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Asda selects franchise partners for George brand expansion
Asda, a UK-based supermarket chain owned by Walmart Stores, has inked deals with two franchise partners Azadea Group and SandpiperCI to expand its discount fashion label George overseas.
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Morrisons buys 10 Best Buy shops for Kiddcare
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UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons has bought 10 stores left empty by electricals retailer Best Buy for its online baby products brand Kiddicare.
General Retailers > Multi-channel & Online Retailing > News NTUC FairPrice to open seven outlets in Vetnam By
Singapore-based supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice Co-Operative plans to open six supermarkets and one hypermarket outlet in Vietnam this year.
General Retailers > Hypermarkets & Supermarkets > News Target to debut in Saskatoon, Canada By
US-based discount retailer Target plans to debut in Saskatchewan with a new outlet in the Mall at Lawson Heights located in Saskatoon. The firm had previously purchased the leasehold interest in the mall.
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UK-based supermarket chain Morrisons has bought 10 stores left empty by electricals retailer Best Buy for its online baby products brand Kiddicare.
General Retailers > Multi-channel & Online Retailing > News NTUC FairPrice to open seven outlets in Vetnam By
Singapore-based supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice Co-Operative plans to open six supermarkets and one hypermarket outlet in Vietnam this year.
General Retailers > Hypermarkets & Supermarkets > News Target to debut in Saskatoon, Canada By
US-based discount retailer Target plans to debut in Saskatchewan with a new outlet in the Mall at Lawson Heights located in Saskatoon. The firm had previously purchased the leasehold interest in the mall.
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UK retail sales fall in January: CBI
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The UK retail sales are down in the year to January, after modest growth last month, according to a survey by Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Markets & Regulations > Markets > News Starbucks revenues surge in fiscal first quarter By
US-based coffee chain Starbucks has posted a 16% rise in consolidated net revenues to $3.4bn in the fiscal first quarter ended 1 January 2012, compared to the same quarter last year.
Specialist Retailers > Food, Drinks & Grocery Retailers > News Trans World Entertainment to close 52 retail stores in US By
Trans World Entertainment, a chain of entertainment media retail stores in the US, is in the midst of shutting down 52 music and video retail outlets following another poor Christmas holidays sales.
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The UK retail sales are down in the year to January, after modest growth last month, according to a survey by Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Markets & Regulations > Markets > News Starbucks revenues surge in fiscal first quarter By
US-based coffee chain Starbucks has posted a 16% rise in consolidated net revenues to $3.4bn in the fiscal first quarter ended 1 January 2012, compared to the same quarter last year.
Specialist Retailers > Food, Drinks & Grocery Retailers > News Trans World Entertainment to close 52 retail stores in US By
Trans World Entertainment, a chain of entertainment media retail stores in the US, is in the midst of shutting down 52 music and video retail outlets following another poor Christmas holidays sales.
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99p Stores to open new location in Croydon, England
99p Stores, a UK-based discount stores chain, is all set to unveil a new location in Croydon, South London, England.
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Stripling's General Store to open in Georgia
US-based family-owned business Stripling's General Store plans to open a new shop in Warwick, Georgia. The new store will be the fourth retail outlet of the firm.
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Carrefour to replace current chief executive
Carrefour is in the final stages of negotiations to replace its current chief executive Lars Olofsson with veteran Georges Plassat.
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General Retailers > Hypermarkets & Supermarkets > News
Irish retailer Michael Guineys sales plunge
Ireland-based discount department store chain Michael Guineys has reported a 79% decline in sales to EUR354,210 ($464,192) during the 12 months to the end of January 2011.
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Discount Retailers > Discount, Variety & General Merchandisers > News
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Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse closes in Atlanta
Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse, a bookstore and gathering place for the LGBT community, has shut its doors due to financial reasons. The store is located at 10th Street and Piedmont Road in Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Trans World Entertainment to close 52 retail stores in US
Trans World Entertainment, a chain of entertainment media retail stores in the US, is in the midst of shutting down 52 music and video retail outlets following another poor Christmas holidays sales.
Specialist Retailers > Leisure, Sports & Entertainment > News
Specialist Retailers > Leisure, Sports & Entertainment > News
Markets & Regulations
Wales to ban tobacco sale from cigarette vending machines
Wales government is set to ban the sale of tobacco from vending machines as part of efforts to protect young people from tobacco-related harms.
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Japan retail sales up y-o-y in December
Japanese retail sales increased 2.5% in December from a year earlier, the biggest advance since August 2010, according to the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI).
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Retail Technology
Signature launches mobile app to make retail personal
US-based firm Signature Labs has launched a mobile app to make retail personal by delivering VIP treatment to shoppers both in and out of store.
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Retail chain Hy-Vee launches mobile app
US-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee has launched a mobile app for customers to make shopping easier, faster and more social.
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