Infobox French commune name Le Retail region Poitou Charentes department Deux S vres arrondissement Parthenay canton Secondigny intercommunality mayor V ronique Gilbert term 2008&ndash 2014 INSEE 79226 longitude 0.446 latitude 46.562 elevation min m 112 elevation max m 243 area km2 14 population 279 population date 2006 Le Retail is a Communes of France commune in the Deux S vres Departments of France department in western France . It is situated some 7 km south of Secondigny , 20 km southwest of Parthenay and 33 km north of Niort . See also Communes of the Deux S vres department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist Deux S vres communes DEFAULTSORT Retail Category Communes of Deux S vres DeuxS vres geo stub ca Le Retail ceb Le Retail es Le Retail eu Le Retail fr Le Retail it Le Retail ms Le Retail nl Le Retail oc Le Retail pms Le Retail pl Le Retail pt Le Retail sk Le Retail bug Le Retail uk vi Le Retail vo Le Retail war Le Retail ... more details
primarysources date February 2008 Retail Week is a UK based news magazine covering the retail industry. Founded in 1988 by financial journalist Patience Wheatcroft and her husband Tony Salter, ref Jennifer Creevy http www.retail week.com retail week founder appointed non executive of shaftesbury 820783.article Retail Week founder appointed non executive of Shaftesbury , Retail Week , 27 February 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009. ref it is now owned by the business magazine publisher EMAP . ref name Emap Brands Retail Week http www.emap.com brands retail week Emap Brands Retail Week , Emap , n.dat. Retrieved 17 June 2009. ref The magazine is published every Friday. It has an ABC audited circulation of 10,260 and a readership of approximately 50,000. ref name Emap Brands Retail Week Subscribers are primarily retail company board directors and senior managers, as well as suppliers to retailers and investment analysts. Retail Week launched a news website, in 2004. The site was redesigned and relaunched in 2007 and again in 2009. Retail Week has been edited since January 2005 by Tim Danaher. ref http www.pressgazette.co.uk story.asp?storyCode 27171§ioncode 1 As one Week ends, another begins for new editor Danaher , Press Gazette , 12 November 2004 Retrieved 18 June 2009. ref The previous editors were Patience Wheatcroft 1988 1992 , Ian McGarrigle 1992 1996 , Kate Oppenheim 1996 1999 and Neill Denny 1999 2004 . ref http www.pressgazette.co.uk story.asp?storyCode 27171§ioncode 1 Retail Week editor Denny takes top role at Bookseller , Press Gazette , 20 August 2004 Retrieved 18 June 2009. ref Retail Week runs an event called Retail Week Conference once a year for leaders of the retail industry. References reflist External links http www.retail week.com Retail Week web site EMAP Category British magazines Category EMAP Category News magazines Category Publications established in 1988 trade mag stub retail company stub UK business mag stub ... more details
nofootnotes date September 2010 Retail media is marketing to consumers at or near their point of purchase ..., on line advertising, sampling, loyalty program loyalty cards and coupons or vouchers. Retail ... goods and services at or near or even further beyond the points of purchase and consumption. Retail ... partly or wholly devoted to retail media include Redbus Media Group www.redbusmedia.com who operate ... Blueprint who specialise in retail magazine publishing and media for Asda Capture A Shopper Marketing agency who plan and buy campaigns involving retail media dRM dunnhumby Retail Media who handle some of Tesco Retail Media and ABC Media, who sell the retail media for the Co op. Retail Media originated as media available within the retail environment. This has now developed in to a media discipline in its own right as new retail media channels have been added. Retail Media now reaches outside of the retail environment to encompass media channels such loyalty program marketing, coupon ing and door drops, fleet media retailer s fleet vehicle s, etc. . Though many retail media channels are found ... by retailers. Many retail media channels are operated independently by specialist media companies who also manage other media outside of the retail environment. Retail media, context and targeting Retail Media channels are to a large extent defined by the context of the retailer. The majority of retail media channels reach their audience at or near the point of purchase or point of choice ... on purchasing decisions PoS sup Retail Media References 1 sup Media owners and agencies have made significant headway in recent years in understanding the true value of retail media channels. There is potential ... space on their behalf. Retail media challenges Audience measures There are several methods for evaluating the audience for retail media, whether total footfall, segmented audiences or sales uplift attributed to retail media channels Buying process Dependent on the retailer, product, sales cycle and retail ... more details
