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RETAIL NEWS:
RETAIL: retail (v.) 1365 (implied in retailing), from O.Fr. retaillier "to cut off, pare, clip, divide," from re- "back" + taillier "to cut, trim".
Sense of "recount, tell over again" is first recorded 1594. The noun
meaning "sale in small quantities" is from 1433, from M.Fr. retail "piece cut off, shred, scrap, paring."
CONTENTS: Retail Trends - Yahoo News -- Atlanta Business Journal -- Retail Press Releases - PRWeb
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Retail Trends - Yahoo News |
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Yahoo! News Search Results for "retail trend"
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Sales in the outdoor gear industry are up more than 8 percent this year, topping retail sales overall. The industry's strength may be due to its consumers' high incomes, but the recession also has more people heading out into the wilderness.
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But are their down days truly behind them?
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Target, Toys R Us, Sears and Kmart are just a few of the big retailers that have launched mega-sales in recent weeks to tempt increasingly cost-conscious shoppers to their stores. This phenomenon -- known as the seasonal sales shift, or "Christmas creep" -- is not new. But in today's uncertain economic climate, it has bigger implications than ever, both for the retail sector's growth strategies ...
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MALAYSIA's retail sales growth for 2010 has been revised upwards to 5.5 per cent, the fastest growth in two years. Last year, retail sales grew by a mere 0.8 per cent while in 2008, the growth was at 5 per cent. In 2007, retail sales grew by 12.8 per cent. The 5.5 per cent growth is expected to translate into RM74.9 billion in consumer spending on items ranging from clothing to furniture and ...
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Households are likely to remain cautious with their spending after recent labour market data showed subdued wage growth as unemployment soared to 6.8%. read more
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The value of transactions using electronic cards in retail industries fell a seasonably adjusted 0.1% in July from June, mainly due to a 3.1% fall in fuel sales. read more
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The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card transactions in core retail (which excludes the motor vehicle-related industries) increased 0.7 percent in July 2010 compared with June 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. Despite this increase, ...
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Atlanta Business Journal |
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Retailing & Restaurants: headlines from the week of September 6, 2010
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A Michigan franchisee bought 16 Taco Bell restaurants in Central Florida with plans to start renovating older stores and adding new ones here in the next 18 months. (YUM)
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The Buttercream Cupcake Lady sells some of the most popular cupcakes in the city, not from a storefront but in a roving truck that makes scheduled stops at designated neighborhoods.
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The new director of the Old City District has an agenda: to increase the neighborhood?s retail mix.
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Stung by losses and low on cash, Bakers Footwear Group Inc. has been fighting to keep its head above water for months. Now, with just $149,000 left in the company checking account, Chairman and Chief Executive Peter Edison has struck a deal he describes as too good to turn down. Others see it as a desperate grab for liquidity to keep Bakers? shelves stocked.
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While San Antonio?s retail sector continues to feel the pain of an economic downturn that has prompted many national retailers to close stores or shelve plans to expand, one segment of that industry, the restaurant sector, continues to heat up in the Alamo City.
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Local restaurateurs are hoping to get Atlantans hooked on seafood. (DRI) (LNY) (YUM)
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Urban Outfitters Inc. is targeting the heart of Memphis for one of its name-brand stores.
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Consumers have told Einstein Bros. Bagels in surveys that the top reason they don?t visit the restaurants is because there?s not one convenient to them.
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It?s gotta be cheap, it?s gotta be fast, and lately, it?s gotta be healthy too.
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Pawn America has lost a three-year battle to bring its pawnbroker business to St. Louis Park.
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PRWeb - Retail Press Releases |
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Latest news releases for Business: Retail from PRWeb
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Blinds Chalet launches Major League Baseball (MLB?) window shades line. (PRWeb September 06, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mlb-roller-shades/blinds-chalet/prweb4465644.htm
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Webyshops.com, a Texas based internet retailer of sport optics and hunting equipment, rolls out its first batch of brand and model specific RETICLE SELECTOR tables to help customers find the model... (PRWeb September 06, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4461294.htm
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Allphones, an Australia wide telecommunications retailer providing both online and in-store shopping, kicked off a pricing guarantee in stores earlier this month and it will be an ongoing initiative. (PRWeb September 05, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4453534.htm
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Rokstok.com, Inc. announces its website re-design aimed at enhancing the online experience. The shopping cart offers many significant features including a diamond search, virtual sorting tray,... (PRWeb September 05, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4463614.htm
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Topman Design has announced its second solo show, to be held at the Royal Opera House. (PRWeb September 05, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4463104.htm
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Burton's Black Label execute 4 new classic white shirts to complete the clean, sharp, silhouette required for the classic autumn winter tailored suit. (PRWeb September 05, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4463654.htm
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Blair.com is currently having a four-day online shopping special. Visit Blair.com and take 25% off of an entire order. Offer valid online only. Enter the promotion code ALQ at the checkout screen to... (PRWeb September 04, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/blair-catalog/labor-day-sale/prweb4450704.htm
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IGO-POST, a leading European-wide provider of promotional products and business gifts, today announced the launch of its new customer loyalty programme entitled IGO-POINTS. (PRWeb September 04, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4458884.htm
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Burton has revealed its new single breasted black suit, designed to look good on any man. (PRWeb September 04, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4459904.htm
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With Direct Response (DR) media spending tightly tied to media performance in terms of Cost-Per-Call (CPC) and Cost-Per-Sale (CPS) Proxi was able to improve its client?s media performance by 100%... (PRWeb September 04, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4459294.htm
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