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UK retail sales slide at fastest pace in 2 years in April
Economic Times
LONDON: British retail sales fell at their fastest monthly pace in more than two years in April, after a record drop in fuel sales and a weather-related drop in clothing sales, official data showed on Wednesday. The weak start into the second quarter ...
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Burberry Plans Retail Space Expansion As Profit Grows
Wall Street Journal
LN) said Wednesday it will invest in opening bigger stores across its markets as the luxury clothing and handbag retailer reported a big jump in full-year profit, although runaway growth in the key Asian market slowed. "We now have an outstanding ...
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Sharp drop in UK retail sales boosts stimulus case
BusinessWeek
Retail sales fell sharply in Britain during the wettest April in a century, official data showed Wednesday, a piece of bad economic news which analysts say could help prod the Bank of England to approve more monetary stimulus.
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Facebook IPO highlights the ills of IPOs that has also repeatedly fooled ...
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Obviously, this hype was designed to lure retail investors. The lead underwriters and Facebook gathered enough momentum during the IPO roadshows and hackathons. On 9 May 2012, it released what is called S-1 filing with the SEC, to reflect lower future ...
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Macy's Invests $15 Million In China Online Retailer; To Get Section On Site
Wall Street Journal
Macy's Inc. (M) invested $15 million in the China online retail company VIPStore Co. and agreed to sell merchandise through VIPStore's luxury retail site, Omei.com. Macy's now holds a minority stake in VIPStore, along with other venture capital ...
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Retailers expect Euro €250m boost from sporty men and bored women
Irish Examiner
According to research from Retail Excellence Ireland, businesses are hoping that sales of TVs, sportswear and takeaways will soar during the tournament this summer. It is estimated a further €18m in sales could be in the pipeline if Ireland reach the ...
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Leading Global Home Improvement and Gardening Supplies Retailers - Company ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The report compares the performance of leading global home improvement and gardening supplies retailers with that of the global channel average. Why was the report written? This report compares the strength of the leading global home improvement and ...
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Loonie weighed down by eurozone anxiety, fails to benefit from solid retail data
Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's currency lost 0.09 of a cent to 97.78 cents US amid a retail sales report for March that met expectations. Statistics Canada said retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $39.1 billion in March, more than offsetting the decline in February.
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Canadian Dollar Falls Before EU Summit, Canadian Retail
Bloomberg
Canada's dollar weakened against its US counterpart for a second day as concern increased before a European Union leaders' meeting and a government report forecast to show retail sales rose in March. The loonie, as the currency is nicknamed, ...
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Asia Retail Rents See Sluggish Growth as Store Expansions Slow
Bloomberg
Asia-Pacific retail rent growth "remains sluggish" as Europe's debt crisis causes retailers to put expansion plans on ice, said property broker CBRE Group Inc. (CBG) An index of 16 Asia-Pacific market rents recorded an increase of 0.4 percent in the ...
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American Apparel Opens Two New Retail Outlets in Australia
MarketWatch (press release)
These two new retail spaces, each approximately 700 sq ft, continue the company's expansion into the shop-in-shop market. "We're excited to be serving more customers in Sydney and Melbourne face to face via the largest department store in Australia.
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Retail TouchPoints Announces Channel Innovation Awards 2012 Spotlighting ...
MarketWatch (press release)
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Retail TouchPoints (RTP), the industry's go-to source for customer engagement strategies, today announced the second annual Channel Innovation Awards, honoring retailers achieving ...
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UK retail sales drop to record low, Miles resumes his call for further stimulus
FXstreet.com
UK retail sales unexpectedly dropped the most in more than two years in the month of April, reflecting the weakness in consumer spending that did not improve despite the drop in prices. The reading with auto fuel tumbled 2.3% in April from a revised of ...
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Retail real estate development looking up
Las Vegas Review-Journal
RECon, the global retail real estate convention hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, ends today. » Buy this photo By LAURA CARROLL Sales gains and new brands entering the Las Vegas market signal that the city's retail sector is ...
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Nike's Hot Punch Running Shoes Spur U.S. Footwear Sales: Retail
San Francisco Chronicle
And first-quarter profit gains pushed up shares at retailers from Foot Locker Inc. to Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., evidence that a trend that began two years ago still has legs. Since the recession, Nike and Adidas AG have tapped into consumers' demand ...
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FTSE LIVE: Hopes for Brussels 'growth summit' dim; retail sales and Bank ...
