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RIM closes Boston retail store
CBC.ca
RIM has a few retail locations across Canada and the United States, including a handful of airport kiosks. Citing unnamed sources close to the company, internet-based technology website Cantech Letter reported Thursday that RIM will soon close the ...
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CBC.ca
India online grey market for US brands
Reuters India
Harminder Sahani, managing director of retail consultancy Wazir Advisors in Gurgaon, India, said brands that have managed to navigate India's restrictions on foreign retailers and enter the market have been successful in stopping unlicensed sales. "No ...
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Retail stores report solid gains in July sales
USA TODAY
Results came in better than expected for many retailers, an encouraging sign as the back-to-school season, the second-biggest shopping season after the Christmas holidays, kicks off. Thomson Reuters reported early Thursday that three-quarters of ...
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USA TODAY
Trying to increase coverage in retail space: Pratip Chaudhuri, State Bank of India
Economic Times
But in retail demand, we will have to position the product and see how the demand takes off. ET Now: At the bankers' meeting with the governor, there were couple of issues discussed in terms of priority sector lending and credit flow to services sector.
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'Summer Outdoor Retail Market' considers move from Salt Lake City
OregonLive.com
The "Summer Outdoor Retail Market," presented by the Outdoor Industry Association, fills the inside and outside of the convention center with backpacks, hiking boots, kayaks, climbing gear, optional gewgaws and essential knickknacks. It's just the kind ...
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OregonLive.com
Retail Hiring Slows for Second Consecutive Month
MarketWatch (press release)
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Aug 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kronos Incorporated today announced the August release of the Kronos(R) Retail Labor Index(TM), a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides ...
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US retail sales, ECB in focus
MarketWatch
A number of U.S. retail stores reported increases in same-store sales. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5%. European stock markets held on to gains and most Asian markets fell Thursday as skepticism ...
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Retail recovery too late for three of Darrell Lea's ACT stores
The Canberra Times
The closures come despite impressive national retail results issued yesterday, which revealed the best sales results for department stores in a year. The news drew mixed reactions from loyal customers in Woden yesterday, as they read a closure notice ...
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The Canberra Times
Australia retail sales jump in June as stimulus works
Reuters
(Adds market, analyst reaction). * June retail sales +1.0 pct m/m, Q2 real sales +1.4 pct. * June trade swings to small surplus, beating forecasts. * All positive for Q2 GDP growth, lessens need for rate cuts. By Wayne Cole. SYDNEY, Aug 2 (Reuters ...
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Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Stuart A. Tanz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., stated, "During the first six months of 2012, we continued broadening our portfolio through acquisitions, along with achieving strong operating, leasing and ...
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Switzerland: Real Retail Sales (YoY) have grown +3.7% in June
FXstreet.com
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The Swiss Federal Statistical Office has reported that Real Retail Sales (YoY) in Switzerland have grown +3.7% in the month of June against consensus expectations of only +2.0%, compared with +6.2% in the previous month.
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Retailer's July Sales Come in Mixed
NASDAQ
"The month's results matter because they represent the latest read on consumer spending patterns ahead of the very important back-to- school selling period," said Charles Grom, retail analyst from Deutsche Bank. Average back-to-school spending for a ...
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AutoNation Announces July 2012 Retail New Vehicle Unit Sales of 21650
MarketWatch (press release)
2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that its retail new vehicle unit sales in July 2012, as reported to the applicable automotive manufacturers, totaled 21650, an ...
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US retailers' sales beat expectations in July
Financial Times
The increase in Gap's like-for-like sales compared with a forecast of 3.8 per cent growth, adding to evidence that the clothes retailer has finally brought to an end a prolonged period of falling sales. Limited Brands, the owner of Victoria's Secret ...
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Separation of our Retail Businesses in the US and Canada from Valero and ...
Equities.com
Valero also reported today that its Board of Directors authorized company management to pursue a separation of Valero's retail business from the remainder of Valero. The company is currently reviewing several potential separation transactions ...
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West End retailers suffer as Olympics puts off shoppers
Retail Week
The West End was dubbed a 'ghost town'. Visitors were advised by Transport for London (TfL) to avoid hot spots including tube stations on top shopping thoroughfare Oxford Street. The West End suffered an 11.7% year-on-year footfall slump on Saturday.
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Inergy Closes Contribution of Retail Propane Operations to Suburban Propane
MarketWatch (press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inergy, L.P. (NYSE:NRGY) (NRGY) announced it has closed the previously announced agreement to contribute its retail propane operations to Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH) (SPH) in ...
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Hong Kong June retail sales rise 11 pct yr/yr
Reuters
Aug 2 (Reuters) - June retail sales data (percent change from a year earlier): Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Value: 11.0 8.7^ 11.4 17.1 15.6 14.9 23.5 Volume: 8.5 5.7^ 7.6 13.2 10.1 9.1 17.1 ^ Revised CONTEXT: -- In the second quarter of 2012, the volume ...
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Indonesia's June retail sales grow 13.6 pct y/y
Reuters
JAKARTA Aug 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia's retail sales in June rose 13.6 percent from a year ago, a faster pace than the previous month due to increasing consumption during school holidays and ahead of the Ramadan festive month in July, a central bank ...
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Second Quarter 2012 Operating Results Announced By National Retail ...
MarketWatch (press release)
National Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of June 30, 2012, the company owned 1506 properties in 47 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 17.8 million ...
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Strong H1 retail business growth for Liberty
Bizcommunity.com
We are seeing the benefits of the quality foundation built within our retail business‚ where we are growing and taking market share. This is on the back of stronger risk management‚ an improved acquisition and retention model that combines a compelling ...
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South Carolina Retail Association Welcomes Sales Tax Holiday and Predicts Big ...
PR.com (press release)
Columbia, SC, August 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The South Carolina Retail Association (SCRA) (http://www.scretail.org/) has announced that the 12th annual Sales Tax Holiday will run from Friday, Aug. 3 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, Aug. 5 at 11:59 p.m. Due ...
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Rock Mania! Retailers in London's traditional retail haunts
Jamaica Observer
Oxford Street, Knightsbridge, Carnaby Sreet and Mayfair might be disappointed with the not so bumper crowd across at Europe's largest shopping mall Westfield in Stratford City located minutes from the Olympic City. However, crowds were not only out ...
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Vornado to Redevelop Marriott Marquis Times Square Retail
MarketWatch (press release)
PARAMUS, N.J., Aug 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE:VNO) announced today that it has entered into a lease with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) under which Vornado will redevelop the retail and signage ...
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Getting Personal: Retailers Mine Data to Offer Consumers Tailored Experiences
Women's Wear Daily
For brick and mortar stores, there are "technologies like heat cameras that track customer traffic," says Stephen Wyss, partner in the Retail & Consumer Products Practice at BDO. "There's WiFi to track people's cell phone movement. And RFID device tags ...
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Online Retailers in Latin America to 2016: Market Guide
PR Newswire (press release)
This report is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Online Retailers market in the Latin America. The report provides a top-level overview and detailed category insight into the operating environment for the Online Retailers ...
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Brett Pickett and Lowell Strug to Join Evercore as Senior Managing Directors ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Mr. Pickett was most recently a Managing Director and Co-Head of Consumer and Retail Investment Banking at JP Morgan, which he joined in 1998. He joined Evercore on July 31st. Mr. Strug was most recently a Managing Director in JP Morgan's Mergers ...
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