Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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US Retail Gasoline To Peak Above $4/Gallon In May - EIA
Wall Street Journal
By Dan Strumpf Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Retail gasoline prices are expected to peak at $4.01 a gallon during the summer driving season and should average $3.95 a gallon this summer, the US Energy Department said Tuesday.
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Best Buy CEO resigns — Is retail doomed?
MinnPost.com
By Brian Lambert | 01:43 pm It took about a split nano-second for the business punditocracy to jump from Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn's not-all-that-surprising resignation to "The End of Retail as We Know It." At Forbes, Eric Savitz writes: "In a weird ...
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US retail sales warmed by spring sunshine in March
just-style.com
A winning combination of warmer weather, an earlier Easter, new spring fashions and an improving economy helped a number of US apparel retailers to higher same-store sales for March, according to data released last week. A "continuation of the strong ...
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New Store Marks Retail Growth For Moline
KWQC 6
The retail home improvement store chain is spending money on things like water lines, sewer lines and roads for the area. The company gets a sales tax rebate from the city for infrastructure improvements. The sales tax rebate is also available for ...
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Vibram(R) Opens Flagship US Retail Store in Boston Saturday, April 14, Boston ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CONCORD, MA, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Vibram(R), the worldwide leader in performance soles and pioneer in the minimalist footwear movement, will open its first US retail location on Saturday, April 14 at 292 Newbury St. in Boston.
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Former retailer JR Diffee joins Planned Furniture Promotions
Furniture Today
Retail furniture veteran JR Diffee, longtime president of former upscale retailer Colony House Furniture in Arlington, Va., has joined sales specialist Planned Furniture Promotions as high-end event consultant, a new position at the firm.
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Furniture Today
Rachel Goes Retail: The best is yet to come
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
By Rachel Parkin, owner of the Reba store in Peterborough WE'VE made it into spring and out of the dreaded first quarter of 2012 – it's all supposed to get better from now on. . . there's daffodils, sunshine (or possibly snow?) ...
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Power prices are heading one way
Stuff.co.nz
According to a presentation from investment company Infratil, electricity retail margins in New Zealand are "on average inadequate to cover costs" and prices need to rise. So there. Infratil's interest in the local electricity sector is based on its ...
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Tallahassee retailer Makes Top 10 in national competition
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The National Retail Federation announced The Polka Dot Press in Tallahassee, FL in the Top 10 finalists for its This is Retail video contest. The top retailers were determined after a week of public voting through NRF's Retail Means Jobs website where ...
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Dixons Retail Wins Prestigious Award for KNOWHOW Service
PR Web (press release)
The Dixons Retail Group has been recognised for its dedication towards its customers by winning the "Customer Service Initiative of the Year" for their KNOWHOW brand. By delivering a combination of good value, wide selection, and a friendly service, ...
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Crombie Reit announces closing of $254.6 million acquisition of 22 grocery and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust ("Crombie") announced today that it has completed the previously announced purchase of a portfolio of 22 retail properties (the "Properties") from third party vendors for $254.6 million (the "Purchase Price"), ...
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3.2 Percent Rise Forecast in April Retail Container Traffic
The Journal of Commerce Online
"Retailers are continuing to watch rising gas prices, but job gains and other indicators show the economy is strengthening," said Jonathan Gold, the NRF's vice president for supply chain and customs policy. "All of this should improve consumer ...
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Construction starts April 25 on Toronto Premium Outlets, retail centre in ...
CanadianBusiness.com
The Halton Hills mall will house more than 100 high quality outlet stores and "is expected to be the Canadian entry point for selected upscale US retailers and designer brands," the two companies said in a news release. "We already welcome large ...
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EQC launches Training Center for luxury retail staff
www.DiamondNe.ws
EQC CEO Eyal Atzmon said the new EQC Training Centre (EQC-TC) would serve luxury retailers aiming to boost sales, improve their management skills as well as those of their staff. The programmes will cater both to students with experience in luxury ...
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High Marks for TopSource Third Not-for-Resale Event
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A record number of attendees participated in the recent 2012 TopSource Summit, the largest not-for-resale event in the retail and grocery industry. TopSource LLC, a leading sourcing company for ...
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Retail Outlets Run Out of MacBook Pro 15
Jamestown Post Journal (blog)
Reports are being posted on the Internet of Mac retailers currently not accepting MacBook Pro 15-inch orders. History shows that when this happens a new model is about to hit the market. Rumors have been flying of a new 15-inch MBP ultra-book model ...
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Jamestown Post Journal (blog)
US Pet Market Outlook 2012-2013
MarketWatch (press release)
Building on the market tracking, forecasting, and position-taking of previous editions, the report forecasts market size and growth for each category; examines new product activity; surveys retail channel trends including cross-channel shopping vs.
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Is Big Box Retail Dead?
Motley Fool
During a recent CNBC interview, Lampert said that big box retailers must adapt or die. Chris and Austin discuss if the big box store model is dead. You may already know that in the final year of his life, Jobs revealed a stunning betrayal — and told ...
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