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India allows foreign retail investors to buy debt
IBNLive.com
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has allowed foreign retail investors to directly buy debt in the latest move to boost capital inflows and help support a shaky rupee. Qualified foreign investors can buy corporate bonds and debt schemes for up $1 billion, ...
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Spanish Retail Sales Tumble
Wall Street Journal
By CHRISTOPHER BJORK And JONATHAN HOUSE MADRID—Spanish retail sales plummeted at their fastest pace on record in April, demonstrating the government's austerity program is strangling household consumption and suggesting the country's recession may ...
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Retail sales: what the economists say
The Guardian
The survey's main indicator – the percentage of retailers reporting an increase in the volume of sales minus those reporting a decline – surged from -6 in April to +21 in May, indicating the strongest sales growth since April of last year.
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The Guardian
Record drop in retail sales adds to Spain's woes
The Associated Press
By DANIEL WOOLLS, AP – 55 minutes ago MADRID (AP) — A record drop in retail sales added to Spain's economic woes on Tuesday as the government struggled to increase confidence in the crippled banking industry and investors remained wary of the country ...
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The Associated Press
KSS Fuels Introduces Petroleum Retail Metrix
MarketWatch (press release)
FLORHAM PARK, NJ, May 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- KSS Fuels announces Petroleum Retail Metrix, a comprehensive suite of retail decision-support services aimed at helping petroleum and convenience retailers enhance sales and margin performance.
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Outdoor retailer Patagonia puts environment ahead of sales growth
Bellingham Herald
It opened 14 new stores last year, bringing to 88 its wholly owned retail outlets throughout the world. Executives said the company had $540 million in sales in the 12 months that ended in April, an increase of more than 30 percent over the same period ...
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State-run refiners could cut petrol prices from June
Reuters India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-fuel retailers could cut retail prices of petrol by about two rupees a litre from next month if global oil prices and the rupee stabilise at current levels, said S.Roy Choudhury, chairman of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL.
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Record drop in retail sales add to Spain's woes
U.S. News & World Report
By DANIEL WOOLLS, AP MADRID (AP) — A record drop in retail sales added to Spain's woes Tuesday as the country struggles to contain the crisis crippling its banking industry and investors remained wary of the country's ability to manage its debt.
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NewRiver Retail triples revenue
ShareCast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - It was a strong year for property group NewRiver Retail, which more than tripled its property income and retains its faith in Britain's battered retail sector. Profit for the year ended March 31st came in at £3.97m (2011: £4.91m) ...
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UK Retail Sales Rise, BG Group Sells Comgás Stake
123Jump.com
Retail sales volumes in the United Kingdom rose strongly in May compared to a year ago, data from a survey by the Confederation of British Industries showed today. The CBI's latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, conducted over the first two ...
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China to Lead World's Online Retail Market in 2013, Xinhua Says
Bloomberg
China is expected to become the world's largest retail e-commerce market in 2013, Xinhua News Agency reported today, citing a forecast by a Ministry of Commerce official. Chinese online shoppers spent 782.6 billion ($123 billion) yuan online last year, ...
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Average retail gasoline prices in Tennessee have fallen 7.- 7:40 am
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
5:34 pm Average retail gasoline prices in Tennessee have fallen 7.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.30 per gallon Monday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.65/g, ...
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Offshore demand boosts CBD's investment profile
Sydney Morning Herald
Low vacancy rates are set to continue with a retail pick-up, writes Philip Hopkins. FOREIGN investment in Melbourne offices in the CBD and Docklands nearly doubled last year to 36 per cent of total volume, according to the City of Melbourne's latest ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Digital Skeptic: Facebook's Retail Faceplant
TheStreet.com
Yes, Anthony wanted the money, but as a journalist and salesman, he was also testing the retail worthiness of the Web giant. How did this newly minted public company do as a retail sales tool? I will leave those words to Mr. Mowl: "It sucked on so many ...
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ChannelAdvisor President David Spitz to Moderate Upcoming Spencer Stuart ...
MarketWatch (press release)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, May 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ChannelAdvisor, a global e-commerce platform provider that enables retailers to be seen and sell more across online channels, announced today that president and COO David Spitz will moderate ...
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PR Newswire and BetterInvesting Celebrate 20th RetailInvestorConferences.com ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- PR Newswire today announced that they, along with RetailInvestorConferences.com co-founder BetterInvesting, will be celebrating the 20th edition of the Virtual Retail Investor Conference at the National ...
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Whitehouse Travel Retail boosts beauty portfolio with Steamcream
MoodieReport
By Melody Ng, Asia Bureau Chief Whitehouse Travel Retail has added natural skincare brand Steamcream to its fast-growing premium beauty portfolio. Steamcream is an all-in-one natural moisturiser for face, body and hands. It is handmade in the UK and ...
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MoodieReport
Upbeat Centro plans more asset sales
Sydney Morning Herald
CENTRO Retail Australia has moved back into contention as an investment-grade real estate investment trust with its inclusion in the top 100 index and a more balanced share register. After struggling to keep afloat over the past four years, the retail ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Clopton Capital is Seeking Funding Opportunities for Retail Properties
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
The real estate capital firm is currently seeking funding opportunities for the acquisition, refinance, or construction of Retail properties, strip centers, anchored, and unanchored properties, throughout the nation. "We are currently seeking ...
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Market Opportunities and Business Strategies in Private Label Branding in India
Sacramento Bee
By Reportlinker The market for private label products in India is still in its nascent stages and accounted for just XX% of the overall retail market in 2011. The Indian retail market is highly fragmented and primarily consists of unorganized outlets ...
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Online retailers' advantage over bric-and-mortar stores slows
The Australian
< Prev of 2 Next > INTERNET retailers are growing almost four times as fast as their bricks-and-mortar competitors, but a downturn in sales of consumer electronics has slowed the pace of outperformance, according to the NAB Online Retail Sales Index.
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Herbalife Hosts Independent Distributors' Custom Websites on Windows Azure
MarketWatch (press release)
The nutrition company is now offering its independent distributors the option to create custom retail websites to help them expand their businesses. By building the website platform on Windows Azure, Herbalife substantially reduced its time to market, ...
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Spain retail sales fall by record 9.8% in April
GlobalPost
Retail sales have fallen for 22 months in a row as Spain's second recession since 2009 hurts consumer spending. Customers are seen reflected in a display window of a store advertising sales on the first day of the winter sales in Spain on January 7, ...
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Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf spotted on retail sites for Xbox, PS3
Joystiq
The game has been spotted in Danish retail listings, specifically a PS3 listing at CoolShop and both PS3 and Xbox listings at Blockbuster. Neither site has a release date listed, though each advises eager fans to place pre-orders now.
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