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UPA building consensus on retail FDI
Business Today
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the UPA is trying to build a consensus on contentious issues like Goods and Services Tax (GST) and foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail that faced strong opposition from West Bengal CM Mamata ...
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Business Today
India E-Retail (E-Tailing) Market, Companies Revenue Analysis & Forecast to 2015
MarketWatch (press release)
http://www.reportlinker.com/p0867241/India-E-Retail-E-Tailing-Market-Companies-Revenue-Analysis--Forecast-to-2015.html #utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=e-CommerceIf online travel and classifieds were the star performers of the last ...
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Graff Starts Retail Offering for $1 Billion IPO
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Prudence Ho Graff Diamonds will begin taking orders from retail investors on Monday for its $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong. At a press conference in Hong Kong on Sunday, chairman and founder Laurence Graff said the weak stock ...
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No 'WOW' in an online retail slowdown
Business Spectator
National Australia Bank's latest online retail sales index appears to show a sharp slowdown in the rate of growth in online sales. That won't however, provide much consolation for traditional retailers. For the year to end-April, NAB's index showed ...
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eXtra to retail Brother range in Saudi
Trade Arabia
United Electronics Company (eXtra), a leading consumer electronics and home appliance retailer in Saudi Arabia, will retail a range of printers and multi-function centres (MFCs) from Brother International (Gulf). The two companies recently signed a ...
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Irish retail sales fall sharply in April
Reuters
DUBLIN May 28 (Reuters) - The volume of Ireland's retail sales fell 1.5 percent in April and stood 2.7 percent lower on the year, Central Statistics Office figures showed on Monday. Final figures for March showed a monthly rise of 0.1 percent volumes ...
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Retail sales slow, unemployment drops
Warsaw Business Journal
Retail sales decelerated in April to 5.5 percent year-on-year from 10.7 percent y/y in March, considerably below market expectations of around 9.3 percent, Central Statistical Office data showed last week. "Deceleration of retail sales is partly an ...
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Apple welcomes new retail chief with R 309 cr 'golden hello'
Daily Bhaskar
New Delhi: Apple Inc has paid its new head of retail, John Browett, a neat $56 million (approx Rs 309 crore) in the form of company shares, international media reports said Sunday. The payout is clearly what is referred to as a 'golden hello', ...
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Daily Bhaskar
How To Boost Retail Sales With Suggestive Selling
Transworld Business
By Mike Lewis With today's challenging retail environment, retailers are asking "what can I do to increase sales?" There are many solutions to this question; however one of the easiest ways that comes to mind is add-on or suggestive selling.
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Transworld Business
Retailbound Launches "Retail Star Search 2012" Contest
PR Web (press release)
Retailbound (http://www.retailbound.com), a Chicago based retail consulting and marketing company is focused on helping retailers get customers excited to shop. This Memorial Day weekend, Retailbound announced the "Retail Star Search 2012 Contest".
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Retail areas miss out on share of Portas purse
This is Hull and East Riding
The announcement follows retail expert Mary Portas's review of the high street. Nearly 400 applications for support were made. However, there is still hope for the region, as Local Government Minister Grant Shapps said there would be a second batch of ...
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The Wave, Muscat to expand retail eightfold
Oman Daily Observer
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — The Wave, Muscat, the Sultanate's premier lifestyle destination, is set to see an eightfold increase in its retail space with the release of Al Marsa Village Centre. By 2014, The Wave, Muscat will claim its place on ...
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'Console games need to ditch box retail - then I'll start playing them again.'
Computerandvideogames.com
Kristoffer hopes Dust 514 will do its part in dragging the console world up to speed with digital distribution, and away from what he calls the "deflating" boxed retail experience. Writing for CVG, the EVE designer argues for a console digital future.
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Rebrand: Plumbworld Ltd is Now Online Home Retail Limited
PR Web (press release)
One of the UK's largest and most well known plumbing retailers is currently going through a major rebrand. Plumbworld Ltd will no longer be the official trading brand; Online Home Retail Ltd is the new name. Don't fear, the Plumbworld website is still ...
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India expansion on for global cash & carry chains
Rediff
International cash and carry chains in the retail sector want to expand through the year in India [ Images ], despite the economic slowdown and dip in foreign investor confidence. Having no foreign direct investment restriction, these wholesale chains ...
