Friday, June 01, 2012

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New duty-free limits will challenge Canadian retailers
CBC.ca
For Canadian retailers, though, those trips would represent more money lost from their cash registers, and magnify the problems they are having with the noticeable price gaps between the two countries on everything from ketchup to running shoes.
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Retail spending up in May, but will it continue?
Montgomery Advertiser
Some major retailers on Thursday posted sales increases that beat Wall Street estimates. / AP The Associated Press NEW YORK — Americans loosened their purse strings in May, but it may have been a temporary splurge. Some major retailers such as Target ...
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Local business groups, Retail Council call for immediate end to import tariffs
Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO - Local chambers of commerce across the country and the Retail Council of Canada are calling for Ottawa to make immediate changes that would help them combat cross-border shopping. They want the federal government to eliminate the tariffs ...
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Pöyry provides project management services for large retail store in China
Reuters
PÖYRY PLC Press release 1 June 2012 Pöyry has been awarded a project management services assignment in China by a world-leading company in the retail sector for a new retail store. The contract value is EUR 2.0 million and will be booked in the Urban ...
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TABLE-Swiss retail sales stagnate in April
Reuters
ZURICH, June 1 (Reuters) - Swiss retail sales were up 0.1 percent in April real terms versus the year-earlier month, the Federal Statistics Office said on Friday. Sales were down 1.7 percent compared to the previous month when adjusted for seasonal ...
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Survey Finds Consumers Using Pinterest to Engage with Retailers More Than ...
Gant Daily
Overall, almost two out of five (38%) online consumers follow retailers through one or more social networking sites. For retailers engaged in the social media sphere, customizing their approach with social and mobile strategies is leading to social ...
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Rethinking retail
ITWeb
Despite South African consumers' willingness to embrace technology and to share information, local retailers are not yet capitalising on the opportunities this presents. As consumers become increasingly empowered by new technology and social media, ...
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Shares of teen retailers fall on May sales reports
BusinessWeek
AP As most major retailers reported a fairly sunny picture for May, the cloud hanging over teen retailers grew darker. The Buckle Inc., Wet Seal Inc. and other chains geared to teens reported weak May sales trends on Thursday.
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Quebec real GDP at basic prices was flat in February
FXstreet.com
Canada – Retail sales rose 0.4% in March helped by auto dealership revenues. Excluding autos, however, retail sales were much weaker than expected, rising just 0.1%. Gains in sales of building materials, electronics, clothing and sporting goods were ...
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TABLE-Danish April retail sales drop 6.4 pct yr/yr
Reuters
COPENHAGEN, June 1 (Reuters) - The Danish retail sales index fell 6.4 percent in April from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Friday. Retail sales fell 1.0 percent in April from March, Statistics Denmark said. April 2012 March 2012 Pct ...
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HK retail sales up 11.4%
China Daily
HONG KONG - The value of total retail sales of Hong Kong in April has been provisionally estimated at HK$35.7 billion ($4.60 billion), up 11.4 percent year-on-year, the city's Census & Statistics Department said Thursday. According to the figure, ...
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Indonesia's April retail sales rise 10.5 pct y/y
Reuters Africa
JAKARTA, June 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's retail sales grew 10.5 percent in April from a year ago, a slower pace than the previous month, though retailers were optimistic about sales in coming months, a central bank survey showed on Friday.
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DIGIOP Enters Strategic Partnership with Retail Realm
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
DIGIOP announced today a strategic partnership with Retail Realm, an innovative distribution company that offers retail-focused software solutions through a global reseller network. DIGIOP's powerful video and data management software (VDMS) is the ...
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Ministry urged to set up retail sector policy to spur growth
Coastweek
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya's retail players on Tuesday called on the government to consider formulating a retail sector development policy to boost the growth in the sector. Regional retail chain, Nakumatt Holdings Regional Strategy and Operations ...
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SA stifles local brands
New Era
WINDHOEK – Namibia's 110 member Manufacturers Association (NMA), disgruntled by "restrictive business practices" from South African retail conglomerates on stocking local products, have called for a high-level closed-door forum on the issue.
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Melbourne, FL Roofing Company Saves Retail Center from Water Damage
PR Web (press release)
After the manufacturer failed to fix the leaks in the roof of Merritt Square Mall, All Florida Urethane repaired the damage and provided the retail center with thousands of dollars in energy savings. Located at 3030 Sweet Oak Drive in Melbourne, FL, ...
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Core Retail Sales For April See Slight Increase From Last Year
Transworld Business
By Cary Year-over-year sales gains for the shops on the ActionWatch same-store retail panel were just barely positive in April with revenues up 1.4%. The main driver that kept sales growth in positive territory was footwear while sales growth was down ...
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