Retailers Make Promises and Their Supply Chains Fail ThemMarketWatch (press release)Retailers need to refocus attention on their core back-end processes and supply chain infrastructure to deliver efficiently on their brand commitments, cautions Clare Rayner, retail-expert and founder of 'The Retail Conference', an annual retail …and more »
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Rice Village still has independent styleHouston ChronicleA merchant calls the Rice Village a "lifestyle" place with many independently owned stores where moms push their babies and friends meet at restaurants, bars and performance venues. But another merchant fears rising rents will force out independents.
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PayPal Showed The Future Of Retail Today — And It's NOT The New Credit Card …San Francisco ChronicleYou use the app to look up nearby retailers that accept PayPal. If you find one that you want to shop at, you check in — just like you'd do on Foursquare or any other check-in service. [...]
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Rise in retail sales points to healthy consumerReutersBy Lucia Mutikani | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US retail sales posted their largest gain in five months in February, with Americans feeling confident enough to buy more cars and other goods even as they paid more for gasoline.US Retail Sales Rose in Feb. by Most in [...]
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The Business Matrix: Monday 12 March 2012The IndependentArgos owner may axe dividend The Independent on Sunday reports that Argos owner Home Retail Group could cut or scrap its final dividend after it announces a dire set of fourth-quarter sales figures this week. Analysts forecast that full-year profits …and more »
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February Video Game Retail Sales Drop 20 PercentABC NewsUS retail sales of video games tumbled 20 percent in February as people cut spending on video games and systems in a month without big new game launches. Sales fell to $ 1.06 billion last month from $ 1.33 billion in February 2011, according to [...]
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Four Independent Pharmacies Sue HHS and CMS for Violating Medicare Part D Law …MarketWatch (press release)Seven Medicare Part D big boxes "preferred" retailer networks have been offered since 2011, including the exclusionary plans of Humana-Wal-Mart, AARP, Aetna, CVS-Caremark and Rite-Aid. Independent pharmacies have been denied access to each of these …and more »
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Airport retailers bent on getting most out of captive shoppersSacramento BeeAnd since then, retailers have increasingly seen airport terminals as captive markets for far more than souvenirs, sandwiches, paperback novels and "I (heart) LA" T-shirts. "Airports are trying to match up the demographics of their passengers" with the …and more »
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Annual retail spending on pets rose above $ 50 billion for first time in …Washington PostLOS ANGELES — Americans spent $ 50.96 billion on their pets in 2011. That's an all-time high and the first time in history more than $ 50 billion has gone to the dogs, cats, canaries, guppies and [...]
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Nail bars 'lead independent shops revival'BBC NewsWhile UK retailers have struggled as people tighten their belts, there are signs of a High Street revival among independent stores. A survey of 500 town centres by retail analyst the Local Data Company suggests chain stores that have closed are being …Independents are to the future of [...]
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