Tuesday, June 05, 2012

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Euro-Area Retail Sales Fall More Than Forecast, Led by Spain
Bloomberg
European retail sales declined more than economists forecast in April as the worsening debt crisis prompted consumers from Spain to Austria to cut spending. Sales dropped 1 percent from March, when they advanced 0.3 percent, the European Union's ...
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EMU: Retail Sales fall sharply in April
FXstreet.com
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - In a year-over-year comparison Eurozone Retail Sales dropped 2.5% in April, after decreasing 0.2% in March, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. Analysts predictions pointed to a fall of only 1.4%. It is the lowest result recorded ...
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Zimbabwe retail group OK FY earnings up 133 pct
Reuters
HARARE, June 5 (Reuters) - Retail group OK Zimbabwe , the southern African country's biggest supermarket chain, recorded a 133 percent rise in full-year earnings as demand continued to grow in line with the recovering economy.
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Retailers tinker with store formats to attract shoppers
gulfnews.com
By Manoj Nair, Associate Editor Dubai Big just got a lot bigger in the UAE's retail space. Global brands are giving their retail presence here more than a tweak as they position themselves to make a grab for shoppers' attention.
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gulfnews.com
Morning Briefing: Hungary T-Bill Sale, Czech Retail on Tap
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Sean Carney Hungary's short-term borrowing costs will be eyed Tuesday, while in Prague a minor recovery in retail sales growth data is likely to be of limited duration. Hungary's government debt agency will seek to sell 45 billion Hungarian forints ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
For Euro, Weak April Retail Sales Bring Unease
TheStreet.com
Retail sales in the 17-nation Euro bloc fell in April, demonstrating a continuing slump in consumer confidence and heightening concern for the Euro's security. April retail sales dropped a full percentage point on the month, which was more than the ...
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Analysis:EMU Retail Sales Dropped More Than Expected In April
MNI News
PARIS (MNI) - Eurozone retail sales fell back more than expected in April to their lowest level since the end of last year, with declines in all countries except Germany, according to seasonally adjusted estimates released Tuesday by Eurostat.
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Bulls Shopping at Ascena Retail
TheStreet.com
NEW YORK -- Traders are shopping for a rally in Ascena Retail Group(ASNA). OptionMonster's tracking systems lit up with buying Monday in the September 21 calls for 60 cents and selling in the September 24 calls for 20 cents. About 6600 contracts traded ...
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Denver task force aims to lift retail sales and, in turn, general fund
Denver Post
By Steve Raabe Seeking to bolster sales-tax revenue and close a budget gap, the city of Denver has launched a task force to stimulate retail sales. A six-member panel is charged with hiring a retail consultant, who in turn will advise Denver on where ...
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In light of retail possibilities, UNH affirms commitment to open space
Foster's Daily Democrat
Those ideas, to convert open agricultural space into retail development on campus, drew large crowds to public hearings on the plan held in April and caught the attention not only of students, staff and faculty, but the larger community, ...
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Mirabela Nickel Limited - Completion Of Retail Entitlement Offer
Canada NewsWire (press release)
PERTH, Australia, June 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Mirabela Nickel Ltd (TSX: MNB, ASX: MBN) ("Mirabela" or the "Company") advises that the retail component of its recently announced accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer ("Retail Entitlement Offer") closed ...
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Pantaloon refines its core
Livemint
In the March quarter, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd paid as much as 90% of its profit before interest and tax as interest cost. So, although it earned Rs 300 crore before interest costs and taxes, its net profit stood at a meagre Rs 15 crore.
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Retail scam nets 2 years in prison
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mateo G. Queme must pay $31971 in restitution as part of his sentence for running a scam on local home improvement stores. On Monday, Allen Superior Court Judge John Surbeck sentenced Queme, 37, to two years in prison and two years' probation after he ...
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Furnitureland South To Offer Private Label Program From TD Retail Card Services
Sacramento Bee
By TD Retail Card Services MAHWAH, NJ, June 4, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Furnitureland South, the World's Largest Home Furnishings Showplace, in Jamestown, NC, has selected TD Retail Card Services to develop and administer its new private label credit ...
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Rochester planners give OK for Tractor Supply retail facility, plan for 238 ...
Foster's Daily Democrat
By LIZ MARKHLEVSKAYA ROCHESTER— The Planning Board on Monday approved plans for Tractor Supply Company to build a new retail facility on Farmington Road. The board also approved plans for up to 238 housing units on Old Dover Road, ...
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Improving Product Returns Presents Biggest Opportunity for Retailers Wishing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
RESTON, Va. and ATLANTA, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- While 86 percent of consumers are satisfied with the overall experience of shopping online, retailers still have significant opportunity to improve customer satisfaction and their ...
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US Stocks Seen Lower Ahead of Retail, Services Data
CNBC.com
Two retail sales indices are out on Tuesday. The first, at 7:45 am, is the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Chain Store Sales Index for the week ended June 2. In the prior week, sales fell by 0.5 percent. At 8:55 am the Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index will be ...
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Malta registers one of largest decreases in retail trade volume in EU
DI-VE
by di-ve - editorial@di-ve.com In April 2012 compared to March 2012, the volume of retail trade fell by 1.0% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.1% in the EU27. In March, retail trade rose by 0.3% and 0.8% respectively. In April 2012 compared to April ...
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