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Tesco revenue climbs 12%
December 7, 2007, 7:01 am
Filed under: International News

Tesco’s third-quarter revenue climbed 12 percent as Britons bought more fresh and organic produce and the firm added supermarkets in eastern Europe and Asia, the largest UK retailer said yesterday.

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Retail building materials sector slows
December 7, 2007, 6:55 am
Filed under: Retail

Approved housing renovations in South African cities have moved firmly into negative territory, suggesting the once resilient building materials retail sector could come under pressure, according to the recently released Statistics SA report on building statistics in the private sector for September 2007.

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Retail sales
December 7, 2007, 6:50 am
Filed under: Retail

Retail sales

Recent predictions by Avior, an independent equity research firm, that retail sales growth may soon go into negative territory are starting to look credible.

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Consumer confidence on the rebound
December 7, 2007, 6:24 am
Filed under: Local Company News

Consumer confidence has unexpectedly rebounded – despite a series of interest rate increases and expectations of another hike tomorrow.

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