Sunday, April 29, 2012

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Bid to ease single-brand retail rule
Calcutta Telegraph
New Delhi, April 29: The government plans to dilute single-brand retail norms to allow foreign firms to continue sourcing from small industries even after the latter grow big from such associations. Earlier this year, the government had lifted ...
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Govt plans change in retail stock scheme
Livemint
Instead of retail investors putting money directly in equities, as the budget proposed, the government may ask them to invest through mutual funds as they do not fully understand the risks, a person familiar with the development said.
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Ikea Joins Indonesia Rush to Tap Demand Amid 6.5% Growth: Retail
Bloomberg
A rising middle class that is earning more and has access to credit at cheaper rates is aiding Umarih and global retailers in Indonesia, where spending accounts for 60 percent of gross domestic product. That's a reversal from 15 years ago, ...
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ECONOMY: State retail sales showing recovery in 2011
Bellingham Herald
Retail sales statewide experienced the first full year of growth since 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Revenue. The report shows a 3 percent increase in taxable retail sales from 2010, for a total increase of ...
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Further Evidence in Support of Multichannel Retail
Power Retail
CBRE has released its annual report that demonstrates how some local retailers have suffered serious shrinkage in the face of heavy online competition. While many bricks-and-mortar retailers are being seriously damaged by online trends, local retailers ...
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PRODUCTIVITY SPECTATOR: Shifting up in a two-speed economy
Business Spectator
A relatively new indicator but a forward looking one, suggests that in the retail sector, things are heading off the boil, at least in the non-mining economy. The AFGC CHEP Retail Index tracks pallet movements around the country, and as a result is a ...
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'Dubai Primark retail store not affiliated to UK brand'
Gulf Today
By William Faria DUBAI: Controversy surrounds a lookalike of the famous UK retail store Primark that opened in Dubai a week ago. The two-storey fashion outlet is based on the busy Khaleed Bin Waleed Street (formerly called Bank Street) in Bur Dubai and ...
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Watchdog set to ban retail promotion of TLPIs
Fundweb
The FSA is to go ahead with plans to ban the promotion of traded life policy investments (TLPIs) to retail investors. The regulator says it was not the first time it had warned advisers about the products, adding that TLPIs - pooled investments in ...
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A great retail revelation
Inside Retailing
Just this week it was a retailer - 22 years in the business and who 'knows everything' despite the fact that (a) they had to call in a rescue squad and (b) they claimed they were willing to learn. In conjunction with the Landlord, we had decided that ...
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Tasmac unions blame govt for price rise
Deccan Chronicle
By not providing the necessary financial support to Tasmac retail outlets, the government is forcing the Tasmac employees to sell liquor at a higher price, complains the Tasmac employees' federation. a price higher than marked as the MRP on the bottle, ...
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Record-High Gasoline Further Burdens Consumers in Europe
Bloomberg
The average retail price in the European Union's 27 member nations surged to a peak of 1.69 euros a liter ($8.44 a gallon) on April 20 with Germany, France, the UK, Greece, Italy and Spain all at records, according to European Commission data.
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The Week Ahead: Highlighting the high street's health
Scotsman
By PETER RANSCOMBE RETAILERS will stay in sharp focus this week as a series of high street names shed light over whether the UK's economy really has fallen back into recession. Home Retail Group will be under more pressure to shut stores on Wednesday ...
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Carmignac Gestion targets British retail market
Fundweb
The European asset manager Carmignac Gestion has opened its first office in London and set its sights on the British retail market. The firm will offer 10 funds in Britain, with distribution through wealth managers, family offices, private banks, ...
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Banks are not giving adequate attention to customer satisfaction – SMART Advisory
Vanguard
Reviewing the report, Managing Director/CEO, SMART Advisory, Mr. Demola Adeyinka, said, "Retail banking is a customer and loyalty-driven business. The power of customer loyalty is clear and compelling. It leads to more profitable growth.
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