In retail, showrooming has not hit shirts yet.Showrooming, the retail term for shoppers who try a product, then buy it cheaper on Amazon.com or other websites, has driven retailers to the point of hiding barcodes, improving their own websites and coming up with methods to get people to complete their purchase in the store.But brand-name clothing retailers have an advantage over companies that...
Canada spending growth sluggish in November, Mastercard says
Labels: World Canada's holiday shopping season got off to a slow start in November with retail sales rising only 1.3 percent from the previous year, compared with 4.2 percent growth a year earlier, according to data released by MasterCard on Thursday.Still, the shopping season was still young in November. MasterCard Advisors, the payment company's research and consulting division, found that in recent years,...
Canadian speedskater Denny Morrison breaks leg while cross-country skiing
Labels: WorldCanadian speedskater Denny Morrison is expected to be out of action until March after breaking his leg while cross-country skiing.Speedskating Canada says Morrison broke the fibula in his left leg Saturday while training on his own in Fernie, B.C., where he was visiting family for the holidays.Morrison, the reigning world champion in the 1,500 metres and current World Cup leader in the 1,000 metres,...
Humperdinck's 'Haensel und Gretel' a treat for young and old at Vienna's Volksoper
Labels: WorldAt the end of the evening, the witch was toast Sunday — or more precisely a gingerbread cookie — and the audience at Vienna's Volksoper loved it.Of course, with many at the performance of "Haensel und Gretel" at Vienna's second opera house under the age of 6, one could argue that it was an easy sell. And yes, the fairy tale set to music by Engelbert Humperdinck is bound to please kids, even if the...
Insight: Security fears dogged Canada debate on China energy bid
Labels: WorldIn September, two months after China's state-owned CNOOC Ltd made an unexpected $15.1 billion bid for Canadian energy company Nexen Inc, Canada's spy agency told ministers that takeovers by Chinese companies may threaten national security.The rare warning from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which was disclosed to Reuters by intelligence sources, did not stop the takeover. That...
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Golf-Indonesian Open reverts back to Asian Tour
Labels: SportsSINGAPORE, Dec 21 (Reuters) - The Indonesian Open will switch back to the Asian Tour from next season after three years on the OneAsia circuit, organisers said on Friday.The Asian Tour did not give any details about the date of the tournament, how much prize money would be on offer, sponsors or a venue for the event which they first staged in 1974."This agreement marks a new dawn for our national...
McGehee to join fellow former Yankee Jones in Japan: report
Labels: Sports(Reuters) - Infielder Casey McGehee is on the verge of joining another former New York Yankee Andruw Jones at the Rakuten Eagles in Japan's professional baseball league, according to a local media report on Friday.Rakuten, who signed former All-Star outfielder Jones earlier this week, have agreed to a 130 million yen ($1.54 million) one-year contract with 30-year-old free-agent McGehee, Kyodo news...
Golf: Missing Medina putt could have wrecked career, says Kaymer
Labels: Sports(Reuters) - Europe's Ryder Cup hero Martin Kaymer has a nightmare in which the five-foot putt he sank to beat Steve Stricker on Medina's 18th green slides agonizingly past the hole and his career spirals into decline.The German's victory over Stricker in September guaranteed Europe would retain the trophy after one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of the competition."Now I honestly...
'Very, very good chance' for Redskins' RG3
Labels: SportsASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.Or, as coach Mike Shanahan put it: "There is a very, very good chance he is going to play."Griffin went through a full practice Friday for the third straight day after missing last week's win over the Cleveland Browns with a sprained right knee.Fellow rookie...
Buffalo Bills reach deal to stay in western New York
Labels: SportsReuters) - The Buffalo Bills have reached an agreement that will keep the National Football League team in western New York for at least the next seven years, the team said on Friday.The deal, which includes a 10-year lease for the Bills' current stadium and $130 million in upgrades to the facility, ends speculation that the team might be targeted for relocation because of its small market."This agreement...
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