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Today's latest Shopping News

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• 09-06-2009
  Michelle Obama Takes Her Daughters Shopping in Paris (People Magazine)
  KCSPresse/Splash News Online What better way to celebrate your birthday than a mini-shopping spree in Paris? And that’s just how First Daughter Sasha Obama celebrated her eighth over the weekend. Mom Michelle Obama took a little break from official business in France to get in some mother-daughter time with her two girls. [...]
• 09-06-2009
  Fines, probation and restricted shopping (The News)
  NEW GLASGOW – A couple of aborted 'shopping sprees' have curtailed where a local woman can shop across Canada.
• 09-06-2009
  Main Street Dallas: The Next Shopping Mecca? (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)
  The City of Dallas faces a $190 million deficit. Yet it is spending $1.5 million to make Main Street in downtown a shopping Mecca.
• 09-06-2009
  81yo victim of shopping trolley rage (The West Australian)
  A Gosnells man has been charged with assaulting an 81-year-woman after accusing her of hitting his car with her shopping trolley in a southern suburbs shopping centre car park at the weekend. A polic

Today's latest Retail News

• 09-06-2009
  Sunny days but gloomy retail sales (Channel 4)
  May's sunny weather failed to keep retail sales in positive territory as the Easter boost proved hard to sustain, figures have revealed. The high street saw like-for-like sales slip by 0.8% in May against a year ago, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KMPG survey.
• 09-06-2009
  UK & World News: Sunny days but gloomy retail sales (icNewcastle - Sunday Sun)
  May's sunny weather failed to keep retail sales in positive territory as the Easter boost proved hard to sustain, figures have revealed.
• 09-06-2009
  House panel puts fetters on retail (The Telegraph)
  New Delhi, June 8: A parliamentary standing committee on retail has proposed a ban on the entry of foreigners and domestic corporate houses, which could lead to the first policy spat within the UPA.
• 09-06-2009
  Retail sales take a knock in May (BBC News)
  UK retail sales fell in May from a year earlier as hard-up consumer steered clear of buying big-ticket items, industry data shows.
• 09-06-2009
  Final Glance: Specialty Retail companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: AutoZone fell $1.23 or .8 percent, to $158.34.

Today's latest Online Shopping News

• 09-06-2009
  Online shopping requires effective supervision (People's Daily)
  China's online shopping market has seen vigorous transactions and is becoming increasingly popular among consumers. However, due to a lack of supervision, consumers still feel unsafe. A report by the Internet research organization iResearch indicates that China's online shopping market recorded a turnover of 120 billion yuan in 2008, up 128.5 percent year-on-year. China's leading e-commerce ...
• 09-06-2009
  Online Shoppers in Thailand Shopping More Frequently: MasterCard Survey (Thaipr.net)
  The latest survey on online shopping habits by MasterCard Worldwide revealed that Thai online shoppers shopped more frequently with 80% of Thai respondents accessing the internet daily. The top reason
• 09-06-2009
  Huge market for online stores in China (People's Daily)
  More people are choosing to open online stores in China, and competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Compared with other nations, China's online shopping market has not yet been fully developed. In 2008, China's leading e-commerce website Taobao.com alone directly created 570,000 jobs, equal to the total number of new jobs created in Shanghai in the whole year. Small investment and low risk ...
• 09-06-2009
  Feature: Online transaction security: Tips for staying safe (cnet.com.au)
  Many people regularly bank and shop online with ease, confident that the millions of transactions that take place each day are secure. Good safeguards are in place, but as the internet is constantly susceptible to new threats, these best practices will help you keep your money and financial information safe.
• 09-06-2009
  State now offers bidding, RFP information online (The Delaware Business Ledger)
  (Corrects web address) The State of Delaware announced the launch Thursday of a new online portal for agency bid solicitations, which will become the central repository for Request for Proposal (RFP) bids and Invitation to Bid (ITB) solicitations statewide.

Today's latest London Shopping News

• 09-06-2009
  First Lady Michelle Obama brings her daughters to London - and all they got was this lousy picture o
  First Lady Michelle Obama brings her daughters to London - and all they got was this lousy picture of Gorbals Mick
• 09-06-2009
  East London welcomes new business centre (Startups)
  A new business centre of serviced offices has opened in East London, claiming to offer a flexible and cost-effective option for start-up firms that need office space at short notice.
• 09-06-2009
  Michelle Obama and daughters on lightning trip to London (EARTHtimes.org)
  London - US First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters spent Monday on a sightseeing trip in London following their visit to France with the US President. Michelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia visited the government district of Westminst...
• 09-06-2009
  Tuesday preview: Retail sales, house prices (ShareCast)
  LONDON (SHARECAST) - Tuesday sees updates on two obsessions of the British: shopping and house prices. The British Retail Consortium’s retail sales monitor for May is due to released while the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors publishes its House Prices Balance data.
• 09-06-2009
  Watch Pavement's Bob Nastanovich Take a Fan on a Date W/ Ikea (Pitchfork)
  First, there was the Spiral Stairs showcase " Date w/IKEA" off Pavement's Brighten the Corners . Then, there was the announcement of the "Date w/IKEA" contest back in November -- a Matador Records contest in which the grand prize was a $500 shopping spree to the famed housewares mecca accompanied by a member of Pavement.

