Posts Tagged ‘US Retail’

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Nov18

Retailer JC Penny quits Australia

by admin on November 18th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Posted In: News & Articles, Online Shopping

American retail giant JC Penney has terminated its international licence agreements. This means that the JC Penney website, which launched in Australia a mere two months ago, will shut down. Sharon Hooker, operations manager at JPIC Australia, said the website would shut down on 20 November, with a customer support office remaining open until the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb07

Retailers say Obama stimulus plan not enough

by retailnu on February 7th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Posted In: Govt Policy & Taxation, News & Articles

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The largest U.S. retail trade group said current economic stimulus legislation might not do enough to spur consumer spending and repeated its call for a series of temporary sales tax holidays. The National Retail Federation is “extremely concerned that it does not do enough to immediately stimulate consumer spending or to preserve […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar07

Target to open 27 new stores

by retailnu on March 7th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Posted In: Chain Stores, Convenience Store, Marketing, News & Articles

(CNN) — Target Corp. this month will open 27 new stores employing a total of more than 4,300 people, the company said. The stores’ openings will come just weeks after the retailer cut 600 people from its headquarters staff amid what it called weaker-than-expected sales. The retailer will hold grand openings for the 21 general […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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