Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Retail Adventures revival back on track
Sydney Morning Herald
WHEN the Kathmandu founder, Jan Cameron, acquired a bundle of discount retail brands such as Go-Lo and Sam's Warehouse from administration nearly three years ago, the plan was to go into immediate expansion mode, adding as many as 70 new stores to the ...
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Home Retail's sales continue to slide
Financial Times
By Jennifer Thompson Home Retail reported declining sales at the beginning of this year as cash-strapped consumers delayed expensive home improvements and buying electrical goods, but the group ruled out mass store closures.
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Retail workers union targets Target
TheChronicleHerald.ca
A billboard urging Target to treat former Zellers employees fairly following the American retailer's takeover is shown on Windmill Road in Dartmouth. (THE CHRONICLE HERALD) A union representing retail workers has launched a national campaign to make ...
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TheChronicleHerald.ca
Retail sector 'facing crisis from online'
Ninemsn
The retail sector is facing a growing crisis which will dwarf the problems experienced in the manufacturing sector, the National Retail Association warns. Gary Black, Association executive director, said retail was tipped to shed 33000 jobs over the ...
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Channel Islands VAT loophole closed to CD and DVD retailers
The Guardian
Some of Britain's most popular retail websites, including those run by Tesco, Amazon, HMV and Play.com, will have to stop selling VAT-free CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and other goods from the Channel Islands from next month. The developments comes after a ...
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The Guardian
Major National Retailer Taps ServiceCentral For Asset Management
Houston Chronicle
ServiceCentral Technologies, the leader in hosted reverse logistics, service and repair management software solutions, today announced that a Fortune 50 national retailer is using the company's asset management and retail infrastructure support.
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Sustainable initiatives help Canada's retailers save money, say RBC and Retail ...
Sacramento Bee
By RBC TORONTO, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian retailers who adopt sustainable business practices are differentiating themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace and also significantly reducing their costs, according to a new report ...
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Primaris Retail REIT Announces March Distribution
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Mar 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Primaris Retail REIT (TOR:CA:PMZ.UN) announces today its March 2012 monthly distribution in the amount of $0.1016. Payment will be made on April 16, 2012 to holders of record as of March 30, ...
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Retail Sales Flex Their Muscles in February
Morningstar.com
Strong retail numbers, combined with last week's employment data, continue to indicate more growth in the coming months, according to Morningstar's Bob Johnson. Jeremy Glaser: For Morningstar.com, I am Jeremy Glaser. This week we got the best retail ...
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East Village targets retail developers
Calgary Herald
"Our focus this year and next will be on retail-oriented and commercial-oriented (projects)," said Susan Veres, vice-president of marketing and communications for CMLC. "At this point it's those developers that have a specialty in retail developing ...
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Abu Dhabi set for a huge increase in retail space
The National
The expansion comes as developers announce major retail plans across the country and as an enormous amount of shopping space is forecast to be completed in the capital this year. Al Wahda will open a further 256 shops and food and beverage outlets, ...
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The National
BREAKING NEWS: Gateway retail park proposals recommended for refusal
Banbury Guardian
PLANS to create the controversial Banbury Gateway retail park at Prodrive have been recommended for refusal at Cherwell District Council's planning committee next week. Today (Thursday) the council published the agenda outlining plans to reject the ...
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Banbury Guardian
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MarketWatch
Profit-taking in the major retail ETFs — the S&P Retail SPDRS ETF (NAR:XRT) and the Market Vectors Retail ETF (NAR:RTH) — has swing traders and active investors circling the sector for potential, short-term opportunities if these funds continue to ...
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Loblaw President Vicente Trius to present at CIBC World Markets Retail and ...
Sacramento Bee
By Loblaw Companies Limited BRAMPTON, ON, March 15, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ - Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) will be participating in the CIBC World Markets Retail and Consumer Conference on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Westin Harbour Castle hotel in ...
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - March 16
Reuters
A study prepared by accountants Ernst & Young for the National Retail Association has claimed that more than 40000 retail workers will be made redundant over the next three years unless and goods and services tax exemption for foreign online retailers ...
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GEN ELEC6.625 PN32 : GE Capital Retail Bank and The Tile Shop Renew Consumer ...
4-traders
March 15, 2012 - GE Capital Retail Bank and national tile retailer, The Tile Shop, announced today a multi-year extension of their credit card program, which originated in 2009. GE Capital's Retail Finance business, the operating entity that provides ...
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Commerce City's unemployment still high, but retail sales ticked up 20 percent ...
Denver Post
By Yesenia Robles Commerce City's unemployment rates remain among the highest in the metro area, but the city's retail sales continued to increase by more than 10 percent in 2011 — a promising sign of economic improvement, according to new data ...
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