Thursday, January 03, 2013

Google Alert - retail news

News22 new results for retail news
 
Retail FDI to control wastage: Rakesh Bharti Mittal
Moneycontrol.com
Retail FDI to control wastage: Rakesh Bharti Mittal. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice chairman and MD of Bharti Enterprises and chairman, CII National Council on Agriculture speaks about the recent reforms. India Business Hour ...
See all stories on this topic »
Barnes & Noble sells fewer Nooks, retail revenue falls
Reuters India
But questions swirled about whether it is worth that much, after the retailer said that the Nook segment's revenue fell 12.6 percent from a year earlier during the nine weeks ended December 29, hurt by lower unit sales and prices. Sales of digital ...
See all stories on this topic »
Koutons Retail India Limited
Moneycontrol.com
Koutons Retail India Limited. Koutons Retail India Limited has submitted to the Exchange the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results for the period ended March 31,2012. More Announcements on: Koutons Retail · Peers. 3rd-Jan-2013 13:51 Source: ...
See all stories on this topic »
Gift returns take shine off Christmas retail figures
The Guardian
Retailers enjoying a boost from rising online sales in December may suffer a hit in January as shoppers return unwanted goods. Up to 40% of clothing and between and 5% and 10% of electrical goods and homewares bought via the internet or catalogues are ...
See all stories on this topic »

The Guardian
December retail sales mixed, nimble chains do better
Reuters
(Reuters) - Several major U.S. retailers beat expectations of modest sales increases in December as shoppers wrapped up holiday buying, but overall results were mixed and only stores that were nimble enough thrived in an uncertain economy.
See all stories on this topic »
December Retail Sales See Some Hits, but Mostly Misses
CNBC.com
The economy took a toll on shoppers in the most important quarter of the year for retailers. The holiday season was never expected to be stellar, but even the single-digit growth anticipated by chains and analysts came under pressure as super storm ...
See all stories on this topic »

CNBC.com
Zinc API Enables Online Retail at Any Scale
ProgrammableWeb (blog)
Zinc bridges the gap between bloggers and content creators and the retailers that sell the products reviewed and covered. The Zinc API allows anyone with an online presence to add a few lines of code to a site or app and seamlessly add ordering ...
See all stories on this topic »
U.S. Stocks Open Lower; Investors Eye Employment, Retail Data
NASDAQ
NEW YORK--Stocks slipped from their recent string of historic gains, as investors weighed a mixed bag of retail reports and a pair of conflicting employment readings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 23 points, or 0.2%, to 13389. The Standard ...
See all stories on this topic »
T-Mobile to carry Nexus 4 in retail stores in January
AndroidGuys
nexus_4_hero_720 T-Mobile will begin offering the Nexus 4 in retail locations across the country later this month, according to TmoNews. The LG smartphone has been rather difficult to procure as of late so this is a good sign for those of you still ...
See all stories on this topic »

AndroidGuys
US economic reports, retail sales in focus
MarketWatch
Wall Street points toward a softer Thursday open, in contrast to Wednesday's big gains. Investors take a breather after the prior session's strong rally, with oil and gold prices tracking the downbeat trend. Strong ADP private-sector jobs data for ...
See all stories on this topic »
A Look At Virtual Retail Solutions In Daily Urban
PSFK
Here are two of the best examples that PSFK Labs has seen around the theme of Virtual Retail: paypal-qr-code-smrt. Shop Right Off The Subway Wall With Paypal. Online payment service company PayPal is is trialling a new mobile shopping initiative that ...
See all stories on this topic »
TABLE-US Dec ICSC retail sales up 4.1 pct vs year ago
Reuters
... Discount 1.5 -0.0 3.7 3.2 5.1 4.1 Drug -2.2 -5.3 -4.7 -8.6 -5.8 -5.2 Wholesale clubs 9.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total store sales 5.6 1.8 4.0 2.8 4.1 3.4 Number of retailers 21 22 22 22 ...
See all stories on this topic »
UK's digital game sales over £550 million in 2012; physical retail not doing ...
PC Gamer Magazine
The Entertainment Retailers Association have released a report claiming that over £1 billion was spent on digital media in the UK during 2012. More than half that total was a result of games, which took in around £552 million in digital sales through ...
See all stories on this topic »
Polaroid Fotobar: A new retail printing experience coming to a mall near you
Pocket-lint.com
The new Fotobars, as they will be known, will according to the company be a "retail location where you can finally see, touch, feel and unlock all those great pictures stuck on your hard drive, camera and most importantly on your smartphone. The ...
See all stories on this topic »
Kerry Lemos, Current CEO At Retail Pro International, Now Owner
Daily Deal Media
The 25 year old company is a global leader in flexible omni-channel retail management solutions, but according to a recent press release by the company, in its the last 4 years, under the guidance of current leadership, Retail Pro® has reestablished ...
See all stories on this topic »
Business Wire Retail Report on December 2012 Retail Sales Figures
Businessweek
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2013-- 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.
See all stories on this topic »
Downtown Macy's to close
Houston Chronicle (blog)
Mayor Annise Parker quickly released a statement announcing a new downtown retail task force that will work with the Houston Downtown Management District to "research all available options for a new downtown Macy's, as well as additional department ...
See all stories on this topic »
Apple invents centralized Apple Store floor plan management system
Apple Insider
Apple invents centralized Apple Store floor plan management system. By Mikey Campbell. A patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday offers a look into how Apple manages retail store operations worldwide, from dynamic ...
See all stories on this topic »

Apple Insider
A happy holiday season after all: December retail sales beat expectations
New York Daily News
"Given how tough December was, these numbers are not something that the retailers should be crying much about," Nancy Liu, a retail strategist at Kurt Salmon, told the Daily News. Overall, sales at stores open at least a year at around 20 companies ...
See all stories on this topic »

New York Daily News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Target Among Billionaire Ray Dalio's Retail Bets
Insider Monkey (blog)
BRIDGEWATER ASSOCIATES Billionaire Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates in 1973 from his apartment. After 28 years, Dalio stepped down as CEO and is now the co-CIO and "mentor". One of the big feats for Bridgewater is that it manages only ...
See all stories on this topic »

Insider Monkey (blog)
Shop for a new career: We find 50338 retail jobs up for grabs
Mirror.co.uk
We've been ringing the tills and stacking the shelves as we have delved into the world of retail to find out about the jobs scene. We bring you the lowdown on the sectors that are currently recruiting with who is hiring, where the jobs are and what it ...
See all stories on this topic »
OPSEU endorses LCBO plan to expand retail services
Canada NewsWire (press release)
TORONTO, Jan. 3, 2013 /CNW/ - The union representing more than 7,000 LCBO workers has endorsed the Crown agency's decision to open 'Express' stores in several large grocery stores and to inaugurate boutique outlets for the sale of Ontario quality ...
See all stories on this topic »


This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

No comments: