SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 24 - A mass of buyers for hot new products at huge discounts is fueling organized retail crime -- giving "hot" a darker meaning on the Internet, swap meets or flea markets....
SEOUL, Sept 2 - Sales at South Korea's top three department stores in August rose by almost double the annual pace set in July, fresh evidence of a recovering domestic demand, a domestic newspaper reported...
SEOUL, July 17 - Sales at South Korea's top three department stores grew for a fourth successive month in June, data showed on Friday, adding to hopes that recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy was sustained....
NEW YORK, July 13 - U.S. stocks rose on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up 1 percent, as bank shares advanced following an upgrade of Goldman Sachs Group and bullish comments from an...
* Lower sales growth expected in 2009; capex to be cut * But better Q2 forecast as sales improve * Shares hit lowest in more than two weeks (Adds details, share movement) BANGKOK, June 17...
BANGKOK, June 17 - Sales growth at Thailand's Big C Supercenter <BIGC.BK> is likely to slow to 5-6 percent this year from 9 percent in 2008 due to weak consumer spending, but the second quarter...
SEOUL, May 15 - Sales at top South Korean department stores rose again in April, adding to a batch of domestic data spurring hopes of an early recovery for Asia's fourth-largest economy. Combined sales at...
BANGKOK, April 30 - Siam Makro <MAKR.BK>, Thailand's leading cash-and-carry wholesaler, said on Thursday it expected 2009 net profit to be lower than 2008 and worse than analysts' forecasts as fierce competition would squeeze margins....
* Says downturn in U.S. retail environment close to bottom * Says firm is getting strong re-orders from customers HONG KONG, April 28 - Consumer goods exporter Li & Fung Ltd, which manages supply chains...
SEOUL, April 3 - South Korea's plunge towards recession is bringing in high-spending tourists by the planeload in search of bargains and beauty. Foreign tourists, mainly from Japan and China, have been pouring into their...