Monday, April 02, 2012

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Retail sales grow in February
Sydney Morning Herald
Retail sales rose as expected in February but the sluggish growth suggests another tough year for the sector, analysts say. Retail sales grew by 0.2 per cent in February following a 0.3 per cent rise in January, according to the Australian Bureau of ...
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Delay in retail fuel price hike may ease inflation concerns in near term ...
Myiris.com
Policymakers were deliberating a 33% hike in retail fuel price, from Rp 4500/litre to Rp 6000/litre as part of the revised 2012 budget bill. However, the Parliament failed to reach an agreement on Friday night/ Saturday morning and has now decided to ...
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Retailers demand clearer view of online shopping
Sydney Morning Herald
A prominent retailers group has urged the Australian Bureau of Statistics to give more detail on the surging 'other' retail sales category to shed light on how quickly online sales have expanded. The ABS breaks down retailing into a range of categories ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Retail Sales Rose 0.2% in February, Matching Forecast
Bloomberg
Australian retail sales advanced in February for a second straight month, led by gains at department stores and newsstands in an economy driven by mining investment. Sales (AURSCHNG) climbed 0.2 percent from a month earlier, when they increased 0.3 ...
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Samsung gears up for retail rollout in Canada
Financial Post
The new Samsung stores are part of a larger retail strategy for the company that will also include special Samsung-branded "Experience Zones" and "store-within-a-store" kiosks inside certain electronics and partner stores that will feature the ...
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Financial Post
Canadian retail giant Point Zero looks to Australia – here are five of its ...
SmartCompany.com.au
Another international retail giant is planning to set up shop in Australia with Canadian retailer Point Zero announcing plans to open its first Australian concept store at the end of this year. Point Zero has plans for 10 more stores in Australia and ...
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Will India scuttle potential Rs700 cr investment of Apple stores?
Daily News & Analysis
Apple's retail business employs more than 41000 people. Apple's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City's Manhattan borough (overlooking Central Park) is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and supposedly did business of $800 million (Rs4,200 ...
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Australian February retail sales +0.2% MoM, +0.3% expected
FXstreet.com
The opinions and analysis offered on Forexlive are for educational purposes only and clients and prospects are advised to carefully consider the opinions and recommendations offered by the analysts and to use the analysis and opinions in conjunction ...
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Wages growth a big worry for retail
Perth Now
Retailers are worried about the impact of growing wages on their bottom line. Picture: Tim Marsden Source: The Courier-Mail AUSTRALIAN retailers are becoming increasingly worried about wages growth and online competition eating into their profits.
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Retail chain helps spread awareness about autism
KPHO Phoenix
By Jennifer Jones - email Today marks World Autism Day and Toys "R" Us is doing what it can to help raise awareness and money. The "Light it up Blue" campaign is designed to help shine a light on the increase in autism cases.
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Actis foresees bright future for Nigerian retail real estate
BusinessDay
Actis, a private equity investor, has revealed that a bright future awaits the Nigerian retail real estate. This was made known at a meeting of senior business leaders organised by Actis in Lagos at the weekend to discuss Nigeria's retail revolution.
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BusinessDay
The real cost of longer opening hours
Sydney Morning Herald
Banks and retailers should be open for business on Christmas Day. Why stop at just weekends and Boxing Day when the Holy Grail of productivity is at stake? The big banks have lobbed an application into Fair Work Australia (FWA) asking that the ...
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Sorry Gerry, we're thriving: Smart50 online furniture retailers say Harvey ...
SmartCompany.com.au
Online furniture sellers have hit back at retail veteran Gerry Harvey's recent comments that Harvey Norman had barely recorded any online business for furniture products and that customers don't want to buy bulky products on the web.
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