This is Money
Retail sales numbers for April, minutes from the Bank of England's May meeting and the CBI trends-orders survey for May will be released later. Stocks trading without the entitlement to their latest dividend will clip 0.52 points off the FTSE 100 today ...
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ALI going into retail
Inquirer.net (blog)
MANILA, Philippines—Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) plans to gain a foothold in the Philippine retailing business in partnership with the Tantoco family, owner and operator of upscale retailer Rustan's group. While ALI has been building shopping ...
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Westfield sees 2015 opening for World Trade Center retailers
Reuters
AX) last week signed a deal with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for a $1.25 billion joint venture to lease the retail space at the World Trade Center. Westfield, one of the world's biggest mall owners, said the first retailers for the ...
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Loonie Mixed As Canadian Retail Sales Rebound, Leading Indicators Advance
TheStreet.com
By Jim Cramer The timing of the disappointing Facebook IPO couldn't be worse as it relates to the retail investor. By Doug Kass Canadian retail sales rebounded more than forecast in March after February pullback, fueled by higher sales in motor ...
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Sharjah Holding's Matajer Al Quoz retail project a 'UAE National Winner'
AME Info
Matajer Al Quoz, the first retail project developed by Sharjah Holding JSC, the community focussed real estate developer and strategic partnership between the Government of Sharjah and Majid Al Futtaim Properties was named the UAE National Winner in ...
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Rain makes April 'a washout' for many retailers
Telegraph.co.uk
Richard Dodd from the British Retail Consortium says bad weather harmed high street sales during April as the shoppers stayed out of the rain. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes fell 2.3pc on the month – its biggest drop since ...
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Mr Price profits increase
Independent Online
Retail group Mr Price (MPC) on Wednesday reported a 19% rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 464.5 cents for the 52 weeks ended 31 March 2012, from 388.8 cents a year ago. The current financial year comprised 52 trading weeks, while the prior ...
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Independent Online
Silver lining after April retail slump?
Management Today
By Michael Northcott Wednesday, 23 May 2012 Thanks to falling petrol sales after national panic buying, retail slides at the fastest monthly rate in more than two years, but it's not all bad... As if we needed any more difficult economic news to ...
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Pictures Plus Offers Customers a New Fanatic Card Loyalty Rewards Program with ...
MarketWatch (press release)
GERMANTOWN, Md., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- POSitive Technology and Retail Hero partnered up to offer Microsoft Dynamics RMS customer Pictures Plus an unparalleled POS-integrated customer loyalty rewards system known as Hero Points.
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RBC Royal Bank Wins Two Prestigious Retail Banker International Awards
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, May 23, 2012 /CNW/ - RBC (RY on TSX and NYSE) has been recognized by Retail Banker International (RBI) as the "Best Retail Bank in North America" and Dave McKay, group head, Canadian Banking received the "Retail Banker of the Year" Award.
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DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Shopping centre bucks trend as retail sector is transformed
This is Gloucestershire
Cabot Circus opened in the autumn of 2008, just as the recession was getting under way in earnest, but has still managed to help propel Bristol into the top table of the UK's retail market. Land Securities, the property firm which owns the £500 million ...
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Peter J. Solomon Appoints Retail MD
Private Equity Hub (press release)
Investment banking firm Peter J. Solomon Company has appointed David A. Shiffman as a managing director in its retail, e-commerce and distribution group. A former partner and head of retail investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co, Shiffman will join ...
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LCQ13: The issuance of inflation-linked retail bonds
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
In presenting his 2012-2013 Budget, the Financial Secretary announced that the Government plans to launch through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) a further issuance of inflation-linked retail bonds (iBond) worth not more than HK$10 billion.
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Seven Strategies To Beat The Retail Store Apocalypse
Forbes
By Nora Aufreiter, Josh Leibowitz, Philip Dalzell-Payne, Kelly Ungerman Welcome to the retail store apocalypse – tumbleweeds skittering across empty aisles, shoppers scanning bar codes and buying products online for cheaper, shuttered storefronts on ...
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Pilot scheme to provide top training for retail staff
Lisburn Ulster Star
Attending the launch of the Greater Belfast Retail Skills Shop s, training outlet is Thompson Keating from SERC, Sammy Gamble from DEL and Suzi Donnelly Skills Shop co-ordinator. A NEW pilot scheme has been announced by the Department of Employment and ...
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Lisburn Ulster Star


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