Retail Geography is the study of where to place retail stores based on where their customers are. The use of retail geography has grown significantly in the past decade due to the use of geographic information systems GIS . See also Marketing geography Geo marketing Economic geography Business geography Human geography Category Economic geography Geo term stub ... more details
Infobox company name REDgroup Retail logo Image Logo red group retail.gif 200px type Private company Private fate foundation 1998 founder defunct February, 2011 ref name Oz cite web last Speedy first Blair title Borders, Angus & Robertson parent Redgroup Retail in voluntary administration url http www.theaustralian.com.au business borders angus robertson parent redgroup retail in voluntary administration story e6frg8zx 1226007712326 work The Australian accessdate 5 January 2012 ref location city Melbourne , Australia location country location key people industry RetailRetail Specialty br Pop up Retail br Bookstores br Online shopping products services owner num employees 2,500 ref name Oz parent Pacific Equity Partners divisions Borders Asia Pacific br Angus & Robertson br Whitcoulls subsid homepage http web.archive.org web 20100406012527 http redgroupretail.com redgroupretail.com REDgroup Retail was the former parent company of the Australian and New Zealand divisions of Borders Group Borders . It also owned other retail entities such as Angus & Robertson in Australia and Whitcoulls in New Zealand. REDgroup Retail also owned a number of specialty retail stores such as the Pop up Retail chain, the Calender Club in Australia and New Zealand along with the Supanews chain. ref cite web title REDgroup Website url http web.archive.org web 20100406012527 http redgroupretail.com author REDgroup Retail archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20100406012527 http redgroupretail.com archivedate 6 April 2010 ref References reflist Category Companies based in Melbourne Category Defunct retail companies of Australia Category Retailing in Australia ... more details
notability Companies date April 2012 refimprove date April 2012 Infobox company company name Retail Radio LLC company logo File Retail Radio s White Logo.jpg Retail Radio s White Logo company type Private company Private foundation 2006, Sacramento, California headquarters Citrus Heights, California , United States industry Music, Retail Music, In Store Messaging products Licensed Music Distribution, Production and distribution of custom audio messaging homepage http www.retailradio.biz Retail Radio LLC Retail Radio Limited liability company LLC is a company based in Citrus Heights, California , United States , just outside of Sacramento, California . Retail Radio was founded in 2006, Retail Radio distributes Licensed background music to retail stores , Quick service restaurant s and other commercial entities. The company delivers licensed in store music, messaging, and on hold systems to clients from ASCAP , SESAC , SOCAN , and BMI. ref http governor.state.tx.us music guides music in venues ref History and Timeline In 2006, former CBS Radio executives created Retail Radio. The reason for entering the crowded market was because they found that the market was missing a true, completely ... Ethernet or 3G 4G delivery platform. 2006 Retail Radio is created in Sacramento, California 2009 Retail Radio moves to it s new Corporate Headquarters located in Citrus Heights, California 2010 Retail Radio released the G.R.R.I.D Global Retail Radio Internet Database . This client interface gives ... releases 2011 11 prweb8933661.htm ref 2011 Retail Radio and the Harry Fox Agency announce a new licensing agreement. ref http www.retailcustomerexperience.com article 186810 HFA and Retail Radio announce licensing arrangement for in store music ref 2011 Retail Radio releases Progressive Holiday Stations. ref http www.sacbee.com 2011 12 19 4132038 retail radio gives shoppers music.html mi rss Business ... music services Category Advertising techniques Category Retail POS systems Category Music companies ... more details
