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Next Home gets makeover
British fashion and homewares group Next is rolling out a more contemporary look for its standalone Next Home stores. ...
Going global - tips for growth
Five tips for retailers with international growth ambitions on getting technology solutions right. If your organisati...
Breakfast seminar series is back
Westfield's highly popular Breakfast Seminar Series will return for 2010. Last year, the Seminars sold out in days an...
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The Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS) will hold its Global Retail Insights Seminar (GRI) in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this week. The Australian Centre for Retail Studies at Monash University and Google will share their knowledge, experience and opinions in relat...
Newsagents want small business minister
Newsagents have asked both major political parties have been asked to commit to introducing measures to provide support to small business.  "Small business makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy and community", said the CEO of the Australian Newsagent...
Levi's, Brooks Bros launch joint range
Two famous US fashion brands are joining forces to launch a new collection of jeanswear for men: Levi's Jeans, Made in the USA for Brooks Brothers. Available at Brooks Brothers stores nationwide, online at www.brooksbrothers.com and in Brooks Brothers catalogs, the collection i...
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Betta names its top stores
National franchisor BSR Group has announced its retailer and supplier of the year awards at the company’s annual conference in Shanghai. Oasis Betta Electrical in Palmerston, in the Northern Territory, was the big winner of the night with th...
Microsoft in urgent quest to copy iPad concept
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says developing Windows-based tablet computers to challenge Apple's iPad is "job one urgency" for the US software giant.  "We have got to make things happen with Windows 7 on slates," Ballmer told financial analys...
Polo Ralph Lauren plans SE Asian flagship
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore's new integrated resort, will be home to Polo Ralph Lauren's first luxury store in Southeast Asia.  The new 1676sqm two level store will showcase an exclusive assortment of Ralph Lauren's premier collections, incl...
Green light for inflight mobile phone use
Aussie air travellers will soon be able to 'tweet from their seat' after the communications watchdog gave the green light for mobiles to be used during flights, writes Angela Harper of AAP.  The new ruling by the Australian Communications an...
Dollar bounces back above 90c US
The Australian dollar opened higher on Friday as investors buy the currency ahead of a month-end readjustment of portfolios.  At 0700 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9002/04, up 0.12 per cent from Thursday's close of $US0.899...
Heartfelt campaign to raise $1m for kids
Buying a heart-shaped treat or coffee in August will help raise more than $1 million to support Australian children born with heart defects. Developed and sponsored by Retail Food Group Limited, the initiative will raise funds from special HeartK...
Centro seals refinancing deal
Centro Properties Group has completed financing arrangements for about $US2.7 billion ($A3.03 billion) of debt in its US business as the restructure of the business continues.  The company has completed financing arrangements for approximately $US2.7 billion of the $US3.2 billion ($A3.59 billion) of debt within Super LLC (a joint venture of...
Dollar lower on US worries
The Australian dollar opened lower on Thursday as concerns about the recovery in the US economy weighed on financial markets.  At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.8928/35, down 0.19 per cent from Wednesday's close of $US0.8947/51. Since 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the domestic dollar traded between $US0.8908 ...
Aldi founder passes away
The joint founder of German discount grocer Aldi has reportedly passed away. Theo Albrecht, last seen in public after his release from a kidnapping nearly 40 years ago, has died aged 88, news magazine Spiegel said on Wednesday. The publicity-shy entrepreneur died on Saturday in the western German city of Essen, Spiegel said, after a long ill...

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