Centro will vigorously defend lawsuit
Centro Properties Group Ltd and Centro Retail Group Ltd say they will vigorously defend a class action claim brought against them."Centro will vigorously defend the proceeding in the interests...
AAP -
Monday May 12, 2008, 10:27 am
US Dollar: US Retail Sales Could Get A Surprise Boost on Tuesday - Why?
Advance Retail Sales are expected to fall back 0.2 percent after showing a surprising 0.2 percent gain during the month prior, but given the current economic scenario, this figure could prove to be...
Forex Capital Markets -
Friday May 9, 2008, 8:02 pm
MALAYSIA'S MBM LOGS 124% JUMP IN Q1 PROFIT ON BRISK VEHICLE SALES
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 Asia Pulse - Auto retailer MBM Resources
Bhd (KLSE:5983) has recorded first quarter pre-tax profit of
RM51.496 million (US$16.1 million), up 124.1 per cent from
RM22.979...
Asia Pulse News -
Friday May 9, 2008, 5:21 pm
Jobs Strong Here, Weak IN NZ
It won't cause the Reserve Bank to change its mind, but it is another statistic that will not lessen its heightened fears over inflation and possible wages breakouts. The jobs market is strong,...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday May 9, 2008, 8:22 am
Wal-Mart to open new 'super' stores in Canada
OTTAWA (AFP) - US retail behemoth Wal-Mart said Thursday it will add or expand 25 to 27 stores in Canada in the coming months, and hire 6,000 new employees -- soon topping 300 stores in this...
AFP Finance News -
Friday May 9, 2008, 2:59 am
Carphone Warehouse ties up with Best Buy
LONDON (AFP) - The Carphone Warehouse Group, the mobile phone retailer, said Thursday it has agreed to sell 50 percent of its retail operations to US electronics group Best Buy for £1.1 billion in...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 7:03 pm
MALAYSIA'S JT INT'L BOOKS 10.3 PCT RISE IN Q1 PROFIT ON HIGHER SALES
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 Asia Pulse - JT International Berhad
(KLSE:2615) has booked a 10.3 per cent on-year increase in
first quarter pre-tax profit to RM42.124 million (US$13.2
million) due to...
Asia Pulse News -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 2:18 pm
David Jones feels the pinch
Department store chain David Jones is seeing the impact of declining consumer confidence in its latest sales figures.
For the three months to the end of April, the company's total turnover...
ABC Business News -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 12:35 pm
'Let shareholders vote weeks after AGM'
Retail shareholders should be allowed to vote on resolutions at annual general meetings (AGMs) several weeks after the meeting has concluded, a discussion paper has recommended.The paper released by...
AAP -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 12:09 pm
Australia's David Jones sales growth slows
(Adds detail, shares)
SYDNEY, May 8 (Reuters) - Australian upmarket department
store chain David Jones Ltd (ASX: DJS.ax) reported slower
third-quarter sales revenue growth on Thursday, reflecting...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 10:30 am
BANGLADESH GOVT EMPHASISES NEED FOR DIVERSIFIED USE OF POTATO
DHAKA, May 7 Asia Pulse - Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed
has underscored the need for diversifying the use of potato
through changing food habit to help ensure food security of the
country. In a...
Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 8:52 pm
SOUTH KOREA'S RETAIL SALES UP 8.5% IN MARCH
SEOUL, May 7 Asia Pulse - Retail sales in South Korea grew
8.5 per cent in March from a year earlier, as consumers spent
more on food and car fuels, a report showed Wednesday. South Korea's retail...
Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 4:48 pm
Centro Properties in trading halt
Centro Properties Group Ltd and Centro Retail Group Ltd both have been placed in trading halts pending the release of an announcement.Securities in both companies will not be traded until either...
AAP -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 10:32 am
Eurozone Retail Sales And German Factory Orders Fall
Fundamental Headlines
• AUDUSD – Australia’s construction industry declined for a second month, according to the AiG Performance of Construction...
Forex Capital Markets -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 10:26 am
Westfield Q1 US specialty store rent up 3.8 pct
MELBOURNE, May 7 (Reuters) - Westfield Group (ASX: WDC.ax) , the
world's biggest shopping mall owner by market value, said on
Wednesday average rent from specialty stores in its U.S. malls
rose 3.8...
Reuters Finance News, Australia -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 9:50 am
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