Thursday, May 10, 2012

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Failed model forces Clinton Cards farewell
Financial Times
By Jennifer Thompson Retail analysts reacted with weary resignation to Clinton Cards' slide into administration on Wednesday, saying the greetings card chain has long grappled with increased competition in a sector under severe pressure, ...
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Centro Has Biggest Gain in 4 Months on Settlement
Bloomberg
Centro Retail Australia (CRF), formed from the mall manager's reorganization, had the biggest gain in more than four months in Sydney trading after agreeing to a A$200 million ($201 million) settlement in a shareholder suit. Shares of Melbourne-based ...
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Successful retail entrepreneur to showcase design talents
Regina Leader-Post
From designing clothes to owning a retail store (NWL), Williamson's unique creativity and business skills have enabled her to become one of Regina's successful young entrepreneurs. Williamson is thrilled to be unveiling the collection she designed for ...
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Retailers hit as sales slip in wet
This is Scunthorpe
RETAIL: Sales for retailers were 3.3 per cent down last month compared to the same month last year. According to the British Retail Consortium, the wet weather was a factor in the slump. Food sales fell below their previous-year level, when they had ...
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Analysis finds downtown Erie needs grocery store, more retail, housing
GoErie.com
By ERICA ERWIN, Erie Times-News There's also room for other retail, more market rate housing and the addition of 90 to 100 hotel rooms annually to meet visitor demand. Those are the conclusions of a market analysis commissioned by the Erie Downtown ...
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Dixons sales beat expectations, UK & Nordics strong
Reuters
LONDON, May 10 - Dixons Retail, Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer, said a strong last few months resulted in a slightly better than expected full-year performance, defying a slump for many retailers and dulling the pain of a tough year.
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Loomis Sayles Funds - Bond Fund Retail Cl (Trust I) (LSBRX)
MarketWatch
By Robert Powell, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch)—When Dan Fuss speaks, it's impossible not to listen. Fuss, with 53 years of experience, has been managing money longer than many mutual-fund managers have been alive. This week, the 78-year old vice ...
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New Strategy to Preserve the Nation's Smallest Post Offices Modifying Retail ...
SitNews
The plan would keep the existing small Post Offices in place, but with modified retail window hours to match customer use. Access to the retail lobby and to PO Boxes would remain unchanged, and the town's ZIP Code and community identity would be ...
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French retail: Vive la différence
Retail Week
Ironically, one of the most global retailers, and the second largest in the world, is French. Carrefour has international issues to address for sure, but its biggest one is domestic. The polarisation of the French food retail sector between giant ...
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'Pop-up' shop leases soar to 40pc of new retail deals
Irish Independent
By Mark Keenan POP-UP shops have exploded with 40pc of new retail deals done in the last 12 months being signed for terms of five years or under, and around 20pc of transactions involving terms of two years or under. This compares to almost no ...
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Retail giant cuts pump prices for third time
Aberdeen Press and Journal
Drivers filling up at the retail giant's forecourts today will not pay more than 134.7pa litre for petrol and no more than 139.7p for diesel. It is the first time since late February that Asda diesel has fallen below the 140p mark.
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Dutch Retailers Face Profit Blow as Taxes Chill Spending
Bloomberg
Retailers in the Netherlands may have their earnings pinched this year as increased sales taxes and higher excise duties push prices up at a time when household confidence is at the lowest level since 2003. "I am worried about the higher VAT rates and ...
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