Sunday, March 11, 2012

Google Alert - retail news

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Retailers hampered by lack of innovation
Financial Times
By Andrea Felsted Retailers are better at coming up with new ideas than putting them into practice, according to a report by headhunter Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann. The executive search firm interviewed 30 chief executives at retailers and fast-moving ...
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BBC plans online retail of television programmes
Informitv
The BBC is reportedly considering plans to allow viewers in the United Kingdom to pay to download old and new television shows a price points around £1.89 per programme. Known as Project Barcelona, it is the latest in a series of initiatives to exploit ...
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Massmart/Walmart still in limbo
Fin24
Johannesburg - The merger conditions for Massmart Holdings [JSE:MSM] and international retail giant Walmart International (Walmart) could cost the retail groups more than they currently anticipate. Moreover, they have to wait a couple of months for ...
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Looking for gas price impact on retail, CPI data
MarketWatch
That question will be addressed in part by the week's reports on retail sales and consumer prices. On the one hand, average gasoline prices climbed to $3.64 a gallon in February, up from an average of $3.44 in January, according to Energy Information ...
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People analytics, integrated
Hindu Business Line
"Why does attrition in retail hover around 35 per cent in many markets?" asks Cahill. One obvious factor with a client company was a largely 16- to 18-year-old workforce in the stores. With attrition at 35 per cent, hiring and training was a big cost.
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