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	<title>Hitwise Blog &#187; Shopping and Classifieds</title>
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		<title>iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Searches on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2012/08/20/iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-searches-on-the-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2012/08/20/iphone-5-and-ipad-mini-searches-on-the-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Rice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computers and Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone4]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again when Apple rumors start to surface online. Last fall it was widely (and incorrectly) speculated that the iPhone 5 would be released when instead the iPhone 4s was launched. And now, the rumors are once again driving search activity.  A year-over-year trend shows that “iPhone 5” searches were more popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail traffic on Cyber Monday up 29%</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/11/30/retail-traffic-on-cyber-monday-up-29/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/11/30/retail-traffic-on-cyber-monday-up-29/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hitwise Research</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping and Classifieds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the heels of a very successful Black Friday, holiday shopping trends continue on an upward trajectory. On Cyber Monday, November 28th, total US visits to the Top 500 Retail websites increased 29% on Cyber Monday as compared to 2010 with more than 177 million US visits. The day before Cyber Monday also showed significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail traffic on Black Friday up 2%</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/11/26/retail-traffic-on-black-friday-up-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/11/26/retail-traffic-on-black-friday-up-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hitwise Research</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping and Classifieds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Total US visits to the top 500 Retail websites increased 2% on Black Friday as compared to 2010 and received more than 173 million US visits. Traffic has increased each day leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday and the total visits dipped slightly (-1%) on Black Friday compared Thanksgiving Day 2011. Early Black Friday sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valentines eating their hearts &#8230; and fruit out</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/02/18/valentines-eating-their-hearts-and-fruit-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/02/18/valentines-eating-their-hearts-and-fruit-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping and Classifieds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What were the popular Valentine&#8217;s Day gifts this year? To identify new trends, we&#8217;ve taken a look at the top gift related terms that sent traffic to the Experian Hitwise category of Flowers and Gifts leading up to the much loved (or loathed) Valentine&#8217;s Day. The terms that sent more or less traffic to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affluent shoppers love coupons too</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/01/20/affluent-shoppers-love-coupons-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/01/20/affluent-shoppers-love-coupons-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coupons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a bargain and during the holiday season, searches for coupons and discount codes are always commonplace as shoppers quickly check for promotions from specific retailers before making a purchase (e.g. jcpenney coupons, proflowers coupon free shipping). Searches increased throughout the holiday season beginning in October and culminated during the week ending Dec 18, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday retail gets more social</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/01/05/holiday-retail-gets-more-social/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2011/01/05/holiday-retail-gets-more-social/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With Facebook ranked as the #1 website in the US, retailers have been increasingly turning to social media to communicate with current and potential customers, particularly during the critical holiday shopping season. As a traffic driver, the Social Networking and Forums category ranked 3rd overall behind Search Engines and cross-shopping across other retailers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail traffic up throughout holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/12/28/retail-traffic-up-throughout-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/12/28/retail-traffic-up-throughout-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Appliances & Electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite fears after two previous lackluster seasons, initial holiday shopping reports are positive and consumers were back to spending again in 2010. One indicator of consumers&#8217; intent to buy was increased traffic to the Retail 500 throughout the holiday season. Thanksgiving weekend offered a strong start, especially as Black Friday sales continued to grow in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Shopping Coupon Searches</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/12/21/holiday-shopping-coupon-searches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/12/21/holiday-shopping-coupon-searches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coupons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visits to retailers have been higher each week during the 2010 holiday season as compared to last year (8% increase for the week ending Dec. 18th, 2010) and coupled with the higher traffic are searches for coupons and promotional codes. Shoppers have become accustomed to so many deals and discounts being available, that they quickly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers Captured Increased Black Friday Search Traffic</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/11/04/retailers-captured-increased-black-friday-search-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/11/04/retailers-captured-increased-black-friday-search-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.experian.com/blogs/ilovedata/2010/11/04/retailers-captured-increased-black-friday-search-traffic/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Websites that aggregate Black Friday deals from retailers always start to garner more attention in the weeks building up to the Thanksgiving weekend as consumers start to research upcoming holiday purchases. Early shoppers have already started seeking information around Black Friday promotions, driving the market share of visits to increase 12% last week as compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday Search Activity</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/10/27/black-friday-search-activity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/10/27/black-friday-search-activity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.experian.com/blogs/ilovedata/2010/10/27/black-friday-search-activity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s only almost