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    <title><![CDATA[Australia Business Leaders, CEOs Join Vinnies  Sleepout with the Homeless]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Vinnies CEO Sleepout invites all business leaders and CEO to experience how it is to be homeless on Thursday, June 20.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:57 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Intel Stops at Nothing, Company to Release Haswell-E, Kick Ass Features Include DDR4 support, X99 PCH and 8 Cores]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Intel just released their newest Haswell processor and it is making waves. People would think the tech giant will stop for a while as the craze over their fourth-generation continues but they are not the leading player for nothing. Intel announced that it will be releasing Haswell-E in 2014 and it is even better.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:25:10 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Prada Results Disappoint Markets, Stock Drops 3.34%]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Although Italian luxury goods firm&#039;s income rises, profits under squeeze.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:13:41 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ASOS&#039; Stock Surges As Cold Weather Boosts Q3 Sales By 45%]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[ASOS shares were trading 5.6% higher at 1:36pm in London.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:58:59 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Another Blow For Geelong As Target Announces 260 Job Cuts In The Region]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Geelong suffers another blow as Target announces 260 job cuts in the region. The Target decision follows Ford&#039;s earlier announcement of business shut down in Australia, resulting to hundreds of displaced Geelong workers. Also, 450 workers in the region are facing uncertain future as Shell Refinery is said to be planning to sell by next year.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:50:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Sports Brand Under Armour to Open Australia Outlet in 2014]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[American sportswear manufacturer Under Armour aims to double its sales to $4 billion by 2016, and one of its strategies is to expand its overseas market. To achieve that, the retailer would open its first Australian store in 2014 and could expand its strategic relationship with Rebel Sport, said Kevin Plank, founder and chief executive officer of Under Armour.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:03:31 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Inadequate Funding for Federal Small Business Commissioner Raises Concern]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Lack of stability and inappropriate funding for federal small business has led the small business shadow minister Bruce Billson to take up the issue for immediate solution.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:51:53 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ikea Founder Ingvar Kamprad Quits but Son Will Lead Group]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ikea founder quits the board of Inter IKEA Group but Mathias Kamprad takes over]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:02:52 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Myer Web Site Crashes on Eve of Mid-Year Sale]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In a repeat of the first Click Frenzy incident, the Web site of Australian retail giant Myer crashed on Tuesday evening due to the heavy volume of logins. The crash happened 30 minutes after the online launch of its mid-year sale.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:54:08 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ahold Announces €2bn Share Buyback Plan Post ICA Sale]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[First-quarter net profit soars 584.6% to €1.95bn from a 60% stake sale in Swedish retailer ICA.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:20:18 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Severn Trent Hikes Annual Dividend 8.2% After Strong Full-Year Results]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Full-year pre-tax profit increased 37% to £215m, as turnover rose 3.4% to £1.8bn.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 20:24:06 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cold Weather Freezes B&Q Sales and Prompts Kingfisher Profit Dive]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[B&Q&#039;s sales in the UK & Ireland dropped 5.7% to £913m.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Suntory Plans $5bn IPO to Pursue Overseas Acquisitions]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Suntory is expected to receive approval from the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as Wednesday, according to Reuters.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 16:48:55 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Woolies Cuts 33% Off on Hundreds of Grocery Items in Renewed Price War With Coles]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Beginning Wednesday, May 29, Australian supermarket giant Woolworths is cutting the price by up to 33 per cent for hundreds of grocery items as it renews its price war with competitor Coles.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 10:22:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rana Plaza Disaster: Uniqlo Won&#039;t Sign Safety Pact for Bangladesh Factories]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s Fast Retailing joins Wal-Mart and other retailers, who wishes to carry out inspections independently.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 17:48:51 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rolls Royce Recalls 19 Ghost Limos In Australia Due To Fuel Odour]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Rolls Royce has announced the recall of 19 of its Ghost limousines due to fuel odor. Last year, the car company also recalled units in two batches due to concern on safety features.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:28:16 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[As Ford Moves Out, Holden and Toyota Remain Committed to Australia]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In the midst of Ford&#039;s decision to ship out of Australia, Holden and Toyota express their intent to stay put in Australia, at least for now. Toyota  is even pointing to its $330 million new engine production facility that is meant to cater locally and the whole of Asia.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:19:40 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SABMiller&#039;s Revenue Rises 10% from Strong Growth in Developing Markets]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific and Latin American markets boost revenue and profit.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:18:38 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Virginia Couple Outraged, Walmart Security Accused White Dad of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Joseph and Keana, an interracial couple from Virginia, are already used to getting stares from other people. However, they were shocked and outraged when a police officer suddenly appeared at their doorstep to investigate if the three biracial children were theirs as a response to Walmart security’s concern that they may have been kidnapped.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01:52 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[UK Retail Sales Record Biggest Monthly Drop in April due to Bad Weather]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Food sales drop 4.1% in April from March - the largest monthly fall in two years.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:11:36 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Britvic to Fuse British and Irish Arms and Sell Fruit Shoot in India]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Britvic aims to cut £30m in costs annually, by 2016.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:02 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch Next’s Top Model Challenge: Plus Size Mannequins (PHOTOS)]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Although plus size models have been around the global fashion industry the past few decades, large mannequins both in catwalks and photoshoots are still relatively few compared to thin models.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/469828/20130522/abercrombie-fitch-next-s-top-model-challenge.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Burberry Profit Beats Estimates on Higher Asia- Pacific Revenues]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Revenue from the Asia Pacific region accounts for a little over a third of the group&#039;s business.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/469445/20130521/burberry-british-retail-angela-ahrendts-rain-coats.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:03 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Marc Bolland&#039;s Future Uncertain as Marks & Spencer Profits Fall for Second Year]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[CEO Marc Bolland is under pressure to revive M&S&#039;s clothing business.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/469416/20130521/marks-spencer-profit.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:11 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Morrisons to Launch E-Commerce Site Under Partnership with Ocado]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The deal involves technology and services arrangement and a sale of property at Dordon.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:23:59 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[McDonald’s &#039;Getting in Touch&#039; with Charles Ramsey, Stoked with the Publicity High]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[McDonald’s act of “getting in touch” with the Cleveland hero arouses disapproval from a business standpoint.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/466017/20130509/charles-ramsey-amanda-berry-gina-de-jesus.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:32:00 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sainsbury&#039;s Full-Year Profit Falls Despite Sales Rise]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sainsbury&#039;s to buy remaining 50% stake in banking JV with Lloyds Banking Group for £248m.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/465656/20130508/sainsbury-s-profit-lloyds-tesco-justin-king.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:51:41 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Viagra Online Selling: Pfizer Launches Own Website]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[To combat fake online pharmacies selling Viagra, Pfizer launches its own website to sell directly to its customers]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/465057/20130507/viagra-online-pfizer-erectile-dysfunction.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:53:45 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Target, BIG W, K-MART, Cotton-On Squint on Bangladesh Rana Factory Tragedy]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian clothing companies allegedly use cheap labor to produce their garments.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:36:07 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cancer-Causing Agent Found in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powders]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The famous cosmetic brand manufacturer Johnson & Johnson loses its license in India due to an ordered case by the Food and Drug Administration after 15 batches of baby powder products were found sterilized by an irritant and cancer-causing component.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:48:31 +1000</pubDate>
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