Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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Indian shopping and retail mgmt technology set to leapfrog: experts
Financial Express
Director of Retail for Asia Pacific at the Motorola Solutions Singapore Pte Ltd. Motorola was already working on tailor-made solutions for the Indian market and diverse Indian retailers, he said on the sidelines of the two-day World Retail Congress ...
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Govt steps in to provide link between farmers, retail chains
Hindu Business Line
After opening the doors to foreign retailers, the Government has moved in to strengthen back-end infrastructure by proposing to organise farmers into collectives – either a co-operative or a company. The move is intended to establish a linkage between ...
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Anti-Lanka protests hit hospitality, retail sectors in Tamil Nadu
Business Standard
The two correspondents have visited major retail (textile and jewellery) shops at T-Nagar, shopping hub in Chennai, and most of the shop and restaurant owners have said that hardly have hardly had any customers from Sri Lanka in the last one week.
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Business Standard
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Announces New Retail Solutions Sales Team
Marketwire (press release)
GREENSBORO, NC--(Marketwire - Mar 20, 2013) - To ensure customers have the dedicated resources they need to meet the growing demands of the retail environment, Gilbarco Veeder-Root has appointed a seasoned team of sales professionals to help ...
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Alibaba chief sees China online retail boom
Financial Times
Online retail sales now account for slightly less than 6 per cent of China's total retail sales, according to McKinsey, the consultants. In the US, e-commerce sales accounted for 5.2 per cent of total retail sales last year, according to the US ...
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Russia Retail Sales Growth Declines Further, Adds to Growth Concerns
NASDAQ
The Federal Statistics Service said Wednesday that retail sales in February rose 2.5% from the same month last year, a slower rate than January's 3.5% increase, which was also down from December's 5% annual rise. Russia's February retail sales fell 1.8 ...
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Whole Foods Expands From Retail to Lifestyle Brand with Health Resort
brandchannel.com
Emblematic of the slow but steady rise in health and wellness awareness, the gold-standard of 'conscious capitalism,' natural grocer Whole Foods is taking its brand and business acumen into the health resort sector. "We have the perfect vehicle for ...
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China will become the world's largest online retail market by 2020
Raw Story
China's online sales are forecast to exceed $420 billion annually by 2020, which will likely make the country the world's largest online retail market, a study showed Thursday. Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co said sales are expected to ...
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Raw Story
Appetites: Restaurants with a side of retail
Minnesota Public Radio
Rachel Hutton: The restaurant and retail connection isn't really new. I think it began locally, in earnest, in the early 2000s, when Southdale upgraded its restaurants. Suddenly, the food courts we loitered at as teens were joined by several upscale ...
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Minnesota Public Radio
Budget 2013: retail
economia
It is a challenging time for many in the retail sector. Retailers are having to transform how they go to market in order to entice technology-savvy, cash-strapped consumers. Fierce competition, including from a growing online channel, is squeezing margins.
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Two new restaurants, retail center approved for Big Beaver
Waste Management World
The Planning Commission unanimously approved preliminary site plans for a Carrabbas Italian Grill at the east end, a retail center in the middle and Bonefish Grill to the west on the 5.9-acre site March 12. This is the first phase of the project, known ...
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3 Retail Names With High EPS, Revenue Forecasts
Seeking Alpha
Retailing ranks well among the industry darlings of the post-market rally since the March 9, 2009 low for the S&P 500. The past 12 months has seen a narrowing of the outperformance of the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) as compared to the SPDR S&P 500 ...
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Trillium Brewing Company to Open Retail Shop
Brewbound.com
"Opening the retail shop and releasing our first beer, Trillium, is the realization of an extensive family and community effort." said JC Tetreault, co-owner of Trillium Brewing Company. "Esther (wife and co-owner) and I couldn't be more excited; we ...
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Retail Leadership Expo planned March 28
NIU Today
Meanwhile, according to a recent study published by the National Retail Federation, one in four Americans has a rewarding career within retail sector. Hiring needs were identified in merchandising; retail operations (stores, field); merchandise ...
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SanDisk aims to get closer to retail at PCR Boot Camp
PCR-online.biz
This year's Boot Camp, in association with Microsoft, takes place on Wednesday May 29th at The Brewery, London. Tech dealers can register for free at www.pcrbootcamp.com and each retailer or reseller attending will receive a free Jabra Solemate ...
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PCR-online.biz
New Store Management System Claims to Change the Face of Retail
Digital Signage Connection
SmartCircle is a wireless network that uses smartphone and tablet intelligence to secure, monitor and play marketing videos in retail environments. According to the company, it eliminates the need for multiple, expensive hardware systems utilized in ...
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Digital Signage Connection
City Sports Announces Third Retail Location in New York City
The Providence Journal
BOSTON, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- City Sports today announced that it will open its 22(nd) retail location in New York City's financial district this Tuesday, March 26(th). Coming on the heels of the successful re-location of their Chestnut Hill ...
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The Providence Journal
Good For You Walgreens: First Net-Zero Retail Store
SustainableBusiness.com
"We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and leading the retail industry in use of green technology," says Thomas Connolly, vice president of facilities development for Walgreens. "We are investing in developing a net-zero store so we can ...
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SustainableBusiness.com


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