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Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Dillards_1Q09_Tearsheet-86378</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86378</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/86378</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">TearsheetTemplate</cs:DS><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">jgoldstein</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">dillards</cs:company><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86378</cs:csid><pubDate>15 Jul 2009 05:09:00 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86378</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">united_states</cs:region><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">department_stores</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">consumer</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">retail</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">high_yield</cs:tag><title>Dillards 1Q09 Tearsheet</title><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Tearsheet</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Tearsheet</cs:typew><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">752</cs:wcnum><description> Dillards #Q## Tearsheet An extended streak of poor operating performance dating back well before the current recession has weighed heavily on the credit prospects for DDS, as it struggles to compete with mid-tier peers. While #Q## results...</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-US_June_Retail_Sales_Here_Comes_the_Rain_Again-86283</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86283</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/86283</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ArticleTemplate</cs:DS><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">June retail sales highlighted the long-term challenges to reigniting consumer demand for discretionary goods.</cs:abstract><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">jgoldstein</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">nordstrom</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">neiman_marcus</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">kohls</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">saks</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">dillards</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">wal_mart</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">target</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">macys</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">jc_penney</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">gap</cs:company><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86283</cs:csid><pubDate>10 Jul 2009 03:09:00 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">86283</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">united_states</cs:region><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">retail</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">consumer</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">department_stores</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">high_yield</cs:tag><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">companies_withnvertibles</cs:tag><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">euro_markets_issuers</cs:tag><title>US June Retail Sales: Here Comes the Rain Again</title><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">USRetailSales</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Monthly US Retail Sales</cs:typew><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">3159</cs:wcnum><description> US June Retail Sales: Here Comes the Rain Again All reporting names in our retail universe offered up negative comp sales in June. 

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