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	06/01/2009 12:45 pm Marks & Spencer to shed 1000 jobs: report Clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, The Times reported on Tuesday, bringing further gloom to the British high street as it struggles under the weight ... 06/01/2009 12:29 pm Marks & Spencer to cut 1000 jobs CLOTHING-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, bringing further gloom to the British high street as it struggles under the weight of the downturn. ... 06/01/2009 12:21 pm Marks & Spencer to shed 1,000 jobs Britain's clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, The Times has reported. ... 06/01/2009 11:37 am CFS Retail Property Fund appoints director CFS Retail Property Fund appoints director... 06 Jan 2009 11:37 AM ... 06/01/2009 11:01 am Retail giant shuns Aussie wool Farmers dealt another blow with global boycott of mulesing growing. ... 06/01/2009 11:01 am Asian retail giant announces Aussie wool ban Global boycott grows as animal rights group campaigns for ethical wool supply. 6 Jan 2009 11:01 AM ... 06/01/2009 11:00 am 10 riskiest industries for 2009 revealed Car retailing, investment banking, bricklaying and catering will be some of the industries most at risk during 2009, according to a new report by research company IBISWorld. ... 06/01/2009 10:37 am AGL Energy Gains Control of Sydney Gas in A$171 Million Bid By Angela Macdonald-Smith Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- AGL Energy Ltd., Australia’s biggest electricity and gas retailer, raised its stake in Sydney Gas Ltd. past 50 percent as more shareholders accepted ... ... 06/01/2009 10:26 am Asian retail giant bans Aussie wool Farmers have been dealt another blow as an Asian clothing giant joins the growing boycott of Australian wool. ... 06/01/2009 10:22 am Our measure? "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. I've been thinking about this quotation and tend to disagree with the great MLK on this matter. Perhaps the most dangerous ... 06/01/2009 09:08 am Retail giant announces Aussie wool ban Australian farmers have been dealt another blow with an Asian clothing giant joining the growing global boycott of Australian wool. ... 06/01/2009 08:54 am Retail giant announces Aussie wool ban Australian farmers have been dealt another blow with an Asian clothing giant joining the growing global boycott of Australian wool. ... 06/01/2009 08:49 am Runaway success for Robins Kitchen Robins Kitchen - Australia's largest privately owned kitchenware retailer - is defying the economic conditions, opening its 31st store. ... 06/01/2009 08:46 am Retail giant announces Aussie wool ban 10:09 AM ... 06/01/2009 04:39 am Saks shares down as analyst forecasts wider loss Barclays sees luxury retailer with loss of 50 US cents per share for 2008. 6 Jan 2009 4:39 AM ... 06/01/2009 12:00 am Retail confidence sets the agenda IT WAS yet another pep talk by a management guru and Monica Lim soon switched off. Then she snapped to attention. ... 05/01/2009 06:28 pm HK toy makers urge Li & Fung to pay up for failed US retailer HONG KONG (AFP) - More than 40 Hong Kong toy makers who say they lost 10 million US dollars following the collapse of US retailer KB Toys said Monday they would be seeking compensation from trading firm Li & Fung. ... 05/01/2009 03:06 pm Profile your Customer Experience team on TheBankChannel.com As part of a new monthly special, I'm looking for leading CX teams in banks across the globe to volunteer to be profiled on TheBankChannel.com . I'll be looking to interview leaders and operators of customer experience management in retail and business (or other) banks, to understand their s ... 05/01/2009 02:29 pm The Retail Collapse Continues The retail collapse in the U.S. continues. It's Armageddon for the sellers of stuff. Bloomberg reports that, "The International Council of Shopping Centres in New York predicts 73,000 U.S. stores may shut in the first half of 2009 after what may have been the worst holiday-shopping season i ... 05/01/2009 12:10 pm Wal-Mart to settle employee lawsuits of up to US$640m Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, has announced the settlement of 63 wage and hour class action lawsuits that have been pending against the company for several years.Each of the settlements is subject to approval by the trial court, and the total amount to be paid will depend on the a ... 05/01/2009 11:59 am Innovation round up - December 08 December 2008 marked the end of a long year, with some pretty testing conditions both behind us and more to come. More than ever, we need to think laterally and understand how new ideas can potentially get us out the trouble caused by old ideas. As well as the standard fiduciary practices, thinking ... 05/01/2009 11:18 am Retail outlook good for 2009 The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has predicted significant growth for the retail sector this year, with a “short term pain...... ... 05/01/2009 11:00 am Unions set to push for higher wages in 2009 Thousands of employers across the retail, mining, finance and manufacturing sectors are bracing for industrial problems this year as more than 5000 enterprise bargain agreements come up for renegotiation. ... 05/01/2009 10:11 am Bakers Delight on expansion trail Bakers Delight has announced plans for further expansion across its Australian, New Zealand and Canadian operations in 2009, with the planned launch of around 150 stores. While much of the retail sector is feeling the pinch of the global financial crisis and in cut-back mode, Bakers Delight reports ... 05/01/2009 10:00 am Agents to Win 9 Peregrine and 9 Gecko's Trips in 9 Weeks in 2009. Peregrine and Gecko&aposs are offering retail travel agents the chance to win one of nine trips in nine weeks in 2009, beginning from January 13. ...