Deckers (DECK): While winter finally arrived, we believe it was too little too late for DECK. Checks at both department stores and independents suggest demand for classic UGGs was underwhelming despite good demand for two key styles (Bailey Button and Classic Tall).

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Winter has finally arrived in the East Coast.

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The consortium also pointed to a spell of warm weather in the middle of the month which "dampened demand" for autumn and winter clothes which had just arrived in the shops.

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When the two spacecraft arrived at Mars, in the winter of 2004, their landers dropped down on parachutes, then dropped the rovers like beach balls onto the surface.

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On a recent afternoon, Mr. DeVos and his wife, Betsy, arrived at Windsor for an escape from the Michigan winter.

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