Thursday, April 19, 2012

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FirstRand enters into retail, commercial banking in India
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Mumbai: South Africa-based financial services group, FirstRand Bank said it has entered into retail and commercial banking operations in India by opening of a branch in the city, reports PTI. The bank has its presence in the country for last three ...
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Debenhams Weathers Retail Storm As Profit Rises
Wall Street Journal
The retailer's focus on price cuts and sales promotions has seen it fare better than many of its rivals in recent years as high fuel and commodity inflation, tax rises and concerns about job security have caused consumers to rein in discretionary ...
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HyperCITY Leverages Oracle Retail Stores Applications to Optimize Store ...
MarketWatch (press release)
HyperCITY Retail India Ltd has implemented Oracle Retail solutions to integrate retail store operations and help deliver better insight into its 12-store hypermarket business to optimize sales, profitability and customer service initiatives.
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Airports, Airport Retailers Missing Opportunities to Serve, Generate Revenue ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DULUTH, Ga., Apr 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Airports and airport retailers looking to better serve and generate more revenue from today's time-starved and mobile-enabled travelers are missing opportunities to do so, according to a survey of travelers ...
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KKR makes first retail real-estate investment
Reuters
N) closed a $196 million investment in Yorktown Center, a Chicago-area mall, marking its first retail real estate investment in the United States. KKR said YTC Pacific will manage the day-to-day operations of the mall and is also a co-investor in the ...
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API in turnaround profit
Sydney Morning Herald
PHARMACEUTICAL distributor and retailer Australian Pharmaceutical Industries has reported a turnaround first-half profit of $18.3 million after what its chief executive has called some of the most difficult retail conditions in decades.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Big Lots, Inc. To Present At The Barclays Capital Retail And Restaurants ...
Sacramento Bee
By Big Lots, Inc. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that it is participating in the Barclays Capital Retail and Restaurants Conference being held in New York City, New York.
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SA February retail trade sales up 7.2%
Bizcommunity.com
South African retail trade sales at constant (2008) prices for February recorded a 7.2% growth year-on-year (y/y) after an upwardly revised 4.2% [3.9%] growth in January, figures released on Wednesday, 18 April 2012, by Statistics SA showed.
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BlackBerry and Samsung plan new retail strategies for smart phones
telecomlead.com
"The Samsung Mobile Brand Store is a significant step in the direction of creating new, unique and holistic product experiences for consumers at the retail level. The Samsung Mobile Brand Store will allow consumers to engage and interact with Samsung ...
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telecomlead.com
UK administrators close Aquascutum's only factory, continue efforts to sell ...
Washington Post
FRP says it acted to stem continuing losses and protect the 135 remaining employees at Aquascutum's head office and retail operations. The administrators say they have received "a high level of interest" from potential buyers. YGM Trading of Hong Kong, ...
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Temple Run, Runs in Retail
MarketWatch (press release)
Spin Master Games and Imangi Studios have teamed up to deliver Temple Run, one of the most wildly popular iOS and Android games, to Mass Retails Stores this Fall with amazing new games. In a global rights' licensing agreement, initiated & brokered by ...
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Giant Eagle Uses Galleria to Generate Thousands of End-Cap, Store-Specific ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"We were already developing end-cap planograms, but Galleria enabled us to complete the process more efficiently," said Dan Schnorr, senior director of retail space planning, Giant Eagle. "As we implemented the process, and it was further refined ...
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TXU Energy Expands Payment Locations to Hundreds More Retail Locations
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition to the new Walmart locations, TXU Energy customers can also pay their bills at several other retail locations including Kroger, Super S, Ace Cash Express, Fiesta, and HEB. To find the closest authorized payment location, ...
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The Top Retailers Of The Year - An Analysis Of How They Made Things Work
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 In light of the recent findings that show online sales getting a fair share of the total retail sales in Australia, Perth SEO Company Oracle Digital has decided to release the latest innovations on their ...
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Rock Hill Crossing retail center purchased
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The business owns more than 3.4 million square feet of leasable space at properties around the Southeast, and Rock Hill Crossing's 50000-square feet is part of its strategy to "capitalize on retail-buying opportunities around the Southeast," according ...
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Best Foods looks at national presence
Hindu Business Line
Packaged rice maker Best Foods Ltd is planning to add 960 retail outlets across the country. According to Dr Aayushman Gupta, Business Director, Best Foods, the company would have 1000 outlets in the next three years from the current 40 outlets in ...
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Only 3 Korean Retailers Rank Among World's Top 250
The Chosun Ilbo
Only three Korean companies are included in a list of the world's top 250 retailers, with Lotte Shopping ranking 79th, Shinsegae 82nd and GS Retail trailing at 228th. According to a report by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, ...
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Skimming the racks: New retail at Progress Ridge TownSquare, Zupans opens in ...
OregonLive.com
A number of new retailers have opened their doors in recent weeks and more plan to do the same soon. The empty spots at Progress Ridge TownSquare are filling up. The center, along the Beaverton-Tigard line and anchored by tenants Cinetopia and New ...
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OregonLive.com
Lebanon: Remaining cautious in retail
Oxford Business Group
The local retail sector may have to wait until well into the latter half of the year before it starts to regain some of the momentum Lebanon lost in 2011. Political uncertainty at home and instability across the region, combined with a marked slowdown ...
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February's extra day lends hand to retail sales
Bizcommunity.com
The extra day in February, due to 2012 being a leap year, had "some influence" in the February year-on-year (y/y) retail trade sales figures released on Wednesday, Stats SA said in an interview with BusinessLIVE. The extra day's contribution was ...
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