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• Forever 21 Appeals to Girls Who Are 'Allergic to Algebra' 
  adfreak.com  | Sep 14,'11
  Forever 21 is whizzing on the same electric fence that JCPenney did by selling a T-shirt that tells girls it ain't cool to be smart. While Penney's shirt advised girls to avoid schoolwork completely ("I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me"), Forever 21 has a beef with math in particular—the shirt reads, "Allergic to Algebra." Styleite notes the irony of
• Bill Ackman's Best Idea: Buy Hong Kong Dollars 
  Deal Journal - The Wall Street Journal  | Sep 14,'11
  Pershing Square's Bill Ackman's newest, biggest, baddest investment idea is investing in the Hong Kong dollar, what he calls “one of the most undervalued currencies in the world.” During a lunchtime presentation at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York, Ackman made the case for investing in Hong Kong's currency, giving a detailed history of country's economic history. All
• SMX Live: Panda-Proofing Your Content 
  Search Engine Roundtable   | Sep 13,'11
  1:08:51 PM Barry Schwartz: If your competitors get hit but you do not, then you should watch out, you may be next. 1:09:19 PM Barry Schwartz: He shows some international rollouts of Panda and how it hurt ciao.fr, a microsoft property 1:10:36 PM Barry Schwartz: The impact of this can differ from different countries. 1:10:56 PM Barry Schwartz: idealo.de vs idealo.fr, there was no
• J.C. Penney's New Lease On Life 
  Seeking Alpha  | Sep 13,'11
  In January of this year, I was essentially unconvinced that William Ackman made a good investment in retailer J.C. Penney ( JCP ). Bill Ackman is an expert activist investor and has made many shrewd investments in his career. He has a lot of experience with retailers, making investments in companies such as Target ( TGT ), Sears Holding ( SHLD ), and McDonald's ( MCD ). I was waiting for
• The Christmas Shopping Season Now Starts … in September? 
  It's Your Money - TIME  | Sep 13,'11
  It doesn't seem to matter that September is closer to Christmas in July than actual Christmas, or that back-to-school shopping has barely ended, or that Halloween and Thanksgiving shopping have barely begun. With retailers' quest to continually expand the winter holiday shopping season, you're bound to see stockings, ornaments, and outdoor Santa displays any day now—if they're not there
• The Story of a Camel Cape: J.C. Penney Aims for Fashion Leader Status 
  WalletPop  | Sep 12,'11
  Filed under: Company News , JC Penney , Apple , Retail The camel cape that will hit J.C. Penney's stores this month draws inspiration from a smattering of influences, among them, the Bianca Jagger look of the 1970s, London streetwear, and the runway shows from last winter's New York Fashion Week.

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