Friday, August 31, 2012

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Retail is keeping vibrancy alive in Indian economy: Assocham
Times of India
KOLKATA: Trading sector in India, both retail and the wholesale, remains vibrant and will drive the growth of country's gross domestic product ( GDP) in the current fiscal even in the midst of overall economic slowdown, an Assocham analysis has shown.
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Retail fruit, vegetable prices stay high despite good rains
Economic Times
KOLKATA /AHMEDABAD: Though there is an improvement in the availability of fruits and vegetables in wholesale markets, prices continue to rule high at the retail end. While growers blame middlemen and unscrupulous traders for boosting prices, traders ...
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Samsung plans to expand retail footprint, launches premium notebook for over ...
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Samsung today said it is aiming to capture a larger share of the consumer segment for IT products like laptops and printers as it expands its retail presence across the country to over 1,000 outlets. "We are focussed on launching more made ...
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FDI in multi-brand retail in farmers' interest: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Economic Times
The decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail was announced in November last year. However, its implementation was put on hold after strong protests from various parties including key UPA-ally Trinamool Congress.
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High rentals & logistic issues force e-retailers to build warehouses in NCR
Economic Times
DELHI: With online shopping gaining immense popularity, e-retail companies operating from the National Capital Region have started or are on their way to create their own warehouses. Due to high cost of logistics and profit margins under pressure ...
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Back-to-school helps retailers' August sales
MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Retailers are delivering strong sales numbers for August, boosted by back-to-school shopping, with Limited Brands Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. among the standouts. Limited Brands (US:LTD) reported that same-store sales ...
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German retail sales drop unexpectedly in July
Reuters
(Adds detail, background, economists). BERLIN Aug 31 (Reuters) - German retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, slipping by 0.9 percent in real terms month-on-month, preliminary data showed on Friday, as consumers feeling the squeeze from higher fuel ...
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Retail sales jump on strong back-to-school shopping
First Coast News
Consumers may be flocking to fall's brightly colored merchandise, but the only color retailers are seeing is green. Thanks to strong back-to-school shopping, August retail sales beat expectations with a 5.4% gain over last year, according to data from ...
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First Coast News
Forex Flash: Online retail sales trending higher in Australia – NAB
FXstreet.com
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The NAB Online Retail Sales Index has trended higher in recent months – rising up to 200 points in July 2012. In the year leading towards July 2012, Australians spent a total of USD $11.7 billion on online retail. While ...
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How retail businesses can get location right: live Q&A
The Guardian (blog)
When setting up a retail business, you may find that there are many issues to consider before picking a location. Are the premises suitable for your small business? Will you be too far off the beaten track? How can you check out the competition? There ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Attwood will listen to developers ahead of Derry retail plans
BBC News
Environment minister Alex Attwood says he'll listen to prospective developers before he makes a final decision on proposed retail developments in Derry. Nine major projects are currently being considered by planners. A new study has analysed current ...
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BBC News
AT&T and Victoria's Secret Lead Global Retail Flagship Fleet With New Flagship ...
About - News & Issues
Despite rough economic waters around the world, the global retail fleet has continued sailing, landing flagship stores in countries around the world. The retailers that are launching these flagship locations are hoping that even though brick-and-mortar ...
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Central Bank to cut select retail loan rates by up to 200 bps
Firstpost
The move is expected to boost growth in the bank's retail business. Earlier this week, state-run Union Bank of India reduced interest rates on auto loans by 1.55-2.55 percent. Reuters. Recently, State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, had ...
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Firstpost
Future of Retail: How Companies Can Employ Big Data to Create a Better ...
TIME
The retail sector, however, is different. By definition it interacts with average folks in a way that few other industries do, and retailers are interested in learning as much about their customers as they can. In the process, they are radically ...
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TIME
Euro Zone Inflation Rises, German Retail Sales Drop
123Jump.com
Jobless rate in the euro area rose to a record 11.3%, German retail sales declined unexpectedly and Italian jobless rate stable in July. Euro Zone Inflation Climbs, Jobless Rate Flat Euro-zone inflation climbed to 2.6% in August from 2.4% in July ...
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German retail sales drop unexpectedly in July
Reuters UK
BERLIN (Reuters) - German retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, slipping by 0.9 percent in real terms month-on-month, preliminary data showed on Friday, as consumers feeling the squeeze from higher fuel prices cut back on other items. The notoriously ...
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TABLE-Norway retail sales S/A volume ex motor vehicle up 0.2 pct in July
Reuters
OSLO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Statistics Norway issued the following economic indicator on Friday: NORWAY RETAIL SALES (PERCENTAGE CHANGE) Index July July 201 2 vs June July 201 1 Unadjusted value 132.4 n/a 2.2 Unadjusted volume 123.9 n/a 2.6 ...
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JJB founder Whelan signals interest in up-for-sale retailer
Retail Week
Whelan told the Telegraph: "We've asked for the [sale] information. It's amazing, utterly amazing, what has happened. It would appear to me the next step is administration." He said he is interested in acquiring some of JJB Sports' stores for his DW ...
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Retailers get a back-to-school sales boost
Los Angeles Times
"August was an excellent month for retailers," said Ken Perkins, founder of Retail Metrics Inc. "Back-to-school sales were really a driving catalyst to one of the highest sales increases we have seen in a year or so." At the Beverly Center on Wednesday ...
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Greece Retail Sales (YoY):-10.6% in Jun
Forexrazor
Greece Retail Sales (YoY):-10.6% in Jun. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) For more information, rea... @ 9:24 AM, Friday August 31 2012. FXstreet.com (Barcelona) For more information, read our latest forex news. For more information, read our latest forex news ...
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As Barclays Retail Chief Rises, What of the Firm's Investment Bank?
New York Times (blog)
A branch of Barclays in London. The firm named a retail banker as chief, Neil Hall/ReutersA branch of Barclays in London. The firm named a retail banker as chief, signalling a shift of emphasis from investment banking. With the ascension of Antony ...
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New York Times (blog)
Retail Distribution Review comment
IFA Magazine
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR), which comes into force in January 2013, is a legal hammer to smash the smallest of financial nuts. By the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) own figures, IFAs have an exemplary record. Despite generating around ...
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IFA Magazine
Retailers Are Media Companies In Denial
MediaPost Communications
Usually when I declare that retailers are media companies in denial, retail executives respond that this type of mindset is a distraction from the end goal. It's easy for retailers to say that, because they're not in the media business. But the ...
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German 10-Year Yield Little Changed at 1.32% After Retail Sales
Bloomberg
The yield on the 10-year security was at 1.32 percent as of 7:07 a.m. London time. The naton's two-year rate was also little changed at minus 0.035 percent. Retail sales in Germany slipped 0.9 percent last month after increasing a revised 0.5 percent ...
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Retail giants: Sales up
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Shoppers at a Target store in Chicago check the receipts of their purchases. Americans kept spending in August despite their escalating fears about the slow economic recovery and surging gas prices. A range of retailers reported August sales that beat ...
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