Scissor Sisters seek slice of U.S. market
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For the disco-influenced New York   band the Scissor Sisters, who have enjoyed major success in the   United Kingdom, the U.S. market remains a challenge.
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What do flying plastic pigs, dancing daisies and robotic Barbie dolls have in common? An iPo
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A view of Upper East Side girls hits close to home.
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This fast-growing company sells its products through multiple channels: retail stores, the Internet and international distributors. But for some reason, prices for international sales are low -- really low.
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Early morning in Otsego, Minn., is &quot;crunch time&quot; at the Simonsons&#39; house. Cereal starts the day for 49 percent of all Americans, and 7-year-olds Kyle and Kali Simonson and their 6-year-old sister, Kara, are no exception.
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To tempt back-to-school shoppers into  buying yet another pair of blue jeans, U.S. retailers are  turning to gimmicks like free movies and music downloads.
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Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps, and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author Sara Bongiorni discovers during a year of boycotting anything made in China.
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NEW YORK  - In "Close to Home," a film now receiving its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York's IFC Center, two 18-year-old girls prowl the streets, making small talk about their lives and loves, taking time out along the way to talk on their cell phones, smoke, window shop and indulge in some snacks.
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CLEVELAND -- When her father went off to war, 13-year-old Brittney Wilkinson felt angry. She cried at unexpected times and battled her older sister, Ashley. At school, she seemed withdrawn. When her mother saw an offer that would pay for art classes for both girls, she jumped at it.
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The performers are not stars, but the price is competitive.
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CINCINNATI -- Challenged by a troubled U.S. economy and the steeply falling dollar, a growing number of U.S. manufacturers are making up for slowing domestic sales by expanding them overseas, often with sophisticated products.
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Business & money: Marks & Spencer's womenswear business has lost market share in the weeks since Christmas as shoppers' love affair with Twiggy fizzles out
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A Dora the Explorer doll that says a child's name, a TV game that lets girls color their hair, and other electronic toys may be among the best-selling holiday items in the United States this year, according to a list to be published in Redbook magazine.
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Scissor Sisters are certified superstars who sell millions of records and fill massive arenas with their funky mix of retro disco pop &#151; well, at least in England and the rest of Europe.
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Indie distributor Magnolia  Pictures is looking to make some quick cash on two indie  comedies, releasing them nearly simultaneously on cable and in  theaters and DVD stores.
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Shopdropping, surreptitiously putting things like political propaganda or independent artwork in stores, has grown in popularity in recent years.
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A pioneer of scatter art goes back to her hometown with more high-glamour fantasies.