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Retailers borrow 'kirana' wisdom to push sales Times of India The food and grocery retail arms of Future Group, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Reliance Industries and Aditya Birla Group are fast adopting the kirana-store model — offering customers more fresh products, a larger variety of ready-to-eat items, and grocery ... See all stories on this topic »

More clarity on retail foreign direct investment this week Economic Times DIPP, the nodal department for FDI policy, is also expected to spell out that foreign retailers will be able to source from the entire country, even from states where FDI in multi-brand retail is not allowed. "Sourcing is permitted from the entire ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

Just dial offers safety net to retail investors, co to buy back shares at IPO ... Economic Times MUMBAI: Zubin Momaya, (29), a share market investor from Mumbai's suburb's who like many retail players lost his confidence in primary market issuances after he burnt his fingers in the IPO rush between 2008-2011. After a gap of more than a year ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

Independent Liquor buys The Mill retail chain TVNZ The liquor company took a swipe at its rivals, saying those with retail arms refuse to stock competitors' brands, which is limiting competition. "We've experienced this first hand; it's anti-competitive and should be challenged," Independent chief ... See all stories on this topic »

March retail sales likely slower as loonie sags, debt drags Globe and Mail Economists wonder whether the sagging loonie might keep some cross-border shoppers at home for a while, giving Canada's retailers a boost in the process. Many observers expect Statistics Canada to report Wednesday that retail sales across the country ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Empty shops hit record high, retail study shows The Guardian Across the UK almost one in eight shops lay vacant in April 2013, according to the British Retail Consortium, the highest since it began collecting such data in July 2011. Almost one in five shops in Northern Ireland and Wales are boarded up ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Retail tech: Shops have got dozens of ways to tell you to talk to the hand The Independent (blog) Most big retailers will cover at least a dozen of these bases. It's known in the trade as an omni-channel approach to customer relations. To me it's more like an automated class system, because your treatment depends on your status and the ... See all stories on this topic » The Independent (blog)

Newport fails to curb retail exodus as big names pack up shop The Guardian M&S moved from the city centre earlier this year to a retail park on the outskirts. "That's a real shame," says Jones. "I hadn't heard it had gone. Every city centre needs an M&S. That's really depressed me. It was always one of my little treats. I'll ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Taylor Swift does some retail therapy before 2013 Billboard Music Awards Examiner.com Just Jared reported on May 18 that Taylor Swift did some retail therapy before heading to the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. The country singer went shopping with a friend in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was probably doing some pre-Billboard Awards shopping. See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts Economic Times The differing views show how Western retailers and brands are struggling to assess safety risks at thousands of Bangladesh garment factories after the April 24 collapse of Rana Plaza in another Dhaka suburb, which killed 1,127 people. Their task is ... See all stories on this topic » Economic Times

Retail POS startup Kounta kicks off investment Delimiter Nick Cloete, Founder and CEO, Kounta: "The vast majority of hospitality and retail merchants around the world are stuck in the dark ages. They're using antiquated software and hardware which has not caught up to how buyers and sellers want to interact. See all stories on this topic » Delimiter

EBR retail spending down 1 percent in March The Advocate Business and consumer spending in East Baton Rouge Parish fell by 1 percent in March and is down 2 percent for the first quarter, figures released by the city-parish Finance Department show. Retail sales tax collections indicate spending — not ... See all stories on this topic »

MIDF Research: Return of local retail investors - The Star Online The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: MIDF Equities Research said local retail investors turned net buyers in the week ended May 17, which was the first time in 24 weeks, although it was a marginal RM16.8mil. The research house said on Monday there was a heightened ... See all stories on this topic »

Seven reasons to re-think retail bonds Money Observer There seems to be a growing trend around retail or mini types of bonds with the Jockey Club Racecourse bond company also recently launching one and advertising it all over, but still have some a few concerns over such products. Retail bonds - While ... See all stories on this topic » Money Observer

La Perla to open first Australian store, continuing wave of international ... SmartCompany.com.au International luxury lingerie and swimwear brand La Perla is opening its first Australian store at Sydney Airport, a further sign of the robust premium brands market. The aspirational brand has signed a five-year lease with Sydney airport through ... See all stories on this topic »

From the show floor: United 2013 expo booths 2 The Packer Tom KarstChelan Fresh Marketing SAN DIEGO — Editor Greg Johnson, Managing Editor Fred Wilkinson, National Editor Tom Karst, Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider, and Staff Writers Mike Hornick and Vicky Boyd collected these news items on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Macerich's Santa Monica Place Wins "Best-of-the-Best" Global Shopping Center ... Sacramento Bee The VIVA "Best-of-the-Best" Award comes on the heels of Santa Monica Place's selection as the Best High Street Retail Development for MAPIC this past fall. The MAPIC Awards honors significant retail-oriented development projects and is held each fall ... See all stories on this topic »

Target back in court over fake MAC cosmetics: How to tell if you're buying the ... SmartCompany.com.au Target is not a licensed retailer of MAC cosmetics. When it started selling them, MAC owner Estee Lauder tested the products and claimed they were counterfeit. Target has pulled the MAC line from its shelves, but continues to defend its right to sell ... See all stories on this topic »

Provincial bankers are giving the City of London a bad name - Financial News Financial News It is also important to note that, when people argue that it wasn't investment banking that got UK banks into trouble in the first place, while technically correct, they forget how the investment banking culture and mindset infected even the most ... See all stories on this topic »

GPT sells Erina Fair stake The Australian GPT made the sale as it looks to more-evenly balance its portfolio between retail, office and industrial properties. Its 50 per cent interest in Erina Fair was sold to a client of Lend Lease Investment Management, at a one per cent premium to its value ... See all stories on this topic »

Montrose City Council mulls ban on retail pot 9NEWS.com MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) - The Montrose City Council is scheduled to consider a permanent ban on the retail sale of marijuana in the city. The Daily Press reports the council previously passed a six-month moratorium on the consideration of applications by ... See all stories on this topic » 9NEWS.com

Borders disappear, opportunities appear - SmartCompany SmartCompany.com.au The arrival last year of US retailer Target in Canada has shaken up the local market's pricing. As a mixed mass merchant retailer, Target buys across a very wide range of items and suppliers within the clothing, bedding, food, consumer electronics ... See all stories on this topic » SmartCompany.com.au

What's the Deal Wall Street Journal City Jeans, a clothing and shoe retailer whose ads can be seen on buses in the city, paid $5.5 million for most of the 13,000-square-foot building at 1 E. 170th St. at Jerome Avenue. The nonprofit organization paid $150,000 for the property in 1989 ... See all stories on this topic »

GIAA Announces Monday Duty Free Concession Contract With Lotte Has Been ... Pacific News Center Guam - Following their rejection of a protest from the DFS Group Friday, the Guam International Airport Authority Monday announced that they have now signed a Speciality Retail Concession contract with Lotte Duty Free Guam. READ GIAA's FRIDAY denial ... See all stories on this topic »

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