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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Retail</title>
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		<title>Why Retail ETFs Need to Get Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-retail-etfs-need-to-get-back-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETFs following retail and consumer discretionary stocks have been among the top sector performers in 2012 but have faltered along with the S&#38;P 500 in May. The sector regaining its footing would be a positive sign for the overall market and sentiment on consumer spending, which dominates the U.S. economy.
“The floor looked to be collapsing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail ETFs Higher After March Shopping Spree</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/retail-etfs-higher-after-march-shopping-spree/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/retail-etfs-higher-after-march-shopping-spree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Discretionary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Staples]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy may be doing better than we think as the improving jobs market is translating to higher consumer confidence. The government released better-than-expected retail sales numbers Monday, lifting retail stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds.
SPDR S&#38;P Retail ETF (NYSEArca: XRT) gained 0.5% on Monday
The Commerce Department announced that retail sales in the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P&#8217;s Retail REIT ETF Pick</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/sps-retail-reit-etf-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/sps-retail-reit-etf-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail real estate investment trusts and related exchange traded funds will provide investors with attractive dividends as the economy improves and retail sales grow, say S&#38;P analysts.
S&#38;P Capital IQ holds a &#8220;Marketweight&#8221; ranking on the iShares FTSE NAREIT Retail Index Fund (NYSEArca: RTL),  which follows a group of retail REITs traded on the FTSE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail ETFs Strengthen as Sales Hit Five-Month High</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/retail-etfs-strengthen-as-sales-hit-five-month-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/retail-etfs-strengthen-as-sales-hit-five-month-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer discretionary and retail-related exchange traded funds are making a robust rebound as the improving labor market helped bring retail sales to a five month high.
SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Fund (NYSEArca: XLY) is up 14.4% year-to-date and SPDR S&#38;P Retail ETF (NYSEArca: XRT) 17.5% higher year-to-date.
The Commerce Department revealed that retail sales increased a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs for a Rebound in Consumer Spending</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etfs-for-a-rebound-in-consumer-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etfs-for-a-rebound-in-consumer-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Specialized ETFs that focus on discretionary sectors are poised to benefit from higher consumer spending if U.S. employment data continues to improve, analysts say.
“With the economy appearing to be in recovery as stronger than expected jobs numbers keep coming in each month, some investors might be inclined to bet on improved consumer spending,” writes Joel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Retail Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-retail-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-retail-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PMR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund tracking the retail sector is among the industry-specific ETFs that have seen bearish put activity recently in options markets.
This options activity in SPDR S&#38;P Retail ETF (NYSEArca: XRT) is interesting given the fact that XRT has seen extremely strong inflows in the past several days on heavy trading volume.
Over $300 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six HOLDRS Become Van Eck ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/six-holdrs-become-van-eck-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/six-holdrs-become-van-eck-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Merrill Lynch HOLDRS exchange traded securities stopped trading as planned on Tuesday. The funds were officially transferred and changed into Van Eck Global exchange traded funds, and the new funds will begin trading Wednesday.
Trading in the biotech, banking, oil services, pharmaceuticals, retail and semiconductor HOLDRs halted on Tuesday, according to Van Eck. [HOLDRS Making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P&#8217;s Retail ETF Picks for the Holiday Season</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/sps-retail-etf-picks-for-the-holiday-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season and shoppers will be on the hunt for more deals throughout the holidays. Investors interested in capitalizing on greater consumer activity may start shopping for exchange traded funds that track the retail sector.
According to the National Retail Federation, sales during the Black Friday holiday weekend increased 16% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail ETFs Boosted by Black Friday, Cyber Monday Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/retail-etfs-boosted-by-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/retail-etfs-boosted-by-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking the retail sector are rising this week on brisk sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
&#8220;This is the largest year-over-year gain&#8230;for Black Friday since the 8.3% increase we saw between 2007 and 2006,&#8221; Bill Martin for ShopperTrak said, on NPR. &#8220;Still, it&#8217;s just one day. It remains to be seen whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology ETFs and Black Friday</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/technology-etfs-and-black-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology exchange traded funds may get a boost from digital sales, but this year  technology may also be doing the shopping. Smartbook, Facebook, and  Apple apps may turn out to be a shopper&#8217;s best friend.
&#8220;It&#8217;s no longer &#8220;Black Friday, it&#8217;s going to be Black Thanksgiving from here on out,&#8221; Marshal Cohen, chief industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLDRS Making Transition to Market Vector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/holdrs-making-transition-to-market-vector-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/holdrs-making-transition-to-market-vector-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck Global and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) subsidiary Merrill Lynch reached an accord on six HOLDRs in August, and now, the transition from the Merrill Lynch HOLDRs to Market Vector exchange traded funds is underway.
An exchange offer for the HOLDRS commenced on Nov. 11 and will run till 11:00 am Eastern time on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail ETF Leadership Wanes as Deflation Scare Persists</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/retail-etf-leadership-wanes-as-deflation-scare-persists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael A. Gayed CFA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With U.S. markets giving back half of the gains made in October and international equities erasing nearly all of the move higher, investors are understandably nervous about the prospects for any kind of Santa Clause rally into the final stretch of the year.
As I wrote earlier, Italy changed market internals just enough to shift sentiment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Sales: ETF Strategist Sees Risk in Lower Savings Rate</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/retail-sales-etf-strategist-sees-risk-in-lower-savings-rate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The retail sales figures for October released Thursday showed the fifth straight monthly gain, but an exchange traded fund strategist spots a worrying trend in recent economic data.
U.S. retail sales climbed 0.5% last month, more than expected, thanks in part to a rise in electronics purchases. [ETF Spotlight: Retail Sector and the Holiday Shopping Season]
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Retail Sector and the Holiday Shopping Season</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-spotlight-retail-sector-and-the-holiday-shopping-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail exchange traded funds have outperformed the S&#38;P 500 by a wide margin this year and recent data show retail sales started the fourth quarter with a gain.
SPDR S&#38;P Retail (NYSEArca: XRT) is up 8.4% year to date, while the S&#38;P 500 is flat. Other retail ETFs include Retail HOLDRS (AMEX: RTH) and PowerShares Dynamic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Retail Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-spotlight-retail-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking the retail sector are coming off a solid month and have been outperforming the broader market by a wide margin in 2011.
Analysts will be watching retail ETFs to help judge the strength of the holiday shopping season and the U.S. economy.
SPDR S&#38;P Retail (NYSEArca: XRT) is up 10.3% year to date, [...]]]></description>
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