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The mighty are mightier. Thanks to an increasingly complicated set of pressures --from departmentstore consolidation and pricing woes to an uneven economy and fickle fashion-- crowd retailers are challenged to find new ways to win greater market share and become the must-shop stop. In Footwear News' second annual list of the 50 most powerful shoe merchants, we examine the changing retail landscape looking at those stores that increased their power, the firms that slipped and the raw entrances that simply took the industry by storm. In compiling the 2005 ranking, FN editors measured some hard facts --total store counts and revenues --as well as the ability to and secure exclusives, in addition to the willingness to take chances on new designers. In this year's Retail Power list, independents get special treatment, as we appropriately gauge them against their competitive set.