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Retail real estate absorption in first-half subdued, says JLL
Hindu Business Line
The net absorption of retail space fell by 57 per cent from the levels seen in the first half of 2011, according to consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle. According to Subash Bhola, Senior Manager-Research, Jones Lang LaSalle India, "The watchful stance of ...
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Pantaloon Retail Q4 net down 78% at Rs. 21 cr
Hindustan Times
The company follows July-June financial year. Net sales of the company, however, rose to Rs. 3552.45 crore for the reported quarter, as compared to Rs. 3335.61 crore during the same period of previous year, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd said in a BSE ...
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Cantabil Retail - Fixes Book Closure for AGM
Moneycontrol.com
Cantabil Retail India Ltd has informed BSE that the Register of Members & Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from September 21, 2012 to September 29, 2012 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) ...
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FDI in multi-brand retail: Only 1 state, 3 UTs on board
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The Centre's claims of securing a consensus on opening up multi-brand retail to foreign direct investment seem to have fallen flat, with most states refusing to warm up to the idea. It's been nearly two months since the Department of ...
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China's factory output, retail sales weaken
Businessweek
BEIJING (AP) — China's growth in factory output fell to a three-year low in July and retail sales weakened, suggesting Beijing might need to launch more stimulus efforts to reverse a painful slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Inflation ...
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Rajya Sabha reply on FDI in retail incomplete: Comm Min
Moneycontrol.com
According to Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, this reply does not fully reflect the situation because several chief ministers of agrarian states have backed foreign investment in retail. He further said that a serious view will be taken on the ...
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Retailer Canadian Tire says Q2 profit up more than 25 per cent from a year ago
CanadianBusiness.com
Retail sales at its namesake Canadian Tire stores were up one per cent while same-store sales gained 0.4 per cent in the quarter, helped by strong sales in seasonal categories and continued growth in what the company calls its living, fixing and ...
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Gold rebounds on good retail buying, silver surges
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Gold prices rose at the domestic bullion market today due to renewed interest from retailers and jewellery traders amid firm overseas trend. Silver continued to surge on heavy speculative off-take coupled with strong industrial demand. Standard ...
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Commerzbank's retail arm underperforms
Financial Times
However in the first six months group net income fell from €1bn to €644m, with operating profits down by one-third at Commerzbank's core operations, which include its retail, corporate and investment banking arms as well as its business in central Europe.
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Financial Times
IT Retail—Down But Not Out
CRN.in
However, according to most of the retailers and sub-distributors, the last six months have been below their expectations. Although 36 percent of the respondents said their growth in the last six months was as per expectations and 11 percent rated it ...
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GE Capital Retail Bank and Sam's Club Extend Member Credit Card Program
PYMNTS.com
GE Capital Retail Bank, a consumer lending unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and a leading membership warehouse club, today announced their multi-year agreement to continue ...
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China to Raise Retail Fuel Prices for First Time Since March
Fox Business
These represent increases of 4.5% and 4.7% from current average gasoline and diesel retail ceiling benchmarks of CNY8,700/ton and CNY7,910/ton, respectively, according to Dow Jones Newswires calculations. The exact price ceiling varies by geographic ...
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States not keen on FDI in retail
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The UPA government's efforts to build a consensus on allowing foreign retailers in the multi-brand retail sector has met with poor response with only two Congress-ruled states and two Union Territories formally backing the move. The ...
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U.K. Entertainment Retail Giant HMV Swings to Full-Year Loss
Hollywood Reporter
LONDON - U.K. entertainment retail giant HMV on Thursday reported a loss for its latest fiscal year, but vowed to return to profitability in its current fiscal year as it looks to bounce back despite a still-weak economy and competitive pressures. our ...
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Attention Dividend Investors, Stock Up On Retail REITs With A Wide Margin Of ...
Forbes
As evidenced by recent retail earnings reports, U.S. consumers are not sitting at home purchasing goods with the click of button, but instead driving to convenient and attractively designed facilities where a wide selection of items can be bought at ...
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Forbes
UK Retailers Count Cost After Summer Washout
Wall Street Journal
"We currently observe negative trends in the U.K. food retail sector regarding volumes, inflation and, potentially, gross margins," said Jaime Vázquez, a Madrid-based stock-market analyst at Santander. He cut his recommendation last month on the U.K.'s ...
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Parkson Retail Net Profit Jumps 29.9 Per Cent To S$45.5 Million In FY12
Bernama
SINGAPORE, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- Parkson Retail Asia Ltd has posted a net profit of S$45.5 million for the financial year ended June 30, 2012 (FY12), up 29.9 per cent from S$35.0 million in the previous year. For the fourth quarter of FY12, net profit ...
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Report: Charlottesville Retail Sales Increase
The Charlottesville Newsplex
The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce today released retail sales tax data showing aggregate retail sales in Charlottesville - Albemarle have increased by +3.99% over the first half of 2012 over 2011 levels. The data also showed that first ...
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TEXT-Fitch rates Affiliated Managers Group retail notes 'BBB-'
Reuters
Aug 8 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB-' rating to Affiliated Managers Group Inc.'s (AMG) $200 million of senior unsecured retail notes. The notes have a coupon of 6.375% and will mature on Aug. 15, 2042. The notes will be callable, in whole or part ...
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Why shopping will never be the same
Detroit Free Press
"The next five years will bring more change to retail than the last 100 years," says Cyriac Roeding, CEO of Shopkick, a location-based shopping app available at Macy's, Target and other top retailers. Within 10 years, retail as we know it will be ...
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Traders to observe 'Quit FDI in Retail Day' on Aug 9
Times of India
MUMBAI: Traders have decided to build pressure on the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre to prevent permission for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. The UPA government is eager to open up retail trade for ...
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Retail Services expands
Halifax Evening Courier
Retail Services expands. At Retail Print (from the left), Halifax MP Linda Riordan, managing director James Dixon, operations manager Dave Howarth, cutting manager Bryn Town and digital print manager John Rawnsley. Published on Thursday 9 August ...
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Halifax Evening Courier
China's Retail Sales up 13.1% in July
CRIENGLISH.com
China's retail sales grew 13.1 percent year on year in July, slightly down from 13.7 percent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. After adjusting for inflation, the reading was 12.2 percent. The slowdown was in line with market ...
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Only 4 states, UTs support FDI in retail: Govt
IBNLive.com
"Till date, written communications, indicating support for FDI in multi-brand retail trade, have been received from the governments of NCT of Delhi, Manipur, and from the union territory of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli," Minister of State ...
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IBNLive.com
Retail Brokerage Venture Leads Morgan Stanley to Consider Job Cuts
Industry Leaders Magazine
Morgan Stanley has been faced with a tremendous amount of pressure recently to show an increase in the profit margins of its retail brokerage sector. It has decided to adopt various measures to trim down on costs such as office consolidation ...
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Industry Leaders Magazine
Dublino & Tripp to expand TAGSYS' FiTS in US market
Fibre2fashion.com
Tony Dublino has been named Director of US Sales for Retail and Apparel and Chad Tripp is the new Director of Field Applications Engineering for TAGSYS in the US. The two industry veterans bring extensive experience in developing and deploying ...
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Boltwood Place apartment, retail complex opens in downtown Amherst
MassLive.com
The $4 million project, which has been in development for several years, offers a dozen apartments – all rented - and a 650 square-foot retail space on the first floor that has not yet been rented. The project is a so-called in-fill building, a type of ...
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MassLive.com


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