Monday, April 30, 2012

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Social gifting: the new buzzword in e-commerce
Economic Times
Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts. Start-ups such as Sweden-based Wrapp, which is launching its US business on Monday, are getting millions of dollars in venture-capital ...
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Retail rentals remain stable in city; high street in demand: Report
Times of India
PUNE: Substantial addition to supply has kept the rentals for the retail mall space in the city stable in the first quarter of the year 2012, a report from real estate advisory Cushman & Wakefield India has said. Signs of revival in the retail segment ...
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Finally some better retail news, for Peats sake
Irish Times
IN PEATS of Parnell Street in Dublin on Saturday the shop was black with people. This was literally true: it was so crowded that you couldn't see a great deal of the walls. The staff, in their grey shirts with Peats embroidered on the breast pocket, ...
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German Retail Sales Rebounded in March on Job Creation
Bloomberg
German retail sales rebounded in March as declining unemployment, slowing inflation and higher wages bolstered households' purchasing power. Sales, adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings, rose 0.8 percent from February, when they fell a revised 0.9 ...
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Germany: Retail Sales up 0.8% in March
FXstreet.com
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Retail sales in Germany rose 0.8% in March, up from February's contraction of -1.1%. Over the last twelve months, retail sales rose 2.3% vs +1.7%. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be ...
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50-point RBA rate cut is needed: retailers
Ninemsn
The retail sector needs the "shock treatment" of a 50 basis point interest rate cut to help businesses get back on their feet, a lobby group says. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely expected to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points ...
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The HDMI cable ripoff and why retail is really dying
ZDNet (blog)
But chain retailers think you will. Gather 'round, boys and girls, for I have a ghost story to tell. Once upon a time, in days of yore, chain stores dotted the land. There were Best Buys and Targets and Walmarts. Even Circuit City stores had yet to ...
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Retailers are finally adjusting to new reality and it's paying off
Irish Independent
There are economic indicators that are more important than retail sales, but no indicators that are more tangible. It is difficult to take a guess at how employment or inflation is shaping up, but all of us can saunter into our favourite shops from ...
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Food retailers set to struggle as sluggish sales continue
StartupSmart
By Michelle Hammond Food retailers are in for another tough year, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council CHEP Retail Index, which forecasts a modest rise in sales of just 2.1% for the June quarter. The index is a collaborative project ...
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Last Year, Polk Retailers Saw First Annual Sales Increase Since 2006
The Ledger
By Kyle Kennedy LAKELAND | Retailer Marni Johnson was hit hard when shoppers cut their spending during the recession, so last year, she got creative. "We're working harder, we're trying different tactics. We are going at it from a different direction ...
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New app could change modern retail
ITWeb
By Phahamang Thakudi Retail mogul Sir Stuart Rose is set to pitch a new app to the industry that lets users buy goods by simply holding their smartphones in front of an image of whatever they want to purchase, AOL states. As the chairman of the Mobile ...
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Business battles long-term memory loss
Sydney Morning Herald
Retail conditions are not good and in some areas are bad, but this is not 1990-91 when we were suffering a serious and nasty recession brought on by interest rates in the high teens and featuring double-digit unemployment and a less generous social ...
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Giving retail a boost with mobile solutions - Tech News
San Francisco Luxury News
WE GOT IT: Mehta with Motorola's range of hardware engineered for retail environments such as handheld scanners, tablets and Point of Sale terminals. He believes that the company's self-scanning solution will allow retailers to analyse consumer ...
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TABLE-Estonia March retail sales up 10 pct m/m
Reuters
April 30 (Reuters) - Estonia's retail sales rose 10 percent in March month-on-month on non-seasonally adjusted terms, and showed an increase of 7 percent compared with the same month a year ago, the statistics office said on Monday.
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Power Up: The Online Retail Entrepreneur's Guide – The Platformers (Part Two)
Power Retail
This instalment of Power Up will orientate any online retailer hoping to make sense of the muddle. As a new-to-online retail business, it takes a lot of nerves, time and resources to get to the point where your products are converting consistently ...
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Shipra Mall celebrates its 7th anniversary
India PRwire (press release)
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Manik Dhodi, Vice-President, Retail and Hotels, Shipra Group said, "Our 7th anniversary is indeed a pleasurable moment for us and we would take this day to thank all our patrons for their immense love and support towards ...
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Arttdinox celebrates "Indian Craftsmanship and Designs" by launching its ...
India PRwire (press release)
The new store marks the primary retail space for its discerning clientele to provide 360 degree solutions from conceptualizing to design to the installation of the kitchen and offer great functionality and innovative designs along with a wide range of ...
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India PRwire (press release)
A Balancing Act
SmartCompany.com.au
Last week's announcement by Tesco of flat sales and profit growth highlighted just how fine a balancing act it is for major retailers and malls to balance staffing levels for service, with the need for profit. I walked through the Mall of America in ...
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Victorian TAB's Future Retail Network Revealed
Australian Racing Greyhound.com
A multi-million dollar refurbishment of TAB retail outlets has been revealed to the public today with the re-opening of Tabcorp's flagship store in Bourke Street. Minister for Racing Denis Napthine and Tabcorp Chairman Paula Dwyer have officially ...
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Self-Service Kiosks for Retail: Genkiosk, the Kiosk Software, Launches New ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Genkiosk, the leaders in self-service kiosk software has announced new services specifically aimed at the growing market in kiosk applications designed for retail. Genkiosk is the most powerful management system for self-service kiosks, ...
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Sensex up 137 points in early trade
Daily News & Analysis
Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI Extending gains for the third straight session, the BSE benchmark index Sensex on Monday rose by nearly 137 points in early trade on continued buying by funds and retail investors. The 30-share BSE index, which had gained ...
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