea key in discount
• Serenade Garden
  by Debbie Howell
• ClearPlay DVD
• Plus-size sales on the rebound
• Low attendance at divisive AHMA show
  by Debbie Howell
• Top gainers: for 2 weeks ended 4/21/04
• Sleep Innovations
  by Mike Duff
• Moderation is key is mass presentation
  by Mike Duff
• Quicker sides
• Kahiki Foods
• One-shot controls
• TV on DVD continues meteoric rise
• Generation Y spending on the rise
• Bloomingdale's opens SoHo store
• Top losers: for 2 weeks ended 4/21/04
• Combo packs
• Wellness trend touches all categories: cautious retailers, clubs and supercenters, included, dip their toes in wellness waters
  by Bebbie Howell
• Slower but steady progress for dinner kits: ethnic line additions, more choices help fortify category sales
  by Debbie Howell
• The American Meat Institute
• Lighter, easier-to-use tools grow sales
• DVD sales offset music losses
• 100 years of Thermos saluted at Smithsonian
• Foot Locker acquires Footaction Stores to step up growth
  by Emily Scardino
• Major indices
• Vacuum accessories suction up bucks
• Chicago—private equity firm Willis Stein & Partners recently acquired two salty snack companies: Jays Foods and Lincoln Snacks
• Alternative grains spur sales gains
• Trend right
• Garden accents go trendy
• DVD promo
• Low-carb equals high returns, but not diet set's bread and butter
  by Michael Johnsen
• JCPenney shifting from survival to expansion mode
  by Emily Scardino
• Insider trades
• Convenience drives design
• Pepperidge Farm
• Dry pasta forced to go Atkins
• Trends and tradition drive deli department: appealing to consumers through service, wellness and ethnic offerings
  by Mike Duff
• Organic lawn care goes mainstream
• Making home theater part of the blueprint
  by Doug Desjardins
• Baby product sales don't need coddling
  by Doug Desjardins
• Bombay hones core operations, moves off-mall
  by Mike Duff
• Even sales tax can't keep Wal-Mart down
• Products learn to speak for themselves
• Liquid mints
• Northfield, Ill.—Kraft Foods has closed on its purchase of Veryfine Products
• Warehouse clubs twist trends to suit tastes
• Garden decor trends toward 'anything goes' styling
  by Debbie Howell
• Burlington Coat Factory's Baby Depot
  by Emily Scardino
• Ahold U.S. operation hit by cross-channel competition
  by Mike Duff
• Best Buy liquidates IS department
  by Laura Heller
• Retailer of the Year awards: and the nominees are …
  by Tim Craig
• Albertsons
• Trans fat takes center stage in cookie aisle: wellness innovations lead the way, followed by ethnic and convenience innovations
  by Debbie Howell
• Atlanta, Ga., and Purchase, N.Y.—the summer of the mid-calorie cola is beginning
• Healthy competition in deli
• NetFlix
  by Doug Desjardins
• First Abercrombie & Fitch toned down its racy advertising, then Wal-Mart jettisoned risque men's magazines from its shelves
  by Emily Scardino
• Loehmann's to be acquired by private firm
• Texas woes hurt 99 Cents Only earnings
  by Doug Desjardins
• Home centers focus on females
  by Debbie Howell
• Pittsburgh—Campbell Soup Company has launched a limited edition of canned soups in Pittsburgh depicting colorful labels crafted by artist Andy Warhol 40 years ago
• Hershey to appeal to Hispanic tastebuds
• Spiritual tea
• Calloway's Nursery
  by Debbie Howell
• Amazon.com
  by Doug Desjardins
• Chico
  by Emily Scardino