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04-29-2009, 09:30 AM
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Home Retail Sees Margin Contraction as Pound Weakens (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601102%26sid%3DakpmMGALQjSQ%26refer%3Duk&cid=1343273467&ei=Pkr4SdKEBaC4MbaE-ZcI&usg=AFQjCNEFH51qD2rlFQ8SVuJ3Na9sUuWqAQ)
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The dollar has advanced 34 percent against sterling in the past year, increasing the cost of buying products in the Far East, where many monies are tied to the US currency. Home Retail buys about 50 percent of its products from China, with as much as ...


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