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Retail inflation eases marginally to 9.86% in July The Hindu Retail inflation declined marginally to 9.86 per cent in July due to lower prices of spices, cereals and its products although prices of vegetables remained high during the month. Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the inflation for June was ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Electronics retailers clear inventory after Independence Day boom Times of India KOLKATA/MUMBAI: Top consumer electronics retailers have sold most of their months-old inventory in just one week of promotional sale around the Independence Day when consumers surprised them by flooding stores, kindling hopes of a revival in ... See all stories on this topic »

Kate Bull: retail revolutionary? The Guardian After a career in conventional retail, including spells at Marks and Spencer and running her own consultancy, Bull was determined to do things differently. In early 2010, she hooked up with two sympathisers, celebrity eco-chef Arthur Potts Dawson and ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Technology in the retail sector: balancing needs with capabilities The Guardian (blog) The influx of technological access to services, and retail in particular, has opened many doors: channels for convenient purchasing, direct contact with a range of customers through social media, and directed advertising. However, we cannot forget the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Retailers Caught in Suburban Jungle Wall Street Journal Through much of the decade, expansion-minded retailers followed a strategy of chasing rooftops. As home builders plunked down houses farther and farther away from urban centers, retail real-estate developers followed with new shopping centers. But the ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Markets: Retail and telecom stocks par Wall Street gains FT Adviser Six of 10 S&P sectors traded in negative territory overnight leaving benchmark indices flat or marginally down, as continued concern over consumer spending and the eurozone crisis weighed on investor sentiment. The information technology and financials ... See all stories on this topic »

Comment: Retailers should not rest on their laurels Retail Week One of the key challenges facing any retailer today is how to keep track, and ideally stay ahead of, shoppers and a retail landscape that seem to change at an ever-faster pace. Even some of the largest retailers, which historically prided themselves on ... See all stories on this topic » Retail Week

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Retail Downloads Account For 5% of Sales in Japan Nintendo Life Nintendo has recently taken its first tentative steps into retail downloads, providing gamers worldwide with the means to download New Super Mario Bros. 2, taking away the need for a box and game cart. In Japan that also extends to Demon Training, the ... See all stories on this topic » Nintendo Life

X5 Retail profit drops 6.2% on increased costs MarketWatch MOSCOW--X5 Retail Group NV , Russia's largest food retailer in terms of sales, reported a 6.2% fall in second-quarter net profit to $68.9 million, due to an increase in staff costs. MAIN FACTS: --Second-quarter net sales were down 0.8% from the year ... See all stories on this topic »

Barnes & Noble plots UK e-reader entry Retail Week The US retailer, which unveiled its international expansion plans yesterday, said it will reveal partnerships with "leader retailers" in the UK at a later date. Barnes & Noble had been expected to tie-up with Waterstones when it decided to launch overseas. See all stories on this topic »

Franchising expert highlights pros and cons of training academies StartupSmart Retail Food Group is the franchisor and intellectual property owner of Donut King, Michel's Patisserie, Pizza Capers, Brumby's Bakeries, bb's cafe and Esquires Coffee Houses. In April last year, RFG opened a new training centre complete with coffee ... See all stories on this topic »

Retail's web affair: turning commerce social bdaily But do we really welcome retailers encroaching on our social spaces? Muted responses to e-commerce ventures on Facebook in the last couple of years have suggested that perhaps we don't. Companies have struggled to create a robust retail environment ... See all stories on this topic » bdaily

Li & Fung Faces Threat as Retail Supplier Wall Street Journal Large retailers often use a mix of direct sourcing and working with intermediaries, and as they grow, migrate toward the former to boost profits, says Peter Brown, vice chairman of Kurt Salmon, a retail consulting firm. The need to design, manufacture ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Retail administrations protecting more jobs than stores GrowthBusiness.co.uk The last year and a half has seen problems arise at well known retailers such as Jane Norman, which was ultimately acquired by The Edinburgh Woollen Mill in January 2011, and the Blacks/Millets outdoor clothing chain which saw JD Group beat Dragons' ... See all stories on this topic » GrowthBusiness.co.uk

Best Buy founder seeks leveraged buyout gulfnews.com New York: Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is considering a takeover structure for the electronics retailer that would leave the company with more debt than a typical buyout, people with knowledge of the matter said. Credit Suisse, Schulze's financial ... See all stories on this topic »

Airsoft Station Retail Store Opens in Oakdale Equities.com Up until now, the airsoft retailer has solely focused on online sales. Recognizing that there is a local demand for a full-service airsoft store, they have decided to open a retail store to serve the local airsoft community. The store has hundreds of ... See all stories on this topic »

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