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Rediff
Reality Check: Japan Apr Retail Sales Up On Car, Dept Sales
MNI News
By Shigeo Kodama TOKYO (MNI) - Retail sales in Japan will continue to mark solid year-on-year growth in April, posting a fifth consecutive rise, according to people working in the auto sector and at department stores who cite the effects of government ...
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A big bag of bad timing
Winnipeg Free Press
Up until the April budget, the NDP had defiantly opposed any move to extend Sunday retail hours beyond the current 12 pm to 6 pm limit, largely in response to concerns from organized labour. Although it's not clear that all unionized retail workers ...
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Electronics business has retail spot
St. Cloud Times
Recently, he moved the operation from his house into a retail spot at 203 Cooper Ave. N, Suite 161. It's the latest example of growth for Drinnin's business, which includes repair of cellphones, game consoles, cameras, TVs and monitors.
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Is the future of retail all about branding?
Retail Gazette
By Caroline Barnes 09:57AM - Mon 28th May 2012 There is currently an abundance of new promotional & technological initiatives being seen on the British high street, with many established and well-loved retailers investing in marketing projects to stand ...
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No plan to revise diesel, LPG prices
Reuters India
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government has no immediate plans to raise the retail prices of diesel, kerosene and LPG, Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said on Monday, days after a move to raise petrol prices prompted a backlash that may result in a partial ...
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Updated company profile: Boundary Mill
Retail Week
2011/12 results for the 4-strong upmarket mill store operation show that sales and profits for the corporate entity, Libra Textiles Ltd, continued to move ahead, with retail sales for the operation estimated at £142m. The company has recently announced ...
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Sensex gains 112 points in early trade
The Hindu
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose by over 112 points in early trade on Monday on fresh round of buying by funds and retail investors, supported by further recovery in the rupee and a firming trend in Asian markets. The 30-share barometer, ...
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The Hindu
Costcutter resurrects Kwiksave brand
Retail Week
Sadly, the lasting legacy for many Kwiksave devotees will be of lacklustre, unloved value retail stores that shoppers might have visited if there really was nothing else around and they were in a hurry to buy something basic.
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IDBI Mutual Fund to launch 3-4 new products this fiscal
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
The company will also come up with a fund of funds scheme in gold segment in this fiscal, where retail investors can invest through systemic investment plan (SIP) route. IDBI Mutual, the wholly owned subsidiary of IDBI Bank, is also hopeful of ...
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Kevin McSpadden, Chief Executive, More2 "Growing our team of retail data experts"
Directors Of.com
More2, the marketing consultancy that provides expert advice and support to businesses in the mail order, e-commerce and multichannel retail domains, works on a retainer model. It is retained by 68 retail businesses, typically in the mid-to-upper end ...
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Directors Of.com
Luxury Retail Sales Consultant/Stylist
FashionUnited India
• Proactively develop the sale by selecting an appropriate range of options for the customer, providing good product knowledge, overcoming objections and offering appropriate additional items. • Build rapport with the customers and work on client ...
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Time to cash in on internet sales
Independent Online
By JUNIOR BESTER More and more businesses switching from physical transactions to the digital world, experts have identified retailers, and the fact that they re not taking advantage of the high number of local online shoppers, as the main culprits.
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Independent Online
Hope for UK high streets as auctions drive increase in price of shops
FinFacts Ireland
By Finfacts Team The UK high street may be suffering at the hands of insolvencies and the internet, but retail auctions saw values increase by 1.0% during the first quarter of 2012. A report says auctioned shops deliver almost a third more income than ...
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Crocs showcases new retail concept with opening of Cardiff store
Drapers
Moulded footwear brand Crocs has showcased its new retail design concept for the UK with the opening of its first store in Wales. The 1097 sq ft store in St David's, Cardiff, is situated on the lower mall of the centre and features Crocs' new retail ...
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What Should Go Here? Open Retail Space Next to 191 South
Patch.com
By Jeff Graveline Sandwiched between 191 South and El Cortez sits a vacant retail shop in The Promenade of Mokena strip mall. Other shops in The Promenade include NAWS, EggCetera, Planet Color Salon and more, but the only empty spots sits next to 191 ...
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