Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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Eurozone retail sales continue to fall sharply in May
Myiris.com
The Eurozone retail sector remained firmly in contraction in May, according to PMI data from Markit. Sales fell sharply on a month-on-month basis, and revenues compared with a year ago were down at a near-record rate. There were signs of easing ...
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A Mexican warning on retail FDI
Hindu Business Line
Wal-Mart has taken over nearly half of Mexico's retail business with just over 200000 employees. In contrast, the Indian retail sector employs 40 million. Several months have elapsed since the Centre kept in abeyance the decision of the Cabinet to ...
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Mega Retail woes leave Blue Square with loss
Haaretz
By Yoram Gabison | May.31, 2012 | 6:37 AM Flagging performance by its Mega Retail supermarket chains plunged Alon Holdings Blue Square Israel to a NIS 6.3 million net loss attributable to shareholders in the first quarter of 2012, a turnaround from the ...
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Haaretz
Myer plans 'omni-channel' to boost sales
Herald Sun
THE head of department store chain Myer Holdings says the company can beat its online retail rivals by offering the best of worlds. With Australian shoppers increasingly buying online and taking advantage of the strong Aussie dollar, retailers are ...
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Retail growth outlook slows to zero after fall in monthly retail turnover
SmartCompany.com.au
The Australian Retailers Association warns the retail growth outlook is likely to slow to zero following a fall of 0.2% in retail turnover in April. Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that retail turnover fell 0.2% ...
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Investors wary as Flipkart shows growth pangs
Rediff
Flipkart, the poster boy of Indian online retail, is going through growth pangs, making investors edgy with its financials. Analysts and venture capitalists said Flipkart was making considerable losses on transactions of books that accounted for 65 per ...
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Rediff
Overseas online retailers falsifying invoices to evade GST "widespread ...
SmartCompany.com.au
International online retailers are instructing buyers to take advantage of the GST-free threshold by offering false invoices in a practice which is becoming increasingly widespread. Hong Kong electronics retailer eGlobal is offering to "prepare and ...
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A rocket for retailers
SmartCompany.com.au
Yesterday's dip in retail sales is yet another bit of bad news for a beleaguered sector. Poor old Russell Zimmerman, head of the Australian Retailers Association, seems to be getting bleaker and bleaker in his public statements.
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Australian Online Retailers are Flying Blind
Power Retail
Australian retailers are inexperienced, under-resourced and under pressure to compete with global online businesses, according to the findings of the AIMIA Online Retailing Insights Research study. A report released by the Australian Interactive Media ...
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Power Retail
Views | Making lemonade from lemons - The FSB edition
Livemint
Food security is best delivered by combining full-fledged FDI in retail with food stamps for the poor. The Food Security Bill (FSB) championed by the National Advisory Council chaired by Sonia Gandhi was cleared by the Cabinet in December 2011.
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Patagonia says key to success is dedication to environment
The Seattle Times
Patagonia, maker of high-end outdoor gear, says it's riding a growth curve with 14 new stores opened last year, bringing to 88 its wholly owned retail outlets throughout the world, including the only one in Washington state at 2100 Second Ave. in ...
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Major UK Retail Mobile Device Chain Launches Spare Mobile Backup and Security ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Spare Backup software is the first totally automated cloud-based backup service that is distributed on a stand-alone or private label basis through major retail and warranty service partners in North America and Europe.
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Coldwater Creek Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Net sales from the retail segment, which includes the Company's premium retail stores, outlet stores and day spa locations, were $131.2 million versus $135.3 million in the same period last year, primarily reflecting the impact of 13 net store closures ...
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Major Aussie retailers finally embrace online shopping
Herald Sun
Major stores spending millions on web strategy Target the latest retailer to detail its online plans Major retailers have lost sales by "leaving it so late" AFTER holding out in the "retail wars", major Australian stores are finally committing to ...
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'Inflation will moderate. We expect people to deposit money in banks'
Daily News & Analysis
By Neelasri Barman | Agency: DNA M Narendra, CMD of Indian Overseas Bank, is, well, banking hard on retail loans, hoping to grow the portfolio by 40-50% in the current fiscal. In an interview with Neelasri Barman, he talks about the bank's plans and ...
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Glenridding offers easy access to golf, schools, retail
Edmonton Journal
Schools, recreation and retail are minutes away. Rabbit Hill Road takes you to amenities along 23rd Avenue, and Ellerslie Road leads you to the retail hub of Currents of Windermere. Other popular retail outlets at South Edmonton Common are quickly ...
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Samsung reinforcing investment in retail channel for the Galaxy S III
Current.com.au
This was a message echoed by Samsung's marketing director — corporate, Arno Lenior, who spoke to Current.com.au about the high concept launch and how retailers can best sell the Galaxy SIII on the shopfloor. "This is a best in class phone, ...
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Sen. Cardin and retailers support taxing all Internet sales
MarylandReporter.com
(from a video by National Retail Federation.) Walk into most retailers in the country and your receipt will show how much you paid in sales tax on your purchase. Order the same product online, and in many cases, it's gone. Supporters of the Marketplace ...
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King Country Energy plans retail growth
Voxy
King Country Energy Chairman, Brian Gurney, said the favourable shareholder vote puts the company in a position to focus on retail growth. "This agreement clearly puts King Country Energy on a path for expansion. "For many years, we have been ...
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Tablets pushing retail, gifts to grads moving up
BizReport
Heading into the summer months retailers may get a boost from graduates and tablets. New date from the NRF and from Shop.org indicate that gifts to grads will go up again this year while more consumers are connecting to retailers through their tablets.
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Hunt Shifts Office in Brisbane Building, Freeing Retail Space
Buffalo Rising
"This move will create greater synergy among our entire commercial team, and provide highly visible space on the first floor of the Brisbane building for a new retail tenant," says Gregory M. Oehler, COO of HUNT Commercial. The well-known Brisbane ...
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