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        <title><![CDATA[Lily Meier]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Lily Meier is a reporter for Bloomberg News based in New York. She covers specialty retail.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Under Armour Turnaround Stalls on Curry Exit, Middle East Hit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lily Meier]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Victoria’s Secret Board Member to Depart Amid Dispute With BBRC]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Converse CEO Promises Staff His Plan Will Work as Sales Tumble]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Consumers Are ‘Running Out of Money’ and Cutting Back, CEOs Warn]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:06:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Gas prices have risen to the highest level since 2022.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Buy Executive Will Exit Before Husband Takes Over as CEO]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:45:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jason Bonfig Source: Best Buy</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lululemon Says Its Founder Has Advised Rivals Alo and Vuori]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nike Is Cutting 1,400 Corporate Jobs, Mostly in Technology]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lululemon’s New CEO Has Ties to One of Nike’s Biggest Missteps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lululemon Falls Sharply as CEO Selection Underwhelms Wall Street]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/lululemon-names-former-nike-executive-o-neill-its-next-ceo</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:10:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Heidi O’Neill Source: Business Wire</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best Buy Names Jason Bonfig to Succeed Corie Barry as CEO]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lululemon Founder Chip Wilson Is Starting Athletic-Brand Venture]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc., speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Wilson is making his biggest philanthropic gift ever --and one of the largest among Canada’s ultra-rich -- to protect vast tracts of wilderness in the western part of the country. Photographer: Taehoon Kim/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[American Eagle Gains After Launching New Sweeney Ad Campaign]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>American Eagle Outfitters Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 9.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Texas Probes Lululemon for Alleged ‘Forever Chemicals’ Use]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Lululemon store in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Lululemon Athletica Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 29.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Levi Boosts Outlook as Direct-to-Consumer Strategy Pays Off]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:13:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nike CEO Blows Off Steam With Staff Over Stalled Turnaround]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:29:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Elliott Hill, chief executive officer at Nike Inc., following a Bloomberg Television interview in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. While Nike is already winning back the affection of retail partners in North America, it has the right strategy and leaders in place to make that happen in other markets, too, Hill said.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nike Plummets to Lowest in Decade as Turnaround Sputters]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nike’s Troubled Converse Unit Has Suitor in Authentic Brands]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/nike-s-struggling-converse-brand-has-potential-buyer-in-authentic-brands</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Allbirds to Wind Down After Selling Assets for Just $39 Million]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An Allbirds store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, US, on Wednesday, May 4, 2023. Allbirds Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 9.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teens Sick of Their iPhones Are ‘Mallmaxxing’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The mall is cool again, with stores like Edikted and Princess Polly luring a new generation that is eager to shop in real life and show off hauls online.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Sahara Lynn Barnes (right) and her mother Gloria Ross at a store in the King of Prussia mall outside of Philadelphia on February 7, 2026.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dollar General Falls After Naming CEO]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
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