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Shop Smart in Retail

Stock quotes in this article: RTH , KSS , FD , TJX  

This column was originally published on RealMoney on Oct. 9 at 1:23 p.m. EDT. It's being republished as a bonus for TheStreet.com readers.

Retail stocks surged higher early last week as investor optimism about September sales infected the ticker tape.

Those hopes were fulfilled as strong monthly numbers were reported Thursday morning, but there was a selloff on the news, and a broad variety of issues fell into unexpected downdrafts.

We're in a speculative period ahead of the 2006 holiday season. ...

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