Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Ascena Retail 3Q Profit Fell 4.6% Amid Acquisition Charges
Wall Street Journal
Ascena Retail Group Inc.'s (ASNA) fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 4.6% on charges related to its pending acquisition of Charming Shoppes Inc. (CHRS), masking continued sales growth. Formerly known as Dress Barn Inc., the retailer's sales have ...
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Retail sales rise 3.9% in May, topping expectations
Los Angeles Times
"Spending is up a little, and we know consumers are putting a little bit more on their credit cards," said Judith Russell, editor of the Robin Report, a retail industry publication. "The job market has stabilized, but unemployment is still in most ...
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Los Angeles Times
Britain brings out the bunting: Retail sales boom as £823m splashed on food ...
Daily Mail
Waitrose reported sales of Pimms were up by more than 260 per cent on last year while DIY retailer B&Q said it had sold 100000 metres of bunting. An estimated 40 per cent of the population plans to mark the event in some way MoneySupermarket.com found ...
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Daily Mail
Retail sales up healthy 3.9% in May
Los Angeles Times
Major chain stores posted a 3.9% sales increase in May compared with the same month a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations of a 3.6% rise, according to Thomson Reuters' tally of 18 retailers. Top performers were a mixture of high- and low-end ...
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Colorado law targets mass theft from retail stores
Houston Chronicle
IVAN MORENO, AP DENVER (AP) — A new Colorado law targets criminal organizations that steal from stores in bulk to sell the goods illegally — an enterprise that costs state retailers an estimated $500 million a year. The bill signed this week stiffens ...
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6 shopping apps for your next retail adventure
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
To save you some time, here's a quick rundown of popular shopping apps with the potential to make your next retail adventure cheaper, easier or more efficient. Note that I've chosen to leave individual retailers' apps off this list.
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Tomax Completes Rebranding with Launch of New Retail Management Website
MarketWatch (press release)
SALT LAKE CITY, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ( http://www.myprgenie.com ) -- Tomax completes its rebranding journey with the introduction of its new website, mirroring the name of its flagship on-demand, cloud-based retail management ...
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Toronto's top retail fitting rooms
Toronto Star
Usually tucked at the back of the store, this vital part of the consumer experience is often cramped, dirty and poorly designed — primarily because for many retailers the changing room is an afterthought in a business plan that dedicates maximum space ...
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Toronto Star
CIBC profit climbs 6% on retail, business gains
Globe and Mail
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM-T increased its profit 6 per cent in the first quarter, driven by higher income in its retail and business banking operations. Canada's fifth-largest bank by assets made $811-million, or $1.90 per share, ...
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Globe and Mail
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
TheStreet.com (press release)
By Business Wire 05/31/12 - 04:02 PM EDT Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ – ASNA) today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter and nine months ended April 28, 2012. Don't be tempted by the historical appeal of gold or the perceived ...
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LIDS Sports Group Reaches Retail Agreement With The University Of Florida
Sacramento Bee
By LIDS Sports Group INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Indianapolis-based LIDS® Sports Group, primarily known through its specialty headwear LIDS retail business and sports apparel LIDS Locker Room division, has reached an agreement with ...
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Retail advisers' RDR checklist
FT Adviser
If the firm provides execution-only or discretionary services in relation to certain types of retail investment products (like unit trusts), it will continue to be subject to the FSA's remaining 'packaged product' rules. Consequently, 'full service' ...
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Dick's Sporting Goods Introduces True Runner, A Specialty Running Retail ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PITTSBURGH, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) , the largest US-based full-line sporting goods retailer, announced today the opening of a specialty running retail store, True Runner. The new store, located in the ...
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Westwood Financial Corp. Sells $46.5 Million Retail Center in Southwest
MarketWatch (press release)
"We have invested in retail properties in Arizona since 1989 and have owned 33 properties at one time or another in Phoenix and Tuscon and expect to continue to be an active buyer in the state." Westwood Financial has bought 26 properties in seven ...
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RETAIL: Temecula Asian grocer expands
Press-Enterprise
The Trans have leased 35000 square feet of retail space in the Tower Plaza Shopping Center that used to house an Orchards grocery store, and before that a Vons. The larger space will enable the store to expand its selection of organic foods and its ...
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Press-Enterprise
IGA West Retailers Participate in Wounded Warrior Project (TM)
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, May 31, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A group of 125 IGA retailers serving communities in the western United States today announced that they have joined forces with other IGA independent retailers across the country and Wounded ...
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Retail Details: Blockbuster gifts for dad
StarNewsOnline.com (blog)
Look for more Father's Day gift ideas in next week's Retail Details. Got a tip? Send it to JJ Knight at Jessica.Knight@StarNewsOnline.com. For the most up-to-date retail news, follow @StarNewsShop on Twitter or "Like" Retail Details on Facebook.
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TABLE-US preliminary May ICSC retail sales index
Reuters
... 4.9 3.1 Drug NA -4.1 -4.4 -2.3 -3.0 1.3 Wholesale clubs 4.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- Total store sales 5.4 2.2 6.1 6.6 7.0 4.6 Number of retailers NA NA 22 22 23 25 *Updated figure from ICSC.
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Sticker Prices; File Them Under Fiction, Nobody Pays Retail
Forbes
The auto industry trained customers that nobody, but nobody, pays retail, and for the most part, they still don't. GM and the Chrysler Group went through bankruptcy in 2009 and walked away from billions in bondholder debt. GM, Chrysler and Ford all ...
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Williams-Sonoma The Right Ticket In Retail
Forbes
Williams-Sonoma is a specialty retailer. Along with the Williams-Sonoma brand, the company operates Pottery Barn and West Elm. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California and has 575 stores throughout North America. Williams-Sonoma reported strong ...
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