Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer help lift retailers,

Retailers help lift FTSE to rise The Press Association Better-than-expected sales figures from Sainsbury's have given retail stocks a lift as the London market recovered from recent weakness. The supermarket giant's shares were up by more than 2%, or 6.7p to 312.1p, after like-for-like sales excluding fuel ... See all stories on this topic »

Intertek Acquires Retail Product Benchmarking Company 4th Strand MarketWatch (press release) based company that specializes in improving retailers' purchasing processes and merchandising strategy using proprietary performance benchmarking analysis for retail products, including both national and private label-branded products. See all stories on this topic »

Record retail growth forecast Edmonton Journal Edmonton will add a million square feet of retail space, roughly the size of Kingsway Mall, this year, a veteran commercial real estate agent predicted Tuesday. Neil Calhoun, a senior parter with Cushman & Wakefield with more than 30 years' experience, ... See all stories on this topic »

ASX down 0.5%, resources and retail in focus Ninemsn The S&P / ASX 200 closed at 4254 points today, down 0.5 per cent as our market digested news from our biggest miner and the struggling discretionary retail sector. If there have been two themes dominating our markets over the past year or so, ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail expansion represents trust Monroe News Star Retail expansion, economists like Bob Eisenstadt of the University of Louisiana at Monroe like to remind us, doesn't add to the economic foundation of a community. That can only happen when growth occurs in other sectors like manufacturing and service ... See all stories on this topic »

Ted Baker sales surge, eyes further expansion Reuters UK L) reported a surge in retail sales on Wednesday and said it planned more international store openings in North America and Asia in 2012 to tap into growing consumer demand. Ted Baker, which started as a menswear brand in Glasgow in 1987, reported a 14 ... See all stories on this topic »

Edwin Watts Golf announces opening first retail shop in Iowa WorldGolf.com Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, one of the world's largest specialty golf retailers, announced the acquisition of a Golf Headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, establishing the first-ever Edwin Watts Golf Shop in the state of Iowa. See all stories on this topic »

Gas prices not hurting retail Delmarva Now CHUCK SNYDER/DELAWARE COAST PRESS REHOBOTH BEACH -- Retail sales in the US rose in February by the most in five months, reflecting broad-based gains that indicate the world's largest economy is picking up even as gasoline costs climb. See all stories on this topic »

New Retail Location Poised for Downtown Westport The Daily Westport Ideally, he'd like a clothing store to move in and said he's talking with a dozen or so retailers that have expressed interest. The addition of a new retailer in that location will "extend the walking path" along that stretch of the Post Road and boost ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail Jewelry Magazine INSTORE Wins Prestigious Business Journalism Award www.DiamondNe.ws INSTORE, a publication focusing on the retail jewelry business, took home one of the highest honors in business publishing, winning best single issue in its category at the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards from American Business Media ... See all stories on this topic »

Jekyll Island seeking retailers to fill new shops, restaurants being built ... The Republic Jekyll Island is looking for shops and restaurants to fill 35000 square feet of new retail space planned for the state park. Hooks told the authority's board Tuesday that plans call for three retail buildings with space for 15 shops and two restaurants ... See all stories on this topic »

Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer help lift retailers, while Wolseley benefits ... The Guardian (blog) Game Group may be in serious trouble but the rest of retail sector is helping to give the market a lift. J Sainsbury is up 7.4p at 312.9p after it beat analysts expectations for the fourth quarter, while Marks & Spencer was lifted 6p to 386p following ... See all stories on this topic »