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Best Buy Co. Inc. Tuesday morning said it would hire 29,000 seasonal employees for the holiday shopping season.

Legislation introduced today by Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) is a roadmap to recovery for the Postal Service, said Postmaster General John Potter. It incorporates many of the key elements we have identified as necessary and essential to allow the Postal Service to meet the changing needs of its customers.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Sealy Corp. late Tuesday said it swung to a net loss of $15.8 million, or 16 cents a share, in the third quarter, from a profit of $12.1 million, or 5 cents a share, in the same quarter last year.

By Phil Wahba NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble IncChairman Leonard Riggio narrowly beat down dissident investorRon Burkle's attempt to join the top U.S. bookseller's boardand said he would be soliciting interested buyers. Preliminary results f

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The NFL is going from the gridiron to the runway with fashion advice to help female fans wear their team colors everywhere from tailgates to posh nightclubs. The league has thousands of new products including jeans with logos on the back pockets, flip-flops and yoga mats for women this year. It's pairing up with shops such as Victoria's Secret and Destination Maternity to sell the new products this fall in 3,000 new stores.

A director of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has resigned, making two unfilled vacancies in the boardroom. The New Albany-based apparel retailer in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing said Robert Rosholt had left the companys board but gave no reason.

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.