Thursday, May 03, 2012

Google Alert - retail news

News18 new results for retail news
 
April retail sales of Costco & Macy's worst since 2009: Report
Economic Times
NEW YORK: Major retailers such as Costco and Macy's reported on Thursday that April revenue rose less that 1 per cent in the worst performance since 2009 when the US economy was just coming out of a bad recession. The disappointing results follow two ...
See all stories on this topic »
Pantaloon Retail to be Future India
Times of India
MUMBAI: Kishore Biyani's Pantaloon Retail India (PRIL) will be renamed as Future Retail India following the retailer's decision to spin off the Pantaloons brand into a separate entity. Pantaloon Retail said on Thursday that its board had passed a ...
See all stories on this topic »
Modern retail has 1/3 of big city business
Livemint
The swift spread of modern retail stores is changing shopping habits in major Indian cities. Sales of home, personal care and food products in these stores is now nearly one-third of the sales of such products in traditional stores in 17 major Indian ...
See all stories on this topic »
TEXT-S&P puts Charming Shoppes 'B-' rating on watch positive
Reuters
Overview -- Ascena Retail Group Inc. (unrated) is acquiring US specialty apparel retailer Charming Shoppes for about $890 million. -- We are placing our ratings on Charming, including our 'B-' corporate credit rating, on CreditWatch with positive ...
See all stories on this topic »
Primaris Retail REIT Announces Record First Quarter Financial Results ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Primaris Retail REIT (TOR:CA:PMZ.UN) is pleased to report positive operating results for the first quarter of 2012. These results have been prepared in accordance with International Financial ...
See all stories on this topic »
Schawk, Inc. Appoints Kim Cooper Senior Vice President, Retail Practice
MarketWatch (press release)
Cooper will be responsible for integrating and leading the business development function for all of Schawk, Inc.'s retail-focused services into a single business practice to create a clear go-to-market offering of the Company's full range of retail ...
See all stories on this topic »
Union slams retail giants over 1st Fleet failure
Sydney Morning Herald
Autoplay OnOff Video feedback Video settings Major retailers should be blamed for the collapse of transport company 1st Fleet overnight, which has left more than 600 workers across Australia out of a job, according to the Transport Workers Union.
See all stories on this topic »
Kimco and Anthem Properties Expand Retail Joint Venture
MarketWatch (press release)
(NYSE:KIM) and Anthem Properties Group Ltd. (Anthem Properties) today announced the addition of the Millwoods Mainstreet shopping center in Edmonton, the capital city of Alberta, to their existing Canadian retail joint venture.
See all stories on this topic »
Microsoft to open first Mass. retail store at Prudential Center
Boston Herald
Microsoft has opened 16 retail stores to date, with its latest one opening in Austin, Texas, last week — following the phenomenal success of rival Apple's retail outlets. The store will include several notable Microsoft products such as Windows 7 PCs, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Treasurys rise after signs of slowdown in retail sales and service companies
Washington Post
On Thursday, major retailers such as Costco and Macy's reported that April sales rose less that 1 percent, the worst performance since 2009 when the US economy was coming out of a bad recession. Another report found that US service companies, ...
See all stories on this topic »
County Planning Board Recommends Retail at Solo Cup Site
Patch.com
The Baltimore County Planning Board voted in favor of rezoning the Solo Cup property on Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills, where developers plan to build a Wegmans-anchored retail project. By Marc Shapiro Brian Gibbons, president and CEO of Greenberg ...
See all stories on this topic »
Wall Street slips on day ahead of jobs report
Economic Times
Another drag on the broad market came from the retail sector, with shares of several retailers, including Target Corp and Gap Inc, falling after they missed April sales estimates. Cooler weather in April had curbed some of the enthusiasm that shoppers ...
See all stories on this topic »
Retail Expert Jeff Marker Says Retailers Have Work to Do to Own their Value ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
In a new blog entry posted on retail thought leadership site WhatsNextRetail.com today, Junction Solutions Vice President Jeff Marker took his key message that retailers need to own the value chain deeper, touting Lululemon and Ralph Lauren as ...
See all stories on this topic »
Retail Savings Bonds lowers interest rate: Monale Ratsoma (National Treasury)
Moneyweb.co.za
Why National Treasury has cut the rate on retail bonds by 0.5%. ALEC HOGG: Monale Ratsoma is the chief director of liabilities at National Treasury. Today we found out that National Treasury has decided to drop the interest rate on RSA retail bonds by ...
See all stories on this topic »
Retail Recap: ICSC-GS/Redbook Both See April SSt At +0.6% YOY
ForexLive (blog)
By Market News International || May 3, 2012 at 17:20 GMT By month yoy% Vaibhav: Hi Jamie.. Would like to knw the time frame of this chart.. Also wht is the analysis at the lower end of the... HIGH RISK WARNING: Foreign exchange trading carries a high ...
See all stories on this topic »
Projected Retail Displays Translate Online Shopping Into The Real World
PSFK
Perch Interactive is fixing that with their projected interactive displays that fuse the digital novelty of online shopping with the more tangible retail experience. The four person firm has developed a series of "Perch displays" as they call them, ...
See all stories on this topic »

PSFK
Sears exec assure shareholders retailer financially strong, working to restore ...
CanadianBusiness.com
By Dave Carpenter, AP | May 02, 2012 HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Sears executives tried Wednesday to ease concerns about the troubled retailer's long-term outlook amid ever-sinking sales, emphasizing the company's financial strength, increased liquidity ...
See all stories on this topic »
Retail Recap: ICSC-GS/Redbook Both See April SSt At +0.6% YOY
MNI News
Among retailers, 59% posted positive gains and 41% posted negative results. US chain-store sales rose by 0.6% on a year-over-year basis according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). The April performance was held back due to the ...
See all stories on this topic »


Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. Learn more.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

No comments: