Joe's® to Open New Retail Store in South Florida

Retail Economic Activity Rises Sharply As Indicated By Natural Insight Data on ... MarketWatch (press release) STERLING, Va., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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. See all stories on this topic »

Joe's® to Open New Retail Store in South Florida MarketWatch (press release) LOS ANGELES, Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Joe's Jeans Inc. (the "Company") (UTD:JOEZ) announced today the lease signing for its 23rd retail store located in the Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida. The approximately 1500 square-foot boutique is ... See all stories on this topic »

Baker & Taylor and Findaway World Partner to Provide Audio Content in Retail ... MarketWatch (press release) Not only will this partnership directly affect library patrons' listening experience, it will also provide immediate benefits for the world of retail. David Cully, President of Baker & Taylor Retail Markets and Executive Vice President of Merchandising ... See all stories on this topic »

Best Buy CEO Resigns Amidst The End Of Retail Slate Magazine (blog) The latest news from the End of Retail: "The board of directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) today announced that Brian Dunn has resigned as chief executive officer and director. There were no disagreements between Mr. Dunn and the company on any ... See all stories on this topic »

Aberdeen Publishes GSM, Manufacturing, Communications, HCM, and Retail Research MarketWatch (press release) "Best-in-Class Strategies to Overcome the Disconnected Customer Experience," prepared by Sahir Anand, Vice President and Group Director for the Aberdeen Group Retail and Consumer Markets practice, suggests that leading retail and consumer markets ... See all stories on this topic »

Retailers helping lower vacancy rate in Lake Zurich TribLocal By Amy Alderman TribLocal reporter Today at 6:44 am After hovering slightly above the national average, the first quarter vacancy rate in Lake Zurich kicked off the year with a positive start as more retailers set up shop in Lake Zurich. See all stories on this topic »

Retail Roundup: Mount Kisco Farm Looking to Stay Patch.com In a March 30 article about Mount Kisco's retail vacancies, the Westchester County Business Journal reports that retail rents are going up again. The business publication cites findings from Admiral Real Estate, which states that average rent has risen ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail Council of Canada honours Bill McEwan with Lifetime Achievement Award DigitalJournal.com (press release) TORONTO, April 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) announced today that Bill M c Ewan, President & Chief Executive Officer of Sobeys Inc., will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award. "On behalf of Canada's retail industry, ... See all stories on this topic »

1 Retailer Standing Out in a Sea of Success Motley Fool By "LLUD" (Garnerjasl@aol.com) | More Articles March was a hot month, both with regard to temperature and retailer performance. Sifting through some of the most impressive numbers recently, I wanted to highlight some of the biggest winners, ... See all stories on this topic »

Retailer Kiler mulls manufacturing plant to invigorate home city Today's Zaman Turkish retail chain Kiler is searching for new investment opportunities to help fuel reconstruction efforts in Turkey's long-ignored Southeast. Kiler is expecting to realize the first of these investments -- most likely a manufacturing plant -- in ... See all stories on this topic »

Bedding Conference in June to tackle retail issues Furniture Today The annual conference, which attracts a who's who list of bedding retailers, producers and suppliers, will tackle several key retail issues, according to David Perry, Furniture/Today's bedding writer and the coordinator of the conference. See all stories on this topic » Furniture Today

Police Blotter: Cops Spot Pot and Retail Thefts Patch.com Police said a woman took nine items valued at $269.68 from Walmart, 2500 W. 95 th St. According to reports, Javonna L. Bond, 29, of Chicago, was charged with felony retail theft at 9:53 pm Police said Bond had a previous conviction of attempted armed ... See all stories on this topic »

Uniqlo Expansion Takes Retailer Out to West Coast Wall Street Journal By DANA MATTIOLI Japanese clothing chain Uniqlo is opening its first West Coast location as parent Fast Retailing Co. rolls out its plan to open hundreds of stores in the US, even as American retailers are retrenching. The 29000-square-foot San ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Tom aims to double market share Financial Times By Philip Stafford The Order Machine, a start-up Dutch retail trading platform, is aiming to crank up the pressure on NYSE Euronext in the Dutch derivatives market by doubling its market share in the coming months. Willem Meijer, chief executive of Tom ... See all stories on this topic »

The Philippines: Prospects bright for retailers Oxford Business Group The Philippines' retail sector is expected to have a strong year, with forecasts pointing to rising consumer spending as the economy continues to expand and inflation remains contained. Low interest rates, meanwhile, will serve to encourage consumer ... See all stories on this topic »

Case Study: Providence Retailer Uses Swipely to Reward Customer Loyalty Street Fight As the co-owner of Kreatelier, a retail shop that sells gifts and textiles in Providence, RI, Line Daems is always on the lookout for ways to reward her most loyal customers without overwhelming her staff with extra work. In 2011 she discovered that ... See all stories on this topic » Street Fight

Budweiser Is Luxury in China Where Beer Costs 30 Cents: Retail San Francisco Chronicle April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Cheap beer. For consumers in China, it's a fact of life. Brew in China, the world's biggest market, sells at one-third the price in the US Now foreign brewers are wooing the Chinese to pay more for brands that are popular ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail trade volume slips in Romania and the region in February Romania-Insider.com Latest Eurostat figures for retail trade volume in February show Romania took a big fall. The 2.5 percent drop recorded in Romania's retail trade volume compared to January 2012 was one of the largest falls in the EU, according to Eurostat figures. See all stories on this topic »

Indian May Ease Rules for Foreign Single-Brand Retailers – Report Wall Street Journal (blog) By Bangalore Bureau of Dow Jones Newswires Bangalore – The Indian government is planning to ease rules related to local sourcing that it imposed while opening up the single-brand retail segment to foreign direct investment, the Times of India reported ... See all stories on this topic »

Managing Today's Retail Workforce Convenience Store Decisions The goal of this survey is to provide industry-wide insight into the human resources strategies currently being deployed by respondents, as well as to detail the actions industry retailers are planning to take in 2012. This year, we also took a look at ... See all stories on this topic »

Nuance-Watson (HK) launches Paton's travel-retail exclusive DFNIonline.com Travel retailer Nuance Watson (HK) (NWHK) has announced its latest travel-retail confectionery exclusive launch. Only available at the Atrium and Plaza department stores at Hong Kong International Airport, Paton's newly designed 170g Bespoke Hong Kong ... See all stories on this topic »

IKEA Hires Locally for New Winnipeg Store Manager Sacramento Bee Bobko joins IKEA with 12 years of senior retail management and leadership experience. "Throughout his retail career, Stephen has demonstrated an ability to identify and develop talent, energize teams and build business strategies where the customer ...