Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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TEXT-S&P rates Ascena Retail Group
Reuters
Overview -- US specialty apparel retailer Ascena Retail Group is acquiring Charming Shoppes Inc. -- We are assigning our 'BB-' corporate credit rating to Ascena. -- At the same time, we are assigning a preliminary 'BB+' rating with a preliminary ...
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As US Retailers Retreat, a Japanese Chain Sees an Opening
New York Times
Many American retailers are cutting back at shopping malls. Chains like Gap Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch, Coldwater Creek and Talbot's say they have too many stores at too many malls. Hundreds of stores are on the chopping block.
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New York Times
Marks & Spencer profits drop
Telegraph.co.uk
Retail giant Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland slashed his sales targets for the high street retailer as he unveiled its first fall in profits in three years. The company made an underlying pre-tax profit of £706m, down from last year £714m.
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Soft retail sparks Myer profit warning
The Australian
DEPARTMENT store chain Myer Holdings has downgraded its annual profit guidance after reporting lower third quarter sales in a soft retail environment. Net profit for the year to June 30 is now expected to be no worse than 15 per cent below last year, ...
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Zoo canteen fined for charging more than maximum retail price
Times of India
The canteen in the zoo premises had allegedly charged the visitor more money than the maximum retail price (MRP) for an ice cream and a bottle of cool drink. Those managing the canteen have allegedly charged Rs 3 over the MRP from Mumbai-based tourist ...
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Gulf retailers on a charge to list
The National
As many as 12 Gulf retailers are ready to list their businesses on global stock markets if market conditions improve significantly, says HSBC Middle East. The bank, which has slowly increased lending to the retail sector over the past 18 months, ...
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The National
Wall Street Higher on Retail Earnings; Japan, Euro Zone in Focus
123Jump.com
10:15 AM New York – US indexes traded higher after retailers reported better than expected earnings but caution prevailed after the estimate of growth in the euro zone were lowered and Japan debt rating was lowered. BestBuy, AutoZone and Williams ...
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City's tasty new frontier
Sydney Morning Herald
Global jitters and the online retail revolution are making us hungry. MELBOURNE'S CBD retail vacancy rate has risen, reflecting the troubles of the sector hit by the global financial uncertainty and competition from the internet - but demand for ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Retail Earnings: Urban Outfitters Beats Estimates
DailyFinance
Urban Outfitters' stores include the Anthropologie and Free People retail storefronts. Net sales at Anthropologie fell 2% while Free People's rose the same amount, and Urban Outfitters sales rose 6%. The retail industry is still seeing the positive ...
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Retail stocks face mundane times
The Australian Financial Review
Bricks-and-mortar stores are losing customers to the internet, affecting share prices of retail stores. Interest rates are down, the dollar is below parity, unemployment remains stubbornly low and millions of households are set to share $5 billion in ...
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The Australian Financial Review
HomeSense teams up with décor expert Michael Penney: Retail news
Toronto Star
By Derick Chetty Fashion Reporter • On trend at home Runway trends are not just restricted to hemlines and handbags; they continually spill over into home décor. This season, HomeSense — the purveyors of designer brands at huge discounts — have ...
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Toronto Star
Job: Retail Sales Specialists - Community Cycling Center
BikePortland.org
The Retail Sales and Specialist is responsible for ensuring the retail area of the Community Cycling Center bike shop is kept organized, clean, welcoming, and professional. Retail and/or bike shop experience is required. This position is best fit for ...
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Retail Real Estate sector tackles best Practices as Globalization rises
SA Commercial Prop News
By SA Commercial Prop News 13 minutes ago ICSC Retail Real Estate World Summit Forum will address Globalization of Retail, state of Retail Real Estate Investment, effect of macroeconomic conditions and Political climate, and best practices for Global ...
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Retail Earnings Round Up: BBY, EXPR, WSM, AZO, RL
ValueWalk
By Paul Shea Today was an important day in earnings for the retail sector. Here's a round up of some of the retailers that announced their earnings earlier today. Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) announced a fall in profits of around 26% as restructuring ...
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ValueWalk
Victory's Owner Turns Retail Reins Over to Trademark
Citybizlist Real Estate
FORT WORTH - Trademark Property Co. has been tapped by Victory Park UST Joint Venture I LP to reposition and redevelop the retail component of the 75-acre Victory Park. In 2009, Estein & Associates acquired Victory Park, a mixed-use development ...
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Shoppers Drug Mart signs agreement to buy pharmacies from Paragon
Winnipeg Free Press
(TSX:SC) has signed a $75-million agreement with Paragon Pharmacies Ltd. to purchase 19 retail pharmacies and three central fill pharmacies in Western Canada. The country's largest drug store chain made the purchase as stiffer competition develops in ...
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Retailers Launch Lobbying Blitz for Online Sales Tax Bill
National Journal
By Juliana Gruenwald The National Retail Federation is launching a two-month media blitz to drum up support for legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales taxes from out-of-state customers. The group wants to close a loophole ...
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Vegetable market yard fire: Victims see conspiracy
Times of India
More than 200 retail traders who lost their sheds accused the wholesale merchants and market officials of conspiring against them and setting the market on fire. In the fire mishap that took place at around 9 pm on Sunday, around 187 bamboo sheds were ...
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3 Retail Chains in NY to Ensure Disabled Access
NBC New York
AP New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says three retail chains have agreed to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to the merchandise, services, and amenities in all their stores statewide. Under the agreements, JCPenney, ...
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Sterling Capital Management Partners With Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
implementing flexible and sophisticated portfolio solutions for institutional and private wealth management clients; -- enabling the delivery of multi-manager investment programs to the retail client base of BB&T Investment Services; ...
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Stafford looks at increasing retail
The Free Lance-Star (blog)
The county is already hearing encouraging things about a new retail and marketing study that has been distributed to area developers, according to Deputy County Administrator Tim Baroody. "There are lots of obviously attractive features in Stafford ...
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Belkin Celebrates the Grand Opening of its First Retail Store
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By Business Wire Belkin, an award-winning designer of people-inspired products, recently celebrated the grand opening of its first retail store in the Westfield Culver City Mall in Los Angeles. The store provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for ...
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