The European Commission s economic index is plummeting, purchasing managers indices are down and so are German retail sales.

Continued softness in recent data from purchasing managers sentiment and industrial output to retail sales and exports has heightened the anxiety.

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Small retail businesses.

With 15 million retail outlets, India has the highest retail outlet density in the world.

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(a) The International Federation of Purchasing and Materials Management had changed its name to International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management

The retail sector is characterized by economies of scale and scope as well as vertical integration and the existence of large retail chains.

Inefficiency in agriculture, retail, and government are legendary.

Holmes, whose family had a history in retail.

(d) Importation wholesale and retail businesses (foreign country).

However, with a growth rate significantly higher than for total retail trade, the share of e commerce in total retail trade is also growing.

Likewise, purchasing luxury goods requires substantial financial resources.

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Recent monthly figures suggest a pick up in retail sales.

Overall, consumers are increasing their spending across most retail categories.

Perhaps most important, current retail petrol prices are readily visible.

In 2002, for example, China's retail market was worth 4,000 billion, larger than all non Japan Asian countries combined, and represented 5 per cent of worldwide retail sales.

In the area of retail, the increasing popularity of modern format large shops, for example retail outlets outside city centres, has given rise to concerns about small shops vanishing.

Consider also what is happening to private consumption and retail sales.

They pioneered new retail institutions, from department stores to box stores.

The importance of active adults to the retail market are significant.

Thailand has gradually liberalized its retail trade since the late 1980s.

A retail ring fence makes most sense if coupled with new a new resolution regime, which would allow a retail subsidiary to be wound up without contagion across the group.

That can t happen without increased wages and purchasing power for workers.

Moreover, falling commodity prices will also help increase household purchasing power.

The lower dollar also reduces the purchasing power of oil exporters.

To these factors the speaker added the people's low purchasing power.

They are, however, using the module for purchasing power parity calculations.

Creating these retail products will require time, experimentation, and some real innovation.

About 1.4 million retail copies of Episode One were sold by 2008.

Regulatory divergences among countries constitute barriers to entry into the retail industry.

3 The country of retail sale may require a more specific designation.

5 The country of retail sale may require a more specific designation.

The retail giant Wal Mart is driving emissions reduction throughout its supply chain.

In 2004, the retail market in Viet Nam was worth about 20 billion.

There are few modern retail stores, and these are concentrated in urban areas.

A milk retail outlet has been established at Koumbiaet, and its members trained.

After Sweden eased planning laws in its retail sector during the 1990 s, the country posted the strongest retail productivity growth in Europe (and outstripped that of the United States) between 1995 and 2005.

The new data are based on improved estimates of purchasing power parity (PPP).

Thus, in principle, the purchasing power for the extra output would be available.

A 20 dollar depreciation would therefore reduce Americans purchasing power by only 3 .

The obstacles preventing Cuba's skeet team from purchasing Beretta rifles made in Italy

Giving micro finance institutions access to national and regional payments systems and electronic retail facilities will go a long way toward meeting the requirements of the retail and business sector in terms of banking facilities.