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INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP (ITP, 10.50)- The maker of plastic packaging products said it will buy back 5% (1.421 million) of its outstanding shares.

LECHTERS INC (LECH, 0.63)- The housewares retailer said its third quarter loss widened to $1.44 per share from last year's loss of 33 cents.  Revenues in the quarter fell 9.6% to $85.7 million, and same store sales declined 6.8%.

BARNEYS NEW YORK INC (BNNY (OTC-BB), 9)- The luxury fashion retailer said its third quarter earnings rose 41.1% to 24 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 9.2% to $110.2 million, and same store sales jumped 9.4%.

DRUG EMPORIUM INC (DEMP, 0.44)- The drugstore operator said NASDAQ has informed the company that it no longer meets the exchange's minimum listing requirements.

DUCKWALL-ALCO STORES (DUCK, 8.00)- The variety store operator met expectations as its third quarter earnings fell 70% to six cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter rose 2.7% to $90 million, and same store sales inched up 0.4%.  Gross margins fell to 33.6% from last year's 35%.  The company blamed the profit drop on "a tough retail environment" and rising fuel costs. 

HORMEL FOODS CORP (HRL, 18.69)- The packaged meat products maker raised its annual dividend by two cents to 37 cents per share.  Separately, the company missed estimates by a penny as its fourth quarter earnings rose 7.3% to 44 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 5.8% to $1.01 billion.

NATURAL WONDERS INC (NATW, 2.19)- The operator of science themed gift stores said its third quarter loss widened to 62 cents per share from last year's loss of 49 cents.  Revenues in the quarter jumped 32.4% to $30.89 million, and gross margins improved to 30.1% from last year's 24.6%.

7-ELEVEN INC (SE, 9.81)- The convenience store operator warned that fourth quarter earnings will fall short of expectations.  The company now sees earnings of $0.09-$0.12 per share, compared to analysts' expectations of 17 cents.  The company attributed the shortfall to higher wholesale gasoline costs. 

CHIRON CORP (CHIR, 38.13)- The biotech will join the S&P 500 Index on an as yet undetermined date.

MEDTRONIC INC (MDT, 49.56)- The maker of coronary stents met expectations as its second quarter earnings rose 23.8% to 26 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter increased 14.4% to $1.361 billion.  The company said revenue at its vascular unit jumped 35% to $215 million.

NETIA HOLDINGS SA (NTIA, 16.75)- The Polish telecom said third quarter revenues rose 8.7% sequentially to $25.09 million.  The company said third quarter EBITDA fell 45.6% sequentially from the second quarter.

TRANSMEDIA NETWORK INC (TMN, 3)- The operator of membership rewards programs said its fourth quarter loss narrowed to five cents per share, excluding charges, from last year's loss of 10 cents, excluding charges.  Revenues in the quarter fell 7% to $11.7 million.

WESTVACO CORP (W, 28)- The maker of paper and packaging products beat estimates by five cents as its fourth quarter earnings rose 37% to 78 cents per share.  Revenues in the quarter jumped 34% to $1 billion.