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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (WMT) Canadian operation stands to take the biggest hit when Target Corp. (TGT) arrives in the country, a new consumer survey says. Some 57 per cent of consumers who frequently shop at Wal-Mart Canada say they...

Discount grocer Aldi is the low-price grocery leader, according to a new consumer study by Market Force Information, the world’s leading customer intelligence solutions company. The study was designed to uncover why consumers choose one grocer over another and...

Real estate is the largest component of cost for a modern retailer in India. At an average of 15 per cent of sales being paid out as rentals – compared to 2-3 per cent of sales in developed markets...

A survey from M/A/R/C Research found that four out of five shoppers are satisfied with wait times at stores in most cases. But it also found that 10 per cent were exasperated enough to...

Retailwire: Study Predicts Major Share Gain for Store BrandsBy Ronald Margulis, Managing Director, RAM Communications A McKinsey & Co. study presented at the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Annual Conference in Chicago revealed that $55 billion in annual...

The current slowdown in the macro economic environment has cast its shadow over retail as well, and with consumers increasingly becoming, what I call the three D’s – Discretionary (buying less) , Discerning (choosy) and Demanding (bargain hunting) –...