Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Retail sales in surprise slowdown
Business Day
RETAIL sales slowed unexpectedly in January, taking markets by surprise and fanning concern that the consumer-driven recovery is weaker than expected. Growth in retail sales slumped to 3,9% compared to the same month last year, well below an 8,7% ...
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Retail prices of basic goods still stable – Trade official
GMA News
Retail prices of basic commodities remain stable in the wake of the latest oil price increases, but the manufacturing sector will have a slight reaction to the higher cost of petroleum products, the Department of Trade and Industry said Thursday.
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US retail sales rise 1.1 percent in February
NewsOK.com
Retail sales increased 1.1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was the biggest gain since September. BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Published: March 15, 2012 Leave a comment WASHINGTON — Americans stepped up spending on retail goods ...
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Is retail therapy a bad thing?
Globe and Mail
The answer: "Retail therapy" is a tongue-in-cheek term we tend to use (especially us women) to refer to shopping behaviour that has the primary aim of improving our emotional state. Getting something new that we like can naturally make us feel good ...
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Globe and Mail
Retailers and Suppliers Report Surge in Confidence and Purchasing for Spring ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Importers who sell to America's major retailers are preparing for a significant uptick in consumer spending this spring and summer according to a recent survey conducted by Capital Business Credit ...
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Retail sales up 1.7% in January, F&B sales down 0.2%
Straits Times
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased 1.7 per cent in January 2012 compared to the previous month in December 2011. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales decreased 0.5 per cent. Compared to a year ago, retail sales rose 1.7 per cent in January ...
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One Step Retail Solutions Introduces New Website for Web-based Retail Store ...
PR Web (press release)
"Teamwork gives the retailer all of the benefits of a first class retail management system with none of the hassles." One Step Retail Solutions announced today the launch of a new website to introduce Teamwork Retail, a web-based POS software system.
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Virginia moves to distribute E-ZPass transponders through DMV and retail outlets
Richmond Times Dispatch
The Virginia Department of Transportation wants to distribute the E-ZPass devices through retail establishments, such as grocery stores and big-box retailers, and DMV offices, by July 1. However, no agreements are in place to do that yet, ...
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Eagan residents see plans for 500000-square-foot retail center in Lockheed ...
Pioneer Press
By Jessica Fleming Despite the unseasonably warm weather, Eagan residents crowded into a room in the city's community center Wednesday night, March 14, to get a first peek at the sprawling retail center that will take the place of defense contractor ...
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Sales still tumbling at Home Retail's Argos
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Home Retail (HOME.L), Britain's biggest household goods retailer, said fourth-quarter sales continued to tumble at both its catalogue-based Argos and Homebase do-it-yourself chains as cash-strapped shoppers cut back spending on ...
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New iPad to go on sale on Friday: Apple
Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Wednesday made an official announcement that the third-generation iPad will arrive at Apple's retail stores and its online store Friday in the US and nine additional countries and regions. According to the company, ...
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EBR retail spending jumps in January
The Advocate
by Chad calder Retail spending by businesses and consumers in East Baton Rouge Parish rose 6 percent in January, figures released by the city-parish finance department show. Spending was $601.4 million that month compared to $565.1 million in January ...
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Government Announces First LEP Retail Pathfinder
eGov monitor
Business Minister Mark Prisk has today (14 March) named Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as a flagship trailblazer for retail. The LEP – run by economic development company GFirst – will develop and pilot a range of retail initiatives ...
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Retail slump: Worst is yet to come
3AW (blog)
David T. on Time to scrap 'advocate's immunity'? The Law Of Unintended Consequences: Their insurance rates will go sky high and so will their charges. Guess who will pay? more David T. on Man charged over lame duck I can see some beautiful poetic ...
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