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Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">JNY</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:30am ET</ccbn:time><title>Jones Apparel Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><description>...Todd Slater Lazard Capital Markets - Analyst Bob Drbul Barclays Capital - Analyst Robby Ohmes Banc of America/Merrill Lynch - Analyst Chi Lee Morgan Stanley - Analyst David Glick Buckingham Research Group - Analyst Ben Rowbotham Goldman Sachs - Analyst Evren Kopelman JPMorgan - Analyst Omar Saad Credit Suisse - Analyst Jennifer Black Jennifer Black &amp; Associates. - Analyst OVERVIEW...

</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>Thomson StreetEvents</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/T2327320</link><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">T2327320</ccbn:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/T2327320</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>29 Jul 2009 10:08:00 EST</pubDate><ccbn:eventid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">2327320</ccbn:eventid><ccbn:headline xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final Transcript of JNY earnings conference call or presentation, 29-Jul-09 8:30am ET</ccbn:headline><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Jones Apparel Group Inc.</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Final</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Jones Apparel Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">JNY</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:30am ET</ccbn:time><title>Jones Apparel Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Transcript</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Transcript</ccbn:type><description>...Todd Slater Lazard Capital Markets - Analyst Bob Drbul Barclays Capital - Analyst Robby Ohmes Banc of America/Merrill Lynch - Analyst Chi Lee Morgan Stanley - Analyst David Glick Buckingham Research Group - Analyst Ben Rowbotham Goldman Sachs - Analyst Evren Kopelman JPMorgan - Analyst Omar Saad Credit Suisse - Analyst Jennifer Black Jennifer Black &amp; Associates. - Analyst P R E S E N T A T I O N...

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What have you been seeing most recently? Last time we spoke at earnings you talked about green shoots. Wondering if those shoots have matured at all. Are there any leaves on the shoots? What is going on? Wesley Card - Jones Apparel Group, Inc. - President, CEO We don't have any trees yet. Martinne Geller - - Thomson Reuters Journalist Okay. Wesley Card - Jones Apparel Group, Inc. - President, CEO I would say generally I think business is a little better than expected. I think most people acknowledge that. I think we feel like things have stabilized and steadied out, particularly in the tier that we operate in, the department stores and down. I think we would all recognize that the luxury segment is much more challenged, I think -- the very higher-priced, high-fashion items. I know you had a specific conference on that this week, so I am sure you talked a lot about that. I think where we operate,...

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