Orange shop-in-shop heading for HMV stores.

Orange and HMV are teaming up to promote Orange products and services via store-in-store units in HMV stores.

Carrefour launches new low-cost range of products for the budget-conscious amid recession.

French retailer Carrefour SA said Wednesday it is launching a new low-cost range of products to attract cost-conscious consumers hurt by the recession and to win market share on its home turf.

Firebox.com to offer discounted deals of the day.

Online gadgets seller Firebox.com is to give over a section of its site to what it calls ‘Opportunity Box’ to offer dramatically discounted products for 24-hour periods only.
Each day at noon a new product will replace the previous day’s deal, with an email sent out to subscribers offering them the chance to bag a discount [...]

Wal-Mart CEO doesn’t see a quick end to recession

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N), the world’s biggest retailer, said on Wednesday there remained a “lot of stress” in the economy and he did not anticipate a quick end to the recession.
“There’s still a lot of stress,” Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke said on a taped interview on NBC’s “Today [...]

Retailers pitch for loyalty in tough times.

Future, Shoppers Stop, Westside Focus On Customer Relationship Management To Beat Slump.

Pantaloons plans price cuts to drive sales

Pantaloon Group To Take Prices To 2007-Level; Expand Private-Label Portfolio

Future Group launches new prepaid card program for shopping

Future Group has successfully launched its new prepaid card program in Pune and Kolkata. Customers receive a discount on every load of their Prepaid Card and can use their balance to purchase merchandise across all Future Group outlets.
The program is seeing rapid adoption by consumers, driving sales lift and locking in revenue for Future Group.
Pine [...]

Major supermarkets commit to unit pricing roll-out

Australia: The draft unit pricing code was finally launched this week, with major retailers committing to completion of the roll-out by the end of this year.
“Our members including Coles, Woolworths and Franklins have taken the initiative and all plan to have completed a full roll-out of unit pricing  before the year’s end,” said Margy Osmond [...]

Hardcastle Restaurants to enter apparels business.

Hardcastle Restaurants to enter apparels through tie-up with city mill promoter Preethi Chamikutty MUMBAI HARDCASTLE Restaurants, the JV partner of McDonald’s India, is now venturing into the apparels business.

Tesco, Asda Cut Prices as U.K. Supermarkets Battle for Shoppers

(Bloomberg) — Tesco Plc and Wal-Mart Store Inc.’s Asda, the two biggest U.K. supermarket chains, plan to cut prices for a second time this year as they battle to prevent discount competitors making inroads into their market share.
Cheshunt, England-based Tesco will reduce the cost of 3,000 so-called every day items such as fresh meat and [...]