Tuesday, September 04, 2012

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Dena Bank cuts interest rates on retail loans
Hindu Business Line
Mumbai, Sept. 4: Public sector lender Dena Bank has reduced the interest rates on retail loans in the education, car and personal loan segment. The interest rate on education loans has been reduced by 2 per cent to 12 per cent (from 14 per cent), while ...
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Pound Approaches 4-Week Low Against Euro as Retail Sales Decline
Bloomberg
Retail sales at stores open at least 12 months, measured by value, dropped 0.4 percent from a year earlier, the British Retail Consortium said. The net effect of the London Olympics, which ran from July 27 to Aug. 12, was minimal as lower footfall in ...
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Retail and tobacco force FTSE 100 lower
Financial Times
Shares in London fell on Tuesday as sentiment was undermined by falling retail sales and fresh concerns over eurozone debt markets. Moody's, the rating agency, warned that it had put the European Union on negative outlook, saying it could downgrade the ...
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Retail shares push up market
Stuff.co.nz
The New Zealand sharemarket rose today as stocks in the retail industry were snapped up by eager investors. The NZX50 index was up 0.2 per cent or 6.99 points to 3676.02. Within the index, 27 stocks rose, 12 were unchanged and 11 were down. BT Funds ...
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Empty high street shops 'need new uses'
Telegraph.co.uk
Retail figures have struggled to recover from the economic downturn and the expected boost from London hosting the 2012 Olympics has also failed to materialise. Sales values were down by 0.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis last month – the lowest ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Tata Motors ties up with J&K Bank for car financing
Hindu Business Line
Commenting on the partnership, Tata Motors Head (Retail, Channel Finance & Insurance) Ramesh Dorairajan said: "We are happy to tie-up with J&K Bank as we will be able to leverage the vast network of the bank for retail financing". J&K Bank President S ...
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ProSpreads Now Offering Mini Lots & Retail
IT News Online
In addition to this, ProSpreads have been granted a licence by the Government of Gibraltar to accept 'Retail' traders as well as 'Professionals'. This means that all the benefits of trading with Direct Market Access (DMA) are now available to a wider ...
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Online Retail Sales Reach 5% of Nation's Total
The Desert Sun (blog)
When analyzing the comeback bounce of the remarkably resilient retail sector, what stands out as a sterling growth component is the internet purchasing activity. This has reached 5% of a trillion dollar plus retail sector keeping the turgid U.S. gross ...
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Retail sales 'hurt by Olympics' in August
BBC News
Retail sales in the UK were lower in August as the popularity of the Olympics hit traffic at stores, a survey has shown. Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from the same month last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC ...
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BBC News
Zumiez: A Retail Stock To Avoid As Teen Apparel Gets Hit
Seeking Alpha
Zumiez (ZUMZ) is a retailer of sports apparel, accessories, footwear and equipment. Its shares fell 9% on Friday, following a decline in profits for Q2 2012 and the EPS guidance being below analyst estimates. Despite sales growth, the company has shown ...
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Aberdeen retail scheme may not be repeated
BBC News
The winners of Retail Rocks were given empty shop units rent free for a year in the Torry area, plus ongoing business support. Council officials were instructed to find other areas of the city where it could operate. However a report to next week's ...
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West Coast Retail Gains Momentum
GlobeSt.com
(PASSCO Cos. Is one of GlobeSt.com's Thought Leaders in conjunction with the ICSC Western Division Conference in San Diego Sept. 19-21. Look for them at booth 1738. For more information on our Thought Leadership program in conjunction with this ...
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GlobeSt.com
Comment: International expansion is important for long-term growth
Retail Week
At next month's World Retail Congress, four retailers will be honoured with membership of the World Retail Hall of Fame: Sir Stuart Rose, Coach chairman and chief executive Lew Frankfort, Harvey Nichols owner Dickson Poon and Sir Paul Smith.
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Retail Week
Greene King 18-weeks Retail LFL Sales Rise 5.1% - Update
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Pub retailer Greene King Plc. (GNK.L) Tuesday reported growth in retail like-for-like, or LFL, sales for the 18 weeks to September 2, despite the poor weather this summer. Overall, margins, profit, cashflow and balance sheet remain in line ...
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Barua draws plans for Birla's retail business
FashionUnited India
In the next few years, Pranab Barua who serves as the Head of Apparel and Retail Business at Aditya Birla Retail and known for his turnaround artistic skills could well be leading one of India's largest organised retailing ventures. According to ...
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Daily deals sites: What do retailers need to know?
Retail Week
Amazon has entered the daily deals market with the launch last week of Amazon Local. As revealed by Retail-week.com, the website offers shoppers localised deals on services, products and experiences such as hot air ballooning. It already offers the ...
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Al Ramz Securities is the recipient of NASDAQ Dubai's inaugural Retail Broker ...
Al-Bawaba
Al Ramz Securities, one of the UAE's leading brokerage houses, has been named the recipient of NASDAQ Dubai's inaugural Retail Broker of the Month Award. Al Ramz was honored for handling 75 per cent of the total retail trade done by NASDAQ members ...
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Al-Bawaba
Good News: McArthurGlen creates recipe for retail success
Telegraph.co.uk
McArthurGlen's portfolio currently offers nearly 600,000 square metres of retail space, with almost 200,000 square metres of new retail space under way. We will shortly be launching out 21st centre, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet NeumÜnster, near Hamburg ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Ahold to sell 60% stake in ICA
Financial Times
Dutch retail group Ahold announced it was seeking to sell its 60 per cent stake in ICA, Sweden's largest food retailer, in a deal that analysts estimated could be worth up to €2.4bn. The Dutch group said it would take 6 to 12 months to explore its ...
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Old Maltings retail hub plan pushed on
shropshirestar.com
Shropshire Council officials have claimed plans to transform the derelict Old Maltings building in Frankwell into a thriving retail hub will enhance the area and improve the appearance of the building. And now it is hoped full planning consent for the ...
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JJB Sports sale gathers pace
Financial Times
JJB Sports sale gathers pace. By Andrea Felsted, Senior Retail Correspondent. More than 10 potentially interested parties in the purchase of JJB Sports received information on the troubled sports goods retailer on Monday, as the sale process gathered pace.
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Retail figures rubbish: Spend more in shops, you lazy, feckless penny-pinchers!
The Daily Shame
So yes, these retail figures are kinda rubbish, down 0.4% on a like-for-like basis last month. And it's the fault of the Olympics because YOU LOT were just sitting around watching stuff and not shopping. What's more, you weren't even shopping online in ...
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The Daily Shame
Olympic spirit fails to reach retailers
Financial Times
Retailers failed to benefit from the Olympic spirit across the country in August as families preferred to watch the television than shop online. The British Retail Consortium reported on Tuesday that the value of sales were up 1.6 per cent in the month ...
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