Stores | Retail Guru - Part 2

Tesco Launches Four-Hour Shift System

November 15, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

Tesco famously claims “every little helps” – now Britain’s biggest private-sector employer is among the first to offer the option of working “slivers of time” to its employees. A four-hour shift might

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Tesco Looks To Expand In Asia By Buying Carrefour Supermarkets

November 9, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian 1 Comment

Tesco is in advanced discussions to buy 61 stores in south-east Asia from France’s Carrefour supermarket chain for about $1bn (£620m). Britain’s biggest supermarket is understood to be among a handful of suitors

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Bolland Looks To Middle England And Overseas For New Blueprint For Marks & Spencer

November 7, 2010 By Retail News From the Guardian Leave a Comment

New Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland is set to unveil his blueprint for the retailer next week – with plans to devote much more shop space to selling homewares and ambitious plans to expand overseas, especially in Europe and India

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Wal-Mart: Organized Retail To Create 3 Million Jobs In India

November 7, 2010 By Retail News from Chainstoreage Leave a Comment

As part of Wal-Mart Stores’ push to expand foreign investment in retail in India, CEO Mike Duke spoke to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi. He told conference attendees that organized retail in India will create

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Baid Group To Invest Rs 250 Cr In Electronic Retail Market

November 5, 2010 By economic times retail news Leave a Comment

Venturing into the highly-competitive electronic retail segment , city-based diversified business conglomerate Baid Group today said it would pump in Rs 250 crore within the next three

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Liberty Positions Itself As A Trendy Fashion Brand

November 3, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

To keep up with the changing consumer demand, footwear maker Liberty Shoes Ltd is working to position itself as a young and vibrant fashion brand. The company is bringing about changes in the overall look and feel of its stores

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Tata Eyes Rs 600 Crore Revenue From Footwear Retail Business In 5 Years

October 31, 2010 By economic times retail news 2 Comments

Tata International today said it expects to achieve a revenue of up to Rs 600 crore in the next five years from its new footwear retail venture . The company, which opened its second store under the brand

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Wholesale Apparel Buying For The Independent Retailer

October 29, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

With retail sales down for the last year Wholesale Clothing Companies have really cut back on their production. What does this mean for the independent Retailer

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Report: Neiman Marcus Opening Moderately Priced Store Concept

October 28, 2010 By Retail News from Chainstoreage Leave a Comment

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus plans to open a line of new, more moderately priced stores called Last Call Studio this fall, according to

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Payless To Open Stores In Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia And Singapore

October 23, 2010 By Retail News from Chainstoreage Leave a Comment

Collective Brands announced that its Payless ShoeSource unit has signed two new franchise deals to bring the Payless retail chain to new international markets beginning next year, including opening Payless stores in

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