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US retailers have a bumpy ride in June
just-style.com (blog)
A number of US apparel retailers last week reported worse-than-expected June sales after experiencing rocky demand across the month. For many, results were inconsistent, with gains around Father's Day followed by weakening sales as bad weather hit ...
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Retail M&A: B Riley Sees Hot Topic, Skechers Among Targets
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Amid a busy time in retail on the merger front--most recently last week's LaCrosse's $138 million takeout--B Riley says conditions remain conducive for more deals since interest rates and valuations are "still relatively low" and private-equity firms ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Investec Property Fund buys retail properties worth R1,2bn
BusinessLIVE
INVESTEC Property Fund on Monday edged closer to achieving its aim of reaching a total portfolio value of R10bn within the next five years after announcing three acquisitions collectively worth R1,2bn. The deals lift the overall portfolio value of the ...
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BusinessLIVE
Retailers Recognize the Problem—Not the Solution
RFID Journal
A study conducted by Retail Systems Research indicates that retailers have in-store issues that RFID can solve, but they don't seem aware of what the technology can do.
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Penetration of retail market still low, says Pioneer Insurance
Philippine Star
The challenge of the country's non-life insurance industry is penetrating the retail market.
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Brentwood Associates Acquires Multi-channel Retailer Sundance Holdings Group
Sacramento Bee
Sundance Catalog, founded by Robert Redford in 1989 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leading multi-channel direct marketer and specialty retailer of women's apparel and accessories, jewelry and home furnishings. Selling shareholders ...
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RICS collaborates with BRC on new retail lease for small UK businesses
Retail Times (blog)
A new, free small business retail lease, designed to attract new and independent retailers into vacant high street space, has been launched by RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors).
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Retail Sales Suffer From Loss Of Extended Unemployment Benefits
Seeking Alpha
In February Congress reached a deal to scale back federal extended unemployment benefits. Although the program was extended until the end of 2012, the number of weeks were cut back from a maximum of 99 weeks and qualifying for the program was ...
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RYU Signs Lease for First Flagship Retail Store at The Shoppes at the Palazzo ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Set to open in late September 2012, RYU's new retail store will be located between Michael Kors and Seven for All Mankind (and across from Burberry and Barney's New York). Design is currently underway by acclaimed architects, Skylab Architecture.
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Compuware Presents Live Customer Webcast Featuring Nisa Retail: "Improving ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Morris, Smith and Bishop will discuss how a new generation of application performance management is helping Nisa Retail manage and improve performance of its online ordering applications, reducing costs and increasing long-term customer retention and ...
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Mu Sigma Key Sponsor and Featured Speaker at 12th Annual Shopper Insights ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In the session, Mu Sigma will describe how it helped a luxury online retailer improve its customer conversions by understanding the brand preference of its members. Mu Sigma's analytical tools and techniques provide online retailers with a better ...
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China to lower retail fuel prices
FXstreet.com
Chinese TV reports that officials will lower retail gasoline and diesel prices for the third straight month on Wednesday after the recent declines in crude prices. The WSJ reports that prices are expected to be lowered 6.6-7.2%. I could go for some of ...
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Average retail gas prices in La. have risen in the past week
Rayne Acadian-Tribune
Average retail gas prices in La. have risen in the past week - Average retail gasoline prices in Louisiana have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week averaging $3.11/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.8...
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Barclays Plans to Split the Investment and Retail Banking
ValueWalk
Former CEO Robert Diamond's exit after Libor scandal has put Barlcays in the panic mode. Now the company directors are evaluating the option of splitting Barclays into investment and retail banking.
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ValueWalk
Telltale's Walking Dead heading to retail; Second season confirmed
MCV
Hit digital series to get good ol' boxed release as developer confirms further expansion.
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MCV
Upscale retail, restaurants go hand in hand
Nation's Restaurant News
Consultant David Coffer on the blissful marriage of shopping and dining in leisure centers.
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