Thursday, August 16, 2012

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SEBI bats for retail investors with e-IPOs, minimum allotment
Hindu Business Line
To enhance retail participation in IPOs, SEBI plans to usher in electronic IPOs by tapping broker terminal networks. Under this, IPO applicants have to approach a broker with an application either in electronic or physical format. Brokers will then ...
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Hindu Business Line
Apple Retail Chief Admits Staffing Mistake
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Inc.'s retail boss told employees the company made mistakes with its staffing levels, leading to news reports that the company was cutting employees, according to two people familiar with the matter. In a communication with store ...
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Alok Industries to shut 45 retail stores
Business Standard
Integrated textiles company Alok Industries plans to shut 45 non-profitable stores of its domestic retail business 'H&A', Chief Financial Officer Sunil Khandewal said here on Thursday. The company is looking at ways to exit its UK retail chain business ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks rise to 3-mo high on solid retail data
Reuters
Brazil June retail sales exceed expectations * Mexico's Alfa falls off record high, Elektra gains * Brazil Bovespa gains 2.16 pct, Mexico IPC falls 0.19 pct By Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks rose to a three-month high o ...
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No slowdown in luxury retail: LVMH
Times of India
LVMH, the French luxury-goods group that includes Louis Vuitton, TAG Heuer and Moet & Chandon among its brands, plans to aggressively'' catch up with the leading watch rivals, Omega and Rado over the next three to five years, and attain leadership in ...
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Major retailers launch their own mobile payment method
Retail Customer Experience
Spoken of in hushed tones by merchants and retailers at payment conferences far and wide, "The Merchant Mobile Payment Alternative," a mobile payment scheme to compete with Google Wallet and Isis, had been the stuff of legend since it was first ...
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Retail Stocks Hold Up Even As Some Slide
Investor's Business Daily
Investors hammered discount and variety retailers in early trade Thursday but had some second thoughts by the end of the day. Dollar Tree (DLTR) tumbled as much as 23% in heavy trade after it gave a weak outlook. But the stock rebounded, closing just 2 ...
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Retailers Wal-Mart, Perry Ellis lead sector slide
MarketWatch
The world's leading global retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , saw its share price decline 3% to $72.08 after the Bentonville, Ark.-based company failed to live up to Wall Street's expectations. In its fiscal second quarter, overall net sales ...
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UK Retail Sales Rise
Wall Street Journal
LONDON—U.K. retail sales increased more than expected in July and figures for June were adjusted to show robust trade, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday, adding to expectations that official data will be revised next week to show the ...
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Retail Clinic Visits Increased Four-Fold Between 2007 And 2009
Health Affairs (blog)
Since they began in 2000, retail clinics have become a regular fixture in many American pharmacies, supermarkets, and shopping malls. Although some professional medical organizations have spoken out against them, consumers have appreciated the ...
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Retail openings that bar no one
Financial Times
When Unilever wanted to start selling its creams and detergents in rural India, it hit on the idea of using local women knocking on doors. Fast forward a decade and the so-called Shakti ammas or "mothers" are dispensing health advice and bank accounts ...
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Financial Times
Texas retail gasoline prices up 4 cents this week
Sacramento Bee
The nationwide retail price for gas increased by a nickel to hit $3.71 per gallon. The association survey found that Dallas, Austin and Houston have the most expensive gasoline, at $3.54 per gallon. The least expensive gasoline in Texas is in El Paso ...
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S.Korea July retail sales fall, shows growth momentum weak in Q3
Reuters
Top department store sales fall 1.3 percent yr/yr in July. * Discount stare sales fall 8.2 pct yr/yr in July. * Last time sales in both fell for two consecutive months was May 2007. SEOUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Sales at South Korea's top department store ...
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Retail dealmaking: Surviving and thriving in the middle
The Deal Pipeline
A recent stream of deals -- such as Sycamore Partners LLC's purchase of Talbots Inc., Ascena Retail Group Inc.'s acquisition of Charming Shoppes Inc., Golfsmith International Holdings Inc.'s sale to an investor group and the sale of Cost Plus Inc. to ...
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The Deal Pipeline
Brazil Stocks Open Higher on Retail Sales, Possible China Measures
Wall Street Journal
RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazilian stocks opened higher Thursday as better-than-expected retail sales and signs that China was ready to boost economic activity in Brazil's largest trading partner ignited a rally on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. The Ibovespa ...
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Sears Struggles Showing that Retail Sales Recovery is Uneven
ValueWalk
Dismissing the claims from retail analyst Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz and Associates, that Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is in the process of liquidating, Chief Financial Officer Rob Schriesheim said in an interview with the ...
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Retail rebounds in every region but the Midwest
Bizjournals.com
The retail sector is bouncing back in two-thirds of all U.S. states, but it's continuing to slip in the other third. The latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that 32 states and the District of Columbia added retail jobs (or ...
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Why Retailers From TJX To Ross Stores Are On A Run
Investor's Business Daily
Many retail stocks are flying off the shelves into investors' hands. Fidelity giants $14.6 billion Magellan and $82.2 billion Contrafund added to their stakes in Dollar General (DG), a leader in the Retail-Discount & Variety group, in their latest ...
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NRF - NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION : School, College Shoppers' Lists Still ...
4-traders
"It's evident that there are plenty 'last minute shoppers' this year and for retailers these next two weeks are of utmost importance when it comes to attracting families who still have apparel, electronics and school supplies to stock up on," said NRF ...
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