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No proposal to dilute FDI rules in single brand retail: MSME
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ministry today said it has not received any proposal to dilute guidelines related to foreign direct investment in the single-brand retail sector. Foreign retailers who want to set up 100 pert ...
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Barnes & Noble expands its Nook retail partners in the UK, adds Argos ...
The Next Web
Two days after it announced that it would be partnering with retailer John Lewis to roll out its Nook e-readers in the UK, Barnes & Noble has followed that up with news that Argos, Blackwell's and Foyles will also be stocking its products when they ...
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US: Retailers urged to react to port strike threats
just-style.com
US-based retailers are being urged to set up contingency plans ahead of the crucial holiday season to ensure merchandise makes it into stores on time, amid fears that dock workers at East and Gulf Coast ports will go ahead with strike threats. Talks on ...
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Stores Cope With Storm Impact Along Gulf Coast
Women's Wear Daily
Retailers with stores that were affected by Katrina remember that it was a long road back to profitability. However, Katrina was a nine-day weather event. While Isaac is moving at a snail's pace, with its center expected to hover over Louisiana until ...
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Hong Kong July retail sales rise 3.8 pct yr/yr
Reuters
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Ju ly retail sales data (percent change from a year earlier): Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Value: 3.8 11.0 8.7 11.4 17.1 15.6 14.9 Volume: 1.3 8.5 5.7 7.6 13.2 10.1 9.1 CONTEXT: -- In the three months through Ju ly , the volume of ...
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Lend Lease Plans China Retail Development Fund, Europe Cuts
Businessweek
Lend Lease Group (LLC), Australia's biggest property developer, plans to create a fund that will invest in property developments in China's biggest cities within the next three years as it reduces its exposure to Europe and the Middle East. The Sydney ...
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Analysis: Who might buy JJB Sports?
Retail Week
OpCapita: Having made two big acquisitions of ailing retailers in the last several months, the private investment firm is likely to cast its slide-rule over JJB. OpCapita has already taken control of electricals retailer Comet and computer ...
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Barclays Names Retail Banker as New CEO; Citigroup to Pay $590 Million to ...
New York Observer
Barclays named Antony Jenkins, head of retail and business banking at the British lender, as its new chief executive. Mr. Jenkins, who started his career at Barclays in 1983, replaces Bob Diamond, who resigned last month in the days after the bank ...
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Caruso Grows The Grove
Women's Wear Daily
Some are not more than 300,000 square feet," said Caruso, president and chief executive officer of Caruso Affiliated, owner of 13 residential and retail properties in Southern California, including The Grove and The Americana at Brand. "We are building ...
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Austerity weighs on Carrefour profits
Financial Times
The arrival of Mr Plassat, a retail veteran who took over in May, has fuelled hopes Carrefour can finally get to grips with years of underperformance in its main European markets, where hypermarkets have been hit by competition from specialist stores ...
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Estonian retail sales continued to grow also in July
Baltic Business News
In July 2012, the retail sales of goods of retail trade enterprises were 392.4 million euros. The retail sales in stores selling manufactured goods increased 8% compared to July 2011. The sales increased in most economic activities. Only the retail ...
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JLL Brings On Trio of Retail Heavy Hitters
GlobeSt.com
ORLANDO—Jones Lang LaSalle is making a big move in Florida retail, adding three heavy hitters to its ranks. JLL hired Sean McConnell as senior vice president and tenant representation lead in Florida, along with vice presidents Dan Moriarty and Scott ...
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GlobeSt.com
As You Like It: Retailers Explore The Fine Art of Good Customer Service
Women's Wear Daily
The good thing about malls, city shopping districts and e-commerce sites is the bounty of retail choices they provide. But such abundance makes it trickier for stores to differentiate themselves. More and more, retailers are discovering they can ...
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TABLE-Breakdown of HK July retail sales
Reuters
Aug 30 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's retail sales totalled a provisional HK$36.52 billion in July, up 3.8 percent in value from a year earlier and up 1.3 percent by volume, Census and Statistics Department figures showed on Thursday. The following are ...
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SM to buy retail stores in the south
Manila Standard Today
SM Investments Corp. is seeking to strengthen its retail business by acquiring supermarkets and other retail chains in Visayas and Mindanao. SM Investments chief finance officer Jose Sio said in an interview at the sidelines of the CFO Forum the ...
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Power Retail Center JV Gains $43M Refi
GlobeSt.com
ENCINITAS, CA-HFF has arranged a $43-million refinancing on behalf of a joint venture between Zelman Development Co. and Carltas Co. for the Plaza at Encinitas Ranch, a 145,303-square-foot power retail center here. The refinancing was a 13-year, ...
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GlobeSt.com
Why Retail Stocks Will Crash -- Even Walmart and Target
TheStreet.com
Radio Shack (RSH), Best Buy (BBY), even WalMart (WMT) and Target (TGT) -- soulless brick and mortar retailers need to stop dipping into the same dead and tired retail toolkits and do something different. Maybe even crazy. Don't let Walmart and Target's ...
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