Signs of the times: hard facts from two business giants (Independent) bi2771781 Two major announcements - from giant Marks & Spencer and Britian's biggest house builder Taylor Wimpey - raised fears today that the UK heading for full-blown recession

Retail sales rebound won't alarm RBA (The Australian) bi2771781 AUSTRALIAN sales surged unexpectedly May driven by sharply higher food and fuel prices the month

Retail report and film focus on fighting formula stores (The Villager) bi2771781 New York City zoning regulations currently allow chain stores to move as of right and offer no protection to small businesses from rising rent, rising wholesale prices and a declining customer base

IKEA awaits upturn Swedish chain sees signs of economic downturn (Worcester T bi2771781 NEW YORK - Mobs of fans greeted the opening last month of build-it-yourself furniture chain IKEA's first store New York City - but the fervor masking shoppers' underlying frugality

Retail giant branches out to local producers (Argus Observer) bi2771781 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ? Wal-Mart stores Arizona now stock Grand Canyon sweet onions aisles New York display state-grown eggplant, as the world?s largest er says has become the nation?s largest buyer of locally grown fruits and vegetables

M&S first quarter same-store sales fall (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) bi2771781 By Mark Potter..

Starbucks Closing 600 Stores (Washington Post) bi2771781 Once the fast-growing darling of the world, company says cut as many as 12,000 jobs

RPT-WRAPUP 1-Australia May retail sales rebound, food a factor (Reuters via Y bi2771781 (Repeats to add bullet points)..

CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Jun. 29 to Jul. 5, 2008 (CoStar Group) bi2771781 This week the Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Room & Board, Bad Ass Coffee Company, Darden and Safeway; new developments OH, FL, TX, CT and MI; acquisition, merger, loan or sale activity at Pier 1 and Cost..

Future uncertain for Third Street Plaza, some tenants say (Naples Daily News) bi2771781 The discount signs printed on computer paper are the windows of home decor store Reflections of Naples Third Street Plaza. It?s a moving sale, the signs announce. Reflections owner Larry Harris brought daughter and her boyfriend to help load the truck and haul the inventory storage he figures out a plan. ?We were so hard hit. Nobody was coming,? Harris said Wednesday ..

Lifetime Brands closing last 53 retail kitchenware stores - Newsday bi2771781 Lifetime Brands closing last 53 kitchenware stores Newsday, NY - 3 hours ago By James Bernstein | james.bernstein@newsday.com Saying a victim of the "difficult environment," Lifetime Brands Inc., the Garden City-based Lifetime Brands to shut down all of stores Long Island Business News (subscription) Lifetime Brands to close remaining 53 outlet stores - Quick RTT News Lifetime Brands to Close Outlet Stores and York, Pa Trading Markets (press release) all 11 news articles..

Financial bailout, GE & GM, US dollar, Canadian retail sales ? Vialoux - Nati bi2771781 BBC News Financial bailout, GE & GM, US dollar, Canadian sales ? Vialoux National Post, Canada - 4 hours ago The latest news related to the bailout approval by the Federal Reserve of conversion of Goldman and Morgan Stanley from investment banks to banks. Goldman, Morgan Go , Ending I-Bank Model Barron's Blogs Bye bye bulge-bracket BBC News Comment by Christopher Whalen Managing Director, Institutional Risk Analytics Melbourne Herald Sun - BankInvestmentConsultant.comall 2,812 news articles..

National Retail Federation to give holiday outlook - Forbes bi2771781 National Federation to give holiday outlook Forbes, NY - 7 hours ago AP 09.22.08, 6:40 AM ET The National Federation, the world's leading association, expected to announce sales forecast for the holiday forecast: Bah, humbug! Indianapolis Star Survey: Most online ers remain optimistic Bizjournals.com all 16 news articles..

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