Who's Replacing Retailers on the S&P 500 Index?

On Wednesday, Standard & Poor's announced Liz Claiborne (LIZ) will be removed from the S&P 500 Index after the close of trading on December 1, 2008. Replacing Liz Claiborne is Dun & Bradstreet (DNB). Liz Claiborne drops down to the S&P Smallcap 600 Index.

Retail stocks have seen their market capitalization shrink due to an underperforming consumer. Is it possible other retail related stocks are at risk of being removed from the S&P 500 Index?

Click here to view a spreadsheet that details some consumer stocks in the S&P 500 Index that have a market capitalization less than $5.0 billion.

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