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[November 11, 2009]

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Nov 11, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Xtremepicks.com Alerts include Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE: REG) Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) trading at $41.94 on a volume of 1.90M shares In a press release out on November 11, Best Buy Announces Retirement of International Leader MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 11, 2009 -- Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) announced today that Robert A. Willett, 63, CEO of Best Buy International, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2009. The company does not plan to name a successor to the specific role of International CEO. Brian J. Dunn, Chief Executive of Best Buy Co., Inc., is working with Willett on a smooth transition. The company has strong local leaders and teams in every country in which it operates and is confident in their abilities. Best Buy's evolving global growth strategy creates opportunities to approach the work in new ways. The company remains fully committed to its global growth strategy, and it continues to be one of the company's four strategic priorities.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and Mexico, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. The Best Buy family of brands and partnerships collectively generates more than $45 billion in annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy, Audiovisions, The Carphone Warehouse, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star, Magnolia Audio Video, Napster, Pacific Sales, The Phone House, and Speakeasy. Approximately 155,000 employees apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and activities in its communities. Community partnership is central to the way business is done at Best Buy. In fiscal 2009, Best Buy donated a combined $33.4 million to improve the vitality of the communities where its employees and customers live and work. For more information about Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com.


Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) trading at $25.46 per share on trading volume of 4.97M shares.

In a press release out on November 11, Juniper Networks Powers a 5x Increase in City of Savannah's Data Center Throughput New "Core to Edge" Network Expands Bandwidth Capacity for City Networking Services SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 11, 2009 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) today announced that the City of Savannah, Georgia, has deployed Juniper solutions throughout its new data center architecture. Featuring 130 nodes around the city and fully redundant operations from two locations for disaster recovery purposes, the city's new data center has just become fully operational, supporting information technology and network-based communications for more than 2,400 employees serving over 280,000 residents of the Savannah metropolitan area.

About Juniper Networks From devices to data centers, from consumers to the cloud, Juniper Networks delivers innovative software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. The company serves more than 30,000 customers and partners worldwide, and earned more than $3 billion in revenue over the last year. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) trading at $52.47 on a volume of 9.92M shares In a press release out on November 11, Walmart and CARE Launch New Initiative to Empower Marginalized Women in India --750 families will be positively impacted by the partnership CHENNAI, India, Nov 10, 2009 -- As a part of their commitment to women's empowerment, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and CARE announced the launch of a Cashew Value Chain Initiative. As part of the Walmart Foundation's $1 million grant to CARE, a leading humanitarian organization, this project marks the first of a series of initiatives to elevate women from poverty worldwide. Over the next year, Walmart and CARE will create a women owned-and-operated community-based institution to provide more equitable and consistent incomes for approximately 750 women in the cashew farming and processing sector in the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu State in Southern India, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.

About Philanthropy at Walmart Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are proud to support the charitable causes that are important to customers and associates in their own neighborhoods. Through its philanthropic programs and partnerships, the Walmart Foundation funds initiatives focused on creating opportunities in education, workforce development, economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness. From February 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009, Walmart - and its domestic and international foundations - gave more than $423 million in cash and in-kind gifts globally. To learn more, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.

Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE:REG) trading at $34.27 on a volume of 271,291 shares In a press release out on November 11, Regency Centers Exercises Option to Increase Interest in MCW II Partnership JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov 11, 2009 -- Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE:REG) announced today it has notified Macquarie CountryWide (MCW) that the Company will exercise its options to increase its interest in Macquarie CountryWide-Regency II, LLC (MCW II), an existing co-investment partnership between Global Retail Investors LLC (GRI), Regency and MCW that currently owns 86 retail shopping centers across the country.

Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE:REG) Regency is the leading national owner, operator, and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers. At September 30, 2009, the Company owned 409 retail properties, including those held in co-investment partnerships. Including tenant-owned square footage, the portfolio encompassed 54.1 million square feet located in top markets throughout the United States. Since 2000 Regency has developed 194 shopping centers, including those currently in-process, representing an investment at completion of $3.0 billion. Operating as a fully integrated real estate company, Regency is a qualified real estate investment trust that is self-administered and self-managed.

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