February 26, 2009

CRE Prices Dropped 15% Last Year, with the Fall Picking Up Speed - CoStar Group


CRE Prices Dropped 15% Last Year, with the Fall Picking Up Speed
CoStar Group, MD
The national retail market was the best performer of the four property types. Prices in this sector fell by 2% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and are down 8.5% for the year. National retail prices have depreciated almost 12% from the peak in the third ...

Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Middle East end 2008 on positive note - AME Info


Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Middle East end 2008 on positive note
AME Info, United Arab Emirates
Significantly, we not only achieved the objectives we set but also boosted our retail market share and that drove dealer profitability in what was a very challenging year.' The biggest drivers for Jeep were the Grand Cherokee (up 18%) and the Wrangler ...

CRM on the go - Express Computers


CRM on the go
Express Computers, India
In a retail market like India where the number of feet on street is high and the transaction volumes are high and the margin per transaction low, considering an investment in such devices does not make business sense for most enterprises. ...

Westfield sees growth in Australia, NZ - Ninemsn


Westfield sees growth in Australia, NZ
Ninemsn, Australia
The world's biggest listed shopping centre owner Westfield Group says it expects growth in the Australian and New Zealand retail market in fiscal 2009. "All the indicators out of Australia seem to be strong, the consumer is still spending, ...

Lower Retail Sales Forecast - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Lower Retail Sales Forecast
istockAnalyst.com (press release), OR
Retail market is slow currently," RGM managing director Tan Hai Hsin said. He expects retail sales to contract in the second quarter before strengthening in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Retail sales for the whole year is expected to record a 3 per ...

February 25, 2009

Danube starts screening contractors and developers before signing ... - Emirates Business 24/7


Danube starts screening contractors and developers before signing ...
Emirates Business 24/7, United Arab Emirates
Sajan said the company ventured into the retail market for building materials keeping in mind the rapid growth of free hold properties in the region. "This is the first of the four stores we have planned across the Gulf Co-operation Council with an ...

Supermarket sorry for plastic in milk - Times Online - Auckland


Supermarket sorry for plastic in milk
Times Online - Auckland, New Zealand
Progressive is a subsidiary of Australian company Woolworths and holds about 42 per cent of the New Zealand grocery market. It operates Foodtown, Woolworths and Countdown supermarkets. a Have you had problems with your supermarket? ...

Govt to issue clarification on changes in FDI policy - Economic Times


Govt to issue clarification on changes in FDI policy
Economic Times, India
The Government received a flak, particularly from the Left parties for changing guidelines just before the Parliament session which began on February 12. They said it was a move to allow FDI through back door. Over 90 per cent of India's retail market ...

Gartmore launches second absolute return vehicle to retail market - CityWire.co.uk


Gartmore launches second absolute return vehicle to retail market
CityWire.co.uk, UK
By Drazen Jorgic | 15:09:28 | 25 February 2009 Gartmore is to bring its actively-managed Octanis hedge fund strategy to the retail market with an absolute returns version of the fund. The fund will focus on UK large-cap equities and be managed by Ben ...

Court rules for AT&T in dispute with Internet firm - The Associated Press


Court rules for AT&T in dispute with Internet firm
The Associated Press
The San Francisco-based appeals court had ruled the telecom company was setting its wholesale prices so high that an Internet service provider could not compete with the low prices AT&T charged in the retail market. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, ...