Friday, April 27, 2012

Google Alert - retail news

News15 new results for retail news
 
Pavers England seeks single brand retail licence
The Hindu
Footwear and accessories company Pavers England has applied for single brand retail licence to start its operations in India under the newly-allowed policy of 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in single brand retail.
See all stories on this topic »
Finding Retail Talent in Twitter Era Adds to Challenges
Bloomberg
The Web has made a retailer's job hard enough with smarter shoppers skipping trips to the mall to order from home. Add hiring executives who understand this world to the list of challenges. "I'm trying to find that needle in the haystack," Paul Blum, ...
See all stories on this topic »
US EQUITIES WEEK AHEAD: Auto, Retail Sales; April Jobs Data
Wall Street Journal
Meanwhile, US retailers on Thursday will report their sales results for April, which were likely impacted by an earlier Easter holiday. Also due next week is the latest update on the US unemployment rate and nonfarm payrolls data for April.
See all stories on this topic »
Children's Place Retail Stores: Making Cash at a Faster Clip
msnbc.com
Today we'll see how it applies to Children's Place Retail Stores. Let's break this down In this series, we measure how swiftly a company turns cash into goods or services, and then back into cash. We'll use a quick, relatively foolproof tool known as ...
See all stories on this topic »
Marginal rise in monthly retail sales
Irish Times
The volume of retail sales rose marginally last month compared with February as more consumers bought cars while bar sales also increased. But experts warned against too much optimism, as annual sales continued to slide, falling by 1 per cent.
See all stories on this topic »

Irish Times
Retail 2.0: Back to the Basics?
Huffington Post (blog)
Retail 2.0. It's the latest buzzword that every e-commerce start-up claims to be. As I've mentioned in previous posts, young, innovative companies have introduced a plethora of new online retail business models over the last few years.
See all stories on this topic »
Bharti Walmart, Maharashtra Govt join hands to set up training centre
Hindu Business Line
Bharti Walmart has joined hands with the Maharashtra Government to train youth in retail skills free-of-cost. It has set up Bharti Walmart Training Centre at Jalna in public-partnership with the Government. In February, the company had signed a ...
See all stories on this topic »
The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Commences ...
MarketWatch (press release)
K&T has received numerous inquiries from Ameriprise customers who have sustained losses in Retail Properties, and anticipates filing securities arbitration claims in the coming weeks on their behalf. Ameriprise represents to its clients that it takes ...
See all stories on this topic »
Calgary's northern limits attracting retail growth
Calgary Herald
The amount of real estate development within Calgary and just north of the city limits is quite amazing - particularly in the area east of CrossIron Mills shopping centre. The shopping centre has done well since it opened in 2009, now boasting 200 ...
See all stories on this topic »
Houston leads 10 major US markets in retail jobs rebound
Bizjournals.com
No metropolitan area has added more retail jobs since 2008 than Houston's gain of 12800. And no market has surpassed Houston's four-year increase of 4.9 percent in retail employment. Just 10 of the top 100 metros had more retail jobs in February 2012 ...
See all stories on this topic »
FSA weighs up ban on high-risk funds
Financial Times
This week, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) should not "generally be marketed" to retail investors in the UK, and that it would publish proposals to prevent them being promoted except in ...
See all stories on this topic »

Financial Times
Wal-Mart: Buy online, pay in cash
Daily Comet
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — Wal-Mart shoppers now will be able to pay cash for online purchases. The world's largest retailer on Thursday said it will allow shoppers to buy items on Walmart.com and then pay for them with cash at all of its 3800 US ...
See all stories on this topic »
Retailers keep heads above water as recession-hit Britons buy cheap treats
The Guardian
However, households are being forced to cut back as higher food and fuel bills eat into their spending power, and one survey has already signalled a weaker retail sales climate in April. Nearly 40% of store owners experienced a drop in sales, ...
See all stories on this topic »

The Guardian
Health of UK retail will worsen to record levels
inAudit
UK retailers are facing an even bleaker outlook as the health of the industry is expected to worsen to record levels before any signs of recovery. This was the report of KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) – a panel of retail industry commentators that ...
See all stories on this topic »

inAudit
Inergy Agrees to Contribute Retail Propane Operations to Suburban Propane for ...
MarketWatch (press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inergy, LP (NYSE:NRGY) (NRGY) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to contribute its retail propane operations to Suburban Propane Partners, LP (NYSE:SPH) (SPH) in exchange for ...
See all stories on this topic »


Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. Learn more.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

No comments: