We will then have the offseason to speculate whether or not the Earthquakes can pull off the rare repeat in 2012 despite a schedule full of US Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League matches.

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One way is to pull in its horns on the retail side, cutting the schedule of store openings in the fairly well-saturated North American market.

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