"Despite the high-profile nature of the Olympics, we don't expect it to have the same effect on retail as events such as the Royal Wedding, mainly because it will have far less of an impact on day-to-day lives of U.K. consumers, " Honor Westnedge, senior retail analyst at U.K.-based consultancy Verdict Research, said in a note.
Two weeks ago, I commented on the tremendous potential of China, which currently has four retail stores (the same number as Connecticut).
Today the vast majority of retail point of sale equipment is the same as it was years ago.
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And very successful at it it is too: it has about the same market impact as WalMart does in the US, some one eighth of all retail spending passing through its books.
Unlike smartphones that do basically the same thing as the MG, the device will have neither 3G or 4G capabilities and will retail without any contract obligations.
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"Also, after five years, we'll return the land back to its owners in exactly the same condition as we got it, and then the community can decide if it wants a more permanent retail space there, " he says.
"Retail deregulation is coming at the same time as recession, and retailers know they can't all survive, " says Horiuchi.
Sports organizations face some of the same challenges as their counterparts in more conventional industries such as retail or consumer products.
At the same time, the transformation of shopping habits by the internet has left the trusty catalogue looking somewhat dated as a retail proposition.
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For now, the question of whether the same technique will work on eventual retail versions remains unanswered, as well as what it's actually going to be useful for.
Conditions in the U.S. video game sector remained grim in August, as U.S. retail sales slumped 20% from the same month last year, according to new data from research firm NPD.
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Rather than attack retail investors with a FTT, unions should restructure and go on the same footing as the rest of America.
The other economic news was mixed, as while the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index was weaker than expected, the same-store sales data gave retail stocks a big boost on Thursday.
But it also contributes to blurring the line between retail and wholesale investors, since it gives small-timers the same price information and market access as huge pension funds.
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