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Hundreds of Chicago fast food and retail workers stage one-day strike, shutting some stores
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2013
RBS India to cut staff as winds down retail and commercial ops
Posted by admin on February 24th, 2013
(Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to lay off staff in India as a part of its plan to wind down its retail and commercial operations in the country, it said in a statement, without specifying how many employees would be affected. The announcement comes after British Prime Minister David Cameron last week [...]
American Voices: Google To Open Retail Stores
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
Sources are reporting that Google will open a chain of brick-and-mortar stores throughout North America to sell the company’s tech products, with several flagship locations opening in major metropolitan areas in time for this year’s holiday se… Tweet This Post
Official: Outdoor retail exec picked for Interior
Posted by admin on February 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department, an administration official said. Tweet This Post
AP Source: Outdoor retail exec picked for Interior
Posted by admin on February 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — An administration official says President Barack Obama has picked the head of outdoor gear company REI as secretary of Interior. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Retail sales rebound, jobless claims fall sharply
Posted by admin on December 13th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales rose in November and jobless claims fell sharply last week, hopeful signs for an economy that appears to have slowed sharply in the fourth quarter. Retail sales rose 0.3 percent, rebounding from a 0.3 percent decline in October, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected [...]
Indian government wins second vote on retail; more reforms eyed
Posted by admin on December 7th, 2012
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government won a second parliament vote on Friday on allowing foreign supermarkets into the country, paving the way for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press ahead with more reforms, including freeing up a cash-strapped insurance sector. While the upper house vote was symbolic, the government’s victory is a boost [...]
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No Comments »Euro zone retail sales fall sharply in October
Posted by admin on December 5th, 2012
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Shoppers in the euro zone cut back on spending by the biggest margin in six months in October, economizing on everything from clothes to medical goods and offering little hope of a consumer-led recovery from recession. The volume of retail trade in the 17 countries using the euro fell 1.2 percent in [...]
To boost the economy and the retail industry, raise retail wages
Posted by admin on November 26th, 2012
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Autos drag on retail sales, price pressure subdued
Posted by admin on November 14th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retail sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting spending lost momentum early in the fourth quarter. Other data on Wednesday showed wholesale prices falling last month for the first time since May, giving the Federal Reserve latitude to [...]
