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Retail apprenticeships criticised The Press Association The programme carries criticism of the retail apprenticeship, saying that last year it took an average of just six months to complete. Charlie Mullins, founder of independent plumbing company Pimlico Plumbers, employs 18 apprentices out of a staff of ... See all stories on this topic »

KDB Financial Chairman: Close To Buying HSBC's Retail Business In South Korea Wall Street Journal SEOUL (Dow Jones)--State-owned Korea Development Bank is close to acquiring HSBC Holdings PLC's (HBC) retail banking business in South Korea, KDB Financial Group Chairman Kang Man-soo said Monday. Kang told reporters an agreement with HSBC is likely to ... See all stories on this topic »

Switzerland: Real Retail Sales rise less than expected in March FXstreet.com FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - On an annual basis Swiss Real Retail Sales increased 0.8% in February, following 4.7% in January, according to data released by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Analysts expected the indicator to grow 2.0%. See all stories on this topic »

New Zealand Dollar Slightly Higher Late; Eyes Now On Australian Retail Sales, RBA Wall Street Journal Hindley said the main focus is now on Australian retail sales data Tuesday as well as the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate decision later the same day. He said support is around US$0.8180, while resistance is at US$0.8250-US$0.8260. See all stories on this topic »

Wages growth a big worry for retail Ninemsn Australian retailers are becoming increasingly worried about wages growth and online competition eroding their profits. Almost one-third of retail executives in March said wages growth would have the biggest effect on profit in the June quarter, ... See all stories on this topic »

Half of Game UK stores saved; European stores in 'limbo' ZDNet (blog) By Zack Whittaker | April 2, 2012, 2:10am PDT Summary: Struggling UK retail chain Game is to keep half its UK-based staff and stores after a buyer was found over the weekend. But European stores face further uncertainty. See all stories on this topic » ZDNet (blog)

Well.ca disrupts retail landscape with Canada's first-ever virtual store MarketWatch (press release) We've mashed together our love of smartphones, the convenience of e-commerce and free shipping to do something no other retailer delivers," said Ali Asaria, founder and CEO of Well.ca. "Our website and this virtual store are perfect options for busy ... See all stories on this topic »

Deathknell for the bookstore? The Hindu Book lovers in the United States of America suffered a major jolt last year when the large retail chain 'Borders' specialising in books and music filed for bankruptcy and started liquidating outlets. For many of them, these stores were not just a space ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Roll-your-own smokes tax has retailers fuming Bellingham Herald The machines in question let consumers roll loose-leaf tobacco into a carton of cigarettes in about 10 minutes, at roughly half the price of a retail carton. That's in part because state taxes – 15 cents per cigarette – don't apply to those produced by ... See all stories on this topic »

TABLE-Danish Feb retail sales fall 0.5 pct yr/yr Reuters COPENHAGEN, April 2 (Reuters) - The Danish retail sales index fell 0.5 percent in February from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Monday. Retail sales fell 0.1 percent in February from January, Statistics Denmark said. See all stories on this topic »

Global Retail Banking Serves Buffet Of Tasty Factoids The Financial Brand A recent retail banking research study concluded that the more technologically advanced consumers become, the less tolerant they are of poor customer service. The study also found that customers continue to view branches as a vital link to their bank, ... See all stories on this topic »

GuestLogix Bolsters European Footprint with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Contract ... MarketWatch (press release) TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- GuestLogix Inc. (TOR:CA:GXI) , the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, today announced that KLM Royal Dutch ... See all stories on this topic »

Tejas Securities Group, Inc. Announces Expansion, Opens Corporate Bond ... MarketWatch (press release) Most recently, Peter was Head of Retail Taxable Fixed Income Trading at Southwest Securities. Prior to that, he spent 10 years as a Corporate Bond Trader for DA Davidson. Wooldridge brings an experienced team with him including Robert Montero, ... See all stories on this topic »

Games retail: a love story The Yorker Over twelve years later, and my childhood dream of video game retail has been met with two years working as a Christmas Sales Assistant at GAME. It obviously wasn't going to match up to my younger aspirations; and a knowledge of just how greedy retail ... See all stories on this topic » The Yorker

UK retail failures to remain high into 2015 Retail Gazette By Jon Whiteaker - 10:54AM - Mon 2nd April 2012 The recent pattern of high retail administrations & liquidations during the first quarter of each year will continue until at least 2015, a new report published today predicts. See all stories on this topic »

Britehouse, CTM break ground in South African retail enterprise mobility ITWeb An investment of R10.6 million by South Africa's biggest specialist tile and bathroom retailer, CTM, in a handheld point-of-sales solution, implemented by Britehouse Mobility, has resulted in a 50% increase in sales volume per salesperson and an 80% ... See all stories on this topic »

NBAD's Sarkar to rejoin Dubai lender ENBD as retail head - sources Kipp Report Suvo Sarkar, a veteran regional banker, will return to Emirates NBD as head of its retail group after leaving Dubai's largest bank two years ago to join National Bank of Abu Dhabi, three sources said on Sunday. Suvo Sarkar, a veteran regional banker, ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail containment Inside Retailing By Jon Bird Auckland must have more shipping containers recycled into retail space than any other city in the world. They're everywhere. You'd trip over them if they weren't so darn big. But containers, per se, are ho hum of course. See all stories on this topic »

RUMBLINGS: Detroit-themed retail shop gets longer Cobo stay Crain's Detroit Business The Detroit Shoppe will remain a fixture at Cobo Center following its successful debut during the 2012 North American International Auto Show in January and at Autorama in February. The Detroit-themed store will operate during all large events and ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss Retail Turnover Growth Slows In February NASDAQ (RTTNews.com) - Swiss retail turnover growth slowed sharply to 0.8 percent annually in February from 4.7 percent in January, provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office showed Monday. In nominal terms, sales were down 2.2 percent ... See all stories on this topic »

Blighted Retail Sector Contradicts 'Recovery' Claims Forex Rate It! The nation's retail landscape in fact remains blighted with boarded up stores and gangrenous malls. Last week, Best Buy (BBY) became a candidate for the death-watch list with the announcement that it plans to close 50 stores and lay off 400 workers as ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail chain in Norway stops selling Ahava products Jerusalem Post By JTA A major retail chain in Norway halted the sale of all "products originating from settlements in occupied territories," including Ahava cosmetics, it announced last week. The Norwegian pharmaceutical chain VITA, which has 160 stores throughout ... See all stories on this topic »

Forex News: Strategy For AU Retail Sales Forex Pros By Henry Liu | Forex | Apr 02, 2012 09:05AM GMT | Add a Comment We'll be getting the Retail Sales figure from Australia today once again, and if you´ve been following news out of Australia, you'd know that Retail Sales has been a sticky point for ... See all stories on this topic »

APNewsBreak: American Express pulls gift cards from NJ stores, citing new ... The Republic AmEx spokeswoman Vanessa McCutchen told The Associated Press that the company began pulling gift cards sold through third-party retailers last week. As of Monday, the only way for New Jersey residents to buy AmEx gift cards, which can be used ... See all stories on this topic »

Spanky Media Boasts of the Most Comprehensive Website Design Features with ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Nonetheless, this continuous growth increase is promising enough for local online retailers in the country. Australia's online retail sales index reached $10.5 billion for the year 2011, which provides a huge opportunity for Australian online ... See all stories on this topic »

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