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Allow FII funding in multi-brand retail
Hindu Business Line
But the condition to tap this consumption growth remains that Indian retailers will need to create large infrastructure and suitable formats to cater to the rising aspiration of the consumers. Since retail is a long-gestation business with low margins, ...
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Retail Week Conference 2012: No crystal balls
Retail Week
Joanna Perry has been a journalist for more than a decade, specialising in technology, ecommerce and the retail sector. Registration is simple and quick. By registering you will be able to gain access to areas of the website that would otherwise be ...
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Rand slides after disappointing retail sales data
Business Day
THE rand slid against the dollar in late-afternoon trade on Wednesday after worse-than-expected local retail sales data as well as strong support for the greenback against the euro following remarks made on Tuesday by the US Federal Open Market ...
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SA retail: the January blues
Financial Times (blog)
January is often a disappointing month for retailers. That was certainly the case in South Africa, where after an impressive 8.7 per cent increase in year-on-year retail sales in December, the January figure came in at 3.9 per cent. Sign of a slowdown?
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American Apparel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the quarter the Company opened five retail stores and closed three to end the year with 249 stores worldwide. -- The existing senior credit facility due to mature in July 2012 was replaced with a new three year senior credit facility.
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January retail sales suggest strained consumers
BusinessLIVE
Disappointing retail sales figures in January are an indication that SA consumers still face headwinds and are not increasing spending on non-essential services, some economists suggest. SA retail trade sales for January recorded a 3.9% growth year on ...
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BusinessLIVE
NRF Welcomes Senate Passage of Transportation Bill, Urges House to Move Quickly
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, Mar 14, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The National Retail Federation today welcomed Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize federal transportation spending, and urged the House to move quickly before the current funding law expires at the ...
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Retail container traffic to increase 10% in March
Home Accents Today
WASHINGTON - Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 10% in March compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year gains should continue through mid-summer, according to the monthly Global Port ...
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Kroger to Participate in the Morgan Stanley 2012 Retail Field Trip
Sacramento Bee
(NYSE: KR) will participate in the Morgan Stanley 2012 Retail Field Trip on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Mike Schlotman, Kroger senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors. The presentation will be broadcast live over the ...
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Gloucestershire's LEP announced as Government's first retail Pathfinder
This is Gloucestershire
The LEP, run by economic development company GFirst, has been selected as the country's first retail Pathfinder LEP by the Government. Retail Pathfinder status means that the LEP will be the national leader on promoting, showcasing and recommending to ...
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Oil prices decline after US supply rises as expected, retail gasoline hits ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — The price of oil is lower Wednesday, after the government reported that supplies rose last week, as analysts expected. Gasoline pump prices continued to climb, rising to a national average of $3.811 per gallon. Benchmark crude fell by 61 ...
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Improving consumption drives investments in retail space
Malaya
BY ALBERT CASTRO RETAIL business in the Philippines remains robust amidst a continuously improving consumption pattern of Filipinos, fueling investments for more retail space in the country. Major developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. continues to commit ...
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Malaya
Peacocks was largest retail failure of 2011
This is South Wales
ADMINISTRATORS dealing with the collapsed clothing chain Peacocks have said the fall of the firm was the largest retail failure of 2011. More than 50 shop workers lost their jobs in South West Wales when Peacocks was bought out of administration by the ...
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New Rules, Same Old Retail At Utah's 'Mormon Mall'
International Business Times
The 700000-square foot will be one of the only mega retail hubs to open in the US within the last year, featuring many of the expected brand names -- but a wholly new set of rules. Sure, you can hit Macy's, Nordstrom, Brooks Brothers and Tiffany & Co.
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International Business Times
Retail Technology Forum returns to Western Cape
Bizcommunity.com
Following the success of its inaugural forum in Cape Town, African Retail Technology returns to the Western Cape on 29-30 October 2012 at the Arabella Hotel, Hermanus. The Forum provides the setting in which to learn about the latest IT trends, ...
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February US game sales paint bleak picture for retail
Gamasutra
by Matt Matthews [Console/PC, Console Digital, Exclusive, Business] ["The industry across all segments appears to be treading water in terms of retail," says Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews, who examines recent US retail sales data in his latest Behind ...
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Gamasutra
Creative Retail Packaging makes a glitzy appearance at the Oscars
PR Web (press release)
Creative Retail Packaging produced specialty reusable bags and custom product packaging for client GlitzyLips, both of which were distributed at the 84th Academy Awards. "Our product needed high end retail packaging that would showcase and represent ...
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PR Web (press release)


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