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To: Smiling Bob who wrote (178)2/19/2009 4:27:07 PM
From: Smiling Bob  Read Replies (1) of 442
 
I've had puts in most of these the last two years
Majority likely expired worthless
Everything else just lucky trades
Got to be a better way.
Next lifetime I do LEAPS only
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Get Ready for Mass Retail Closings
Posted Feb 19, 2009 11:58am EST by Tech Ticker in Investing, Products and Trends, Recession
Related: sks, ^gspc, jwn, tif, zlc, jcp

About 220,000 stores may close this year in America, says our guest, retail consultant Howard Davidowitz of Davidowitz & Associates. As more Americans save and spend less, it's clear there's too much retail space. Just visit Web site deadmalls.com and track retail's growing body count. And luxury retailers? They're on "life support," Davidowitz says.

Among the brandname stores Davidowitz says are in trouble:

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Nordstrom
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Neiman Marcus
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Tiffany
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Jeweler Zale Corp.
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Saks
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J.C. Penney
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Sears

Plus, earlier we discussed:
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