Merge from Power centre retail discuss Talk Retail park Merge discussion date August 2010 Globalize date August 2010 Image Buywell.jpg thumb right 270px The Buywell Retail Park , on the Thorp Arch Trading Estate in Wetherby , West Yorkshire is notable in the fact it is set in converted factory bunkers, with grassed roofs, used in the second world war In the United Kingdom , a retail park is a grouping of many retailing retail Warehouse store warehouses and superstores with associated car park ing. Its North American equivalent is a Power center retail power centre . Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large town s and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households owning a car. They offer an alternative to busy city centre s. Such developments have been encouraged by cheaper more affordable land on the outskirts of towns and cities, and with loose planning controls in a number of Enterprise Zones, making planning and development very easy. ref http links.jstor.org sici?sici 0020 2754 1988 2 3A13 3A1 3C4 3ARPSAFI 3E2.0.CO 3B2 N JSTOR abstract from retail park report ref However, in more recent years, in many areas across the UK, planning controls have been tightened up in order to preserve the countryside. This has made it harder for such developments to go ahead, resulting in many smaller, more compact retail parks, sometimes only consisting of about three or four stores being built on former brownfield sites. There are also environmental disadvantages to large retail parks on the rural fringe, including the increased traffic and pollution that occurs ... of free parking and proximity to major roads, retail parks are often easier to reach than ... date February 2007 References Reflist Developments DEFAULTSORT Retail Park Category Retail companies of the United Kingdom Category Retail parks in the United Kingdom Category Shopping centres in the United Kingdom Category Power centers retail UK retail company stub de Fachmarktzentrum ru ... more details
Retail therapy is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer s mood or disposition. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are sometimes referred to as comfort buys . Retail therapy was first used as a term in the 1980s with the first reference being this sentence in the Chicago Tribune of Christmas Eve 1986 We ve become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through retail therapy. Schmich, Mary T. 1986 . A Stopwatch On Shopping. Chicago Tribune, December 24, 1986. Retrieved from http articles.chicagotribune.com 1986 12 24 features 8604060073 1 shopping shaky ground festive hat In 2001, the European Union conducted a study finding that 33 of shoppers surveyed had high level of addiction to rush or unnecessary consumption . ref http www.guardian.co.uk Archive Article 0,4273,4181822,00.html ref This was causing debt problems for many with the problem being particularly bad in young Scottish people. Researchers at Melbourne University have advocated its classification as a psychological disorder called oniomania or compulsive shopping disorder. ref http www.theage.com.au news Editorial Investigating retail therapy 2004 12 04 1101923382566.html ref See also Oniomania Buyer s remorse Notes Reflist References http www.retailtherapyltd.co.uk Retail Therapy Ladies Designer Fashion West Country based ladies designer fashion at discount prices October 4 2010 Accessed October 4 2010 http www.guardian.co.uk Archive Article 0,4273,4181822,00.html Observer Shopping can make you depressed May 6 2001 Accessed 20 April 2006 http www.theage.com.au news Editorial Investigating retail therapy 2004 12 04 1101923382566.html Melbourne Age Investigating retail therapy December 5 2004 Accessed 20 April 2006 DEFAULTSORT Retail Therapy Category Mental health ... more details
Infobox Company logo File RIL retail.jpg company name Reliance Retail Limited company type Public company Public foundation 29th of September 1988 As Chembur Patalganaga Pipelines Limited CPPL then in March it was rename as Reliance Industrial Infrastructure location Reliance Industries Limited Makers Chambers IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai , India key people Mukesh Ambani CMD homepage http www.ril.com html business business retail.html The official website Reliance Retail , Ltd. is a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries . Founded in 2006 and based in Mumbai , it is the second largest retailer in India . ref cite web url http articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com 2011 11 28 news 30450474 1 foreign partner retail revolution foreign retailers title Reliance Retail has no plans to bring in foreign partner Bijou Kurien publisher The Economic Times date Nov 28, 2011 accessdate Dec 14, 2011 ref Its retail outlets offer foods, groceries, apparel and footwear, lifestyle and home improvement products, electronic goods, and farm implements and inputs. The company s outlets also provide vegetables, fruits, and flowers. It focuses on consumer goods, consumer durables, travel services, energy, entertainment and leisure, and health and well being products, as well as on educational products and services. Subsidiaries & Divisions There are various Subsidiaries & division under Reliance Retail. Following is the list of all of them Reliance Fresh Retail Outlets of fruits, Vegetables & Groceries. Reliance Digital Consumer Electronics retail Store Reliance Jewels Jewellery Reliace Trends Apparel and Clothing References Reflist Reliance Group Category Reliance Industries Category Retail companies of India Category Companies based in Mumbai ... more details
