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Carrefour Cites 'Difficult' Retail Environment as Sales Rise
Bloomberg
Carrefour SA (CA), the world's second- largest retailer, reported a 1.5 percent increase in first- quarter sales as Latin American demand and new stores in Asia more than made up for declines in southern Europe. Revenue rose to 22.5 billion euros ...
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Jobs increasing in retail industry: Recruitment index
Economic Times
The Retail industry registered 5% growth in the demand index during March'12, highlights TimesJobs.com recruitment index, RecruiteX. The index has moved from 106 in February'12 to 113 in March'12. Whereas, other key industries including high-volume ...
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Retailers, Can You Hear Us Now?
Forbes
Last month I ended my post with the call to action for retailers and manufacturers to listen, not to me but to consumers. I stated a well-known fact: the customer is in charge of the dialogue, and the only way to know whether you are right is to look ...
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FIEO partners eBay, PayPal to boost retail exports
Hindu Business Line
The FIEO today signed a pact with eBay and PayPal to help promote retail exports, especially in the US and Europe. "Our exports growth is depleting due to poor financial health of European Union and the US. We need to take extra efforts to market our ...
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Reliance Digital triples store count to 75 in FY11-12
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Reliance Digital, part of Mukesh Ambani-led RIL group's retail arm, has nearly tripled the number of its stores in the past one year to become the country's largest electronic retail chain. With an addition of 16 stores during the last month ...
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Big-Box Retailers Shifting Focus to "Small-Box" Stores
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, Apr 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Big-box retail came alive in 1962 when Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Target all opened their first stores. After nearly 50 years of kicking mom and pop shops to the curb, big-box retailers' era of dominance ...
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Retail stores open at Logan's Terminal C
Boston.com
Thirteen new retail store have opened recently in the renovated Terminal C at Logan International Airport, including Boutique iStore (pictured above), selling Apple and other electronics products; Be Relax spa; the Black Dog gift shop ; and Life is ...
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Boston.com
Nation's Largest Golf Retailer Opens Experiential Golf Store in Baltimore County
MarketWatch (press release)
BALTIMORE, Md., April 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nation's largest specialty golf retailer will swing into the Baltimore market just in time for the golf season. The newest Golfsmith location provides area golfers with an unrivaled golf retail ...
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Harbortouch Releases Advanced POS Software Packages for Retail, Convenience ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Harbortouch, a leading national supplier of touch-screen point-of-sale (POS) systems, today announced three new versions of its industry-leading free POS system program for the retail, spirits, ...
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China Construction Bank, In Switch, Courts Retail Customers
Wall Street Journal
Zhu Xiaohuang, CCB's executive vice president in charge of retail banking, said the bank plans to open about 2000 new branches over five years through mid-2016, or roughly 400 a year. The bank added 166 branches by the end of last year after the effort ...
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Wall Street Journal
Inside Apple's Retail Success
TheStreetTV
Inside Apple's Retail Success.
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Retail TouchPoints Spotlights Gamification In Retail: New, In-depth Report ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Retail TouchPoints announced today its comprehensive report, titled Gamification In Retail, is now available in a complete PDF report for free download. The report highlights that growth in this sector has reached $100 million, and is expected to reach ...
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Ortigas group putting up retail center in QC township project
Inquirer.net
The Ortigas property group has fine-tuned its P15-billion township project "Circulo Verde" in Quezon City to include a retail center, an enhanced open space that will serve as a central park and a new steel bridge that will open a new route to Pasig.
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Analyst Research on Developers Diversified Realty Corp. and Simon Property ...
MarketWatch (press release)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Apr 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the REIT - Retail industry and has completed analytical research on Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
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Anger at parking fines issued on Carlisle retail park
News & Star
ParkingEye, the company in charge of parking at the St Nicholas Gate retail park car park in Carlisle, has since cancelled two of the fines on appeal, but there are fears other motorists may have paid. The company has cameras at the entrance and exit ...
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News & Star
LS travel retail hails opening of landmark Paris Charles de Gaulle duty free store
MoodieReport
LS travel retail has saluted the opening of the largest ever duty free store at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. As reported yesterday, the new 1300sq m BuY Paris Duty Free outlet opened officially on 27 March as part of a major commercial development ...
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MoodieReport
NEW Scores Big with Global Retail Customers for Outstanding Extended Service ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In 2011, Walmart also recognized NEW for its innovations in customer service with the retailer's "Big Idea" award. NEW, together with its affiliates and member companies, is the leading global provider of extended service plans, buyer protection ...
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The Pound Advanced as Retail Sales Increased
FXstreet.com
by Marcelo Melo - Tradervox.com | View company's profile Tradervox (Dublin) - The sterling pound overturned its five-day decline against the yen and advanced the most against the dollar after a report released yesterday showed that the UK retail sales ...
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Research and Markets: 2011 United States Security in Retail Overview: Physical ...
SunHerald.com
DUBLIN -- Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c66545aa/2011_united_states) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "2011 United States Security in Retail Overview: Physical Security and Building ...
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Online sales-tax collection likely, ending a retail edge
Columbus Dispatch
The Internet retailer was founded in Washington state in part because of sales-tax considerations. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos prizes its sales-tax advantage. Ohio's certified public accountants are again volunteering to provide free tax preparation ...
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Columbus Dispatch
Once 'too small' a market, now Wichita's on a national retail roll
Kansas.com
But at the same time, the number of new national retailers coming to town is mounting: two Menard's stores, Cabela's, Fresh Market and Chick-fil-A, just to name a few. The new retailers and restaurants are the product of two decades of momentum and ...
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Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Increases Percentage of Cross-Shopping Retail ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Supporting Quotes: "We saw a 50% increase in the percent of customers cross-shopping retail and pharmacy and a 10-15% increase in per-member spending since we launched the program -- plus we gained enormously valuable insights into our customers' ...
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The French connection
Mint
Famous fashion magazine, Elle, is planning to go big in India, by joining hands with Bangalore based Arvind Retail. Elle has launched it?s women wear collection under the same banner in Delhi Bangalore.
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Target, Cabela's and Family Dollar Stores
Sacramento Bee
By Zacks Investment Research, Inc. CHICAGO, April 12, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Retail Industry, including Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Cabela's Inc. (NYSE: CAB) and Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO).
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Furniture retailers cleared to collude
Inside Retailing
By Inside Retail Authorisation has been granted to allow Homemakers Furniture and Sleepzone Bedding retailers to collectively bargain with a range of suppliers. It follows a careful review and a period during which interim approval was given by the ...
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Retailers call for end to 'ridiculous' Easter trading ban
Sydney Morning Herald
Poll: Do you think retailers should be allowed to trade over the Easter long weekend? Please select an answer. No - the law should stay as it is You will need Cookies enabled to use our Voting Feature. You will need Javascript enabled to use our Voting ...
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4 Retail Stocks to Buy Now — and 2 to Avoid
Investorplace.com
Unseasonably mild weather and early Easter and Passover holidays gave most retailers a big bounce in March. But if they want to outpace the competition in the long run, they need to find an edge. And focusing on customers is the winning formula these ...
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Aeon Reports Record Profits
Wall Street Journal
By HIROYUKI KACHI TOKYO—Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. reported record profits for the year ended February thanks to solid sales of its own brand products and demand related to post-quake reconstruction. The retail group, which operates big-box and ...
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Govt to raise diesel prices once finance bill approved - source. Full Article
Reuters India
By Manoj Kumar | NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will raise retail prices of subsidised fuels, including diesel, once parliament approves the finance bill for the current fiscal year early next month, a senior government source with knowledge of the matter ...
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