Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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Analysis: Impact of Pantaloon Retail's sale of fashion stores
Business Standard
Analysts covering the retail sector are neither clear on the structure of the Pantaloon Retail deal nor on the impact it will have on the company's profitability. Initial research reports from brokerages are all based on assumptions as the details ...
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Charming buy adds to Ascena's plus-size rack
Reuters India
(Reuters) - Women's clothing retailer Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA.O) will buy Charming Shoppes Inc (CHRS.O) for $857.2 million in an all-cash deal that will expand its plus-size clothing portfolio. Ascena will pay $7.35 for every Charming Shoppes ...
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Home Retail won't cull Argos stores after profit slump
Reuters
By Drazen Jorgic | LONDON (Reuters) - Home Retail (HOME.L), Britain's biggest household goods retailer, said it will not embark on a policy of mass store closures at its Argos business after it posted a 60 percent slump in year profit and scrapped it ...
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Retail sales 'beginning to climb'
The Press Association
Rising prices have failed to deter shoppers, according to official figures which suggest that retail sales are back on the up. Retail sales volume (the amount of goods sold) increased by 0.7% in the three months to March 31 this year.
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UK Stocks Drop as Standard Chartered, Home Retail Fall
Bloomberg
Home Retail Group Plc (HOME) tumbled 9.8 percent after posting profit that slumped 60 percent. British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSY) paced advancing shares after reporting a 20 percent jump in operating profit. The FTSE 100 (UKX) Index lost 35.59, ...
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AutoNation Announces April 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 20534
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in April 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive ...
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Quester Provides Centralized IT Services to Employees in Retail Stores With ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ:RVBD) , the performance company, today announced that Quester, an Austrian retail company, has deployed Riverbed(R) Steelhead(R) appliances across its retail ...
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Retail at San Pablo and Sycamore is a Bad Idea
Patch.com
By Phil Simmons I can think of no place worse in town to create a car-centric retail center than the intersection of San Pablo and Sycamore. But this seems to be the driving force behind some of our city officials development plans.
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Apparel Retail: Global Industry Almanac, MarketLine
MarketWatch (press release)
Apparel Retail: Global Industry Almanac is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Apparel Retail industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive ...
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New retail planning guidelines welcomed
Irish Examiner
"Retailers are happy to see the timely publication of these new guidelines and we are supportive of the measures that are contained in the document," David Fitzsimons, Chief Executive, Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) commented.
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Online and Mobile Buying Trends Continue to Rise in First-Quarter, Reports IBM
MarketWatch (press release)
ARMONK, NY, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The US retail industry saw continued growth in online and mobile buying trends in the first-quarter, driven by today's rising digital consumer marketplace. According to the IBM (NYSE:IBM) retail online ...
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RBI Monetary Policy for 2012-2013: Policy on deposit rates requires change
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
There is a disparity between retail and the wholesale deposits. Banks tend to look for bulk deposits whenever they are faced with tight liquidity position and one of the easiest ways to meet their cash reserve requirements is by raising resources ...
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PCR Retail Boot Camp: Steve Martin can save your business
PCR-online.biz
by Matt Grainger BBC journalist Penny Haslam has rounded off the conference part of the PCR Retail Boot Camp by sharing some gems of advice from comedian Steve Martin. Haslam, who's probably best known as the BBC Breakfast News business correspondent, ...
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Broker snap: Home Retail overvalued, sell says Merchant Securities
ShareCast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Merchant Securities has maintained its sell recommendation for Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group, saying that while the preliminary results were broadly in line, there are tough market conditions ahead.
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Retail Account Manager, BBC Children in Need
Third Sector
We are looking for a Retail Account Manager to join us, working at the centre of one of the BBC's biggest broadcasting projects, based in London. BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK Charity and supports projects working with disadvantaged children and ...
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15 Senators Ask the President to Seek Flexible Rules on Apparel in the TPP ...
Sacramento Bee
By Retail Industry Leaders Association ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2012 -- ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) applauded a letter sent today by 15 Senators urging President Obama to seek a ...
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Delivering change
Mint
Mint?s PR Sanjai says DTDC Courier and Cargo is all set to enter new markets ranging from transport to retail.
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