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    <title>Children's Franchise News</title>
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    <description>Franchising.com provideds the latest in children's franchise industry news from over 1,000 franchise companies and business opportunities worldwide. Covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls,earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.</description>
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	<managingEditor>benjaminf@franchiseupdatemedia.com (Franchising.com News Wire)</managingEditor>
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  <title>GAP INC. Announces Dividend </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that its Board of Directors voted a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share payable on January 27, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 6, 2010.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>TOYS"R"US Stores Nationwide To Open At Midnight On Black Friday Offering More Hours To Shop, 220 Doorbusters And A Weekend Packed With Incredible Savi</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Toys"R"Us today announced its stores nationwide will open at midnight on Thursday, November 26, providing shoppers access to its Black Friday deals five hours earlier than ever before. The company has pulled out all the stops to cater to Black Friday...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Toys"R"Us Expands 'big Gift' Layaway To Include Video Game Hardware; Adds Video Game Hardware Trade-in For Gift Card Program</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Toys"R"Us today announced it has expanded its popular "Big Gift" layaway to include video game hardware and is also introducing a new video game hardware trade-in program. Now gift-givers have even more convenient ways to pay and save with these...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>"Holly And Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure" Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 24 At 7:00 P.m. EST/PST </title>
    <description><![CDATA[ABC Family and Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) are coming together to create a little holiday "hoofla" this season as the network debuts an animated special that marks the first time in the retailer's 12-year history that its plush animals are brought to life.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mathnasium Learning Centers To Offer U.s. Military Veterans A Franchise Fee Discount</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/mathnasium/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/mathnasium/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Mathnasium Learning Centers announced today that it is participating in the International Franchise Association's VetFran program for men and women who have served in the U.S. Military. The company will offer a $2,500 discount off its franchise fee as...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mathnasium Launches New Marketing Campaign - Warning: Your Child Could Become Crazy About Math </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/mathnasium/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/mathnasium/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Mathnasium has launched a new marketing campaign to provide its rapidly growing base of franchisees with customer acquisition and branding tools.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Gap Brings Stella Mccartney For Gapkids Holiday 2009 Collection T0 Los Angeles's Robertson Boulevard </title>
    <description><![CDATA[This holiday seasonGap is bringing the new babyGap and GapKids Holiday collection designed by Stella McCartney to Los Angeles's fashion-savvy kids with a pop-up store on the famed Robertson Boulevard. The exclusive Stella McCartney for GapKids Pop-Up...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Nurse Next Door Looks To Provide Safer Living For Local Seniors During National Fall Prevention Week 2009 </title>
    <description><![CDATA[With the majority of accidental deaths among seniors aged 75 and older the result of falls, fall prevention has become an increasingly important issue in Canada. With this knowledge, Nurse Next Door is giving back to the communities it serves through...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>The Gymboree Corporation Reports Third Quarter Sales Results</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/gymboree/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/gymboree/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>The Gymboree Corporation (Nasdaq: GYMB) reported net sales from retail operations for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009, of $265.6 million, an increase of 2% compared to net sales from retail operations of $261.3 million for the third...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13514/</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Toys"R"Us Has Been Bitten, Transforming Into THE Twilight Saga Destination </title>
    <description><![CDATA[As moviegoers prepare for the highly anticipated November 20 release of Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, today Toys"R"Us announced that its stores will serve as go-to destinations for devoted fans and curious newcomers to find the...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13481/</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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