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How Kumar Mangalam Birla convinced Kishore Biyani to sell controlling stake in ...
Times of India
Weighed down by debt of some Rs 5800 crore, the founder of the Future Group retail enterprise was examining various options to cut operating costs to keep the business humming. One way of doing this would be to ally with a rival retailer at the back ...
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NZ 1Q Retail Sales Fall As World Cup Boost Wanes
Wall Street Journal
By LUCY CRAYMER WELLINGTON—Retail sales in New Zealand fell in the first quarter from a quarter earlier, following strong sales in the second half of 2011 when a large number of international visitors came for the Rugby World Cup.
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Retailers report surging 2011 revenues
China Daily
NANJING - China's top 100 retailers' sales revenues surged 20.9 percent year on year to 2 trillion yuan ($318 billion) in 2011, a report released Sunday said. The growth rate dipped by 0.9 percentage point compared to that registered in 2010, ...
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Retailers urged to seek intensive growth, differentiation
People's Daily Online
By Li Xiaoshu (Global Times) Chinese retailers should seek intensive growth and differentiation instead of expansion amid a sagging economy and falling consumer confidence, analysts and insiders warned yesterday as the sector faces slumping growth.
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Perp rush causes alarm in Singapore
Reuters
Bankers said MAS officials had voiced their concerns over retail holdings of perpetual bonds during at least two informal meetings in recent weeks. The central bank's scrutiny is preliminary, and there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of ...
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THE ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Retail data crucial after fall in factory output
Business Day
RETAIL sales figures for March, due on Wednesday this week, should provide a much needed and clearer insight into the pace of economic growth during the first quarter of this year. Forecasts suggest there will be little difference from the 7,7% ...
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Retail sales collapse an ominous sign - Labour
Voxy
A record fall in core retail sales is an ominous warning that a double dip recession could be on the cards, Labour's Economic Development spokesperson David Cunliffe says. Core retails sales volumes were down 2.5 per cent in the March 2012 quarter, ...
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Vietnam retailers in trouble as growth dip to new lows
Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam's retail sector is struggling as sales have fallen to an alarming low, an industry group said, urging the government to take measures to boost consumption. Retail sales surged 20 percent in the first four months from a year ago, ...
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Thanh Nien Daily
E-Retail Growth Beats Traditional Retail
TopTenWholesale News
by Claudia Bruemmer | May 13, 2012 8:29 PM PST E-retail growth is faster than that of traditional retailers and is moving toward pre-recession levels. What makes web-only retailers more profitable than traditional retailers and consumer brand ...
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UK retailer keeping tomatoes fresh longer
Packaging Digest
UK retailer Tesco's tomatoes will now stay fresher for longer following the roll-out of It'sFresh!, with Tesco Finest tomatoes being the first to benefit, and many other tomato varieties to follow in due course. Fruit naturally ripens in the presence ...
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Want a piece of Facebook? Get in line
AFP
Retail brokers say requests for the shares are high, and they will mostly divvy up what they receive between their best customers. At Fidelity, one of the largest US brokers, hot IPOs normally go to clients with half a million dollars in their accounts ...
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AFP
Credit Quality Still a Key Attraction for Retail Buyers
Bond Buyer
By Christine Albano Retail investors continue to rank credit quality high at the top of their list of criteria when shopping for municipal securities, whether they be individual bonds or tax-exempt bond funds. The concern over credit strength persists ...
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Recession fuels charity shop boom
Telegraph.co.uk
Mothers with young children have become particularly dependent on them for cheap second hand clothes and toys, the Charity Retail Association (CRA) found. One in four of those surveyed who will be affected by the government's child benefit cuts said ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Quinn, business form unlikely alliance on budget cuts
The State Journal-Register
Pat Quinn speaks to members of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Illinois' economic image has been battered by budget deficits, tax increases and very public campaigns to lure the state's businesses ...
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ARA & NRA claim a win for the kids as FWA allows short retail shifts
Current.com.au
By Claire Reilly The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) are citing a Fair Work Australia decision to allow young workers shorter shifts on school days as a win for the rights of retailers.
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Vying for our dollars | Area drawing interest from big-name retailers
The Tribune-Democrat
The bad news is that those retailers are unwilling to open businesses in most areas around Johnstown. "Location is huge," said Stephen Zamias of Zamias Services Inc., which manages and develops retail properties. Sam's Club, Target and Kohl's are among ...
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Power Up Case Profile: Balancing Service and Product with Eljo
Power Retail
Conceived while the pair were still at university, Elliot Ramler and Jonathon Green built their appliances and daily deals online retail store, Eljo.com.au, with a view to provide equal measures of great products and even better service.
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Dick Smith accuses Aldi and Costco of pushing local producers out of business
SmartCompany.com.au
Entrepreneur Dick Smith says foreign retail giants Aldi and Costco are pushing local producers out of business with "capitalist" business models. Smith appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Australia's Food Processing Sector on Friday and says ...
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Local post offices could see reduced retail hours
York Daily Record
By TERESA ANN BOECKEL York, PA - A dozen post offices in York County could see reduced retail hours under the United States Postal Service's latest plan to save money while keeping rural offices open. All of the affected post offices currently offer 8 ...
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Smile Train Announces Partnership With Mars Retail Group
Citybizlist (press release)
NEW YORK -- Just in time for Mother's Day, Smile Train today announced a partnership with Mars Retail Group (MRG), a division of Mars, Incorporated. This multi-year effort will support surgeries for children in the United States, United Kingdom, Ghana, ...
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