Saturday, May 25, 2013

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Zloty hit by weak retail sales, crown outperforms
Business Recorder (blog)
Surprisingly weak Polish retail sales data pushed the zloty close to a 10-month low on Friday, while the Czech crown bounced further off a three-year low but is seen weakening again longer term. The zloty tested levels last seen in July last year after ...
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RYAN BAKKEN: Liquor loss means retail drought
Grand Forks Herald
RYAN BAKKEN: Liquor loss means retail drought. For years, Red Barn Liquor has served as the off-sale liquor store in Hallock, Minn. However, because of difficulties that included an owner's health issues, the store has had a limited inventory since ...
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• Indiana retailers unlikely to pass on credit card fees
Reporter-Times
Consumers may be surprised to find that retailers now can pass along their credit card processing fees — although it seems few in Indiana may be inclined to do so. A proposed national settlement between financial companies and retailers means the ...
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Retailers bear the brunt as Indian rupee dips
Oman Daily Observer
By Kabeer Yousuf — MUSCAT — With the Indian rupee plummeting to an ever low against Omani rial, it is the retail business that suffering for the lack of customers. The Indian Rupee went to an ever low hitting the bottom of Rs 145 against a Rial ...
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Oman Daily Observer
Buyers win as velvet rope lifts on catwalk designs
Sydney Morning Herald
''They're a direct extension of the 'catwalk to store' strategy popularised by mid-market European brands like Zara and H&M,'' Nerida Jenkins from retail marketing consultants Retail Oasis says. ''Collaborations lift the velvet rope on the elite ...
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Guitar Center Employees Unionize in New York
RollingStone.com
Employees at Guitar Center's flagship store in Manhattan overwhelmingly voted on Friday to form a union of its 57 retail workers. The new bargaining unit will press the company for improved working conditions and a reversal of declining wages at the ...
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Alberta economic snapshot for May 25, 2013
Troy Media
CALGARY, AB, May 25, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Retail spending activity is one of the best gauges of how the economy is performing. Shoppers in Alberta may have cooled their heels a bit lately, but the overall trend is still showing healthy levels of ...
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Retailers explain how pre-owned Titles will work on Xbox One
GamingBolt
Ever since the announcement of Xbox One the consumers have been going wild due to the confusion of how pre-owned titles would work on the Xbox One. Several Microsoft employees tried to explain but have failed multiple times and caused nothing but ...
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GamingBolt
Downtown El Paso railroad museum told to vacate space
El Paso Times
The city's decision to ask the Friends of the Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso to vacate a small retail space at the Union Plaza Transit Terminal has created another problem -- the lack of space to display years of railroad history. For ...
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Ontario economic snapshot for May 25, 2013
Troy Media
TORONTO, ON, May 25, 2013/ Troy Media/ – Retail sales in Ontario increased 0.4 per cent in March, seasonally-adjusted (SA), as quantities increased 1.0 per cent, while prices declined 0.6 per cent. In the first quarter, sales decreased 1.4 per cent ...
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BC economic snapshot for May 25, 2013
Troy Media
VANCOUVER, BC, May 25, 2013/ Troy Media/ – B.C. retail sales jumped 1.0 per cent in March over February to $5.16 billion, seasonally adjusted, mainly on the strength of a spike in new vehicle sales. Despite the best performance in one year, March 2013 ...
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State governments banking on online sales tax
PennLive.com (blog)
Pennsylvania now collects 6 percent (or 8 percent in Philadelphia and 7 percent in Allegheny County) sales tax from online retailers that have a physical presence, or "nexis" in the state. Retail behemoth Amazon, which has several warehouses in ...
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Inspirational companies show opportunities are out there
This is Nottingham
In front of hundreds of people, it saw Nottingham-based Ikano Financial Services take the top prize for what it puts back into the local community, independent deli Delilah Fine Foods become Retailer of the Year and family-run A1 Flue Systems hailed ...
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This is Nottingham
Minecraft Xbox 360 Update TU12 June Release Date
Society and Religion
Retail disc version for the Xbox LIVE title will also be available for June release. It was previously set for April 30th only to be delayed by Microsoft and 4J Studios last month. So with retail version in June, there is a possibility of another ...
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Society and Religion
Pound Falls 4th Week Versus Euro on Bets BOE Will Boost Stimulus
Businessweek
The pound fell for a fourth week against the euro as reports showing retail sales unexpectedly declined in April and inflation slowed fueled speculation the Bank of England will expand monetary stimulus. The U.K. currency dropped for a third week ...
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BBC Motorsports Expands Indoor Internet Auto Sales to 60000 Square Feet in ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
BBC Motorsports, located in Dallas, Texas, has just completed the expansion of their indoor automotive retail shopping facility to 60,000 square feet, or about 1.4 acres. Jason Burr, Partner at BBC Motorsports says, "We want to make our customer ...
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There's No Place Like the Mall: US Shoppers Unplug
The FINANCIAL
As the U.S. population has diversified, the lines have blurred between shopping, entertainment, and community. This blending of experiences has created an opportunity for retail to strengthen social ties within communities looking for communal experiences.
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