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Barclays names retail boss Jenkins as CEO
Business Standard
Barclays named retail banker Antony Jenkins as chief executive on Thursday, signalling a shift of emphasis from investment banking after the interest rate-setting scandal that brought down his American predecessor Bob Diamond. Regulators had criticised ...
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US Retailers' August Same-Store Sales Top Estimates
Businessweek
Same-store sales at Gap, the biggest U.S. specialty-apparel retailer, climbed 9 percent, beating the average projection for a 5.5 percent gain from analysts surveyed by researcher Retail Metrics Inc. Macy's, the department-store chain, posted a 5.1 ...
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Kishore Biyani's cousins start their own luxury retail company
Livemint
In what may be the first step towards building an identity of their own, Kishore Biyani's younger first cousins have started a luxury retail company independent of the retail tycoon's Future Group. Rakesh Biyani, joint managing director of Pantaloon ...
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August good for retailers, third quarter looks bright
Reuters
(Reuters) - Nearly all retailers posted better-than-expected sales gains in August at stores open at least a year as parents and students wrapped up back-to-school purchases, setting the stage for a strong third quarter. August same-store sales rose 3 ...
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The docu-drama in retail stores
Livemint
First the good news: There is yet another outlet for DVDs of socially relevant, but usually hard-to-find, documentaries. Junglee Home Video has expanded its distribution of documentaries with Anand Patwardhan's Bombay: Our City and War And Peace and ...
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Shrenuj plans to invest Rs 200 cr capex in retail, manufacturing units
Hindu Business Line
"We plan to invest Rs 125 crore in retail and Rs 75 crore in manufacturing units," said Vishal Doshi, Group Executive Director. The company is focusing on backend operations as well as retail. "Diamonds are finite. So our capex will be used for diamond ...
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Retail sales rise 3.6% in August, beating forecasts [Los Angeles Times]
Businessweek
Major chain stores posted a 3.6% sales increase in August compared with the same month a year earlier, outpacing analysts' expectations of a 2% rise, according to Thomson Reuters ' tally of 16 retailers. "Consumer spending increased for the first time ...
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August retail sales figures at a glance
Sacramento Bee
NEW YORK -- Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in August for major retail chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. These figures are a key indicator of a retailer's health because they exclude revenue ...
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Updated: Expressions of interest received for JJB
Retail Week
However, industry sources believe those likely to cast their slide-rules over the embattled retailer include restructuring specialists Hilco, OpCapita, GA Europe and Better Capital. US retailer Dick's Sporting Goods, which invested £20m in the retailer ...
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Zetes sees retail order recovery after weak start to 2012
Reuters
But that recovery would not be enough to account for the loss in sales earlier in the year, he said, the result of lower orders its for retail-focused product tracking technology, part of the Goods ID division. Wirtz said the firm had a good pipeline ...
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IT'S OFFICIAL: US Retail Investors Lack Basic Financial Literacy
Business Insider
To comply with the DF directive, the Commission asked the Library of Congress to review quantitative studies on the financial literacy of U.S. retail investors published since 2006. Here are the (ugly!) details of what the LOC found: "For example ...
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AT&T Attempts To Steal Apple's Thunder By Opening A Retail Store
ValueWalk
The United States' second largest mobile service provider will open a new retail outfit tomorrow in Chicago, along that city's Magnificent Mile. Without a doubt the 10,000 square foot operation will owe a great deal to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in its ...
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Rovi Expands Reach of Dixons Retail's KNOWHOW Movies
Broadcast Newsroom
BERLIN, Aug. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IFA - Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI), driving digital entertainment innovation, today announced it is powering the availability of KNOWHOW™ Movies on a range of new platforms and devices. The digital ...
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Auckland retail revenue up by 8.7% in year to June
DFNIonline.com
"The international terminal retail space that was significantly redeveloped over 18 months ago is continuing to receive great customer feedback and generate excellent results, contributing to an 8.7% increase in total retail revenue on the previous ...
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DFNIonline.com
Tractor Supply to build West Memphis retail store
Bizjournals.com
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Tractor Supply Co. is landing in West Memphis, Ark. as the big-box retailer has announced plans to build a 20,000-square-foot store near College Boulevard and Interstate 40. Construction will begin in early September, according ...
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August retail sales figures at a glance
KEYC TV
Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in August for major retail chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in August for major retail chains, with ...
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Consultant says several retailers and restaurants interested in Windham
KeepMEcurrent.com
WINDHAM – Aaron Farmer, vice president of The Retail Coach, has been busy drumming up commercial interest in Windham, revealing to the Town Council Tuesday night that he is in talks with several retailers and restaurants interested in locating in town.
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Retail Crowds Remain Long US Dollar - Time to Sell?
DailyFX
Retail FX crowds remain long the US Dollar (ticker: USDOLLAR) against the Euro, and going against the crowd means buying into EURUSD strength. Yet exceedingly quiet conditions ahead of a highly-anticipated Fed address in Jackson Hole warns against ...
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