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US retail sales data weakens Aussie dollar
Herald Sun
THE Australian dollar has opened weaker, as disappointing US retail sales data and a negative finish on Wall Street pushed the currency back towards 105 US cents. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was at 105.06 US cents, down from Friday's ...
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Onilne retail's light speed evolution
Business Spectator
Latest stories. Onilne retail's light speed evolution. With Australian retailers hard-pressed to keep up with rapidly changing customer behaviour, agility needs to be an important part of the conversation. Coalition NBN's bitter aftertaste. The ...
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Asian Stocks Drop as U.S. Retail Sales Fall Ahead of Chinese GDP
Bloomberg
The gauge jumped 3.5 percent last week, the biggest weekly gain since September, as the yen traded near 100 per dollar and slower-than-estimated inflation in China eased concern about monetary-policy tightening. Retail sales in the U.S. dropped in ...
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March freeze chills high street footfall
Financial Times
High streets, under pressure from austerity and several retail failures, reported the biggest drop, with shopper numbers down 7 per cent, the poorest performance since July 2012. Out-of-town shopping centres fared less badly, with footfall 4.2 per cent ...
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Focus on cutting costs, retail loans delivered: Murali M Natrajan, Development ...
Economic Times
When the downturn hit us in 2008, personal loan delinquencies went up two to three times and corporate loans also went bad. The board decided to exit some of these retail products and slow down the balance sheet. Obviously this had an impact on income.
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MetLife bringing US retail business HQ to Ballantyne
WBTV
Just a month after announcing that it would bring near 1,300 jobs to Charlotte, MetLife has settled on a place to settle in. On Tuesday morning, MetLife, Inc. announced that it would establish its U.S. Retail business headquarters in Ballantyne ...
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Scotland's growth slows but firms remain resilient
Scotsman
Today's purchasing managers' index (PMI) from Bank of Scotland coincides with a snapshot of Scotland's retail sector which suggests shops north of the Border fared better than their southern counterparts during the big freeze. The reports are published ...
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Restrictive retail drives Go Card tech tender
Australasian Bus and Coach
Queensland commuters could soon be topping up Go Cards with retail EFTPOS facilities after the State Government last week announced it would tender the technology due to ongoing retail costs and accessibility problems. Queensland Transport Minister ...
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Firms count damage done by March cold weather
BBC News
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the number of people visiting shops last month was 5.2% lower than a year ago. Meanwhile, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said the March freeze cost the UK's small businesses £174m. It said more than ...
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Nikkei eases 0.9 percent; weak US retail data weighs
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average shed 0.9 percent in early trade on Monday, slipping further from a nearly five-year high, as exporters retreated after weak U.S. retail sales raised concerns over the recovery in the world's largest economy.
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Gear changes in the road race of retailing
SmartCompany.com.au
If you look at the turnaround in Australia of Coles and Kmart, as well as growth in Super Retail and Kathmandu, all four brands have had CEOs and management teams that have acted quickly. As management writer and organisational change guru Peter ...
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Deal sets new benchmark for Retail Property prices
SA Commercial Prop News
The hefty R2,3bn price tag and 6,7% yield commanded by Somerset Mall, the rather dowdy-looking shopping centre alongside Cape Town's N2 freeway en route to the winelands, sets a new benchmark for retail property prices in SA. The JSE's biggest ...
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US Retail Sales Fall In March
Israel Diamond Portal
Month over month, retail sales in the United States declined in March, the New York Times reports. After declining by 0.1% in January and rising 1% in February, retail sales dropped by 0.4% in March, after seasonal adjustment, the U.S. Commerce ...
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Tesco set to count the cost of US exit
Scotsman
ANNUAL results from supermarket giant Tesco will dominate another retail-heavy week, which will also feature figures from Burberry, Debenhams and JD Sports. Tesco is expected to set out plans to retreat from Fresh & Easy, its ill-fated foray into the ...
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Greenarch Apartments to house 70 units, 9300 square feet of retail space; open ...
kjrh.com
Greenwood Avenue and Archer Street will soon be home to the new Greenarch Apartments and Retail Space. Developers say the 70-unit apartment complex, which includes more than 9,000 square feet of retail space, is 75-percent complete. "This area has ...
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Man, 54, arrested for retail theft of 97 items
abc27
... Lancaster. Records indicated that the US Marshal's Office held a warrant for Garcia's arrest on a federal probation violation for a firearms offense. Garcia is currently in Lancaster County Prison on the retail theft charges and a detainer from the ...
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