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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: inventory

inventory stories: 4 news summaries

 Data Boosts Stocks, Dow Up 71 

Fed reports an increase in business activity

Aug 20, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks advanced today on positive economic news from the Philadelphia branch of the Fed, the Wall Street Journal reports, which said that its index of business activity registered a 4.2 in August, up from a negative 7.5 in July. Investors were specifically encouraged by a rise in the... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Philadelphia Federal Reserve • inventory growth • inventory

 Dealer Cuts Mean Deals 
 on Chrysler, GM Cars 

Closing dealership networks have just weeks to move massive inventory

May 18, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(AP) - At 789 Chrysler lots across America sit 44,000 potential bargains, cars and trucks that are stuck between shellshocked dealers and a troubled company that no longer wants their services. The dealers have just a few weeks to sell the Chryslers, Dodges, and Jeeps or risk losing thousands of dollars... More »

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Chrysler • Japan • General Motors • United States • auto industry • inventory

 'Sea Change' In 
 Store for Retail  

Shops to shut, brands to fold as bankruptcies soar

Dec 27, 08 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Shaken by a tough holiday season and bracing for more trouble, the retail scene may look very different in 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some stores will be reducing inventory and cutting suppliers, which could force small manufacturers to fold. Retail bankruptcies could abound. "We will have a... More »

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retail • shopping • brands • bankruptcy • retail sales • holiday shopping • retail stores • suppliers • retail outlet • inventory

 $148M Loss Bites Into Crocs 

Demand for colorful clogs tanks

Nov 13, 08 3:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Crocs, the maker of hugely popular colorful plastic clogs, suffered a $148 million third quarter loss on a 32% drop in demand in Europe and the US. The Colorado-based company has shuttered a factory in Canada, will close another in Brazil next month, and has amassed extensive unsold inventory, reports... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • layoffs • Crocs • SEC • losses • financial crisis • inventory

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