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Retail sales tumble as battle-weary consumers change buying habits and refuse ...
The Australian
In particular, the retail sector has had to compete against consumers spending a greater proportion of their disposable income on overseas holidays, which have been made cheaper by a strong Aussie dollar.'' Mr Aird said the higher Aussie dollar also ...
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Texas retail gasoline prices may start to increase
Liberty Vindicator
Texas, July 8- Average retail gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.31/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 13,114 gas outlets in Texas. This compares with the national average that has ...
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Nexus 7 retail price drop brings next-generation speculation
Android Community
The retailer has the 32GB model priced at $199 and the 16GB model priced at $179. These are both the WiFi only models which are currently selling for $249 and $199 in the Google Play Store. Basically, Staples has a decent discount for each of these ...
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Retail Holdings Wants IPO up to US$200 Million for Singer Asia
IVCPOST
Retail Holdings NV was reported to seek up to US$200 million in an upcoming initial public offering of Singer Asia Ltd, said three anonymous sources. These sources added that the initial public offering could occur in September, the earliest. Retail ...
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New retail store to take over former Allders site
Croydon Guardian
The former department store in Croydon will be transformed into Croydon Village, according to posters outside the department store. The company behind the scheme is understood to be Metro Outlet Croydon Ltd, who have struck a deal with landlords ...
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Omni-Channel Integration Still a Major Roadblock in Enabling a Seamless Retail ...
Wall Street Journal
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2013) - Brick-and-mortar retailers are ill-equipped to offer the next generation of consumers the contextual, seamless and personalized shopping experience they demand, according to a new research report from EKN, The ...
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UK : Fashion retail sales continue to fall in June
just-style.com
Sales at UK fashion retailers continued to decline in June, with unseasonal weather and cautious consumers among some of the reasons to blame. According to the monthly High Street Sales Tracker from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO, fashion ...
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Heritage Foods may hive off retail arm into separate unit
Hindu Business Line
Heritage Foods Ltd may consider hiving off Heritage Fresh, its retail format network, into a separate arm after it manages to break even by next year. The company is in the process of consolidating its retail format business, expanding and revamping ...
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BankDhofar voted best retail bank in Oman for 2013
Times of Oman
Muscat: BankDhofar is moving closer to its vision of being the best bank in the Gulf, as well as the best bank for its customers. The bank recently won the prestigious "Best Retail Bank Oman 2013" award at the Global Banking and Finance Review Awards ...
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Xfinity to open retail store in South Jacksonville
Jacksonville Daily Record
Xfinity plans to open a retail store at southeast Beach and Hodges boulevards in South Jacksonville, which appears to be its first of the cable-company's area locations where customers can pay bills, interact with Comcast employees and explore the ...
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National Retail Federation Confirms Existence Of Back-To-School Creep
The Consumerist
"In seven and a half years, I've never once seen so much emphasis put on back-to-school before July 4," a National Retail Federation rep tells AdAge.com about the phenomenon. "It is one of the most competitive times of year for big retailers. They know ...
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Franchising to be hurt by FDI norms in multi-brand retail:KPMG
Business Standard
"Recent clarifications issued by the Indian government on FDI regulations in multi-brand retail allowing foreign retailers to open only company-owned and company-operated outlets could be a big blow to growth in retail franchising in India," said KMPG ...
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US retail gasoline prices slide further
UPI.com
Spring refinery issues in the Chicago area caused an unexpected increase in retail gasoline prices. Drivers in the Midwest were paying more than $4 for a gallon of regular unleaded earlier this year amd more than $4.50 in the Chicago area. Unrest in ...
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Walmart, eBay to raise pitch for opening retail sector wider
Hindu Business Line
US-based retailers are leaning harder on India to open up the sector to more foreign investments. Even as the Government itself is mulling raising the investment limit across industries and bringing greater clarity to the rules of the game, CEO of ...
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Retailers sign Bangladesh safety deal
Scotsman
It was put in place after the collapse of the eight-storey Rana Plaza building in April, a catastrophe that focused world attention on safety standards at Bangladesh's garment export industry, which supplies clothes for some of the world's best-known ...
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Apple app store's fifth birthday: How have apps changed retail?
Retail Week
From showrooming to mobile sales to niche services, apps have overhauled the way retail operates. Without them, the mobile channel wouldn't have become the growth engine it is, and shoppers would interact with retailers in entirely different ways.
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Janney: Expect Positive June Retail Comps; Gap Is A Buy
Barron's (blog)
A long weekend means that many people likely hit the mall to shop over the Fourth of July, and Janney Montgomery Scott's Adrienne Tennant has a preview of June retail sales out today, which she sees as strong heading into the holiday. Tennant writes ...
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Before the Bell Scans: Ocwen Financial, Zions Bancorp., Retail Properties of ...
Wall Street Journal
(NYSE: OCN), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION), Retail Properties of America Inc. (NYSE: RPAI), and Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ). All these companies are tracked by AAAResearchReports.com. Free technical research on OCN, ZION, RPAI, and AIZ can ...
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Rimrock Development plans retail building in The Markets at Town Center
Jacksonville Daily Record
Rimrock Development LLC plans a $950,000 retail building in The Markets at Town Center on land it bought for $2 million. The Markets at Town Center property is adjacent to the St. Johns Town Center in South Jacksonville. Rimrock Development, based in ...
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65% smartphone users make retail purchases via mobile, says study
VC Circle
Around 65 per cent of smartphone users have used their phones to make a retail purchase and around 81 per cent of them use social media to seek advice before buying, a study released by First Data Corp-ICICI Merchant Services says. It is also found ...
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Online Auto Shopping: A Changing Retail Market
Wall Street Journal
Given the nationwide shift to online shopping for a variety of traditional in-store purchases, manufacturers, dealers and automotive retailers must take a closer look at how to maintain sales numbers in the digital revolution. Keynote Speaker: -- Seth ...
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NRF: Retail industry added 28000 jobs in June
Chain Store Age
Washington -- The retail industry added 28,000 jobs in June, according to the National Retail Federation. NRF said the industry had marked increases in every sector except furniture and home furnishings and health and personal care stores. "Today's ...
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