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Retail Rival to Buy Lane Bryant Parent
Wall Street Journal (India)
By DANA MATTIOLI Ascena Retail Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Charming Shoppes Inc. for $890 million, people familiar with the matter said, hoping the parent company of Lane Bryant will increase Ascena's exposure to the steadily growing market for ...
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A breather for Biyani
Livemint
He set up a garments company in 1987 that went on to become Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd (PRIL), the largest listed retail company in India and one of the most profitable operations in the Future Group that he controls.
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Retailers' sales expected to slow in April
MarketWatch
By Andria Cheng, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — After warmer weather and the timing of Easter boosted retailers' sales in March, colder weather along the East Coast toward the end of the month likely slowed sales in April, analysts said.
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Paris Luxury Retail Finds New Homes
Wall Street Journal
Luxury retailing remains an anomaly in the broader retail segment. High-end labels remain more focused on their bricks-and-mortar stores than on e-commerce, and flagships are a cornerstone of their strategies. Especially in shopping capitals such as ...
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Wall Street Journal
Office Depot Sees Soft 2Q On Retail, International
Wall Street Journal
"We're a little bit softer in retail than last year, we're a little bit softer in international," he said about the outlook, adding that he expected initiatives such as movement to improve the in-store customer experience wouldn't kick in until the ...
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The Bay may bring Bloomingdale's to Canada
CBC.ca
Iconic Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company is in talks with New York-based Bloomingdale's to bring the luxury chain to Canada, a report suggested Tuesday. According to the Globe and Mail, HBC is looking to set up Bloomingdale's stores within HBC's ...
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CBC.ca
NRF Says Fed Report Shows Debit Swipe Fees Haven't Fallen Far Enough
MarketWatch (press release)
... today show debit card swipe fees collected by the nation's largest banks have dropped significantly since reform regulations took effect last fall, but the National Retail Federation expressed disappointment that the fees did not fall further.
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DTDC moves beyond courier services
Livemint
With the next generation taking the reins from the promoters, DTDC is expanding into businesses ranging from surface transport and warehousing to logistics support for e-commerce businesses and retail stores that will sell air tickets and phone ...
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Aquascutum attracts 10 interested parties
Retail Week
Collapsed luxury fashion retailer Aquascutum has attracted 10 expressions of interest in the first round of bids, Retail Week has learned. Registration is simple and quick. By registering you will be able to gain access to areas of the website that ...
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Google's return to retail: the good, the bad and the ugly
Android Community
The biggest news in the Android world last week wasn't yet another faked Galaxy S III photo, or Apple's latest legal shenanigans. It was Google's return to a model that we'd all thought they had abandoned almost two years ago.
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Android Community
Leesburg's First Retail Forum Scheduled
Patch.com
The Leesburg Economic Development Commission will host its first-ever Retail Opportunity Forum on Wednesday, May 2. Town of Leesburg The Leesburg Economic Development Commission will host its first-ever Retail Opportunity Forum on Wednesday, May 2.
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Sunoco Sale Raises Retail Reservations
CSPnet.com
"Everyone knows that we would not have targeted a retail business as a strategic move for the company," Kelcy Warren, Energy Transfer Partners LP's chief executive officer and chairman, said on a conference call yesterday.
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Retailers welcome federal government's Food and Drug Act Amendments
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) fully supports the federal government's amendments to the Food and Drug Act. These amendments will reduce delays and red tape while maintaining the highest level of food safety in Canada.
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Primaris Retail REIT Announces Public Offering of $100 Million of Trust Units
Marketwire (press release)
Primaris Retail REIT ("Primaris" or "the REIT") (TSX:PMZ.UN) announced today that it has reached an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets and CIBC, with RBC Capital Markets acting as bookrunner (collectively, ...
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Bellingham's Meridian Village retail center sold to Delaware company
Bellingham Herald
BELLINGHAM - A major retail center can removed the distress property tag after being acquired by an out-of-area company. Meridian Village, which has a variety of retail tenants including Marshalls and DeWaard & Bode, was sold by US Bank National ...
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Bellingham Herald
Retail's reality show
InternetRetailer.com
It's no accident that top executives of two of the top US retail chains will speak back to back in the first general session this year at the world's largest e-commerce event, the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition 2012, to be held in Chicago ...
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Hard-hit millennials less likely to be brand loyal, study finds
Chicago Tribune
Millennials have been "hit hardest by the recession that has left them struggling to find jobs and pay down student loan debt," said Candace Corlett, president of WSL/Strategic Retail. The findings present a significant challenge to brands and ...
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Omission Beer Observes 'Celiac Disease Awareness Month' at Gasthaus Pub and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the month of May, Omission will contribute a portion of the proceeds from all 6-pack and case sales purchased in the Widmer Brothers retail store and bottles purchased in the Gasthaus Pub, to support research efforts at Oregon Health & Science ...
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Cole Buys 121000 SF of Retail from Vornado in $23.2M Transaction
Retail Traffic
Cole Real Estate Investments acquired three single-tenant retail properties totaling 121000 sq. ft. from Vornado Realty Trust for $23.2 million. The properties include a 45000-sq.-ft. Nordstrom Rack in Tampa, Fla. with eight years remaining on the ...
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Retail Expert Randy Davidson Lists Common Misconceptions about Retailer PCI ...
Albany Times Union
In his latest blog entry on retail thought leadership site WhatsNextRetail.com, Tectura Senior Retail Consultant and Retail Industry Mobility Guru Randy Davidson discusses how retailers are incorrectly assuming that since they are offloading data or ...
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Chesapeake Far Too Risky for Retail Investors
CNBC.com (blog)
In the after market, the Fast Money pros took another look at Chesapeake And Adami's instinct suggests you'll be wrong. "Aubrey McClendon stepping down as chairman could open a whole can of worms. I can't help but wonder, is something catastrophic ...
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ACHC Announces New Community Retail Accreditation Program
PR Web (press release)
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. is releasing its newest Accreditation Program for Community Retail Pharmacies. The Community Retail (CR) Accreditation Program is designed to meet the needs of retail Pharmacies that provide supplies ...
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PR Web (press release)


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