Monday, December 10, 2012

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Wal-Mart's disclosure on lobbying for FDI in India stirs new controversy
NDTV
The Prime Minister staked his government in September by allowing FDI in retail as a symbol of his commitment to major economic reforms. Key ally Mamata Banerjee quit the ruling coalition over his decision. Her Trinamool Congress and other parties said ...
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Secure our interest, while allowing FDI in retail
Hindu Business Line
To be sure, FDI in retail has its downside; but on balance, the benefit to farmers in the form of remunerative prices and lesser wastage, and lower prices for consumers on account of elimination of too many middlemen outweighs the disadvantages ...
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Hindu Business Line
House meets today, govt to push retail FDI
Indian Express
A day before the Assembly winter session, the Delhi government is intensely deliberating its options to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and become the first state in the country to do so. Even as the ruling Congress has ...
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Retail FDI: an imagined solution
Livemint
With the parliamentary vote on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail out of the way, the government will proceed with the liberalization of this sector as it thinks it will improve the prospects of agriculture. Should we be worried ...
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UPA's dilemma of riding both elephant & cycle post retail-FDI vote
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Success of the UPA government's legislative agenda will depend on the skills of its managers in reconciling conflicting demands of chief props, BSP and SP, post retail-FDI vote. That it is not an easy task was evident on Monday when BSP said ...
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Economic Times
India Anti-Inflation Dividend From Retail Seen Delayed: Economy
Bloomberg
Overseas retailers will still be beset by congested roads, erratic power supplies and an array of taxes that hamper the movement of goods between 28 states. The likelihood that benefits from the retail opening will be delayed reinforces the need for ...
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InComm Acquires Adility to Offer Retailers and Brands Integrated Commerce ...
IT News Online
ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InComm, a leading prepaid product and transaction services company, today announced its majority acquisition of Adility, Inc., a leading platform for online-to-offline commerce, with a network of more than 500 ...
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'Black Friday' success prompts retail name game
USA TODAY
Hadley Malcolm, USA TODAYShare. Comments. holiday shopping 2005. A lot of retailers are playing the name game on various shopping days, hoping to catch the same kind of buzz that Black Friday and Cyber Monday get. (Photo: Pat Wellenbach, AP file) ...
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Blueprint for retail success ready to roll
The Australian
THE retail marketing business backed by $2.78 billion Malaysian private equity giant Navis is in preliminary discussions with the nation's big retailers to roll out its data analysis business in the Australian grocery sector after striking a global ...
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Holiday retail hiring could break record set 12 years ago
Los Angeles Times
"Despite all of the uncertainty, all the talk of fiscal cliffs, the widespread damage to retail epicenters on the east coast by Hurricane Sandy, and the continued growth of e-commerce, retailers are hiring holiday workers in record numbers," said Chief ...
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Retail diplomat makes move to Brakes
Financial Times
Only then did he join Sears, the shoe retailer, on the shop floor. From there he worked his way up to key retail roles, becoming chief executive of Tesco in Japan and retail director at J Sainsbury, before joining Greggs as chief executive in August 2008.
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National retail group in move to expand Saturday shopping hours and simplify ...
Herald Sun
The National Retail Association will reboot its bid to extend Saturday trading hours across the region early next year, with plans to lobby the State Government to deregulate trading hours in the southeast altogether. The moves would simplify ...
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New Retail Locker Solutions at NRF 2013, KIOSK Information Systems
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — The recently published IBM 2012 Cyber Monday Benchmark Study sites on-line shopping rose 30% over 2011, with mobile shopping up 70% over the previous year. This not only represents a staggering growth trend in the volume of ...
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Push for truckies to bill retailers for waiting time after claims of "supply ...
SmartCompany.com.au
Retailers will have to pay penalties for truckies required to wait unreasonable times to unload goods under a union plan before the Federal Government's Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. The tribunal announced yesterday that its first annual work ...
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Two Retail Leaders Join March Of Dimes Board Of Trustees
Sacramento Bee
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two retail industry leaders were elected to the March of Dimes National Board of Trustees, it was announced today. March of Dimes trustees, who serve as volunteers, represent the public ...
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J'Adore Online at $50 Less Spurs Virtual Sale Down Under
Bloomberg
While that makes up just 5.4 percent of the country's total retail bill, it's more than the combined annual revenues of Australia's five largest main street stores, JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (JBH), Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (HVN), Myer Holdings Ltd. (MYR), David ...
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NZ retail sales on electronic cards rises 0.5% in November
Yahoo! New Zealand News
11 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand retail spending on debit, credit and charge cards rose more than expected last month, stoking optimism for a fourth-quarter rebound in fourth-quarter sales after a surprise decline in the third quarter. Electronic card ...
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Could Surface be coming to a retailer near you?
Ars Technica
First it was the turn of Windows 8, with reports of poor sales and questions about its early performance on the market going unanswered. With Microsoft stating some facts (though by no means giving a complete picture) that indicate brisk, if not ...
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Retailers face bill for truckies' waiting time
The Australian
The Gillard government's Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal yesterday announced retail would be among five sectors investigated as part of its annual work program next year. The tribunal will set pay and conditions in the industry in a move the ...
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9 Amazing Holiday Retail Feats
Motley Fool
Retailers shift into overdrive during the holiday season. They hire temporary workers by the thousands, expand business hours, and restock their shelves faster than at any other time of the year. The holiday crush stretches retailers like no other time.
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