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...“The balance of power is shifting to the Middle East in private markets.”...
...She visits the Madison dollar store frequently to supplement trips to Walmart and has just spent $12 on snacks for the family. Demand from customers such as Ms Lewis has fuelled a dollar store boom....
...Ahrendts, the former chief executive of luxury fashion group Burberry, had led Apple’s retail and online stores for the past five years. She will be replaced by Deirdre O’Brien....
...In other earnings news, Ross Stores, operator of discount apparel retail stores, met analysts’ expectations, as profits for the third quarter rose 11 per cent on higher sales and improved margins....
...http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/115447dc-92c9-11e1-b6e2-00144feab49a.html WalMart workers freed after mislabeling charges Authorities in Chongqing, China, released two Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees jailed...
...South Africa appeal court dismisses case against Wal-Mart’s Massmart deal Regulators’ approval of Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
...About half its 750 stores are expected to be closed. China’s ICBC gained Fed approval to buy the US subsidiary of Bank of East Asia; marking a watershed moment for Chinese lenders, says the FT....
...record, may increase 25% unemployment Chinese fund targets car-related operations Chávez back in Venezuela after chemotherapy Russia and China haggle over price of gas Wal-Mart may open India retail stores...
...* China and Iran plan oil barter * Petrobras to raise $91bn debt to fund spending program * Wal-Mart may open India retail stores * India expects farm growth to moderate to 3-4 pct in 2011/12 * Chinese...
...Reliance Retail has named Rob Cissell, former chief operating officer of Walmart China, as CEO....
...Wal-Mart Stores is expected to compete in an auction against South Korea’s Lotte Shopping and private equity fund Carlyle Group to buy Indonesian retailer Matahari’s hypermarket busines, Reuters reports....
...muscles its way in - US cables: UK-China economy summit ‘a bloody disaster’ From The Daily Express, - UK interest rates may top 5.5% - East Coast rail mastermind looks to the West -...
...It has also been planning to redesign its US stores, with a greater focus on delivering digital content and creating community areas for customers, and opened the first reformatted store just last month....
...Anyone told such a litany of restrictions came from south-east Asia would probably guess the place being described is Singapore....
...Best Buy, the US consumer electronics retailer, ealier this year took a controlling stake in Jiangsu Five Star, a Shanghai-based store chain....
...Albertson’s also said it is extending its RFID tagging test programme to its 140 store Acme division on the east coast, with 15 stores introducing the technology in 2005, followed by the remaining stores...
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