Halloween, but holiday shopping season will soon be upon us. Every year the weekend that includes both Thanksgiving and Black Friday acts as the official kick-off for holiday shopping &#8211; even though some shoppers start as early as August. The heavy promotional activity that takes place on Black Friday lures many shoppers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strength in numbers for group buying deals</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/04/23/strength-in-numbers-for-group-buying-deals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/04/23/strength-in-numbers-for-group-buying-deals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Group Buying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social commerce and group buying has become increasingly popular these days, on Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Groupon received an investment of $135 million dollars from Digital Sky Technologies. Additionally, last month, another group buying website, LivingSocial, received an investment of $25 million dollars. With investors eager to back companies in this space, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luxury retailers rebounding online</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/04/14/luxury-retailers-rebounding-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2010/04/14/luxury-retailers-rebounding-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.experian.com/blogs/ilovedata/2010/04/14/luxury-retailers-rebounding-online/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The economic downturn in the US had a strong impact upon consumers and resulted in a decline in discretionary spending for nearly two years. However in March, retailers started to report increased sales, signaling that consumer confidence may be increasing and shoppers are willing to start making purchases again. One sector that was among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searches aid offline purchases</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/12/16/searches-aid-offline-purchases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/12/16/searches-aid-offline-purchases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coupons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.experian.com/blogs/ilovedata/2009/12/16/searches-aid-offline-purchases/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shoppers have plenty of gift buying left to do this season according to a survey released by the NRF which found that the average shopper had completed 46.7 percent of their holiday shopping by the second week of December, down 47.1 percent completed by this time last year. With just over two weeks left in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Products for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/12/10/hot-products-for-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/12/10/hot-products-for-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audience Segmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fast Moving Search Terms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone is aware by now about the season&#8217;s hottest toy, Zhu Zhu Pets, especially after the brief scare regarding Mr. Squiggles toxicity (he has been fully exonerated). This year&#8217;s other runaway hit and hard to find item is the Mindflex game which features a maze where you levitate a ball using your mind (definitely check [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving and Black Friday Seasonal Traffic Patterns</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/11/24/thanksgiving-and-black-friday-seasonal-traffic-patterns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/11/24/thanksgiving-and-black-friday-seasonal-traffic-patterns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Monday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you start hearing about doorbuster sales and stores opening at 5 am, it can mean only one thing &#8211; Thanksgiving and Black Friday are almost upon us again! Retailers started to promote pre-Black Friday sales as early as late October and have been running sales for much of the month of November, but Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday and Cyber Monday Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/11/02/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/11/02/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holiday projections are out and many are predicting a gloomy holiday season for retailers. The NRF forecasts a 1% decline growth in total retail sales for the 2009 holiday season, totaling $437.6 billion. The online channel is poised to fare somewhat better, with Forrester Research projecting an increase of 8% to $44.7 billion. The official [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Shipping &#8211; Vendor and Consumer Perspectives</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/09/15/free-shipping-vendor-and-consumer-perspectives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Tancer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping and Classifieds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our sister company Experian CheetahMail released an insightful white paper on the topic of free shipping email offers (download the paper here). Among several interesting findings, the paper provides some seasonality data on the percentage of clients that sent free shipping offers by quarter. &#8220;As expected, the sharpest increase occurred at the end of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resurgence of layaway programs continues</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/08/20/resurgence-of-layaway-programs-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/08/20/resurgence-of-layaway-programs-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With many consumers remaining cautious with spending, retailers are turning to layaway programs again this holiday season to offer shoppers a payment plan to buy gifts. In 2008, layaway programs made a comeback as retailers hoped to encourage shoppers to spend during the recession. Searches for the term &#8216;layaway&#8217; jumped as consumer awareness increased about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon acquires Zappos.com</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/07/22/amazon-acquires-zappos-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon announced a deal today to acquire apparel and footwear retailer Zappos.com. The popular online retailer ranked 3rd last week among online retailers within the Apparel and Accessories category behind Victoria&#8217;s Secret and Old Navy. Both Amazon and Zappos.com are well-known for the breadth of product offerings, so it is not surprising that they share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Sample Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/06/12/online-sample-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2009/06/12/online-sample-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Dougherty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traffic Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Far safer than in the physical world where one can be easily bludgeoned by an elbow or shoe, online sample sales have continued to grow in popularity over the past year. Despite the poor economy, shoppers are flocking to the websites of online sample sales like Gilt Groupe, Hautelook, and Rue La La to find [...]]]></description>
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