Retail Trust is a charity based in North London which aims to support those working in the retail industry in the U.K. The charity runs a helpline and several retirement estates in England and Scotland, as well as giving educational bursaries and hardship grants. Infobox Organization name Retail Trust image image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation motto looking after all people in retail formation 1832 extinction type status Charity purpose Supporting those in the retail industry headquarters London location United Kingdom region served England , Wales , Scotland , membership language leader title leader name main organ parent organization affiliations num staff approx. 165 num volunteers budget website http www.retailtrust.org.uk remarks History Retail Trust was founded in 1832 by Thomas Helps, as the The Linen and Woollen Drapers, Silk Mercers, Lacemen, Haberdashers and Hosiers Institution. Initially it was a confederacy of good feeling with close links to the emerging department store sector. ref http www.retailtrust.org.uk about.asp ref In 1898, an estate in Mill Hill was donated to the charity which became the first retirement estate for aged retail workers, and the charity changed its name to Cottage Homes. Queen Elizabeth II became a patron in 1948. Two more ... launched its Helpline, which shifted the focus of the charity to current retail workers. In 2001, the charity changed its name from Cottage Homes to Retail Trust, and opened a fourth retirement ... Retail Trust s fundraising initiatives focused on high profile gala events, such as the London Ball ... ball has become one of the most prestigious events in the retail calendar. It is regularly attended by retail giants, such as Sir Stuart Rose and Sir Philip Green as well as celebrities e.g Caprice ... household names, including Ruby Wax and Jimmy Carr . Retail Trust also launched a talent competition in 2009 called Retail Trust Search for a Star ref http www.retailtrustsearchforastar.co.uk ref References ... more details
BT Retail is the consumer sales arm of Britain s BT Group . BT Retail is responsible for selling PSTN , BT Total Broadband , BT Vision , etc to consumers and end business users. BT Retail itself buys these services from BT Wholesale . BT.com is the easiest and most used point of contact between BT and its customers. BT Wholesale had 12.7m broadband end users of which BT Retail s share was 35 at the end 31 March 2008. BT Retail revenues were up 2 year ending 31 March 2008. It remains the UK s number one retail broadband provider winning 30 of market additions DSL and LLU in the quarter. See also BT Infinity BT Group Telecommunications industry in the United Kingdom Category Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom Category Internet service providers of the United Kingdom Category Companies established in 1981 Category BT Group de British Telecom fr BT op rateur t l com it BT Group nl BT Group no British Telecom ro BT Group ru BT Group sv BT Group zh ... more details
Infobox Company company name Rubicon Retail foundation 2002 defunct 2006 location city London location country United Kingdom industry Retail subsid Warehouse, Principles retailer Principles products Clothing , Fashion accessory Accessories , Shoes Rubicon Retail was a British retail group which traded between 2002 and 2006. The firm was formed in 2002 when a management buyout of several firms then owned by Arcadia Group took place. This resulted in high street chains Warehouse and Principles retailer Principles , and catalogue retailers Hawkshead and Racing Green, being transferred from Arcadia to Rubicon. Warehouse had been part of Arcadia since 1999, having previously been part of Sears plc , and Principles had been founded by Arcadia s predecessor Burton Group in 1984. During its lifetime Rubicon sold off Hawkshead and Racing Green, and purchased the Shoe Studio Group, which operated from a series of upmarket shoe retail stores. In 2006, Rubicon was taken over by Mosaic Fashions , owner of the Karen Millen, Whistles, Oasis and Coast chains. In 2009, following the collapse of Mosaic, Warehouse ended up in the hands of Mosaic s successor, Aurora Fashions, with Principles ultimately being bought out by Debenhams which had been part of the same company as Principles the pre Arcadia Burton Group between 1984 and 1998, and had a number of Principles concessions in its stores. Category Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom Category Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom ... more details
