Thursday, April 18, 2013

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McDowells No1 achieves retail sales of $3.8 b in 2012-13
Hindu Business Line
Liquor maker United Spirits Ltd today said its brand McDowells No1 has achieved retail sales worth $3.8 billion (over Rs 20,000 crore) in 2012-13. "McDowell's No1, created a historic landmark today clocking retail sales worth $3.8 billion for nearly ...
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Hilco Names Dick Lynch Senior Vice President of SD Retail Consulting
Wall Street Journal
SD Retail Consulting, a leading strategic retail advisory firm and unit of Hilco Trading, LLC, today announced that it has named Dick Lynch Senior Vice President of Merchandising and Strategy. In his new role, Mr. Lynch will be responsible for helping ...
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Retail sales for March slip on bad weather
BBC News
Retail sales in March were 0.7% lower than in February because of bad weather, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS also said retail sales volumes last month were 0.5% lower than a year earlier. The decline was in line with ...
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BBC News
The Romanian retail market: What do retailers need to know?
Retail Week
B&Q owner Kingfisher revealed last week it is poised to expand into Romania through the acquisition of 15 Bricostore shops from French retailer Group Bresson, set to complete in the next two months. It comes as Debenhams reveals it has closed six ...
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Retail sales suffer in March cold snap
Financial Times
Retail sales slipped slightly in March due to the unseasonably cold weather, though official figures suggest retail spending will still make a positive contribution to output for the first quarter. Next Thursday is a red letter day for UK output for ...
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British retail sales slide in March
AFP
LONDON — British retail sales sank by more than expected last month, official data showed Thursday, as shoppers shunned the high street during the second-coldest March on record. Retail sales sank 0.7 percent in March, the Office for National ...
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Retail sales fall in freezing March
Telegraph.co.uk
Unusually cold weather meant shoppers stayed at home, with retail sales volumes falling 0.7pc on the month to stand 0.5pc lower on the year, the Office for National Statistics said. Low temperatures and snowfall led to Britain enduring its coldest ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Near-frenzy in retail market, strong demand online
Hindu Business Line
Gitanjali Jewels, which has one of the largest retail network pan-India, also pointed that the nearly 15 per cent drop in retail prices is causing a near-frenzy in the retail market. "Offtake has gone up by almost 40 per cent and walks-in have also ...
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Hindu Business Line
ONS: Retail sales fall as shoppers snub high street in coldest March for 50 years
This is Money
Retail sales fell further than expected last month after the coldest March in 50 years kept shoppers at home, official figures showed today, making the prospect of a triple dip recession a near certainty. In a continuation of the rollercoaster ...
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This is Money
FIN(R) Branding Group Surpasses 35000 Retail Doors Nationwide
Wall Street Journal
FIN Branding Group has positioned itself as one of the fastest growing names in electronic cigarettes by announcing the roll-out of its product line to more than 35,000 retail establishments nationwide including Wal-Mart, Pilot/Flying J, Winn Dixie ...
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Retail sales fall in March as high street feels chill of freezing weather
WalesOnline
Retail sales dropped by 0.5% in March as the cold weather put shoppers off starting shopping on the spring wardrobes. The year-on-year drop in the amount sold came after strong growth of 2.5% in February. Overall retail sales in the first quarter of ...
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WalesOnline
Retail Spending Dips, but Look for a Rebound
GlobeSt.com (blog)
Restrained discretionary spending likely induced by increased payroll taxes generated weaker than expected retail sales performance in March; a sharp drop off from the solid numbers posted in the prior two months. However, the coinciding downshift in ...
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National Retail Federation Comments on Immigration Reform Bill
Travel Agent
US Capitol Building The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade association. NRF's President and CEO Matthew Shay issued a statement on the introduction of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration ...
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Travel Agent
Cold weather hurts British retail sales
Reuters UK
But Thursday's data did show that retail sales were 0.4 percent higher in the first three months of 2013 than the last three months of 2012. This suggests Britain's economy may have eked out modest growth in the first quarter of 2013, which it needs if ...
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365 Retail And Avanti Partner For Micro Market, Vending Data Integration ...
VendingMarketWatch
Responding to the continued growth of micro markets by vending operators, 365 Retail Markets and Avanti Markets have partnered to develop the industry's first data integration standard. Known as AIM – Access Integration and Management – this standard ...
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Instant View - Retail sales edge lower as forecast in March - GlobalPost
GlobalPost
LONDON (Reuters) - Unusually cold weather hurt British retail sales in March, official data showed on Thursday, confirming the fragile state of the country's economy in the first three months of 2013. ANALYST COMMENT. ROSS WALKER, RBS. "They're pretty ...
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UK retail sales drop in chilly weather
Businessweek
LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that retail sales in Britain dropped sharply in March, as chilly weather kept shoppers at home. The Office of National Statistics said Thursday that sales were down 0.7 percent from the previous month, more or less ...
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Pound Falls After U.K. Retail Sales - RTTNews
RTT News
The pound slipped against most major opponents on Thursday, after data showed that country's retail sales declined more than expected in March due to a fall in non-food store sales. Data from the Office for National Statistics revealed that retail ...
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Sales slump in 2012 for Chinese retail giants
China Daily
Total sales of the top 100 large retail chains in China increased 10.8 percent year-on-year to 1.87 trillion yuan ($303 billion) in 2012, which lower than the 14.3 percent year-on-year increase of 2012 China's total retail sales. Sales of the top ...
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TD Bank Receives Highest Ranking in Florida from JD Power and Associates ...
Wall Street Journal
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, is Florida's highest ranked bank in customer satisfaction according to the 2013 J.D. Power and Associates Retail Banking Satisfaction ...
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Retail workers don't want holiday hours - YorkRegion
YorkRegion.com
It was with a great deal of anger and disbelief I read Mr. O'Neill's column suggesting retailers be allowed to open whenever they want — including holidays. I was further insulted by his condescending attitude concerning retail workers. It may ...
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Latest Retail Data Sending Warning to Investors
Business 2 Community
Latest Retail Data Sending Warning to Investors image Warning to Investors With the market hitting all-time highs, many investors are wondering how investor sentiment can be so positive when job creation is still not as strong as it should be. This ...
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Business 2 Community
RBD Appoints Jim Sander Senior Vice President of Sales & Business ...
Wall Street Journal
PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwired - Apr 18, 2013) - Retail Business Development (RBD), the leading provider of retail sales acceleration services, today announced that Jim Sander has joined the company to serve as the Senior Vice President of Sales ...
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Moneris Solutions and LightSpeed to Provide Integrated Mobile Payment Solutions
Wall Street Journal
"Our partnership with Moneris represents an important milestone in Canadian retail, which has been newly empowered by mobile, iPad(R) and Mac solutions that engage customers in an interactive and re-energized shopping environment," said Dax Dasilva, ...
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