Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Reliance Retail bets on cash-and-carry for high growth
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The home-grown retail player will strengthen its Reliance Market chain to take its turnover to Rs 50,000 cr in two-three years. At Reliance Industries' annual general meeting in June 2012, when Mukesh Ambani laid out an ambitious turnover target of Rs ...
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May retail sales jump, but trend still lacklustre
Globe and Mail
Before we get too excited about May's three-year-high growth in Canadian retail sales, let's consider where it sits in the context of the latest trend. First, we were more than due for some action in the stores. Second, even with May's big number the ...
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Slack retail buying dissolves sugar
Business Line
Due to disturbed train and other transportation services, presence of buyers and retail brokers were thin. Domestic futures market remained range-bound volatility as in physical market supply outstrips demand, said observer. A Vashi-based wholesaler ...
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Retail Wrap: Hy-Vee takes Rolling Stone issue off shelves
Omaha World-Herald
Hy-Vee joins CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid and several grocery chains, including Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets, Lubbock, Texas-based United Supermarkets and San Antonio-based H-E-B stores, that have banned the issue. Grocery retailers that ...
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Canadian retail sales boom prompts economists to boost GDP estimates
Vancouver Sun
But Mr. Rangasamy points out that with the blockbuster retail numbers in May, the Canadian economy is still well on track to beat the 1% growth the Bank of Canada is forecasting for the second quarter. "Even assuming a subsequent sharp 0.4% drop in ...
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Retail sales jump 1.9% in May, most in three years
Globe and Mail
Retailers across the country had a much better May than economists expected as sales rose 1.9 per cent, the biggest month-to-month jump since March 2010, according to Statistics Canada. Retail sales climbed to $40.4-billion in May, following two months ...
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Canada Retail Sales Surge
Wall Street Journal
OTTAWA—Canadian retail sales jumped almost five times more than expected in May, marking the largest monthly increase since March 2010, with widespread gains led by vehicles sales. The retail sales figures are the last of several consensus-beating ...
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Retail Council of Canada (RCC) disappointed with today's ruling from the ...
Sacramento Bee
TORONTO, July 23, 2013 -- /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada concurs with The Competition Tribunal's finding that current rules imposed on merchants by Visa and MasterCard have an adverse effect on competition. Although disappointed the Tribunal failed ...
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Retail Industry Specialist to Speak at Verisae's Annual User Conference
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
MINNEAPOLIS — Verisae, the leading global provider of SaaS-enabled technology that drives cost reductions in maintenance, energy, and environmental management, is pleased to announce its annual User Conference, "EFFICIENCY 2013," September 22 ...
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Parliament panel seeks FDI regulator in multi-brand retail
The Hindu
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry has strongly recommended setting up of a ``Retail Regulatory Authority'' to not only monitor the entry of foreign chains through foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector but to also study the ...
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U.S. Retail Sales Post Solid Gains
HispanicBusiness.com
U.S. retail sales receipts rose 1.4 percent in the week that ended Friday, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Tuesday. The ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly tracking report indicated sales rose "a solid" 1.4 percent from the previous week and 2 ...
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House panel asks Govt to set up regulatory authority for retail sector
Hindu Business Line
A parliamentary panel today asked the government to set up a 'Retail Regulatory Authority' to deal with issues concerning FDI in the multi-brand segment and cautioned that the unregulated entry of foreign giants could create joblessness. "We have ...
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Retail sales grow at fastest pace in 3 years
CBC.ca
Retail sales expanded by 1.9 per cent to $40.4 billion in May, the fastest pace of growth since March 2010 and more than twice what economists were expecting. Nine of the 11 subsectors that Statistics Canada tracks were higher, led by sales at motor ...
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Canada May Retail Sales Gain Fastest in 3 Years on Autos
Bloomberg
Canadian retail sales rose at the fastest pace in three years in May on gains in almost every category, led by automobiles. Sales increased 1.9 percent to a record C$40.4 billion ($39.1 billion), Statistics Canada said today in Ottawa. The gain was ...
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Retailers eye £240m opportunity as royal baby boy arrives
Retail Week
Retailers have moved quickly to prepare for a rush of custom following the birth of the royal baby boy yesterday, which could kickstart an estimated £243m of spending. Retailers including Mothercare, Morrisons, John Lewis and Kiddicare have all ...
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Kitchenware retailer Lakeland targeted in 'sophisticated and sustained cyber ...
Retail Week
In a customer email seen by Retail Week, Lakeland advised customers that "it has become clear that two encrypted databases were accessed, though we've not been able to find any evidence that the data has been stolen. "However, we have decided that it ...
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Retail IT News for VARs
Business Solutions Magazine
The U.S. Department of Commerce released the Advanced Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Service report for June 2013. Auto and other motor vehicle sales showed the biggest gain, increasing 12.9 percent from last year. Overall estimates of U.S. retail ...
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Retail Searches on Tablets More Than Double
PerformanceIN
Latest trade association figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed that retail search volumes coming through tablets increased by 132% for this year's April to June quarter compared to last year. Smartphone search volumes rose by ...
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