Infobox Company company name Retail Ventures, Inc. company type Public company Public NYSE RVI foundation 2003 defunct 2011 successor DSW, Inc. DSW location Columbus, Ohio , USA key people Jay Schottenstein, CEO industry Retail homepage http www.retailventuresinc.com Retail Ventures was originally created in 2003 as a holding company for DSW, Inc. DSW NYSE DSW , Filene s Basement , and Value City Department Stores. The retailer originally went public in 1991 under the Value City moniker. Value City went on to purchase the DSW shoe business in 1998 and Filene s Basement in 2000. Schottenstein Stores Corp. of Columbus, which held controlling interest of Retail Ventures, also held a stake in the 221 store DSW chain. Jay Schottenstein , chairman and CEO of DSW, was chairman of Retail Ventures and heads Schottenstein Stores Corp. Value City Stores were known as Schottenstein s in the Columbus, Ohio market in honor of its founder Ephraim Schottenstein , but the name was dropped after Value City was sold to Burlington Coat Factory . ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m5072 is 52 23 ai 81567253 Manufacturing Barely Making the Grade Schottenstein Stores Corp. buys wholesale operations of Bugle Boy Industries Inc Brief Article Statistical Data Included Los Angeles Business Journal Find Articles at BNET.com Bot generated title ref Retail Ventures Inc stated in December 2006 that it had retained Financo, Inc. and CIBC World Markets Corp to advise it about strategic alternatives , including a possible sale, for its Value City Department Stores division. Retail Ventures Inc announced ... Capital Management LLC and Crystal Value, LLC. In connection with the sale, Retail Ventures, Inc ... Value City Furniture Stores, which are separately owned and operated. Retail Ventures, Inc. continues ... the same as this transfer of ownership occurs and the new owners begin to operate Value City. Retail ..., Ohio metropolitan area Category Retail companies established in 2003 retail company stub sv Retail ... more details
Infobox Company name Internacionale Retail Ltd. logo type Private foundation location UK slogan parent homepage http www.internacionale.co.uk Internacionale Website Internacionale is a British clothing retailer with 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom , 85 of which were acquired from the former clothing chain MK One in 2008. Category Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom UK retail company stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Casualties of Retail Type Album Longtype Artist Enter the Haggis Cover HaggisCasualties.jpg Released October 25, 2005 Recorded Genre Rock music Rock br Album oriented rock Length 47 22 Label United for Opportunity Producer Joao Carvalho Reviews Last album Let the Wind Blow High br 1999 This album Casualties of Retail br 2005 Next album Soapbox Heroes br 2006 Casualties of Retail is an album by Enter the Haggis , released on the United for Opportunity record label label on October 25, 2005 see 2005 in music . The title comes from a line in the song Gasoline track three . Track listing Music Box Another Round Gasoline Twirling Towards Freedom Congress Haven Minstrel Boy Martha Stuart She Moved Through the Fair Life for Love To the Quick Down with the Ship DEFAULTSORT Casualties Of Retail Category 2005 albums Category Enter the Haggis albums 2000s rock album stub ... more details
Orphan date July 2008 att July 2008 Unreferenced date July 2008 Image mem retail.jpg thumb MEM Retail Marketing Services logo MEM Retail Marketing Services is a United Kingdom British marketing company. Its most notable current client is Tesco . The company specializes in brand Promotion marketing promotion for non food retail companies. This might consist of in store promotions, or representing a client at a trade show, or producing pamphlets to advertise client products. It also provides in store auditing and inventory services. It currently employs around 1,800 employees. Its headquarters are in Middlesex , England . MEM and Tesco were co winners of the FM Client Agency Relationship of the Year in 2005. External links http www.memretail.co.uk Home page DEFAULTSORT Mem Retail Category Business services companies of the United Kingdom UK company stub ... more details
In retail , leakage occurs when members of a community spend money outside that community or when money spent inside that community is transferred outside the community. For example, crossing a border to buy goods forgoes the same purchase that could have been made inside the community. Many chain store s have high leakages rates due to the transferring of sales revenue to a corporate headquarters. ref http www.wordspy.com words retailleakage.asp WordSpy Retail Leakage ref In addition, in retail trade, leakage, or Shrinkage accounting shrinkage can also mean the loss of inventory stock without payment, typically due to theft by employees or shoplifters. ref http retailindustry.about.com od statistics loss prevention l aa021126a.htm About.com Retail Theft and Inventory Shrinkage ref References Reflist Category Distribution, retailing, and wholesaling Category Regional economics business term stub retailing stub ... more details
