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GE jumps into retail banking with MetLife dealReutersIt tipped its hand clearly earlier this month, when a top executive said the company needed a US retail channel next year. "We've got it in other parts of the world. We haven't done it in this country. We're going to do that very soon, just [...]
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Indie Profile: Pudsey ComputersPCR-online.bizby Matt Grainger Steven Lightfoot, owner of Pudsey Computers in Leeds, talks to Matt Grainger about his family-run store, changes in the retail trade and the issues facing independent retailers… The business was started by my parents, in 1990. …
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More Retailers Pull Baby FormulaWall Street JournalBy ANN ZIMMERMAN Additional retail chains, joining Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Supervalu Inc., removed a batch of powdered infant formula from their stores Friday, after a 10-day-old Missouri baby who ingested it died from a bacterial infection earlier …Stores Remove Formula After Boy DiesNew York TimesWalmart recalls baby [...]
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More big malls are home to small, independent retailersUSA TODAYBy Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press Taylor Holladay helps a customer at specialty toy retailer Razzmatazz Toys in Laurel Park Place mall in Livonia, Mich. in this Nov. 10 photo. Small, independent retailers, many of them mom-and-pops selling …Big malls make room for small retailersTucson [...]
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Merkle Retail Banking Practice Posts 2011 GrowthMarketWatch (press release)Closing 2011 strong, Merkle earned contracts with three major consumer financial institutions, as database marketing agency for a top ten retail bank; agency of record for a super-regional credit card portfolio; and service provider for another leading …and more »
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For retailers, the best may be yet to comeOmaha World-HeraldBy Leia Mendoza Retail experts say the Saturday before Christmas typically is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. But this year, the calendar is expanding that expectation. Since the Saturday before Christmas falls on Christmas Eve — a day …As Sales Lag, [...]
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Gifts from independent retailers keep money close, put smiles on facesJanesville GazetteShop online, and that number drops to $ 0, according to the 3/50 project , the national group that supports independent retailers. This year, we decided to venture a little farther and share treasures from the surrounding communities. …and more »
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Magmito Promotes Easy Mobile Marketing for Independent RetailersIndependent RetailerBig box retailers will have no problem meeting mobility demand, as they are well prepared with large marketing budgets and personnel. Independent retailers, however, who have their money tied up in inventory usually find themselves with a much smaller …and more »
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Retail Sales Probably Rose in November: US Economy PreviewBusinessWeek11 (Bloomberg) — Sales at retailers probably rose in November as Americans bought more new cars and shopped for the holidays, showing growth in the US is picking up heading into 2012, economists said before a report this week. …and more »
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Roseville Retailer's Operating System: Independent and Bucking the Big-Box …Patch.comWhen Best Buy's Roseville store opened at midnight on the tail end of Thanksgiving day; a small independent computer retailer a short distance away had no thought of entering the fray for Black Friday shoppers. Sommerfeld's Computer Revolution …
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