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Christian Louboutin | In luxury retail, positive customer experience is the key
Livemint
Showroom etiquette: Marketers say there is an urgent need for proper training of retail staff selling luxury brands. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint That's one of the worst crimes in the book, according to Bhatia. "It's something you just don't do," he ...
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Westfield Retail Considers Redevelopments, Sales to Buoy Returns
Bloomberg
Westfield Retail Trust (WRT), the listed vehicle spun off from Westfield Group (WDC), is planning as much as A$300 million ($312 million) of redevelopments a year and may sell some malls as it seeks to boost shareholder returns.
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Hot Topic gets Hunger Games lift but may not last
Reuters India
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee REUTERS - Teen retailer Hot Topic Inc said it has sold out some of its merchandise for "The Hunger Games" even before the highly anticipated, post-apocalyptic film opens in theaters on Friday. The movie, based on the book by ...
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Ashkenazy Acquisition Buys Bravern Retail Complex Near Seattle
Bloomberg
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., a New York-based investor in retail and office properties, bought a luxury shopping mall in Bellevue, Washington, in its first acquisition in the Northwest US Ashkenazy paid $79 million for the Shops at the Bravern, ...
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Shop vacancies rise to highest level in four years as retail sales plummet
The Guardian
Britain's high streets have more empty shops than at any time in four years after retailers suffered a bout of post-Christmas closures, according to a survey. The Local Data Company reported its monthly barometer of shop vacancies had jumped to 14.6% ...
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The Guardian
'Air of sadness' as Rathdowney retail outlet set to close in May
Irish Times
THERE WAS an "air of sadness" in Rathdowney, Co Laois, yesterday as locals learned that Ireland's first factory retail outlet is to close in May. The closure of the Rathdowney Shopping Outlet will affect about 50 local jobs and result in six direct job ...
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Reckitt Benckiser Promotes Saving Water With Dishwashers: Retail
Bloomberg
Tight kitchen space acts as another deterrent, said Anthony Stocker, an appliance buyer at Home Retail Group Plc's (HOME) Argos chain. So dishwasher makers have responded with models that are 25 percent slimmer, and Argos carries 32 "slimline" options.
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Retail politics: Tales from the front lines
Troy Messenger
That, my friends, was referred to as old-fashioned retail politics. Today, you simply get on the phone or Internet and raise money and buy television ads. The day of one-on-one state campaigning is over. One of the last campaigns that saw some vestige ...
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Alberta reviewing retail electricity market amid rising power prices
Global Edmonton
A month after Premier Alison Redford announced she was ordering an independent review of Alberta's rising power prices, the provincial government has formed a four-member independent committee to help address the situation. Alberta's Minister of Energy ...
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Lew attacks RBA: 'mishandled mining boom'
Sydney Morning Herald
Solomon Lew claims the RBA doesn't understand the retail sector, which has been struggling recently. Photo: Rob Homer Retail mogul Solomon Lew has blasted the Reserve Bank for its mishandling of the mining boom saying its board lacked an understanding ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Business briefs: Retailer of the Year nominations sought
Bradenton Herald
By Herald staff reports Nominations for the award, sponsored by the Florida Retail Federation, will be accepted through April 11. The Retailer of the Year Award honors retailers operating all types of retail establishments in Florida who blend sound ...
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