Thursday, July 11, 2013

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Retailers' revenue rose 3.9 pct. in June, best gain since Jan.
Greenfield Daily Reporter
Revenue at stores opened at least a year — an industry measure of a store's health — rose 3.9 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, according to a preliminary tally of 12 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
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Retail Site UNEEDIT.com Offers Money-Saving Tips on Purchasing Office and ...
Sacramento Bee
PHOENIX, July 11, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- UNEEDIT.com, a retail website that specializes in discount office supplies, has offered 4 great tips on how to cut cost and increase profits for businesses. Each year, companies waste thousands of dollars on ...
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June Retail Sales Likely Best Since January
Investor's Business Daily
Wall Street is betting retailers showed the best same-store sales gain in June since January as consumer spending heated up along with rising temperatures and a warmer economic climate. As of Wednesday, analysts were expecting June same-store sales, ...
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Clearance Racks Help June Retail Sales
Wall Street Journal
Retailers' sales continued to heat up in June amid improving weather and discounting as the chains looked to clear out spring merchandise and prepare for the back-to-school season. While general-merchandise retailers such as Costco Wholesale Corp. and ...
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UPDATE 1-Brazil retail sales avoid May drop
Reuters
SAO PAULO, July 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian retail sales stagnated in May as slower clothing purchases offset a recovery at supermarkets, beating forecasts for an overall decline but underscoring weak consumer confidence amid a fragile economic recovery.
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IndusInd Bank leads race for RBS's retail assets in India: report
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IndusInd Bank is reported to be the top contender for the retail assets of Royal Bank of Scotland in India, which the European banking major is in the process of closing. A deal could be announced as early as next week, according to a report in The ...
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Retail activity remains at weakest point since April 2009
Yumanewsnow
The Consumer Reports Indexes' past 30-day retail measure showed spending activity slackened to 8.6 from 9.2 a month earlier, and was down from one year ago (9.9). The dip shows consumers are still not comfortable spending. Planned spending for the ...
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Retail Giant Gives Verizon BlackBerry Z10 Lowest Price Tag Since Launch
Mobile bloom News
The handset runs on the 4G LTE network of Verizon in the United States, and can currently be purchased for under $20 on contract at select online retailers. The slim, light touchscreen enabled Z10 is BlackBerry's first attempt at copycatting the form ...
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National Retail Federation slams DC living wage bill as 'flawed and unwarranted'
WTOP
The District's large retailer living wage bill has attracted national attention and — now that the D.C. Council has passed it — national condemnation from an organization representing retailers. David French, senior vice president of government ...
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Target reveals winner of 'Co.Labs & Retail Accelerator'
Fibre2fashion.com
"The Retail Accelerator set out to find fresh and innovative ideas for a new mobile experience for Target, and the developer community absolutely exceeded our expectations," said Casey Carl, Target's President of Multichannel and Senior Vice President ...
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Retail Sales for June Expected to Post Gains
24/7 Wall St.
Retailers are announcing June same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 3.9% year-over-year, compared with a 3.5% gain in May and a 2.8% gain in April. Retail sales gained just 0.2% in June of 2012.
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Foreign supermarkets to wait for outcome of 2014 polls before investing
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The government resolutely faced a vote of no-confidence in Parliament last year over its decision to allow entry to foreign supermarkets, but it is unlikely to reap any benefit as global retail chains have decided to wait for the outcome of ...
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Arlington retail shell building site in review for redevelopment
Jacksonville Daily Record
A partially completed retail building in the Arlington area of Jacksonville might come out of its shell. The City issued the Mobility Fee Calculation Certificate on June 26 for a 9,100-square-foot project on the 1.66-acre site at 6830 Atlantic Blvd. It ...
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Manthan Systems Introduces Retail Solution for Personalized Promotions
Sacramento Bee
Manthan Systems, the global leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics for retailers, introduced ARC TargetOne, an advanced personalized promotions solution, extending its ARC Customer Analytics portfolio to real-time and context sensitive ...
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Is the state government doing enough to rein in retail prices?
Times of India
Extensive media coverage and word-ofmouth publicity drew longer queues to the 11 fair price shops across the city on Wednesday, and compelled many retailers to further slash prices. Almost 11 tonnes of supplies ran out by 7pm at the Andheri Apna Bazar.
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Retail Therapy for Dogs
Winston-Salem Chronicle
Doggy Stylez Couture opened June 29 on a popular downtown Patterson Avenue block near Krankies Coffee. It carries an array of gourmet dog food, colorful treats, chew toys, collars, beds, grooming supplies and pet apparel. Though dogs are king at the ...
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Rupee slide hurts smartphone sales
Economic Times
Leading retail chains The Mobile Store, UniverCell and Planet M Retail - which sell mostly smartphones through more than 1,400 outlets across the country - say sales growth slowed to 8-9% in the latest quarter, more than 20% less than the preceding ...
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Chelmsford center retail plan nears OK
The Sun
CHELMSFORD -- The Planning Board is poised to give approval to a new retail complex in the vacant former home of Stop & Shop and Marshalls on Boston Road, a key parcel in the town center. The building, empty since both stores left about a year and a ...
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Bebe Stores Q4 Retail Sales Decrease 8.5%; Comps. Down 7.1% - Quick Facts
NASDAQ
(RTTNews.com) - bebe stores inc. ( BEBE ) reported fourth-quarter retail sales of $109.0 million, a decrease of 8.5% from $119.1 million last year. Comparable store sales decreased 7.1% for the quarter. The company said the decrease was primarily ...
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'Apple conspired to raise the retail prices of e-books'
Times of Malta
US District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan found "compelling evidence" that Apple violated federal antitrust law by playing a "central role" in a conspiracy with the publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise e-book prices. The decision ...
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City Council bans retail pet sales
fox5sandiego.com
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council tentatively voted Tuesday to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores and other commercial establishments in the city. The amendment to the municipal code makes it "unlawful for any person to ...
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