Orphan date May 2011 Infobox company company name Niche Retail LLC company logo File Logofornr.jpg Niche Retail logo company type Private Company Private foundation 2001 location Image Flag of the United States.svg 20px Sylvan Lake, Michigan , United States USA key people Brad Sorock, Visionary R. Tyler Smith, Innovator Jeff Grice, President Integrator Mike Galloway Finance and Business Intelligence Todd Wilson, Director of Logistics industry eCommerce services Marketing , Business to consumer , Business to business , Direct to Consumer products Baby Transport, Watches & More homepage http www.nicheretail.com www.nicheretail.com Niche Retail is an eCommerce company based in Sylvan Lake, Michigan . Since its inception in 2001, Niche Retail has been specializing in Direct to consumer and Business to business online sales channels. Niche Retail s tagline is Everything but the brand . History Niche Retail was founded in 2001 by Brad Sorock and Tyler Smith as a direct to consumer e tailer of niche products. It was easier to compete with Amazon.com than to become them ref Citation last Friedman first Thomas title E commerce lessons, learned the hard way pages 130 newspaper Milwaukee Journal ... Solutions , and launched SuuntoWatches.com shortly thereafter. After its first year, Niche Retail moved ... launching five more online stores in 2003, Niche Retail moved to its current location in Sylvan Lake, Michigan in 2004. Niche Retail, a consistent top 500 e tailer according to Internet Retailer ... http www.nicheretail.com Niche Retail Homepage li li http www.nicheretail.com jobs Careers at Niche Retail li li http www.nicheretail.com blog niche retail press release Niche Retail News li li http www.nicheretail.com partners List of Niche Retail Partners li ul News ul li http www.prweb.com releases 2010 10 prweb4658954.htm PRWeb.com Article on Niche Retail Announces Partnetship with Magento li ... doc4d4720b03a94b872489079.txt TheOaklandPress.com s article on Niche Retail provides eCommerce solutions ... more details
Infobox Company company name Retail Adventures company type Privately held company slogan Where everyone ... key people David Young, CEO industry Retail num employees 8000 operating income A 1 billion 2010 ... 330 stores subsid Chickenfeed, Go Lo , Sams Warehouse, Crazy Clarks The Retail Adventures group is the largest ... Retail in 2009. Australian Discount Retail was formed in 2005 after the sale of the discount division of Miller s Retail now known as Specialty Fashion Group and the sale of The Warehouse Australia by The Warehouse ... adr.html publisher CHAMP Private Equity title Australian Discount Retail Portfolio ref The company traded under the household names Go Lo Crazy Clark s 275 stores , Chickenfeed Retail Chain Chickenfeed ... stores as Sam s Warehouse as a condition of sale from The Warehouse New Zealand. Retail Adventures ... from suppliers based locally and overseas. The main competitors of Australian Discount Retail ... Discount Retail has placed the company in voluntary administration. Staff have been assured their entitlements ... 21 January 2009 accessdate 2009 01 25 ref The size and scale of ADR makes this the biggest retail ... Articles The Briefing 20090121 Discount retail chains collapse with debts of 201 million.html publisher Smartcompany.com.au title Discount retail chains collapse with debts of 201 million date 21 January ... to Retail Adventures Pty Ltd, a company owned by Australian millionaire Jan Cameron , the former owner ... under ADR. ref cite web url http news.smh.com.au breaking news business australian discount retail group sold 20090323 96g1.html publisher Sydney Morning Herald title Australian Discount Retail Group ... company reports retail adventures publisher Business Review Australia title Company Report Retail Adventures date 27 October 2010 accessdate 2011 03 30 ref Stocking Strategy Retail ... Brand Each of the 4 subsidiaries of Retail Adventures entered the acquisition with individual strategies and slogans. Retail Adventures plans to merge all of their counterparts into Chickenfeed, with the slogan ... more details
