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North American retailers work on separate Bangladesh plan -source
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - North American retailers may join together on their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally-binding accord that mainly European retailers have signed onto, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions....Tags: American Apparel and Footwear Association, North America, Consumer Goods Industries, Macy's, Inc., American Apparel
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How Las Vegas' convention center stacks up nationally
Las Vegas SunThe Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority plans to borrow and spend $2.5 billion to develop the Las Vegas Global Business District, an overhauled convention center facility that will include a World Trade Center and multimodal transportation hub....Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Orlando Hotels, Theme Park Vacations, Orange County Convention Center, Chicago Restaurants
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Cars, home improvement give April retail sales a boost
Spring’s arrival late in April gave retail sales a light boost as Americans emerged from hibernation to spend on cars, gardening goods and building supplies. From March to April, sales rose a slight 0.1% after declining a revised 0.5% from...
Tags: Home Improvement, Economic Indicator, Vehicles, Petroleum Industry
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U.S. retail group criticizes Bangladesh safety accord
Reuters(Reuters) - A major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday spoke out against a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord agreed to by mostly European companies, saying that signing on would expose American companies to a legally questionable binding...Tags: Gap Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Hennes & Mauritz AB, Bangladesh
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Editorial: Online sales tax is a one-click revenue source
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires Internet-based businesses to collect state sales tax based on the shipping address. The bill is fair, logical and necessary to Virginia's economy. Businesses that sell...Tags: Hampton Roads, Business, Bobby Scott, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Television Industry
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Retailers counting on service, tech, tax laws to win over web shoppers
Detroit Free PressMatt Norcross has been selling books for two decades, but lately he must contend with readers who go to his Petoskey shop to see and touch the printed works he offers, only to buy them later from Amazon.com at a savings. Even if he offers the books at...Tags: Books and Magazines, Target, Furniture, Sears, Consumer Goods Industries
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Mom will thank you for this useful gift
Before we recently reconnected with Barbara Edelman in Emmaus to hear more about her Mother's Day herb gift idea, she offered something that really piqued our interest. "I have a surprise for you," Barbara said. "You're going to love it." Such a...
Tags: Mother's Day, Emmaus, Allentown, Whitehall, South Whitehall Township
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Retail leader sees strength in Ohio economy
Springfield News-Sun, OhioMatthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, spoke at Wittenberg University's commencement Saturday. The federation is a global retail trade association that lobbies for its members in Washington, D.C. Shay earned his bachelor's...Tags: Marketing, Business, Lobbying, Consumer Goods Industries, Washington, DC
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Spoiling mom on her special day
The StateSo, how do you think mom would look this year with an iPad or a pair of dangly hoop earrings? Some shoppers looking to coddle their moms this Mother's Day weekend apparently will find out, according to the latest retail reports. Consumers are expected...Tags: Apple iPhone, Mother's Day, Samsung Galaxy S IV, Jewelry, Jewelry and Watches
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From flowers to jewelry, consumers are spending more on mom this year
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Last year at Aubrey's, the doors opened for Mother's Day at 11 a.m. and all 250 seats in the Cleveland, Tenn., restaurant were continuously full until 5 p.m. The rush didn't end until 9 p.m. "It was smoothly hectic," general manager Mark Woods said....Tags: Holidays, Mother's Day, Verizon Communications, Consumers, Electronic Devices
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Mom's big day even bigger for business
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Brandon Lewis stood back from the glass cases at Motley Florist on Friday, asking which flowers lasted longest in an arrangement. He settled on a petite bunch of purple and white daisies in a vase painted to match. "I just wanted to get her flowers this...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Holidays, Mother's Day, Restaurants, Father's Day
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Consumer Goods Industries, Arbitration
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