Wednesday, August 08, 2012

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Poor response from states on FDI in multi-brand retail
Times of India
NEW DELHI: With the UPA government's efforts to build a consensus on allowing foreign retailers in the multi-brand retail sector going nowhere, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday urged the UPA allies to help evolve a consensus on the reforms ...
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TEXT-Fitch rates National Retail Properties' notes 'BBB'
Reuters
Aug 8 - Fitch Ratings assigns a credit rating of 'BBB' to the $325 million 3.8% senior unsecured notes due October 2022 issued by National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN). The notes were issued at 98.465% of par to yield 3.984% and the spread to ...
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Pantaloon Retail Q4 Net down 78% at Rs 21 crore
Economic Times
For full year ended June 2012, core retail business turnover increased 7.1% to Rs 11793 crore. The gross space addition during the past 12 months was 2.37 million square feet, while the total operational space by the end of the year stood at 16.71 ...
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Grid failure: Inefficiency, suboptimal retail pricing to hurt economy in long run
Economic Times
Grid failure: Inefficiency, suboptimal retail pricing to hurt economy in long run. Instead of ensuring power to the nation, the erstwhile power minister has got himself more powers; he finds himself elevated to the high-voltage home ministry. The blood ...
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Rona earnings fall as retailer stays mum on Lowe's takeover offer
Financial Post (blog)
Executives kept mum Wednesday on a hostile takeover offer from Lowe's Cos. during a conference call to discuss Rona's second-quarter results, which were in line with analyst expectations as the company retools its network of retail stores. "We ...
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Financial Post (blog)
Macy's Sets High Bar for Retail Earnings
Investorplace.com
The usual economic woes may still be weighing on consumer spending, but Macy's (NYSE:M) sure doesn't seem to care. The company posted a strong second quarter today, and shares gained more than 3% this morning as a result. Profits jumped 16% ...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks support of allies to allow FDI in retail
Economic Times
Trinamool has been one of the staunchest opponents of allowing multi-brand foreign retail companies into India. Trinamool spokesman Kunal Ghosh told ET that his party will attend the next meeting of the panel. "Mamata Banerjee and Mukul Roy were ...
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Health Law Likely to Spur Retail, Restaurant Cuts
Wall Street Journal
Employers in the retail and restaurant industries are more likely than other companies to drop their health plans or cut workers' hours when new health-law requirements take effect in 2014, according to new data from the consulting firm Mercer. A Wall ...
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Retail rivals take on Amazon in paid search—and win
InternetRetailer.com
Amazon Inc., No. 1 in the Internet Retailer Top 500, doesn't always have complete search marketing domination. In at least three categories of e-retail keywords—children's products, fashion and apparel, and auto parts—smaller merchants turned up ...
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3 Retail Stocks To Consider Buying Despite Macro Doubt
Seeking Alpha
With the euro-area hitting a record 11.2% unemployment rate and growing concerns over the sluggish economy, investors may be thinking "it's not time to get into retail". But are some retailing markets less vulnerable to a macro decline than others? In ...
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Rosy retail vision spurs Jashanmal to grow
The National
Jashanmal Group has embarked on a multimillion-dirham retail push across the Arabian Gulf, including the launch of four branded department stores. The company, one of the oldest retailers in the Middle East, plans to open 10 new stores by the end of ...
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The National
UK retailer John Lewis reports a more than 40% increase in online sales
InternetRetailer.com
John Lewis Partnership—one of Britain's largest retailers—is reporting a 43.5% rise in online sales over the past year. "We managed to achieve growth in both shops and online," says Andy Street, managing director of the company, adding that e ...
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Why shopping will never be the same
USA TODAY
The Intel scientist has designed a high-tech mirror that shows how clothes look on a consumer who simply stands in front of an LCD monitor. Parametric technology simulates body type and how fabrics fit — based on weight, height and measurements.
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