Monday, January 28, 2013

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V-Mart Retail to double presence with IPO proceeds
Moneycontrol.com
New Delhi-based departmental store operator V-Mart Retail plans to double its number of outlets with the help of funds raised from its initial public offering, a top company official said on Monday. Source: Moneycontrol.com ...
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Moneycontrol.com
Barnes & Noble plans to shut one-third of its retail stores: Report
Times of India
Barnes & Noble expects to shut down as many as a third of its retail stores over the next decade, Mitchell Klipper, chief executive of the company's retail group, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. "In 10 years we'll have 450 to 500 stores ...
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Times of India
Kohl integrates core operations with Oracle retail
Fibre2fashion.com
Kohl's Department Stores, the value-oriented specialty department store, has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising, Planning and Supply Chain solutions to seamlessly integrate core retail operations across the company's 1,146 stores in 49 states.
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Hong Kong retail: as the rich go to Paris, the rest go mid-market
Financial Times (blog)
No retail sector in the world has benefitted as much from the new wealth in China as Hong Kong's has. But in the second half of 2012 retail sales growth slumped to single digits, a far cry from the 20 per cent monthly growth rates in 2011. However ...
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Release This: Hitman HD Trilogy hits retail stateside
Gamasutra
Release This: Hitman HD Trilogy hits retail stateside. January 28, 2013 | By Danny Cowan. Comments Post A Comment. More: Console/PC, Business/Marketing. Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at ...
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Gamasutra
Dubai to host the 8th Annual Middle East Retail Banking Forum
AME Info (press release)
The ever increasing disposable incomes and consumerism are posing a challenge for retail banks across the globe. The retail banking sector is looking to move forward on many fronts; from brands to business strategies; and from products to the needs of ...
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Allegiance Capital Facilitates Retail Telecom Acquisition
Daily Markets (press release)
Allegiance Capital Corporation announced today that it has facilitated two add-on acquisitions: Select Communications (based in Plymouth, MN) and The Wireless Center (based in Cleveland, OH) for its clients, premium Verizon retailer, Z Wireless, and ...
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Saudi to erect partitions in retail outlets
ArabianBusiness.com
Male and female retail employees in Saudi Arabia will be forcibly separated by a partition while working, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The strict guidelines contained in a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Labour and ...
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ArabianBusiness.com
New shopping centres despite slowing retail sales
Financial Mail
In fact, at least 60 malls are expected to be added to the market over the next 2-3 years, according to figures from the SA Council of Shopping Centres. More than a third of these centres will exceed 30000m². The largest planned opening for 2013 is ...
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Retail sales fall 2.5% in December
Warsaw Business Journal
Poland's statistics office GUS revealed last week that retail sales in Poland in December 2012 fell by 2.5 percent year-on-year and rose by 15.1 percent month-on-month. Economists had forecast that December retail sales would rise 1.2 percent y/y and ...
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Retailers post tepid numbers for Christmas
BDlive
FOR most of last year, South African retailers continued to surprise — delivering solid results in a difficult trading environment. But a slew of lukewarm festive season updates from some major players signalled that the looming threat of a consumer ...
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NFC Forum sets up payments and retail special interest groups
Bobsguide (press release)
The Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum, a non-profit vendor-led trade body, has launched a special interest group (SIG) initiative, with the creation of groups focused on five specific markets, including payments and retail as both these areas are ...
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Bobsguide (press release)
Car sales down 22% in December 2012 compared to December 2011 Retail ...
RTE.ie
Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the volume of retail sales fell by 0.1% in December compared with November on the back of weak car sales. The CSO said there was an annual decrease of 1% - the biggest fall in five months. However, when ...
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Momentis Systems releases expert advice for fashion retailers
Retail Digital
Still puzzled as to what is holding your fashion business back? May be you are overestimating the scalability of domestic models. Such fashion franchise management tips and more, can be found in the latest expert guidance eBook released by global ...
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Retail REITs That Make For The Most Intelligent Market Cycle Investments
Seeking Alpha
After being one of the most hard hit sectors during the downturn, the retail property sector continued a strong recovery in 2012. Grocery anchored retail properties - especially infill urban locations - were one of the hottest investment assets across ...
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Retail real estate market improved last year
Grand Rapids Business Journal (subscription)
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) According to the Commercial Alliance of Realtors, the retail real estate market improved significantly last year: The sales volume of retail properties rose by 68 percent in 2012 from the previous year. The market's biggest ...
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Unwanted urban trees become retail gold at Mpls. wood shop
Minnesota Public Radio
MINNEAPOLIS — The emerald ash borer has killed tens of millions of ash trees across the United States and Canada in the last decade. Here in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis parks department forestry crews were cutting down hundreds of trees at the Fort ...
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Bank On The American Consumer With These 2 Retail ETFs
Seeking Alpha
Moving your portfolio to position for a change in consumer sentiment and consumption could lead to big profits. We'll look at a few of the bigger retail ETFs, and discuss some methodologies that may be more successful than others in finding the best ...
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Area retail trade posts increase
Baxter Bulletin
ABOVE: Employees with Dillon Contractors of Harrison work on a new Casey's General Store under construction in Mountain Home. The store is the chain's second Arkansas location and an indicator, according to analysts, that the Twin Lakes Area is a safe ...
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Africa's payments, banking and retail show
Bizcommunity.com
Following the success of the 2012 event, Africa's payments, banking and retail show is ready to go again! This year all industries can come and discuss prominent topics surrounding innovation, growth and new technologies. Four seminars covering retail ...
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X5 Retail Group NV : An appropriate purchase level
4-traders
X5 Retail Group share price was heavily penalized and is now in an oversold situation near to a solid support area. Currently the stock is oversold and, in the mid-term, it is trading in a bearish trend. In the short term, this trend is reversed upon ...
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Fan Says Lord's Belongs in "Retail Hall of Fame"
Patch.com
... disappointment that Lord's Department Store is closing after 73 years in business. The writer tells of his recent visit to the store -- complete with mention of Bubble Gum Bob and Ruthie's Diner -- and says the store should be placed in the retail ...
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Majedie opens up UK Income fund to retail investors
Money Marketing
Retail investors are now able to access the UK income fund seeded by Majedie Asset Management at the end of 2011. The Majedie UK Income fund is managed by Chris Reid, who also runs the boutique's UK Focus and Tortoise funds, and targets an ...
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BRC survey: cost of retail crime rises to £1.6 billion
Info4Security
Retailers continue to invest significantly to protect their businesses, staff and customers against crime and anti-social behaviour. Expenditure on crime and loss prevention has risen by 7.1% when compared with the previous year, with a median ...
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