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Retail pain keeps deals out of the shop window
Financial News
Only three retail deals have been struck since the end of March: technology-focused Elaia Partners' acquisition of French online fashion retailer Carnet de Mode in May, TowerBrook Capital Partners' investment in clothing company MC Lem the same month, ...
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Gulf retail market grows
Warc
According to the the Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz), retail is one of the fastest growing sectors in the countries comprising the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). These include Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Govt may further simplify FDI norms in multi-brand retail
Economic Times
The minister's remark comes after his meeting with top officials on issues related to India's FDI policy, especially in multi-brand retail trade. A week earlier, clarifications issued by the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) had ...
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Economic Times
Babyshop enhances retail presence in Western Region with 2 new stores
Arab News
Babyshop, described as the region's fashion destination for children, sets yet another milestone with the opening of its 30th and 31st store in the Western Region — at Al Emmam Al Bukhari Road, Near Saudi German Hospital, Aziziyah District, Madinah ...
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B&M Homestore opens at Kingsditch Retail Park in Cheltenham
This is Gloucestershire
A MAJOR new store has opened at a Cheltenham retail park, creating 60 jobs and filling a shop unit which had been empty for five years. B&M Homestore has opened at Kingsditch Retail Park in Swindon Village, taking over the unit which has been empty ...
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Do You Use Retail Stores For Showrooming?
Lifehacker Australia
For the uninitiated, "showrooming" refers to browsing a physical retail store to get your hands on devices or an in-person demo before going home to purchase the product online. Online stores can often provide a better price than brick-and-mortar ...
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Retail collective urges Canberra on online GST
Business Spectator
Some of the nation's largest retailers have joined forced to urge both sides of politics to extend the goods and services tax to online imports and boost labour productivity, The Australian Financial Review reports. According to the newspaper, the ...
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Obama-Gown Designer to Give Hugo Boss Womenswear Boost: Retail
Businessweek
Hugo Boss AG (BOSS) hired Jason Wu to do for its womenswear unit what Michelle Obama did for Jason Wu. The company, best known for boxy men's suits that can cost $1,200 or more, has hired the 30-year-old to turn around its women's line, which isn't ...
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March Networks Delivers Expanded Video Surveillance Portfolio for Small and ...
LP Portal
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, and SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, June 12, 2013 — March Networks®, a leading provider of intelligent IP video solutions, is pleased to introduce the newest additions to its next-generation platform for the retail market. The March Networks ...
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Will move Cabinet for further FDI liberalisation, says Sharma
Business Standard
Sharma told reporters here that he would chair a retail round table involving heads of Indian companies and foreign investors on June 27, to seek views on implementation issues and to address their concerns, if any. After the stakeholder consultation, ...
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Business Standard
Sainsbury's in relaunch of Tu clothing brand
Scotsman
However, the Scottish Retail Consortium warned that not all of the footfall translated into pounds spent in store, as retail sales growth was pegged at just 0.8 per cent. The milder weather was cited as one of the reasons for additional shoppers on the ...
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Scotsman
How cost shortcuts can damage brand reputations
SmartCompany.com.au
There is always the temptation by brand owners to improve profit by lowering quality whilst maintaining price. Moving to a lower cost factory or country of production, decreasing the pack size or lowering packaging or product quality all consume much ...
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Woolworths , Coles to establish complaints body
Business Spectator
Woolworths Ltd and Wesfarmers Ltd-owned Coles will establish a dispute resolution body with the Australian Food and Grocery Council in a bid to minimise their exposure to regulatory and political attention, The Australian reports. According to the ...
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High Street sees return of Scottish shoppers
BBC News
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) footfall figures showed numbers were 3% higher than a year ago - an improvement from the 1% rise in April. Scottish retailers faired much better than the whole of the UK, where shopper numbers were down 0.7%.
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New Goodwill stores are American-made
Orlando Sentinel
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida opened its second Orlando-area "American-made store" Friday in the Waterford Lakes area. The store is at 12170 Lake Underhill Road. It replaces a store at 10525 E. Colonial Drive. Goodwill has decided to build its ...
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Top UK retailers fail to win 'fair tax mark' - report
euronews
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers have been accused of not paying their way on tax, with just two of 25 well-known store groups awarded a "Fair Tax Mark", in a report published on Thursday by the Fair Tax Campaign. Several UK companies, including ...
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