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Retail stocks surge over 14% amid FDI hopes
Hindustan Times
Shares of retail companies today soared by up to 14.25% in an otherwise sluggish stock market amid reports that the government may allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail sector.
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Retailers report tepid sales for June
The Associated Press
Retailers report tepid sales for June. By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer – 1 minute ago. NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers, worried about jobs and the overall economy, pulled back on spending in June, resulting in tepid sales results for many retailers.
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India's first retail sector business school in Hyderabad
Economic Times
The B-School, with its campus at Gundlapochampalli in the Hyderabad outskirts, offers intensive one year full time post graduation programs in retail management and retail entrepreneurship.
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Decision on FDI in retail at right time: Gopalan
Hindustan Times
The Government will take a decision on allowing Foreign Direct Investment in the multi-brand retail sector at the right time as it is seized of the issue, Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan said on Thursday.
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Apple's Retail Expansion Falls Short in China
New York Times
The shortage of retail stores and authorized resellers leaves room for unlicensed resellers. Bad experiences at unauthorized shops run the risk of eroding confidence in Apple's products.
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Draft cabinet note on sourcing norm for FDI in retail soon
IBNLive.com
The commerce and industry ministry will soon circulate a draft cabinet note to bring out further clarifications on the mandatory 30 per cent sourcing from small industries in the wake of IKEA seeking further relaxation of the norms.
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Planet Retail to bring UK's Monsoon to India
Rediff
Planet Retail is owned by non-resident Indian V P Sharma and Samsonite's Ramesh Tainwala. | Planet Retail to bring UK's Monsoon to India.
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Retail sales numbers weigh on US stock futures
MiamiHerald.com
U.S. stock futures fluctuated in volatile trading Thursday as banks in China and Europe took action to bolster their flagging economies. Poor retail sales for June offset some promising job numbers from the Labor Department.
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Weak retail sales, worries about China sink stocks
msnbc.com
Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street Thursday on worrisome signs that Americans are spending at a slower pace and that China's economy is in worse shape than previously thought.
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Retail Sales Fell Short in June
New York Times
Costco and other retailers reported monthly sales that missed Wall Street's lowered expectations, as persistently high unemployment and falling consumer confidence took a toll.
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Weak retail sales, worries about China sink stocks
Salt Lake Tribune
New York • Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street Thursday on worrisome signs that Americans are spending at a slower pace and that China's economy is in worse shape than previously thought. American shoppers pulled back on spending in June, ...
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US retailers hit by slower spending
Financial Times
US shoppers spent in a less robust fashion in June, as uncertainty over economic growth and falling consumer confidence took a toll on some of the country's largest retail chains. Macy's reported worse than expected sales, up just 1.2 per cent in.
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Fewer People Seeking Retail Jobs; Hiring Still Not at Pre-Recession Levels
MarketWatch (press release)
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jul 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kronos Incorporated today announced the July release of the Kronos(R) Retail Labor Index(TM), a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the ...
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Retail Sales Growth Slows in June
NASDAQ
NASDAQ News: Retail Sales Growth Slows in June.
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Retail Sales Growth Slows in June
Fox Business
U.S. retailers are turning in mixed results for June, as momentum that was seen earlier in the year has waned.
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AutoNation Announces June 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 22862
MarketWatch (press release)
For the second quarter of 2012, AutoNation's retail new vehicle unit sales, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers increased 31%, with Domestic up 18%, Import up 47%, and Premium Luxury up 18%, in each case as compared to the second ...
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Business Wire Retail Report on June 2012 Retail Sales Figures
Businessweek
Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month. The Retail Report is based on ...
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Luring Online Shoppers Offline
New York Times
Some big retailers are transforming their stores into extensions of their online operations, adding return centers, pickup locations and free shipping outlets.
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New York Times
Actors and Theatre Driving Retail Growth: Lessons From Trader Joes, Wegman's ...
Sacramento Bee
A consumer study of America's leading brands has shown that the retailers driving economic and sector growth are doing so by creating a sense of theatre around their in-store experiences. Half of the top 100 companies overall are retailers. Within the ...
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Euro-zone May retail sales post 0.6% rise
MarketWatch
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Retail sales volume across the 17-nation euro zone saw a 0.6% monthly rise in May and were down 1.7% compared to the same month last year, European Union statistics agency.
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Aspen realizes big gain in May retail sales
Aspen Times
ASPEN — Aspen realized its best May sales since 2008, according to the city's monthly consumption tax report.The city recently recorded May 20 (read more)
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Europe rates, US data and retail in focus
MarketWatch
Wall Street pointed lower as investors parsed an interest-rate cut from China, a series of cuts from the European Central Bank and a stand-pat decision from the Bank of England. The buck rose after the rate cuts and as private-sector payrolls strengthened.
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Retail Customer Experience Executive Summit Adds Third Full Day for Social ...
Albany Times Union
Day two of the Summit will be jam packed with informative sessions on: customer service training, integrating mobile technology into retail experiences, hiring and retaining great retail employees, loyalty marketing, pricing strategy, store layout and ...
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Spice Group's S Mobility Looking to Hive Off Handset-Making Unit
Economic Times
S Mobile Devices will become the third subsidiary of S Mobility, which is simultaneously planning to list its other two subsidiaries - Spice Digital and Spice Retail - and is, therefore, bringing strategic investors here too. These three entities will ...
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Retail expert will help expand firm's horizons
Shields Gazette
A LEADING South Tyneside company has made a new appointment to help open up new markets.
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Shields Gazette
Discounters, Value-Oriented Retailers Win June Retail Sales Battle: COST, TJX ...
SmallCap Network
What do The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX), Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) have in common? Not just a value proposition.
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