Sunday, December 09, 2012

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Luxury retail giants eyeing a new keystroke for growth
Business Today
Brands like Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo, Canali, Paul Smith, Bottega Veneta, Etro, Crabtree and Salvatore Ferragamo are either launching their own websites or tying up with luxury e-retail portals. For example, the average rent at DLF Emporio is around ...
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Business Today
UPA must learn from its own victory on FDI in retail: boldness pays
Economic Times
After the vote on foreign direct investment in organised retail, the government now stands tall, its political authority fortified, and not just reaffirmed. At the same time, the Opposition looks rather silly. In a climate where normal working of the ...
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Farmer empowerment: Is Amul model better than retail FDI?
Firstpost
In the thick of the retail FDI debate, General VK Singh made a statement that went by largely unnoticed. Pitching Amul model against FDI in retail, he said the former is an excellent model to empower farmers. The statement warrants a closer study of ...
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Firstpost
KBC opens retail branch on Baggot Street, the first of several
Irish Times
Belgian-owned KBC Bank Ireland opens its first high-street retail branch today as part of plans to open a further five outlets and double the number of mortgage customers over three to five years. The branch, which is located in the former Aviva branch ...
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Irish Times
Ascertain reports on Walmart presence in State: Karunanidhi
The Hindu
According to the reports, retail giant Walmart acquired seven acres of land at Vanagaram for a commercial complex and set up an office at Anna Nagar. It was making an offer to the retail traders that it would supply to them goods at a cheaper rate.
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China Stocks Rise to Four-Week High on Output, Retail Sales Data
Businessweek
China's stocks rose, driving the Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) Index to a four-week high, after factory output and retail sales data beat economists' estimates. The Shanghai Composite added 0.5 percent to 2,071.51 as of 1:09 p.m., with trading volumes ...
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Carrefour ends year with just one new store in India
Business Standard
The euro 81-billion Carrefour retail chain, the largest in France and second-largest in the world after Walmart, is set to close the year with just one cash-and-carry store opening in India. The group had plans to roll out at least two cash-and-carry ...
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Punjabi Heritage to retail the brand pan India
FashionUnited India
However, the brand has its plans in place for product and retail expansion. As Baweja says, "We have launched sleeveless jackets with Tafta fabric. It is in two styles, basic and reversible. By January, we will have track suits and lowers for women in ...
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Centro Retail wants to be called Federation Centres
Sydney Morning Herald
Shopping centre owner Centro Retail Australia is changing its name just 12 months after a massive company overhaul that kept the once debt-laden company afloat. The company has chosen Federation Centres as its new name, and will ask shareholders to ...
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Retail FDI would be scrapped if NDA is voted to power: Joshi
Hindu Business Line
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has said that Foreign Direct Investment in retail would be scrapped if NDA was voted to power in 2014 general elections. Training his guns at the UPA, Joshi said as per a Transparency International report, FDI ...
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Well argued
The Hindu
S. Sivaramakrishnan,. Madurai. I agree with the views expressed in the article. FDI in retail will create a small category of well-paid people but displace many self-employed businessmen. The UPA government must rethink its decision to introduce FDI in ...
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Sky creates 40 jobs as retail arm expands
Irish Examiner
Forty jobs have been created by Sky as it expands its retail store network in Ireland, bringing to 100 the number directly employed. Head of retail at Sky Ireland, Stephen Butterly, said the investment in the Sky retail store network has seen the ...
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'Coalition loyalty plans a win-win for retailers, customers'
Times of India
PUNE: Your wallet is full of membership cards of retail stores, frequent flier cards, credit cards issued by oil marketing companies jointly with banks. All of them come with a promise of certain reward points each time you do a transaction. Yet you ...
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Retail Veteran Michael Francis Joins DreamWorks Animation
AdAge.com
"Michael has spent nearly three decades as a superstar in retail, and his expertise in building franchises is second to none," DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said in a phone interview. "We are looking to exploit our movie and TV brands at ...
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AdAge.com
GCC retail sector to reach $270bn by 2016: Report
Peninsula On-line
DOHA: The retail sector in the GCC has displayed strong resilience in the face of global economic downturn and is expected to reach $270bn by the end of 2016 with a CAGR of 7.7 percent, a latest report on retail industry published by Alpen Capital said ...
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HP will not allow implementation of FDI in retail in state, says Dhumal
fnbnews.com
The Himachal Pradesh government was committed to protect the interests of petty traders and entrepreneurs by not allowing implementation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail markets in the state. This was revealed by Prem Kumar Dhumal, chief ...
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Online quickly or offline forever
Business Spectator
For too long, Australians have been forced to pay exorbitant prices set by the dominant retailers. But online retail has finally exposed the vast price differences between domestic and international retailers and the appeal of shopping at Australian ...
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Retail Diplomacy: Exploring the World through Shopping
Newsweek
For many Americans, shopping is the point of first contact with The Other. Ikea introduces us to Swedish values by asking us to clear our own tables in their cafeterias, and providing child care for shoppers and egalitarian Scandinavian design (even if ...
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