Apple CEO Tim Cook spotted at retail store in Beijing

Banks need to narrow retail, bulk deposit disparity: RBI deputy gov Reuters India MUMBAI (Reuters) - Wide variation in banks' retail and bulk deposit rates is undesirable, and banks should be discouraged from offering sharply different rates on deposits with very little difference in maturities, a deputy central banker said on ... See all stories on this topic »

GE Capital Retail Bank and Discount Tire Renew Consumer Financing Agreement MarketWatch (press release) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Mar 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GE Capital Retail Bank has announced a multi-year renewal to continue providing financing for customers of Discount Tire, the nation's leading independent tire retailer. GE Capital's Retail Finance ... See all stories on this topic »

Triad Retail Media and the Car Care Council Bring New "Car Care Center" to ... MarketWatch (press release) TAMPA, Fla., Mar 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In celebration of April's National Car Care Month, eBay Motors has launched a new rich media content center in partnership with the Car Care Council and Triad Retail Media. See all stories on this topic »

Apple CEO Tim Cook spotted at retail store in Beijing Apple Insider The Joy City store opened in 2010 on the same day as the iPhone 4 launch in China and has since become the company's top retail location in terms of consumer traffic and transaction volume. Apple currently has five retail locations in mainland China, ... See all stories on this topic »

HTC to expand retail presence in China Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Taiwan's HTC Corp. plans to double the number of retail outlets in China in which its products are sold, the company said Monday as it launched its new "One" series smartphones in Taiwan. HTC expects its retail presence in China ... See all stories on this topic »

Morning Briefing: Polish Retail, Czech Central Banker Eyed Wall Street Journal (blog) By Sean Carney The strength of Poland's retail sector will be eyed Monday while in Prague the Czech central bank's head will speak about the euro zone and his country's economy. In Warsaw, Polish February retail sales are expected to have grown 10.1% ... See all stories on this topic »

Maha stamp duty hike: Retail property leases to feel the pinch Daily Bhaskar The proposed revision of the stamp duty in Maharashtra for leave-license would definitely impact the rental market in the residential, commercial and retail asset classes. The corporate commercial property market would be less affected, ... See all stories on this topic »

HSBC in talks to sell Mauritius retail banking division domain-B HSBC today said it was in talks over the potential sale of its Mauritius retail banking and wealth management division, as Europe's biggest bank continues to sell non-core assets to cut costs. The sale comes after the London-based bank early this month ... See all stories on this topic »

MacMall Announces Grand Opening of New Retail Store in Chicago MarketWatch (press release) EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Mar 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MacMall, a leading authorized reseller of Apple products and a brand of a PC Mall, Inc. subsidiary (NASDAQ:MALL) , today announced that the grand opening event for its new retail store located at 329 ... See all stories on this topic »

Join the E2E Retail Powered by Microsoft Dynamics Webinar on April 3 SYS-CON Media (press release) By Business Wire JustEnough Software, a leading provider of demand management solutions for retailers, distributors and brand owners worldwide, today announced that it will co-host a webinar with Columbus and Keyora on April 3 to demonstrate the power ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail therapy – dining out as part of the shopping experience Caterer and Hotelkeeper With food becoming an increasingly integral part of the shopping experience, and restaurant brands finding their way on to supermarket shelves, the boundaries between retail and hospitality are blurring more every day. Elly Earls reports Eating out has ... See all stories on this topic »

Zloty and Stock Erase Decline After Retail Sales and German Ifo Bloomberg The zloty gained for a second day after Polish retail sales growth in February almost matched a 10-month high and business confidence in Germany, country's biggest trading partner, unexpectedly improved. The zloty appreciated 0.2 percent to 4.1442 per ... See all stories on this topic »

D-Day for GAME as RBS rumours gain pace Metro GAME could today become the 'biggest retail failure since Woolworths' as the company has failed to find a buyer over the weekend, although RBS is rumoured to be waiting in the wings. Will it even exist after the end of today? UK retailer GAME Group, ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

UK retailers struggling to pay upfront rents MyFinances.co.uk Britain's retail chains closed an average of 14 shops every day in 2011, with retailers quitting more shops than they opened for the first time, research shows. Research by the Local Data Company predicts that online sales, rising unemployment and a ... See all stories on this topic »

80-year-old sues Apple after colliding with retail store door Apple Insider Evelyn Paswall is suing Apple for $1 million for negligence because she crashed into a glass door at one of the company's retail locations, reports CBS New York (via The Next Web). The plaintiff said she had no idea a glass wall as in her way as she ... See all stories on this topic »

New Business Re-Invents the Traditional Brick & Mortar Retail Shop PR Web (press release) As businesses struggle to make the leap into the e-commerce ring, retailers like Disaster Relief Supply are leading the charge in mixed market sales. The retail market is evolving into a consumer's paradise. With a cold, calculated, click of a mouse, ... See all stories on this topic »

Avg retail gas price up 6.6 cents Helena Independent Record Montana, March 26- Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.60/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.86/g, ... See all stories on this topic »

BRAVADA Launches WorldofLeggings.com, its Second Major Website Release and ... MarketWatch (press release) WorldofLeggings.com ) (OTN:BRAV) announced today that it has launched WorldofLeggings.com, its companion ecommerce website for its World of Leggings™ retail stores. WorldofLeggings.com is being launched with a number of robust design features which ... See all stories on this topic »

AJB Integrates TransArmor® Data Security into Payment Processing Suite MarketWatch (press release) Merchants can now take advantage of a multi-layered security solution that eliminates clear-text cardholder data and other sensitive data elements from the retail environment, accommodating closely-related actions including reconciliation, ... See all stories on this topic »

Proximity Marketing Is Changing Retail Rules MediaPost Communications That's why proximity marketing is changing the rules in retail -- and delivering value to retailers and customers alike. The connection is clear: Marketers that can reach the customer at the point of sale can harness the enormous potential of proximity ... See all stories on this topic »

Laurel Hill Advisory Group to Be Canada's First Proxy Solicitation Firm to Use ... MarketWatch (press release) Laurel Hill has worked with Broadridge to make the service available to Canadian issuers who wish to increase their retail voting. QuickVote allows Issuers to directly contact their retail shareholders, both NOBOs (non-objecting beneficial owners) and ... See all stories on this topic »

The Fed, Gold, the S&P 500, and the Retail Mindset Minyanville.com By JW Jones Mar 26, 2012 8:40 am If prices extend higher and we reach the target resistance zone for the S&P 500, will the retail crowd jump in and push prices higher, or will banks be trading with each other as a major top forms? And if you look away, ... See all stories on this topic »

Game collapses into administration, 6000 jobs in jeopardy Retail Week Game has appointed PwC as administrator to the business this morning after "ceaseless interrogation of every possible alternative" failed to save the troubled entertainment retailer. It is thought that chief excecutive Ian Shepherd has stepped down. See all stories on this topic »

The changing face of retail MindfulMoney February's retail sales numbers were weak by most measures. Sales volumes fell 0.8%, worse than many analysts had predicted. January's unexpectedly strong figures were also revised down. The reaction was the standard gloomy fare with one Commerzbank ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Shop wins Visual Merchandising Award during Belfast Independent Retail Week Insideireland.ie By Olivia Kerr A South-Belfast store has beaten off stiff competition and been awarded the title of the Best Visual Merchandising Display as part of the Belfast Independent Retail Week. More than 160 local shops took part in the first ever BIRW, ... See all stories on this topic »