Japanese Retail Investors Think Twice About Brazilian Real

US STOCKS-Wall St slips on China, but retailers offset losses Reuters Amazon, Tiffany lead retail shares * "The Hunger Games" anticipation lifts Lions Gate shares * US housing permits jump to highest level since Oct 2008 * Dow off 0.5 pct, S&P off 0.3 pct, Nasdaq off 0.1 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) ... See all stories on this topic »

Agrium's retail dreams come true with Viterra deal Financial Post (blog) Agrium is buying about 90% of Viterra's 258 Canadian retail locations (along with a handful in Australia), adding to the roughly 1200 that the company currently owns. TORONTO — When Agrium Inc. was approached about taking part in the acquisition of ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Post (blog)

European reforms won't help retail investors: traders Pakistan Daily Times LONDON: Retail investors will continue to miss out on lower trading fees if planned European reforms do not force brokers to show they are getting the best price for trades - as they must do for institutional investors, senior traders warn. See all stories on this topic »

Japanese Retail Investors Think Twice About Brazilian Real Wall Street Journal For the week ended March 12, Japanese retail selling of the Brazilian real through Toshin investment vehicles hit JPY68.3 billion Japanese yen--about $800 million--marking the largest weekly net selling since last April, according to Nomura Securities. See all stories on this topic »

China raises retail prices of gasoline, diesel News & Observer By DAVID PIERSON - Los Angeles Times The government on Tuesday raised retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel for the second time in less than six weeks in an attempt to keep pace with soaring crude oil prices. Chinese motorists are now paying $4.43 ... See all stories on this topic »

Easter spending to rise 11 percent: retail survey Reuters (Reuters) - Americans will spend 11 percent more than they did last year on candy and clothes for Easter, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. According to the survey, conducted by BIGinsight, Americans will shell out an average of ... See all stories on this topic »

Santander Brasil Appoints Engel As Retail Vice President Wall Street Journal LN), as executive vice president for retail operations, Santander Brasil said in a statement. The bank's vice president of brand and marketing, Fernando Martins, will leave the organization, to be replaced by Juan Manuel Hoyos, the statement said. See all stories on this topic »

Great retail requires great supply chain Furniture Today When you look at it from that perspective, it's clear that while good retailing is good theater, great retail really boils down to having a great supply chain. And with that in mind, I want to remind you about our upcoming Second Annual Logistics ... See all stories on this topic » Furniture Today

No Sale: Is Retail Really Giving Up Its Discount Events? DailyFinance Across the retail landscape, the constant sales and discounting are out of control -- and it's killing stores' profit margins, he said. Drexler knows that retailers have desensitized shoppers to the flurry of sales that precede their final clearance ... See all stories on this topic »

Expansion for furniture retail giant The National One major market Ikea is not looking to enter immediately is India, where the retailer says government rules on sourcing mean its mass-market business model is unworkable, the Financial Times reported. India recently opened its market to single-brand ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail unit to rent in city's new hotel This is Leicestershire Martin Herbert, retail director at Lambert Smith Hampton in De Montfort Street, said the ground floor space covered 1600 sq ft while the basement was slightly smaller at 1441. Mr Herbert said: "The unit is available with the benefit of A3 restaurant ... See all stories on this topic »

Seacon looks to shake up Bang Khae retail Bangkok Post Retail competition in western Bangkok will heat up after the opening of Seacon shopping complex in Bang Khae this August, breaking the long dominance in the area of The Mall Group. An artist's conception of the Seacon Bang Khae mall set to open in ... See all stories on this topic » Bangkok Post

Michael Kors Is Trumping Tiffany in Luxury Retail: Analyst CNBC.com (blog) "They say sales have accelerated since then, but the company will need to see at least 10 percent growth in the Americas to hit their numbers," said Laura Champine, retail analyst at Collins Stewart. Champine has a "neutral" rating on the stock, ... See all stories on this topic »

Up to 40% of high street shops 'could close over next five years' The Guardian With retail experts increasingly painting a picture of a future high street lined with coffee shops and internet kiosks, a report from Deloitte highlights how the boundaries between physical and virtual space are becoming blurred with thousands of ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

NRF Joins 'Rally for Roads,' Urges House to Move Quickly on Transportation ... MarketWatch (press release) WASHINGTON, Mar 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The National Retail Federation joined more than a dozen other trade associations at a "Rally for Roads" on the National Mall today, calling on the House to move quickly on its version of legisla