Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Pound Rises on Retail Sales as Gilts Drop Before Auction
Bloomberg
The pound rose the most this month against the dollar as a report showed UK retail sales advanced in March, boosting the appeal of British assets. Sterling traded within 0.3 percent of a three-month high against the euro and UK 10-year gilts fell for ...
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FDI in Retail Still Not a Dead Horse
Indian Wine Academy
Apr 11 : Despite several reservations on the issue, the UPA coalition government has rejuvenated its efforts to create a consensus on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) ...
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RSR Research Findings: Retailers Intensify Promotions in the Face of Perceived ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Retail Systems Research's report, based on a survey of 70 retailers on their pricing challenges, opportunities, and technology adoption plans, found that retailers continue to struggle with consumer price sensitivity and an increasing number of ...
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Retail sales up 1.3 per cent says British Retail Consortium
Manchester Evening News
Retailers enjoyed a welcome sales boost last month after March's surprise heatwave caused a surge in demand for footwear and clothing. Like-for-like sales rose a healthy 1.3 per cent as the balmy weather prompted people to upgrade their wardrobes, ...
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Russia's X5 sees sales growth slow sharply in Q1
Reuters
* Q1 like-for-like sales down 3.9 percent * Total net retail sales up 4.4 pct vs 8.9 pct forecast * Shares down 2.2 percent MOSCOW, April 11 (Reuters) - X5 Retail, Russia's biggest food retailer by sales, posted a sharp slowdown in first-quarter sales ...
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EduKart.com and Retailers Association of India Launch Online courses in Retail ...
Business Wire India (press release)
EduKart.com, India's leading online education portal, certified by Retailers Association of India (RAI), to launch online courses in Retail Management. EduKart.com has launched 4 courses to provide skill development for the growing retail sector of ...
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Retail Economic Activity Rises Sharply As Indicated By Natural Insight Data on ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Natural Insight, a private retail technology company engaged in workforce management, today announced an update on corporate performance that reflects record results in a variety of operational areas.
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Retail sales up in first quarter
Jena Times
Retail sales for the first quarter of 2012 in LaSalle Parish show very positive gains, with sales tax collections jumping as much as 13-percent over the same period of time in year 2011. The LaSalle Parish School Board collected $57958.98, ...
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Revionics and IDC to Present at the Annual RIS Retail Technology Conference
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By Business Wire Revionics, Inc., the leading provider of retail life cycle price optimization solutions, announced today that the company and IDC will be participating in a panel discussion at the 6 th Annual RIS Retail Technology Conference, ...
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Get online for some retail therapy
Mid-Day
Some quiet, "me" time or better still, to indulge in retail therapy that can pep up your spirits. But who has the time in the middle of a packed week to shop across the city, and who would want to endure the stress of browsing through countless ...
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Postie Plus sells Babycity stores
Stuff.co.nz
National clothing retailer Postie Plus Group has reached a conditional agreement to sell its chain of Babycity stores saying it is preparing its retail operations to expand. The buyer is Baby City Retail Investments Limited, a company operated by ...
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RKF-Los Angeles Retains The Pollack PR Marketing Group
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Pollack PR Marketing Group (PPMG) announced today, that it has been retained by the Los Angeles office of RKF, the leading urban retail real estate services firm in the country with more than ...
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ConsignPro Thrives as Resale Stores Make Retail Comeback
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI BEACH, FL, Apr 11, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- In the midst of a downward economy, it is hardly unusual for many industries to struggle. Certainly, this has proven true over the last several years; while the struggles of the banking and real ...
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Travel retail boost as Chinese arrivals to South Korea continue to surge
MoodieReport
Chinese visitor numbers surged by +25.8% in the first two months of 2012, maintaining the extraordinary momentum of 2011 and boosting travel retail sales sharply. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, 340812 Chinese arrivals were posted for the ...
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AdP opens new retail area in Paris
DFNIonline.com
French airport company Aéroports de Paris (AdP) has today opened 1300sq m of retail space on level one of the new €71m ($93m) AC connecting building linking terminals 2A and 2C at Paris Charles de Gaulle International airport.
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Shop on the go
Voice & Data Online
Is mobile transforming retail? Yes, truly and completely in just a few years. Are you pondering that I am exaggerating-mind you, if businesses can reach consumers anytime, anywhere on mobile, wouldn't it change how they do business?
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Voice & Data Online
TOM TAILOR Q1 Retail Segment Sales up 45.5% - Quick Facts
RTT News
MU: News ) said its first-quarter sales in the Retail segment, which includes e-commerce, grew 45.5% year over year. On a like-for-like basis, sales were up 17.7%. TOM TAILOR noted that it has thus once again outperformed the average development of the ...
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Convenience drives need-based shopping, so kirana stores rule
Daily News & Analysis
The battle is between organised supermarkets (that is to say, modern retail) and kirana stores (provision stores next door). But kirana stores (especially the braver ones) need not worry because the dice are loaded in their favour.
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Warm weather drives March retail sales increase
Retail Week
UK retail like-for-like sales increased 1.3% in March as warm weather boosted the performance of non-food, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) KMPG Retail Sales Monitor. We provide a range of advertising opportunities.
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GWA a warning to retailers that DIY may be DOA
Sydney Morning Herald
While the GWA decline is now, and the two retailers are investing for the future, the Queensland group's dramatic downwards revision of this year's outlook suggests that the slowdown in spending on new and existing housing fit-outs is accelerating.
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Artd'inox expands into modular kitchen space
Hindu Business Line
With this, the Naveen Jindal-promoted JSL Lifestyle Ltd, will now be able to offer 360 degree solutions in the steel space – from manufacturing crude steel to end user lifestyle products to kitchen units as well as have a retail presence.
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Hindu Business Line


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