Today's latest New York Shopping News

• 09-06-2009
  Tanzania: Tour Operators Prepare for New-York's Adventure Travel Expo Fair (AllAfrica.com)
  Arusha — A one-day conference to be held in Arusha in three-week time will prepare tour operators and travel agents for the forthcoming New-York's Adventure Travel Expo event.
• 09-06-2009
  New York wheel plan set in motion by World Tourist Attractions (York Press)
  PLANS to bring a big wheel back to York have taken a major step forward after developers unveiled details of their latest plans.
• 09-06-2009
  New Bar Codes Designed to Help Avoid Expired Foods [Eat To Live] (Lifehacker)
  The New York Times wrote recently about new GS1 DataBars that are making their way to supermarkets and stores near you. According to the article, the bar codes will offer shoppers a better way to...
• 09-06-2009
  Bill Ackman appointed to General Growth board (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
  NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuters) - Bill Ackman, founder of the Pershing Square hedge fund, has joined the board of bankrupt shopping mall operator General Growth Properties Inc , where he is a large shareholder.
• 09-06-2009
  Big retailers expanding their offerings (The News Journal)
  NEW YORK -- From paper towels at Toys R Us to bagged lettuce at Target, several large retailers are taking a page from Wal-Mart, the king of one-stop shopping.

Today's latest Paris Shopping News

• 09-06-2009
  Michelle Obama Takes Her Daughters Shopping in Paris (People Magazine)
  First Daughter Sasha Obama celebrated her eighth over the weekend by getting "three complete outfits," says a source
• 09-06-2009
  CAPITAL CULTURE: Michelle Obama wins fans in Paris (AP via Yahoo! News)
  Michelle Obama, whom French fashionistas regard as the best-dressed American first lady since Jackie Kennedy, lived up to her sartorial reputation during her trip to Paris, sporting a wardrobe of fashion-forward classics by top American designers.
• 09-06-2009
  Obama ladies wind up Paris weekend tourist spree (AFP via Yahoo! News)
  US first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha flew out of Paris on Monday morning after a busy tourist weekend in the French capital, an airport source said.
• 09-06-2009
  HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SASHA: Youngest Obama turns 8 in Paris; First Family gets their sight seeing on as
  *Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and children Malia and Sasha were the toast of Paris over the weekend as the family greeted supporters, went shopping, toured local landmarks and on Sunday celebrated Sasha's eighth birthday.
• 09-06-2009
  Michelle Obama wins fans in Paris (Boston Herald)
  PARIS - Michelle Obama, whom French fashionistas regard as the best-dressed American first lady since Jackie Kennedy, lived up to her sartorial reputation during her trip...

Today's latest Dubai Shopping News

• 09-06-2009
  Luxury Goods’ Sales Fall by45pc in Dubai (Khaleej Times)
  DUBAI — Sales of luxury goods in Dubai have dropped about 45 per cent since the global economic crisis prompted local shoppers to tighten their purse strings and tourists to rethink spending sprees, a top retailer said.
• 09-06-2009
  Paris Hilton’s Date with Dubai (Khaleej Times)
  DUBAI — From the middle of this month, the premises of Dubai Festival City (DFC) are set to be frequently mentioned by global media with Paris Hilton flying down to Dubai to shoot the latest edition of her reality series.
• 09-06-2009
  Dubai luxury good sales nearly halved amid crisis (The Daily Star Lebanon)
  Sales of luxury goods in Dubai have dropped about 45 percent since the global economic crisis prompted local shoppers to tighten their purse strings and tourists to rethink spending sprees, a top retailer said. Speaking to the Reuters Global Luxury Summit in Dubai, Tony Jashanmal, a director of the 90-year old Jashanmal Group of Companies, said.
• 09-06-2009
  All set for Dubai Summer Surprises (MENAFN)
  All set for Dubai Summer Surprises
• 09-06-2009
  Posted: 07-06-2009 , 06:52 GMT (Mena Report)
  Dubai Investment Properties (DIP), one of the leading real estate developers in UAE, today announced the start of the leasing process for its boutique offices at the signature ‘Sunset’ mixed-use development located in the upmarket Jumeirah 3 area.

Today's latest Shopping Trends News

• 09-06-2009
  Festival is in business (The Glendale News-Press)
  Local businesses got a much-needed boost in exposure over the weekend when hundreds of visitors streamed into the Montrose Shopping Park for its 26th annual arts and crafts festival.
• 09-06-2009
  Google searches mirror the economy (CNN Money)
  When the stock market goes up these days, your 401(k) isn't the only thing that will follow. So, too, does the volume of Google searches for economic terms.
• 09-06-2009
  Fort Worth occupancy rates still holding strong (Fort Worth Business Press)
  After postponing the release of its State of Downtown publication, which highlights office, residential, retail and hospitality trends in downtown Fort Worth, Downtown Fort Worth Inc. has released its report complete with first quarter 2009 performance numbers – and though some sectors have ticked downward, overall performance has held steady.
• 09-06-2009
  Go beyond green with eco-friendly beauty trends (Carteret County News-Times)
  (ARA) - Green living doesn't have to mean forgoing the latest looks, especially when eco-conscious beauty is the hottest thing going. Formulations driven by nature, practices that are kind to the earth and minimal packaging are all cool ways to celebrate the warm weather.
• 09-06-2009
  What's hot where? — a shopping snapshot (The News Journal)
  Gap cardigans sold like hot cakes in Miami, and new Boston-based grads spent gift money on spectator-style Coach purses. In San Francisco, Sephora shoppers sought out something new.