Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Eurozone retail sales fall slightly in March
Myiris.com
Retail sales in the Eurozone fell only marginally at the end of the first quarter, according to Markit`s latest PMI surveys. The average rate of decline over the first quarter matched that seen over the final three months of 2011, which was the worst ...
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Feathers fly as another retailer feels heat
The Australian
< Prev of 2 Next > BUSINESSWOMAN Jan Cameron has pumped an extra $17 million into discount variety retailer Retail Adventures and taken over the running of the company following the resignation of the group's chief executive this week.
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Co-optex retail sales hit record
Hindu Business Line
Co-optex, the apex organisation of the handloom sector in Tamil Nadu, has clocked retail sales of Rs 201 crore for the 2011-12 financial year. This is marginally up from the previous year's Rs 198 crore. This is the first time Co-optex's retail sales ...
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Japan's Retail Sales Beat Forecasts as Confidence Returns
Bloomberg
Japan's retail sales rose more than economists forecast in February, indicating that consumer confidence is returning as reconstruction demand boosts the world's third-biggest economy. Sales (JNNETYOY) increased 3.5 percent from a year earlier, ...
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Bloomberg
Everything Circles Back to European Retail Sales
Forbes
Unless Spain snaps out of its -6% retail sales YoY tumble, it will drag the rest of Europe down with it – its debt market is big enough for that. Today, Portugal fired a warning shot by announcing that GDP decline in 2012 is likely to come in at nasty ...
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Forbes
Prada keeps retail focus after profit shines
Reuters
HK) is pushing ahead with its retail expansion plans after a burgeoning army of wealthy Asian buyers helped it beat forecasts with a 72 percent rise in full-year profit. The Milan-based maker of luxury bags and Miu Miu dresses said on Thursday net ...
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Best Buy to close 50 big box US retail stores, open 100 Mobile stand-alone ...
Engadget
That tradition could be short-lived, if you happen to live near one of 50 big box retail stores that the company plans to shutter in 2013. The move was announced alongside Best Buy's Q4 earnings report, which includes action items aimed to trim $800 ...
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Move to retail bonds as Europe banks bale
The Australian
AN exodus of European banks is prompting some Australian corporates to turn to the retail bond market to secure funds, creating an opportunity for banks that have not withdrawn from the Australian market to use their balances to refinance debt.
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RETAIL: Wal-Mart Stores fined in overcharging case
Press-Enterprise
The retailer has been fined $2.1 million for overcharging customers in California. BY TIFFANY RAY Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay a $2.1 million penalty for overcharging customers in California, according to the terms of a recent judgment announced by ...
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Press-Enterprise
Central Retail poised for challenges of AEC
The Nation
Central Retail Corporation, the country's largest retail conglomerate, has restructured its organisation to serve its diversified and growing businesses ahead of the upcoming Asean Economic Community, which will herald a single market in the region in ...
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The Nation
Retail Earnings: Best Buy, Walgreen
Forbes
Best Buy (BBY) announced that it earned $2.47 per share during is fiscal fourth quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $2.15 per share. The company projected full year earnings of $3.50 to $3.80 per share, while analysts expected $3.70 per share.
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HSBC confirms will buy Lloyds' UAE retail bank arms
Reuters
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) - HSBC , Europe's biggest bank, said it would buy the onshore United Arab Emirates retail and commercial banking business of rival Lloyds , helping HSBC further strengthen its presence in the region. HSBC, which confirmed an ...
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Retail Property to Bounce Back, Says Analyst
NuWire Investor
Talk is circulating of a recovery in the retail real estate market based on the latest data. Increasing rental yields and growing interest in leasing, particularly for neighborhood and community shopping areas, is paving the way for gains in the sector ...
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Retail investors flock to bond funds
Citywire.co.uk
Although February's £1.1 billion of net retail sales marks the highest level since August last year, this figure is still way below the level of inflows seen in the first half of last year. Risk appetite is also increasing as investors put more into ...
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Patti's Global Mall Gives Online Shoppers a New Retail Destination
Sacramento Bee
The site displays the best-selling and best-priced items available through its affiliate retail partners, and then shares them directly with its visitors. The company states it is committed to making online shopping easier by limiting the amount of ...
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Ed Wulfe: Retail development to double this year
Bizjournals.com
Ed Wulfe, chairman and CEO of Houston-based Wulfe & Co., predicts 2.2 million square feet of retail development in 2012 in the Houston area. The amount of retail that will be developed and opened in the Houston area in 2012 will more than double the ...
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Retail real estate market continues to improve
NorthJersey.com
PARAMUS — The Goldstein Group in Paramus recently completed its year-end survey of 22 retail corridors in northern and central New Jersey, totaling more than 4250 properties, and the results indicated that the state's retail vacancy rate dipped to 7.9 ...
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Learn the retail landscape
The Tennessean (blog)
With the reopening of mega-mall Opry Mills, a bumper crop of new retailers hit the Nashville area. Some stores are full-price venues featuring new merchandise, but many stores are outlet options with discounted goods from previous seasons or factory ...
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Inflow of retail investors in banking sector of Azerbaijan has increases
Trend.az
Weak market conditions in the property market in Azerbaijan and the positive real deposit rates resulted in a significant inflow of retail depositors in the banking system since the start of the global crisis, the deputy director of Fitch Ratings to ...
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Town Talk: Retail sales in Lawrence up for seventh month in a row; Berry ...
Lawrence Journal World
The latest sales tax report from Lawrence City Hall shows that for the seventh straight month local retail sales are higher than they were during the same period a year ago. The March sales tax distribution report indicates taxable sales in Lawrence ...
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10 Ways to Green Your Retail Store
Entrepreneur
BY Carol Tice | March 29, 2012| Going green can help small retailers stand out from competitors, but few seem to be focusing on becoming more environmentally friendly. An MIT Sloan Management Review study released last year found that while most big ...
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Entrepreneur
Marketing Maestro Behind Disney Princesses and Nike CMO from its 'Just Do It ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Mooney brings decades of experience in exactly the area where shopkick plays: the recreation and revolution of retail and brands. The match - in terms of innovation, vision, experience and passion - is exceptional. "shopkick is out to revolutionize ...
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Tips for Trade: Stick to pharma, auto, FMCG and bank stocks
NDTV
On our show, Tips for Tomorrow, market expert Nipun Mehta and Rajesh Jain, EVP-Retail Research, Religare Securities discuss the performance of the day. It was a range bound session for India's benchmark indices on Thursday. The BSE Sensex index closed ...
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Prada 2011 net profit climbs 72.2% on Asia retail sales
FRANCE 24
Italian luxury design house Prada said Thursday its net profit soared 72.2 percent in the year ending January 2012, driven by strong retail sales especially in Asia. AFP - Italian luxury design house Prada said Thursday its net profit soared 72.2 ...
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FRANCE 24
Plans revealed for apartments and retail complex in downtown Johnson City
The Republic
A development partnership plans to build a residential and retail complex in downtown Johnson City. The Johnson City Press (http://bit.ly/GYuqez) reported Thursday that Main Street Partners submitted paperwork to city planners for a 27000-square-foot ...
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Bibby snaps up Rhythm & Booze off-licence chain
Talking Retail
The Rhythm & Booze independent specialist off-licence chain has been purchased by Bibby Retail Services (BRS) in a deal that is said to safeguard "hundreds of jobs". BRS, the retail division of Bibby Line Group, which also owns Costcutter Supermarkets, ...
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