Image Miller s Retail logo.png thumb 200px Miller s Retail Ltd. Miller s Retail Ltd. is an Australia n company that distributes womens apparel and accessories and is one of the country s largest retailers. It is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and had a market capitalisation of 360 million as at March, 2006. Its sales for the year ending 30 June, 2005 were 1.12 billion, with a net loss after tax of 103.4 million. This substantial loss was an unusual event for Miller s Retail and reflected considerable financial restructuring, including the revaluation of its businesses in Discount Variety. At the same time, the company told the market it had excessive inventory levels and pledged to address that, as well as to review buying practices in the future to avoid similar errors. In its Apparel Division, Miller s Retail trades under the brands Miller s Fashion Club, Katies, Crossroads and 1626 , which all sell women s clothing, with a total of over 700 stores. In November, 2005, it sold its Discount Variety Division, which owned Go Lo, Crazy Clark s, Look Sharp Concepts and Chickenfeed , which had a total of 335 stores at the time of the sale. Miller s Retail sold its interest in the discount variety businesses after a price war with competitors had a major impact on the profits of the division. Private equity investor Catalyst Investment Manager and CHAMP acquired the group, the new entity being called Australian Discount Retail . Millers Retail s core business is the Miller s Fashion Club, a club or loyalty program , which has more than 2.8 million members across Australia and New Zealand Fact date February 2008 . It is a highly regarded business which runs with low overheads ... links http www.millersretail.com.au Miller s Retail Website http www.smh.com.au news business millers retail better now its junked the junk 2006 03 15 1142098528798.html Sydney Morning Herald Report on Miller s Retail Category Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Category Retail companies ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 Image RetailSlut.jpg thumb right Final Retail Slut storefront on Melrose Ave Retail Slut was a clothing store in Los Angeles , California , USA that specialized in Punk fashion punk , gothic fashion goth , and underground fashions. Founded in 1983, by Helen O Neill, the store heavily supported the underground scenes such as the S&M, Drag and Rave communities and participated in Hands Around the World. Retail Slut was located on Melrose Avenue and changed locations along the avenue four times throughout its history. It closed on March 31, 2005. Retail Slut was featured in the film The Lollipop Generation by G.B. Jones , with owner Helen O Neill appearing on screen as herself. TV appearances include MTV and Playboy TV . Heavy metal guitarist Slash guitarist Slash obtained the first of his signature top hats at Retail Slut during Guns & Roses take off year. cn date February 2012 External links http www.retailslut.com Official site no longer updated Category Gothic fashion Category Punk fashion Category Clothing retailers Category Companies established in 1983 Category Companies based in Los Angeles, California Category Companies disestablished in 2005 ... more details
Retail clerk , also known as sales clerk , shop clerk or in the United Kingdom shop assistant , is a service economics service occupation in retail business . A retail clerk obtains or receives merchandise , totals bills, accepts payment, and makes change for customers in retail stores such as drug stores, candy stores, or liquor stores thus, the position may partially overlap with that of cashier . They clean shelves, counters, or tables stock shelves, counters, or tables with merchandise set up advertising display s or arrange merchandise on counters or tables to promote sales stamp, mark, or tag prices on merchandise and obtain merchandise requested by customers or receive merchandise selected by customers. They are expected to answer customers questions concerning location, price, and use of merchandise to total price and tax on merchandise purchased by customers to determine bill and to accept payment, make change, and wrap or bag the merchandise for customers. They may remove and record the amount of cash in register at end of shift. A retail clerk, particularly in a smaller store, may keep record of sales, prepare inventory of stock, or order merchandise. job stub Retailing stub Category Personal care and service occupations Category Retailing ... more details
Banking Retail banking is banking in which banking institution s execute transactions directly with consumers, rather than corporations or other banks. Services offered include savings account savings and transactional account s, Mortgage loan mortgages , personal loan s, debit card s, credit card s, and so forth. Commercial bank has two meanings Commercial bank is the term used for a normal bank to distinguish it from an investment bank. After the great depression, the U.S. Congress required that banks only engage in banking activities, whereas investment banks were limited to capital markets activities. This separation is no longer mandatory. Commercial bank can also refer to a bank or a division of a bank that mostly deals with deposits and loans from corporations or large businesses, as opposed to normal individual members of the public retail banking . It is the most successful department of banking. Community