Friday, November 02, 2012

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Mobile phone retail chain to launch tablet computer
Daily News & Analysis
Chennai-based mobile phone retail chain UniverCell plans to launch its own brand of tablet computer for students, a company official said here on Friday. Speaking to reporters here after launching Apple iPhone 5, founder and managing director of ...
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BJP leader Joshi cites technical glitch in government move to bring FDI in retail
Newstrack India
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday said the decision of the government to introduce foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail could never be implemented without changes in the laws of ...
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Global brands driving retail rent to new highs
Sydney Morning Herald
''The appearance of one high-profile retailer makes the location all the more desirable and attractive to other high profile retailers,'' said Savills' Victorian retail director, Jeremy Marmur. ''[It] manifests as a snowball-like effect and some of ...
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Emerging two-tier UK retail bond market sparks risk fears
Reuters
First property deals fire up competitors. * Mid-cap funding needs drive innovation. * Reputation risk spurs conservative views. By Natalie Harrison. LONDON, Nov 2 (IFR) - The growth in the UK retail corporate bond market, which is attracting a more ...
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Michigan business: Gilbert plans downtown Detroit retail space; EPA finds ...
Detroit Free Press
Here is a roundup of Michigan business news: Trump jumps into fray, is rebuked, on Romney auto ad claims. For a short time Thursday, it seemed one of the few days left in the 2012 presidential campaign might pass without Detroit's automakers drawn into ...
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Retail, Auto Sales Advance as Consumers' Moods Improve
Benzinga
Despite Europe's problems, the "fiscal cliff" and other signs of global economic softness, the U.S. consumers appears to be unfazed. The Conference Board released its Consumer Confidence index on Thursday, the same day that major retailers reported ...
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Westfield to expand US shopping centre chain
Sydney Morning Herald
Local Westfield retail tenants are finding it tough to absorb higher shopping centre rents amid soft sales growth. Westfield Group said it expected to start up to $1.5 billion in new developments in the 2013 financial year as it reassures the market ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Hurricane Sandy Revealed The Worst Of Online Retail's Hidden Weak Spots
Business Insider
The storm—which severed power to warehouses and offices, ripped up rails and roads and shuttered airports—challenged the notion that Internet retailers might benefit from problems at store chains exposed to the elements. Fab.com, a fast-growing ...
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Business Insider
Retail's little shops of horrors
The Australian
"Gone to Gowings" used to be the department store's catchcry and it was one Dad used often when I was in my teens, even when he was going nowhere near the venerable institution's socks, singlets and underpants counters. Gone to Gowings could mean ...
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Chinese are 'coming to a retail outlet near you'
The Australian
Competitors not just from Europe and the US, but also from China, were a threat to local retailers, Colliers International national retail director Michael Bate told the Property Council of Australia's congress in Sydney yesterday. "Chinese brands are ...
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Retail bond special, Top 100 funds update, Witan manager interview, BT's ...
Investors Chronicle
Retail bonds are back with a vengeance with a succession of issues in recent months finding considerable demand from retail investors. Julian Hofmann looks into the bond resurgence in this special feature and runs the rule over the retail bonds ...
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'Growing Appetite' for ETFs Among Retail Investors: Survey
ETF Trends
With over $1.2 trillion in assets, the exchange traded fund universe has quickly expanded as investors look for efficient and easy-to-use investment tools. Looking forward, the increasing usage of ETFs will likely come at the expense of the mutual fund ...
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ETF Trends
Holiday Shopping: Retailers Aim to Thwart Online Rivals
Businessweek
Target (TGT) is embracing a strategy this holiday season that the discounter has long resisted: matching Amazon.com's (AMZN) prices. "We wanted to be in the game," says Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel. For years, brick-and-mortar retailers ...
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Retail Sales, Rising Confidence Bode Well for Holiday Shopping Season
Yahoo! Finance (blog)
Data from the retailers themselves confirms the improved sentiment. October is typically a breather month for spending, falling in between back-to-school and the holiday shopping seasons. Same-store sales, excluding Wal-Mart (WMT) rose 4.7% in October ...
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GEM changed the face of Hawaii's retail scene
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Retail guru Glenn Kaya brought GEM to Hawaii in 1958. A lot of people think it was local, but it started in Denver in 1957, Kaya said. GEM stood for Government Employees Mutual, and you had to be a member to come into the store. "The idea was that ...
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