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The Motley Fool May 8, 2007 Rich Duprey	More Out of A.C. Moore The arts-and-crafts retailer reports rising sales and profits despite declining same-store sales. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Making the Grade at A.C. Moore The arts and crafts retailer reports flat earnings growth for the quarter, but predicts a strong year.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Michaels Makes Its Own Rules The specialty arts-and-crafts retailer sports glittery first-quarter sales.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2005 Rich Duprey	A Lot Less From A.C. Moore The crafts supplier is set to report a third-quarter loss and keeps making excuses. The stock price, which had been flying high at more than $33 a share as recently as early July, has been cut nearly in half since then.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 W.D. Crotty	What's Not to Like About Mike? Michaels Stores reports yet another strong quarter, and it's focused on getting even better. The company's guidance for 2005 is for same-store sales to increase 4% to 6% and for earnings to grow by as much as 30%, or $1.90 a share.
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The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Seth Jayson	Make a Move on Mike? Michaels Stores' second-quarter earnings release reveals some slight growing pains -- the kind that the Street has been quick to punish with massive sell-offs.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Michaels Splits, Doesn't Fray The arts and crafts retailer doesn't need to bend over backward to impress investors.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Wal-Mart Warming Up? The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up? The retailer's third-quarter earnings increased 12.7% to $2.29 billion, or $0.54 per share.
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The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Marko Djuranovic	Jo-Ann Stores Threading Water Sales are flat for the retailer, but the valuation still appears to be fair.
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The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Rich Duprey	Jo-Ann Stores Looking Threadbare Despite incremental revenue growth, the crafts company reports a loss. The company's shares have fallen by more than 50% over the past year.
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The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Phil Wohl	Federated Leads Retail Upswing The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season. In retail investing, it's always best to ride high sales waves before the inevitable wipeout.
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The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 W.D. Crotty	That Disappointing Gap As it endures a sluggish August, the retailer lowers its earnings guidance for 2005. It is unlikely that Gap stock will make any move up until same-store sales start to rise.
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The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart: Still a Bargain Wal-Mart's same-store sales didn't set the world on fire, but they're good enough. Investors should not underestimate this retailer.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Business As Usual at Walgreen Walgreen's same-store sales for June certainly don't disappoint. Investors might question whether the retail pharmacy can keep up the great work.
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