Friday, March 16, 2012

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Reforms awaited by the retail sector
Livemint
The Budget for fiscal 2013 has left the retail and consumer products sector with mixed feelings. One of the most important announcements that will impact consumption and consumers, especially in rural areas in the long run, would be the provision of ...
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No action, long wait for retailers continue
Hindustan Times
Retail majors would be a disappointed lot. Contrary to expectations, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee did not make any major announcement to boost the sector. Experts pointed out that Mukherjee focussed only on growth and stability, while steering ...
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Apple bigger than entire retail sector
MSN Money
By Kim Peterson 2 hours ago We know Apple (AAPL) is huge, but try to wrap your head around this one: The company is now worth more than the entire US retail sector. ZeroHedge noted this earlier this week when Apple's market value was about $542 billion ...
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Retail investors, speculation driving Saudi market growth
Arab News
The Al-Rajhi Capital report added that the divergence between the Saudi market and S&P 500 during the last month (TASI +10.4 percent while S&P500 was just +1.4 percent) supports Al-Rajhi Capital's view that retail investors and speculation are driving ...
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Arab News
CONSUMPTION TAKES A HIT IN BUDGET
Livemint
Retailers, manufacturers of branded goods, service providers and consumer economy experts, who were expecting the finance bill to fuel consumption, are enormously disappointed. At the outset, Pranab Mukherjee assured the revival of the domestic ...
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Great American Group Notes Early 2012 Consumer Spending Results are Positive
MarketWatch (press release)
"While overall results have been mixed, there have been clear winners and losers in the retail sector," says David Triompo, Great American Group's Director of Consumer Products. "Retailers on opposite ends of the spectrum have performed well, ...
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Resilience of rents buoys REITs
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Peter Rae OFFICES and retail investments, capital refinancing and raising cash through assets are emerging as the key drivers for the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector in coming months. According to real estate analysts, post-reporting ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
SB Officer of the Year quit retail job to catch criminals
South Bend Tribune
"I didn't want to work in retail that long," said Ieraci, who was told at 21 he was too young for the force. "Being a police officer was what I always wanted to do my whole life ever since watching (TV shows) Car 54 (Where Are You?) and Adam-12.
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South Bend Tribune
Retail Earnings: NWY, ROST
Forbes
New York & Co. (NWY) announced that it lost $10.9 million, or 18 cents per share in the fourth quarter versus a profit of $14.9 mllion or 24 cents per share a year earlier. Sales were $271.8 million versus $303.2 million in the same period last year.
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Women of Color Take the Reigns on Fashion Star
Huffington Post
On Wednesday night, during one of the most anticipated show premieres for the fashion and retail obsessed, NBC unveiled its newest reality competition Fashion Star, hosted by Elle MacPherson. Sitting at the helm of an era when designer capsule and ...
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Police Blotter: Thousands Worth of Copper Wire Stolen, Retail Theft, Thefts ...
Patch.com
By Jennifer Kim On March 14 at approximately 2:53 pm, Marple police responded to the TJ Maxx on 1991 South Sproul Road for a reported retail theft. According to the loss prevention officer of the store, a woman was observed concealing several pieces of ...
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Why Autos Will Crush Retail in 2012
Motley Fool
In today's edition, Austin talks about the impressive retail sales numbers recently released by The Commerce Department. The growth is encouraging for the broad market as February saw the largest sales jump in five months. Austin was most impressed ...
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Apple's iPad sees brisk sales on first day at retail stores
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Hot Startup Everlane Wants You To Know You're Being Screwed Over By Retailers
San Francisco Chronicle
Retail startup Everlane launched with that viral Twitter campaign last summer. It also created an infographic detailing how much it costs to make a designer T-shirt versus how much consumers pay for it (see below). The infographic received more than ...
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