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Retail stores need to train up staff
A business advisor is telling recession-hit retailers to gear up for Christmas by training up their floor staff.KPMG's Mark Kippenberger believes slumping sales figures will pick up this month and...
- Newstalk ZB Wednesday November 11, 09:26 AM -
Research and Markets: Consumer Foodservice in the Philippines
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/00c112/consumer_foodservi) has announced the addition of the "Consumer Foodservice in the Philippines" report to their...
- Business Wire Wednesday November 11, 06:31 AM -
Research and Markets: Retail Industry in India - Porter's Five Forces Strategy Analysis
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/33267f/retail_industry_in) has announced the addition of the "Retail Industry in India - Porter's Five Forces Strategy...
- Business Wire Tuesday November 10, 02:16 AM -
Telstra's Consumer Group chief to leave
Telstra says its head of consumer relations David Moffatt will leave the company at the end of November and be replaced by internal appointee Glenice Maclellan.Mr Moffatt, 49, tendered his...
- AAP Monday November 9, 06:15 PM -
Staff at struggling German retail giant agree to tighten belts
BERLIN (AFP) - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to...
- AFP Finance News Sunday November 8, 09:51 AM -
Research and Markets: Department Store Retailing in China 2009 - Includes the Total, Regional and Sector Value for Retail Sales, Statistical Data, Fut
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b535bc/department_store_r) has announced the addition of the "Department Store Retailing in China 2009" report to their...
- Business Wire Friday November 6, 03:00 PM -
Research and Markets: Retail Industry in India - PEST Framework Analysis
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7606d7/retail_industry_in) has announced the addition of the "Retail Industry in India - PEST Framework Analysis" report...
- Business Wire Friday November 6, 02:07 AM -
Financial advisors shock Consumer
The Securities Commission says reforms which are already underway will help address the poor performance of financial advisers highlighted by Consumer New Zealand.The consumer lobby group went...
- Newstalk ZB Thursday November 5, 12:40 PM -
Retail Sales Down, Building Approvals Up
The surprise fall in September's retail sales took some in the market by surprise and seems to have taken some of the steam out of the 'rate rise for Christmas' clamour that was around...
- Australasian Investment Review Thursday November 5, 10:08 AM -
Consumer NZ blasts advice from financial advisers
A Consumer NZ investigation of financial advisers found the advice being given was "scandalously poor".The results appear to show that lessons have not been learned from the collapse of finance...
- NZPA Thursday November 5, 08:49 AM -
Aussie dlr off lows after retail data disappointment
* Aussie recover from lows, helped by short covering * Weak Sept. retail sales dims chance of Dec rate rise * Bond futures ease, tracking losses in Treasuries SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The...
- Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday November 4, 07:33 PM -
Sales in line with outlook despite dip
An unexpected dip in retail sales is a reminder that the economy is still struggling to gain traction, but not a sign that it is hopelessly bogged.The value of retail turnover fell by 0.2 per cent in...
- AAP Wednesday November 4, 06:13 PM -
Retail data falls as cash stimulus fades
Weaker discretionary spending dragged retail sales lower in September as the stimulus from the federal government's cash payments receded.The result is likely to encourage the Reserve Bank of...
- AAP Wednesday November 4, 05:59 PM -
Westpac NZ considering position on retail deposit scheme
Westpac New Zealand is still deciding if it will opt into the extended Crown deposit guarantee scheme.The Government created a retail deposit guarantee scheme in 2008 to give people confidence that...
- NZPA Wednesday November 4, 03:49 PM -
Australia shares turn negative; retailers dip
(Adds retailers) WELLINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early gains to dip 0.3 percent lower on Wednesday, as supermarket chains dipped on weak retail sales data. The benchmark...
- Reuters Finance News, Australia Wednesday November 4, 03:45 PM
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