The first phase launches in August 2012 with 300, 000 pairs of shoes for sale on any given day.

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The sale affects the DE Shoes shops in Elgin, Inverurie, Kirkwall and Lerwick and the Foot Factory in Peterhead.

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Mr. Pointy-Shoes makes the sale and can put food on the table for himself and his family.

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Jackson said the groups could engage in a boycott in about 50 markets if the shoes went on the sale.

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Notice has now been given to the company's 162 staff and a closing down closing down sale at the 25 branches of DE Shoes and Foot Factory still in the company's ownership will begin on Wednesday.

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Ms. SCULLY: Kids clothes, shoes, handbags, and makeups, Nintendos, you, if you're for sale.

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Now, Nordstrom, the Seattle-based fashion and beauty retailer offering apparel, shoes, makeup and other beauty products, is rolling out mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices throughout their full-line stores, as well as in some of their Nordstrom Rack stores.

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Shop It To Me, a website that provides shoppers with personalized sale updates, analyzed its 2012 data and found that February offered the steepest discounts for online clothing, shoes and accessories.

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