Thursday, May 24, 2012

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Big Retail Partners Sign on to Pay With PayPal
PC Magazine
By Mark Hachman PayPal today moved aggressively to place its technology at point-of-sale terminals at major US retailers, signing deals with Verifone and Equinox Payments, and announcing 15 new retail partners. In the coming weeks, ...
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Retailers need corporate social responsibility strategy
Vancouver Sun
When the American retail giant Target opens its stores bearing the distinctive red circle in Canada next year, the bar for the country's retail sector will have been raised — but not in the way most people may think. In the United States, ...
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Retail development partner sought for East Village
Calgary Herald
CALGARY — Calgary Municipal Land Corporation is seeking a development partner with a proven track record in "urban-format" retail to complement the overall vision for the East Village neighbourhood. Michael Brown, president and chief executive of CMLC ...
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Mandate says net pay for retail workers fell €109 a week
Irish Times
THE TRADE union representing retail workers has said members saw their take-home pay fall by €109 a week on average over the last year. Mandate says falling wages for retail workers are due mainly to reductions in working hours.
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No more big TV discounts? Samsung and Sony push to control pricing.
Christian Science Monitor
Samsung and Sony, two of the world's biggest television manufacturers, have begin setting minimum retail prices on their sets. By Schuyler Velasco, Correspondent / May 24, 2012 A man touches Sony's OLED TV during a photo opportunity at an electronic ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Retail Next
Forbes
What smart retailers have finally come to recognize is that their best customers are those that shop both bricks and clicks. Saks Fifth Avenue noted recently that its most profitable and loyal shoppers are those who buy from both the store and saks.com ...
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Retail Details - Take back the backyard through discounts
StarNewsOnline.com
Sears, located at Independence Mall, has several grills on sale from $100 to $150 off retail. The Char-Broil six-burner gas grill with side burner is marked down to $399 from $499. Once you claim your rightful place as grill master—ruling your patio ...
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RETAIL: Investors supply $125M to develop fresh-food access
Press-Enterprise
The funding, announced this month, is part of the California FreshWorks Fund, a public-private initiative launched in July 2011 to offer loans and grants to retailers, distributors and other groups to help establish grocery stores, farmers markets and ...
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Gov. Rick Perry - master of retail politics
Houston Chronicle (blog)
No one in Texas politics comes close to Rick Perry when it comes to retail politics. He has the ability to make you think that he came to see you instead of me driving a 180 mile round trip to see him. Sure, the hair is a bit grayer and the lines on ...
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Houston Chronicle (blog)
Garden retail - Water efficiency drive
Horticulture Week
So, with expected low rainfall over the summer exacerbating the problem, how are manufacturers and garden retailers gearing themselves up for a low-water season? According to Garden Industry Manufacturers Association director Neil Gow: "The key water ...
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RETAIL: Jewelers see customers turning cautious on spending
North County Times
Tiffany & Co.'s cautious outlook on spending on luxury jewelry is part of a trend in the gem and commodity world. Russell Shor, senior industry analyst with the Carlsbad-based Gemological Institute of America, said Tiffany's announcement Thursday ...
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BMW Latest to Pick Up Apple 'Genius Bar' Idea In Showrooms
Forbes
If Apple retail-store employees get tired of working under the sign of the fruit, a whole bunch of them could have good careers in the auto industry. BMW has just joined Lexus in moving to establish "genius bars" — roughly modeled after Apple's ...
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First look at Chrome's new retail store in downtown Portland
BikePortland.org
Chrome, a well-known bag and urban bicycling/lifestyle apparel brand, opened a new retail store in downtown Portland yesterday. Staffers from the company's San Francisco headquarters spent three weeks completely renovating a 1300 square foot space at ...
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Canadian Retail Industry Sees Growth in March
Business Review Canada
Statistics Canada announced Wednesday retail sales figures for Canada in the month of March. Offsetting a slow February, the retail industry saw a small rebound mainly due to improved weather, especially in Ontario. Of 11 subsectors, seven reported ...
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