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After a turbulent start to 2014, the National Retail Federation announced today it expects sales in November and December (excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales) to increase a healthy 4.1 percent to $616.9 billion, higher than 2013’s ...
The South Dakota Retailers Association and National Retail Federation have joined forces to launch a new “This is Retail: South Dakota” campaign to drive public awareness of the positive impact retailers have on the communities they ...
Small business owners are hesitant to hire and invest in their business in the near-term, yet continue to be optimistic about the long-term future of their business, according to the inaugural Bank of America/CFI Group Small Business ...
At the company’s Annual Shareholders Meeting, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon reaffirmed Walmart’s mission and outlined new ways the company will serve customers through three core principles. “First, we ...
Carrier Refrigeration Rus recently launched production of Carrier's newest Evolution 6 refrigerated display cabinets at its new facility in Leshkovo, Russia. The Leshkovo plant will produce Carrier's latest range of refrigerated ...
C.W. Downer & Co., a leading global middle-market investment bank, is pleased announce that Fleetwood Industries, Inc. has been acquired by Grey Mountain Partners. The deal closed on February 5, 2014 and the financial terms were not ...
NCR Corporation reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. “Our first quarter results show continued progress in the transformation of NCR into a software-driven leader in consumer transaction ...
Retailers can now access a vast selection of retail e-learning courses from a range of experts across the globe. The Retail Development Academy launches today and features a vast library of e-learning courses, mastery test and career learning ...
New to Sub-Saharan Africa and created in response to the rapidly changing and diversifying marketplaces across the Continent, the World Retail Congress Africa goes to the heart of the retail opportunity: servicing and understanding the new African ...
The first government shutdown in 17 years lasted 16 days, but left an impact on more than just the workers sent home after lawmakers failed to arrive at a deal to end the spending and debt stalemate. ShopperTrak, the leading provider of shopper ...
Latin America, in particular Brazil, is going through a period of financial stability, growth of middle classes and spending power. Many countries are under retailed and there are excellent retail opportunities, both for local and international ...
Euclid, the leader in in-store retail analytics, today released its U.S. Retail Benchmarks for September 2013. Euclid's data on 20 million domestic shopping sessions during the month shows that walk-by conversion and in-store engagement slipped ...
The event is run by the publishing company EMAP and discusses issues affecting the international retail industry; covering core retail in all segments issues as well as social, economic, political and ethical concern. Previous winners include ...
Honeywell today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Intermec (NYSE: IN), a leading provider of mobile computing, radio frequency identification solutions (RFID), voice-enabled workflow and data-collection solutions, and printing ...
CashGuard is proud to announce that Peter Ahnegård joins the company as Vice President of Sales. Peter has a strong background in international sales with a focus on expansion strategies in various markets. Peter most recently held the ...
The NPD Group's recent foodservice forecast through 2022 indicates that instances of prepared food purchased at retailers for at-home consumption will increase by ten percent over the next decade compared to a four percent increase forecast for ...
Taking up his new role on 17 June, Wishart will report to chief finance officer Jeff Carr and will be based at Ahold's corporate centre in the Netherlands. Wishart joins Ahold from UK supermarket Morrisons where he was chief information ...
The third Bright Young Things campaign will feature fifteen emerging talents from the worlds of fashion, accessories, art, animation, set design and food. Each fledgling designer will take over one of the retailer’s world-renowned window ...
From 6th of May 2013 on our new address will be: Xtralis Headquarter D-A-CH HeiTel Digital Video GmbH Hamburger Chaussee 339-345 24113 Kiel Germany During the relocation phase, the headquarters (+49 4347 903 0) and the hotline (+49 ...
Books and stationery retailer WH Smith has posted a 5% increase in its group pre-tax profit to £69 million in the half year to end February driven by strong performance at its travel arm. Group profit from trading operations rose by 4% to ...
On the heels of Downton Abbey’s success on American television, British retailers are banking on a love of all things English to expand their business in the world’s biggest apparel market. The online-only fashion retailer Asos, ...
Samsung has purchased 3% of Sharp, giving it privileged access to Sharp's LCD business. The move strengthens Samsung's position in the manufacturing of digital signage, as well as mobile devices and TVs. The deal, which is reported to ...
Technology – or to be more precise, the way consumers use technology – is a big factor behind the five major trends shaping (and reshaping) retail today. These trends, identified in a recent report from Bazaarvoice, include social ...
K3 Retail, the UK’s No1 Microsoft Dynamics Partner, discusses what it means to be a dynamic retailer in today’s omni-channel world at this year’s Retail Business Technology Expo. Find out how K3 and Microsoft's vision for ...
It’s essential that a visit to RBTE is on your agenda this March if you’re a retailer, e-tailer or hospitality and leisure operator searching for the solutions to all your business challenges. Due to its success over the last two ...
Now that the outline business figures for fiscal 2012 are available, the Management Board at GK SOFTWARE AG would like to make the following announcement: Sales at GK SOFTWARE AG will probably add up to a figure of approx. EUR 30 – 31 million; ...
RedPrairie and JDA Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) (“JDA”) today announced the completion of the previously announced merger between the two companies. The merger positions the combined company as the leader in global supply chain ...
Work has started on a project to revamp one of Dubai's oldest shopping malls and expand the mix of entertainment and retail outlets on offer. The luxury mall BurJuman will add a Carrefour hypermarket and a 14-screen Vox Cinema as part of the ...
The IKEA Group's India plans look brighter, with a senior minister indicating that the government is likely to approve the Swedish retailer's application to set up wholly owned stores and might drop a condition that would have limited the ...
