Thursday, August 02, 2012

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Australian Retail Sales Rose More Than Forecast in June
Bloomberg
Retail sales have been fueled by A$2 billion in government carbon rebates and benefit checks paid out since May, as well as four interest-rate cuts since November. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens left the benchmark rate unchanged last ...
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Retail spending rises more than forecast
Sydney Morning Herald
Major names in the retail sector such as David Jones, Myer, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi have been hurt by wavering consumer confidence and a shift by shoppers to more online spending. The challenges have triggered a wave of profit downgrades in the ...
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Markets Live: Shares close higher on retail data
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian shares have closed modestly higher after positive retail trade data kept investors cautiously optimistic as they wait on ECB to announce stronger action to fix the eurozone crisis. 4.50pm: That's all from us here at blog central, we'll be ...
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Expect FDI in retail, aviation post Cabinet rejig: Mirae
Moneycontrol.com
Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 09:21. Expect FDI in retail, aviation post Cabinet rejig: Mirae. Rahul Chadha of Mirae Asset Global Investments is hopeful of reforms like foreign direct investments (FDI) in aviation and retail coming through post the Cabinet ...
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Australia: Retail, Trade data beat expectations in June
FXstreet.com
FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - In seasonally adjusted terms, Retail Sales came in better than expected in June 2012, rising 1.0% following a rise of 0.8% May 2012 and a fall of 0.2% in April 2012, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday.
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Retail clinics grow with health care act
San Francisco Chronicle
"People could have long wait times to see a doctor as the federal law gets implemented in 2014, and that will drive more interest in these retail clinics," said Ateev Mehrotra, a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Rand ...
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Retail spending rises for a second month
Sydney Morning Herald
AAP. Retail spending figures have risen for a second consecutive month, getting a boost from price cuts. Retail trade was up 1.0 per cent in June, which was better than market forecasts of a rise of 0.6 per cent. RBC currency strategist Michael Turner ...
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Return of capital now key gauge for retail stocks
MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — As many retailers become more mature and reach their peak growth level, return of capital to investors through either dividends or buybacks has become an increasingly important gauge of how their stocks will fare, a Morgan ...
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Stimulus gives boost to struggling retailers
Sydney Morning Herald
When reporting season kicks off next week watch out for a nice little boost in the final-quarter sales figures for retail stocks including Woolworths, Coles, David Jones, Myer and Harvey Norman. Woolworths and Coles released their full-year sales ...
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Retail trade rose 1.0% in June
Ninemsn
Retail trade rose in the month to a seasonally adjusted $21.585 billion, compared to an upwardly revised $21.364 billion in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. Economists had been forecasting a rise of 0.6 per cent for the month ...
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Daffy's, Discount Retail Chain, Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Bloomberg
The two clothing chains filed for bankruptcy in November as consumer spending dropped and competition from discount retailers increased. Daffy's traces its roots to 1961 when Irving Shulman opened a store called Daffy Dan's Bargain Town in Elizabeth, ...
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Retail Week on the Road: Northwest
Retail Week
The Northwest leg of the Retail Week road trip starts in Stockport, where we meet the animal customers at the heart of Pets at Home's success. Then we explore the competing retail destinations of Manchester and Liverpool, before visiting ...
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Retail Week
Country Road snaps up Witchery: more retail consolidation to come
SmartCompany.com.au
Country Road is buying Witchery and Mimco for $172 million in a move which looks set to be just the start of further consolidations in the beleaguered retail sector. SmartCompany reported last month that the retailers were "in talks" and a profit ...
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Retail Up 1%, Dept Stores Big Winner
SmartHouse
Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the monthly boost in retail trade figures today could be attributed to consumers shopping for the colder weather and was welcome news for retailers. The rise in consumer spending in particular at department ...
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Harlem retail rents are up more than 33%, spelling doom for small businesses
New York Daily News
As retail rents in Harlem have increased from $50 to $75 per square-foot last year to upwards of $75 to $100, small businesses are struggling to survive. Faith Hope Consolo, the head of retail leasing and sales at Prudential Douglas Elliman, said she ...
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New York Daily News
Australia June retail sales rose 1% ( 0.7% forecast, 0.5% prior)
ForexLive (blog)
Australia June retail sales rose 1% ( 0.7% forecast, 0.5% prior). By Ed Thomas || August 2, 2012 at 01:31 GMT. || 0 comments || Add comment. Share and Enjoy: RSS · Facebook · Twitter · LinkedIn · email · Print; Add to favorites; del.icio.us · Digg ...
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TABLE-Swiss retail sales up 3.7 pct yr/yr in June
Reuters
ZURICH Aug 2 (Reuters) - Swiss retail sales rose 3.7 percent in June real terms versus the year-earlier month, the Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday. Sales were up 0.3 percent compared to the previous month when adjusted for seasonal effects.
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Kiwi up on Aussie retail sales data
Stuff.co.nz
A lift in retail sales data according to the NAB index in Australia, with online sales up 2 points in June, helped lift the currency across the Tasman with a positive flow-on effect for the kiwi. The kiwi recently traded at US80.91c, up from US80.81c ...
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Retail Industry Discusses 2012 Sustainability Trends and Green Movements at ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/02/12 -- Jonathan North, General Manager of the business unit responsible for a sustainable shipping platform called the OptiLedge, owned by Inter IKEA Systems B.V., announces his attendance at the upcoming 2012 ...
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RIM Making Further Cuts to Retail Operations
Newstalk 1010
Research In Motion is making further reductions across its operations as a source confirmed Wednesday that it will shutter its North American retail stores, while a separate report suggests the BlackBerry-maker is about to cut another 3000 jobs. The ...
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