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<title><![CDATA[Ted Hurlbut]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I possess more than 25 years of experience in a variety of retail merchandising, inventory management, buying, and purchasing roles. I have worked with both large corporations and family-owned businesses, in retail, wholesale and distribution settings. As an experienced retail consultant, I brings my clients a strategic perspective to a comprehensive range of retail issues. I am particularly attuned to the challenges facing entrepreneurial retailers.
I am also a regular contributor to Inc.com, and a member of the Retail Wire's "Brain Trust".]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving Critical Mass - Size and Scale Matter]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:44 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The most successful independent retailers also aggressively manage for growth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CIT Files for Bankruptcy Protection ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:31:53 EST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For independent retailers, the impact of the CIT filing is likely to be felt most as disruptions in supply from their vendors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Third Quarter GDP Increases]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:49:45 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For independent retailers, the news is likely to get better before business does.]]></description>
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