development bank are regulated banks that provide financial services and credit to underserved markets or populations. Private banking Private Bank s manage the assets of high net worth individuals. Offshore bank s are banks located in jurisdictions with low taxation and regulation. Many offshore banks are essentially private banks. Savings bank s accept savings deposits. Postal savings system Postal savings bank s are savings banks associated with national postal systems. Retail Banking services are also termed as Personal Banking services See also Banking institution ... Perspectives in Europe, Occasional Paper, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC 2004. Retail Banker International news, data, analysis and business information for the retail banking industry ... www.infosys.com Finacle eu solutions innovation in retail banking finacle.asp EFMA Research Report Sep 2009 Innovation in Retail Banking Best Practices and Insights http www.polarisft.com banking retail banking retail banking.asp Retail Banking Through A 9 Pronged Approach finance stub DEFAULTSORT Retail ... more details
Ukrainskiy Retail is one of the biggest retail chains in Ukraine, represented by 86 stores in the Eastern Ukraine. About the company Ukrainskiy Retail was established on 13 September 2006. ref http www.ur.ua company overview ref The company is headquartered in Donetsk . ref http www.kakrabota.com.ua company 197 ref Ukrainskyi Retail ensures trade operations with a chain of retail corner shop stores under Brusnytsya eng. Cranberry brand. The first Brusnytsya store was opened in March 2007 in Donetsk . As of October 2011, Ukrainskiy Retail employed around 3000 people and Brusnytsya had 86 stores in the towns of Eastern Ukraine region. ref http www.ur.ua company overview ref br In September 2011 Brusnytsya shops were restyled to the new format of fresh markets Brusnychka ref http www.scmholding.com en business sectors retail System Capital Management Our business Sectors Retail ref ref http www.ur.ua press center news ref ref http www.ukrrudprom.ua news Rinat Ahmetov otkroet set freshmarketov.html ref ref http www.kommersant.ua doc 1777262 print . ref Dmitriy Kulik is the CEO of Ukrainskiy Retail. Awards In September 2011 the company won the National Award Private Label 2011 , in the category Best contribution to the development of the product category ref http uaport.net news ua t 1109 20 1439937 Private Label 2011 ref ref http privatelabel tm.com news 20 Private Label 2011 ref ref http www.ur.ua press center news Private Label 2011 ref References references External ... Rating of the biggest retail chains in Ukraine rus See also List of supermarkets Category Economy ... more details
Retail design is a creative and Commerce commercial discipline that combines several different areas of expertise together in the design and construction of retail space. Retail design is primarily a specialized ... result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CDMQ6AEwAA Retail design by Otto Riewoldt, te Neues, 2000 ref ref http ... 22&f false Retail design firms , Opportunities in commercial art and graphic design careers, Volume 2003 by Barbara Gordon, McGraw Hill Professional, 2004, Pg. 88 ref Retail design is a very specialized discipline due to the heavy demands placed on retail space. Because the primary purpose of retail ... 6&ved 0CEoQ6AEwBTgK v onepage&q 22Retail 20design 22&f false Luxury retail design and atmosphere ... 22Retail 20design 22&f false Building type basics for retail and mixed use facilities by Stephen ... Retail Design Identity , Possessed The Rise and Fall of Prince by Alex Hahn, Billboard Books, 2004, Pg. 157 ref Retail spaces, especially when they form part of a retail chain , must also be designed ... and the product inside. In the case of a retail chain, the individual spaces must be unified in their design ... 22Retail 20design 22&f false Boutiques and other retail spaces the architecture of seduction by Leontine de Wit, Taylor & Francis US, 2007 ref History Retail design first began to grow in the middle ... Fields in Chicago, Selfridges in London and Macy s in New York. These early retail design stores were ... UK Boots . After World War II , a new type of retail design building known as the shopping centre ... in the Netherlands was built in the 1950s, as retail design ideas began spreading east. ref name Key ...&f false Retail Design , Design the key concepts by Catherine McDermott, Psychology Press, 2007, Pg. 195 ref The next evolution of retail design was the creation of the boutique in the 1960s, which emphasized retail design run by individuals. Some of the earliest examples of boutiques are the Biba boutique ... spending across the Developed country developed world . This rise made retail design shift ... more details
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