17-Jan-2013 09:27 sales

European car sales slump to 17-year low :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/m5fMoDyLGt4/

EU car sales fell 8.2% in 2012 :: New car registrations in the EU fell by 8.2% in 2012 and the UK was the only major market to grow, carmakers say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21041354#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

H&M sales shrink, shares rise :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/zXxKieFFvEM/

Greek shops desperate for sales boost :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/GtnMvWTe-Bk/

US retail sales beat expectations :: US retail sales rose in December by more than analysts had expected as Americans spent more on cars and home furnishings, figures show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21032705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Strong Christmas sales at Dixons :: Dixons Retail, owner of Currys and PC World, reports robust sales growth over Christmas, despite competition from Comet's fire-sale.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21055640#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

eBay shares rise as sales jump :: Shares in eBay rise as the online auction site reports a jump in revenues, with more customers using smartphones to trade on the site.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21054258#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Longer Lives, Lower Incomes for Japanese Women :: When Hiroko Taguchi retired this past April, at the age of 64, from her job as an insurance sales agent, she joined the rapidly growing ranks of Japan's aging women who now outnumber their male counterparts.
Taguchi, a divorcee who lives alone, is heavily dependent on her pension to support what will likely be a lengthy retirement, given that women in Japan live, on average, about seven years longer than men. A survey conducted earlier this year by the Health and Welfare Ministry revealed that women account for 87.3 percent of Japan's record number of 50,000 centenarians.
"I am lucky I did not quit my job when I married, as was the norm for women of my age," Taguchi told IPS. Indeed, she is one of a very small number of women in Japan for whom old age is not synonymous with povert...
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Record sales for Rolls-Royce :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_NYEC4boKaQ/