Marks Spencer was among only a few retailers to make gains, closing up 2p at 382p after the chief executive Stuart Rose unveiled the group's Cardinal Place store, its first new opening in central London for over a decade. There is little doubt that MS will achieve top of the range estimates, even if the all-important third-quarter like-for-like sales are down 4 on non-food, ... what we worry about is the ability to grow profits.
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That's been one of the most problematic parts for anyone who's in this alternative billing space. They have to get a sales force out providing the power to get retailers to adopt this as another option.
There's a little bit more weakness in the Nasdaq and in the tech sector than we expected -- it may just be that the sheer number of buyers aren't there. But the retailers are up and there's a little positive action in the manufacturers, which could be a defensive play on the part of investors.
There's no need to panic about this, ... On the other side, there's no reason for retailers to just jack up the price because everybody's concerned. We're going to move very quickly to stop that if we have the legal ability to do so without passing emergency legislation.
Plasma prices continue to free-fall as good availability and wide acceptance of the products spur retailers and manufacturers to maximize their sales opportunities,
After a long, cold winter, consumers are ready to pack away their scarves and gloves and hit the stores for their spring wardrobe. The seasonal weather should allow many apparel retailers to breathe a sigh of relief.
The goal of our 'Hear Music Debut' CD series is to introduce talented, emerging artists to music fans seeking unique, new music experiences. The incredible response by Starbucks customers to Antigone Rising reflects not only our customers' strong appetite for discovering quality music but also demonstrates Starbucks' ability to leverage our unique marketing and distribution platform to the benefit of sales at traditional retail. We are extremely pleased to be working with Lava to share this special album with traditional music retailers seeking new and exciting music choices for their customers.
From co-workers to classmates, Valentine's Day has become a holiday to express appreciation for a variety of people, ... Valentine's Day has become a very big business for retailers in what is traditionally one of the slowest shopping months of the year.
As a small company our fastest way to market was going to be by working with other retailers that were known for pioneering new technologies and categories.
On the whole, and this comment can get me in a lot of trouble, I find that retailers in the comic book business are not business people. They're fans who've gotten themselves shops.
We believe the online photo industry will become more closely tied to all forms of digital media entertainment and the PNI Digital Media Platform offers retailers with photo operations the ability to provide these services to their customers. Convergence of digital hardware devices will make all these different media aspects reside alongside each other at the device level, for example, today it is digital music players, digital cameras, PDA's, smart phones and PC's - tomorrow it will also include your game console, your HDTV and your DVR. Having the retailers be able to produce on-demand media products that range from music to photo's will allow them to retain their control of the vast majority of sales in these media channels.
My Eighth District, like others, counts on these family businesses and their teams working hard to support their families and aid their communities. As retailers, these teams often bring different or unique products to the marketplace.
The mass media are the wholesalers the peer groups, the retailers of the communications industry.
There are many different pieces of this giant puzzle that need to come together. The pieces that must come together include installation of ticket terminals, training retailers, testing software applications and so much more. There are many people working very hard behind the scenes in such areas as administration, finance, sales and computers to help raise money for education and make this historical event happen. In addition, numerous state agencies are providing assistance to us, as necessary.
When (former Gov. George Ryan's) administration tried to roll back the sales tax, it just went into the pockets of refiners and retailers and had no effect on prices.
We've always felt that no other agency could match our creative strengths in retail advertising, and this year's continued success at RAMA is a testament to our ability in marketing leading retailers.