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End of the High Street? Big chains shut 14 stores a day last year - Mirror Online
www.mirror.co.uk | 6 hours 18 minutes ago
A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed major firms closed 5,268 branches in 2011 and opened 5,094

Newsvine - Foxwoods unveils outlet store at Conn. casino site
www.newsvine.com | 15 hours 22 minutes ago
Foxwoods Resort Casino has unveiled plans for an outlet shopping center to add to revenue at its eastern Connecticut gambling enterprise.

99p Stores opening new outlet at Cleveland Centre - Business News - News - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | 19 hours 28 minutes ago
A NATIONAL retail chain is opening its 178th national outlet at the Cleveland Centre next month.

Microsoft eyes Canada for first store outside U.S. - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | Feb 13, 2012
Emulating archrival Apple, tech giant looks to expand its footprint in direct sales to gadget consumers

Power Mac Center takes stock of 2011; looks forward to continued strong prospects in 2012 | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 3, 2012
Power Mac Center takes stock of 2011; looks forward to continued strong prospects in 2012. The year 2011 was a very busy year for Power Mac Center, the country’s largest reseller of Apple products with 12 branches in major malls in Metro Manila and selected provincial locations. - PR11789285

Beauty Salon Franchise Defies Traditional Growth Model - Franchisewire.com
www.franchisewire.com | Feb 1, 2012
Seva Expands within Walmart, Specialty Retail Chains, Airports

Retail occupancy rises at Dubai Outlet Mall | Dubai Outlet Mall (DOM) | AMEinfo.com
www.ameinfo.com | Jan 30, 2012
Dubai Outlet Mall, the only outlet concept mall in the region is opening up new retail outlets resulting in the increase of retail occupancy of over 92% in the mall.

Bottom Line - 'War on Christmas' waning, list shows
bottomline.msnbc.msn.com | Dec 13, 2011
Based on the heavy rotation of Christmas music we hear in retail outlets beginning in mid-November, we never had many concerns about the "war on Christmas" supposedly being waged in the nation's malls and chain stores. Now comes the latest evidence that Christmas is indeed& …

Sarkozy Rival to Run for French Presidency - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Dec 11, 2011
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday that he had decided to run for president in next spring's election, adding his name to a list of conservative presidential hopefuls looking to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy.

New Sustainability Professionals within the Retail industry · Environmental Management & Energy
www.environmentalleader.com | Sep 19, 2011
Following the success of its Plan A, Marks & Spencer has opened one of the U.K.'s most sustainable retail outlets at Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. A new 12,400 square foot M&S store in Sheffield opened in April and has been labeled as the most susta...