Thursday, November 01, 2012

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Plans afoot to list Spencer's Retail
Hindu Business Line
"Spencer's retail is moving towards a positive EBIDTA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation). Sooner rather than later, we will definitely do one of the three. We are also in the process of finalising an advisor for the ...
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US Retail Sales Rose in October
Wall Street Journal
While business was "certainly disrupted," the storm "fell between two seasons—fall and holiday—so the overall effect on the quarter likely won't be as bad as some fear," said John Morris, retail analyst at BMO Capital Markets. Department-store chain ...
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Comet retailer to go into administration
BBC News
Around 6,500 retail jobs are at risk after electrical chain Comet confirmed that it will be put into administration next week. Private equity firm OpCapita, which owns the 240-store business, has lined up restructuring specialist Deloitte to act as ...
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BBC News
Apple axed Brit retail boss for doing his job well - TOO well, perhaps
Register
Comment John Browett must be pinching himself after his stint as Apple's retail veep came to an abrupt and unceremonious end this week, despite stellar numbers from his division of the firm. Just seven months into the prestigious role, the Brit was ...
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Retailers Report an Upbeat October
New York Times
Most retailers' fiscal Octobers ended on Saturday, so while a few stock-up trips made it into the October results, most of those, along with post-storm spending and the impact of one, two or more days of store closures, were not included in October ...
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Jobs slashed at discount retail stores
Sydney Morning Herald
ADMINISTRATORS appointed to failed discount chain Retail Adventures say 630 jobs will go by the end of November as they close another 32 stores nationally. ''It is our intention to make [redundancy] payments before Christmas,'' said Vaughan Strawbridge ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Retailers, consumers get early jump on holiday season
Globe and Mail
Trick-or-treating is barely over and the winter holiday shopping season is already upon us. At least that's what some zealous companies are decreeing. More and more consumers are getting the impression that the holiday promotional period creeps up ...
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Globe and Mail
Retailers' October 2012 sales roundup
just-style.com
Action sportswear and footwear retailer Zumiez booked a 20.2% increase in net sales to US$41.9m for the four weeks ended 29 October, compared to $34.9m last year. The company, which operates 495 stores across the US, Canada and Europe, said ...
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Peel Holdings bid to expand Whitebirk retail park fails
BBC News
A bid by owners of a Lancashire retail park to extend its range of shops has failed at the High Court. Peel Holdings, owners of Whitebirk Retail Park, wants food, fashion and footwear stores alongside existing electrical and furniture shops. Hyndburn ...
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Brait Jumps to 13-Year High on Retail Growth: Johannesburg Mover
Bloomberg
The group's net asset value was boosted by a 15 percent rise in the value of retail holding company Pepkor Ltd. which makes up 57 percent of Brait's assets, Chief Executive Officer John Gnodde said by phone from Cape Town today. Pepkor plans to grow ...
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Retail sales up 2.7% in October
Los Angeles Times
Shoppers hit the malls and handed retailers a healthy gain in October before Sandy pummeled the Northeast, a positive sign pointing to a decent holiday season head. Major chains posted a 2.7% increase in retail sales in October compared with the same ...
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Business Wire Retail Report on October 2012 Retail Sales Figures
Businessweek
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2012-- Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month.
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Hillshire Swings to 1st-Quarter Profit on Surging Retail Segment Income
Wall Street Journal
(HSH) swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit as the company saw operating income in its retail segment surge and saw an absence of charges that bogged down the year-ago period. Earnings comfortably beat Wall Street expectations. "Our volumes are moving ...
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Kronos Retail Labor Index Reaches Highest Level Since August 2008
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Kronos Incorporated today announced the November release of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. ...
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To catch a star
Hindu Business Line
There is intense competition in the retail sector, particularly in jewellery and textiles. The promoters of these retail chains are vying with each other to rope in celebrities to endorse their products. Last year, Emmanuval Silks brought in Bollywood ...
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More good economic news: Retail spending ticks up again
OregonLive.com
A woman shops at The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville, Fla. Economists say the gains in retail sales in August and September could bring stronger economic growth for the second half of the year. The Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — Americans spent ...
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OregonLive.com
Love and Matheson try retail politics in 4th district battle
Salt Lake Tribune
West Jordan » With just days until the election, Jim Matheson is giving a pep talk to a dozen or so volunteers at his campaign headquarters before they fan out and knock on doors. "It's rare to find a race where everything is on the line. You can ...
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