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The Motley Fool March 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	An IPO Shoe-In Shoe retailer DSW files to go public. For investors who want in, there's a bit of a shareholder quandary.
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The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Laces Up to Run The growing shoe store's increasing sales, improving profit margins, and clean balance sheet all add up to a valid reason for adding this stock to an investor's watch list.
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The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	TJX CEO Checks Out The retailer has struggled a bit of late, and has announced the resignation of its CEO, but the shares are cheap given the quality of the business.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Matthew Crews	dELiA*s Ollies Higher The teen retailer/skateboard purveyor's stock rose more than 10% in pre-market trading.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Walking Tall at Payless: Fool by Numbers The footwear retailer released fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Shubh Datta	DSW Strides Ahead With Another Fine Quarter DSW posts strong profits in the first quarter; raises annual outlook.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	DSW: Sole Survivor DSW fought hard to squeeze its feet into today's IPO. It was worth the wait. Originally expected to fetch between $15 and $17, the freshly minted shares were priced at a welcome $19 last night.
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The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 Matthew Crews	Stride Rite Is Stepping Right Investors knows that economic profits are necessary to create long-term equity value. Add the growing revenue base, and it becomes clear that Stride Rite is definitely headed in the right direction.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	DSW Alive and Kicking The shoe retailer benefits from strong sales in its women's categories. If you're looking for a piece of the retail biz, DSW should be on your potential shopping list.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Alyce Lomax	DSW's Pinched Toes The shoe business has walked a hard road lately, but that's no consolation for DSW investors. The discount shoe warehouse retailer has turned in a horrendous quarter.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 Dave Marino-Nachison	Syms Battling Back The off-price retailer hasn't turned the corner yet, but there are reasons for optimism.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Bill Mann	General Electric Issues Equity?! When debt financing is the next best thing to free money, GE dilutes shareholders instead. In a surprise offering, General Electric announced on Monday that it was pricing 119 million shares of its stock at $31.83 to raise $3.8 billion for the company's planned takeover of some Vivendi assets.
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The Motley Fool April 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Opening DSW's Shoe Box Year to date, DSW has grown its revenues 18% in comparison with the first three quarters of 2004. Operating profits are up only 16%. That's probably not what investors in the company's IPO were hoping would happen.
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The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Anders Bylund	Universal Display's Lumpy Lucre: Fool by Numbers The forward-thinking display and lighting specialist released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005	Enterprise Value Explained The enterprise value reminds all investors, large and small, that debt is a cost to the business.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Rich Smith	Retail Misadventures Sometimes for an investor, there's nothing truer than the old saying that "when it rains, it pours." DSW/Value City owner Retail Ventures can't seem to catch a break.
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The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 David Meier	Payless Gets More With Less By shrinking its store base, Payless is creating value. Too bad other investors have already noticed the bargain, bid the shares up, and eliminated that value opportunity.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Profitable Airline? World Airways doubles its earnings guidance for the current quarter.
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The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Billy Fisher	Fancy Footwork at DSW The footwear retailer looks to expand its business following a strong first-quarter. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Pushing the Limited Judging from the rolling margins, the company appears to be slipping, becoming less profitable over time, and thus unlikely to turn in a profits improvement three times better than its sales improvement. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006	When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2007 Steven Mallas	DSW Loses Its Footing The shoe retailer wore out its earnings shoes this past quarter. Disappointing second-quarter reports show a sharp decline in net income despite a rise in comps.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	TJX Gains Strength The retailer's improvements are already baked into the stock.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2006 Andy Cross	2005 Lookin' Good for TJX: Fool by Numbers The off-price retailer released full-year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007	DSW Keeps the Pace: Fool by Numbers The footwear retailer released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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