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  • Planalytics issues post-Christmas weather outlook

     Planalytics has issued its weather outlook for the all-important days after Christmas when many consumers head to the stores to redeem gift cards and exchange presents. Here’s how the firm sees the forecast shaping up for the Northeast and South: ...
  • New iShelf Point-of-Sale Display Added to i-Display Collection

    London-based display manufacturer Outform has introduced a new addition to its i-Display product line: the iShelf, a battery-operated digital signage shelf display unit. ...
  • Metro Group To Sell 34 Saturn Stores In France To HTM

    -German retailer Metro (MEO.XE) on Monday said the group and its unit Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH agreed to sell the 34 Saturn stores in France to HTM Group for an undisclosed amount. ...
  • 9 new stores by March for cosmetics maker

    Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd, Asia's largest cosmetics retailer, plans to step up its expan-sion on the Chinese mainland, which is expected to become its key growth driver. ...
  • Apax Near Deal To Buy German Retailer Takko

    Apax Partners is nearing a deal to acquire German clothing retailer Takko for roughly EUR1.3 billion ($1.7 billion), people familiar with the matter said, in the U.K. private-equity firm's latest big-ticket purchase from a rival buyout firm. ...
  • Planet Sports launches 'Destination Superstore' in Delhi

    To tap the growing opportunities in the sports category, multi-brand sports and lifestyle speciality retail chain Planet Sports, a Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd company, has recently opened its first large format 'Destination Superstore' in Delhi. ...
  • Easyday Market opens in Gurgaon

    Bharti Retail, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Enterprises, has recently launched its hypermarket, Easyday Market, at Omaxe mall, Gurgaon. The 32,000-sq.ft store offers customers a great shopping experience and more than 15,000 quality products at 'be...
  • Walmart to test small-format campus store

    A report Monday said that Wal-Mart Stores is preparing to test a small-format store it is calling “Walmart on Campus” at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. ...
  • New premium supermarket comes up in Mamoura

    local chain of supermarkets, Food World, is set to open their flagship store in Mamoura. Named Food World Choice, the store will be targeting premium customers. According to store officials they are planning to capture the market by offering the best cust...
  • Oracle to Showcase Retail Industry Leadership at 100th Annual National Retail Federation Conference

    Oracle will demonstrate retail best practices and innovations at the 100th Annual National Retail Federation Conference, being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, January 9 - 11. ...
  • Top 11 Retail Trends for 2011

    Markets are polarising, brands globalising, media fragmenting, consumer expectations rising, space retracting, transactions digitising and economies still struggling. But for those who embrace the conflux, there are fortunes to be made and fun to be had i...
  • Uniqlo Makes Global Push

    Japanese Clothing Giant Fast Retailing to Open Stores in India and Brazil, Expand Presence in China.Looking to become the world's leading clothing retailer, Japan's Fast Retailing Co. plans to introduce its Uniqlo stores in the fast-growing Indian and Bra...
  • NCR Introduces Enterprise Management Software for Self-Checkout Terminals

    New Platform Lowers Costs, Simplifies Management and Provides Enhanced Insight into Business Performance of Self-Checkout Terminals. ...
  • CBRE 2010 Egypt, KSA and Kuwait Retail Review

    EGYPT: The first mall in Cairo opened in 1989 and some 27 others have followed, including CityStars, currently the largest in Egypt. Cairo has around 400,000 sq m of gross lettable area (GLA), which reflects massive under-supply relative to the market's p...
  • Sustainability found in parity for MENA retail sector

    Colliers International today released its comprehensive MENA Retail Overview report for Q3 2010. The report, providing comparative key performance indicators across nine cities as well as a retailer sentiment survey, suggests a need for greater product pa...
  • Walmart to close Moscow office

    Walmart, the world’s largest retailer by sales and profits, is closing an office in Moscow that it opened last year to pursue acquisitions in Russia. ...
  • Teradata announces contract with world’s largest retailer

    Teradata Corp. on Wednesday announced an agreement to broaden its partnership with Walmart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer and Teradata’s top customer. ...
  • GK Software to Equip Jeweler in Germany

    A leading jewelry and watch retailer in Germany ordered GK/Retail Suite software for more than 100 locations. GK Software AG made the announcement, but did not name the jewelry retailer. ...
  • Fast Retailing's Uniqlo May Open 200 Clothing Stores in the U.S. by 2020

    Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s biggest clothing chain, aims to open at least 200 Uniqlo stores in the U.S. by 2020 as it seeks to raise sales sixfold in a decade. ...
  • Carrefour, Tesco among four Zabka bidders -sources

    Europe's largest retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA) and its largest British peer Tesco (TSCO.L) are among four bidders for Zabka retail chain, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. ...