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After a brief recession following the global financial crisis in 2010 and 2011 the Bulgarian economy showed signs of modest recovery. Expectations for acceleration in subsequent years, however, did not materialise. In 2012 growth was anaemic and in 2013 the economy all but stalled. The retailing industry did not prove particularly resistant and registered negative growth in value terms at constant 2013 prices through all but one of the crisis years and into 2013.

"What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that's gone forever, impossible to reproduce," said Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer and author. With Father's Day approaching, this statement describes what the event was established to note, which is to honor, to distinguish memories and to recognize the father figure, which generally involves gift giving of some sort, and made more meaningful by personalization.

The home is a sacred space for many people, and represents at its best a safe island for the family; a house can only truly be a home when it is safe, and for that there are many solutions. One of the best is an exterior wall that separates the house and grounds from the street, and this necessitates a driveway gate. Fortunately this gate needn’t be all about function, and can actually extend the personality of a home and project an image of class. AAI Driveway Gates offers homeowners and developers in Auckland the best automated gates in the region and now with an extended range of custom options.

Hordes of people with bad or low credit score find it very hard to get approved for a used car loan in Los Angeles. It gets very infuriating when they cannot find reliable used car dealerships that will provide them with bad credit used car loans and quality cars. But thank God for small mercies, Alpha Armeno is the newest used cars Los Angeles that provides excellent cars and Buy Here Pay Here financing for first time buyers with bad or no credit score.

Endorsing the success of BeddingLane.com, Fairway Lane announced BeddingLane.com, a new website that offers affordable and convenient shopping for everyone.

According to trade sources, the uncommon and very cold weather in the period March-May 2013 caused high losses in apparel retailing. Most of the spring-summer collections had to be sold at lower prices in summer sales during June and July to make way for the autumn-winter collections, which led to important value lost.

In 2013, internet retailing enjoyed healthy current value growth of 13%, ending the year with sales of Ps11 billion. This was the result of increasing internet usage among Filipino households, as well as overall greater ease in performing online payments. This was linked to the growing number of Filipinos employed by business process outsourcing companies online, who typically receive payments through online means, such as PayPal or Xoom. This has paved the way for more options other than credit cards to make purchases online.

Similar to 2012, the price war between grocery retailers continued in 2013; however, to a lesser extent. As an answer to the strong Swiss franc against the euro, and the high volume of cross-border shopping, grocery retailers lowered their prices to stay competitive. Prices in Switzerland are slowly stabilising, due to a more stable exchange rate with the euro and price reductions in previous years.

Riding the wave of consumer's rising confidence, direct selling posted a rather positive, and partly unexpected, performance in 2013. While this score is partially inflated by price increases (which affected the whole retailing landscape in 2013), it represented a significant positive confirmation for the channel, following two slightly negative years.

The performance of health and beauty specialist retailers during 2013 was heavily influenced by the developments surrounding the demise of the former leading drugstores/parapharmacies chain Schlecker, which until its closure in 2012 maintained the strongest outlet network of all health and beauty retailers operating in Austria. During the second half of 2012, Schlecker fell into insolvency and was acquired by the Austrian TAP equity fund. Towards the end of the year, the new owners began to convert all Schlecker drugstores/parapharmacies outlets into convenience stores under their newly introduced brand name Dayli.

During the final quarter of 2013, the Sweden-based multinational direct selling company Oriflame, which specialises in beauty and personal care direct selling, entered Tunisia. Oriflame entered the country to much fanfare, holding a major opening party which involved the participation of numerous media outlets across radio and television. As a result, Tunisian women have quickly become familiar with the Oriflame brand, with many of them trying its products shortly after they became available, resulting in the company registering a positive performance during its first three months in Tunisia.

In 2013, sales in the direct selling channel increased at a slower pace compared to the prior year. The reasons for the relatively soft performance of the channel in 2013were the stagnating economy and the worsening political crisis. This combination depressed general consumer confidence and made households severely limit spending on products traditionally strong in the channel, such as cosmetics.

In 2013, the performance of direct selling in the Philippines continued to be boosted by increasing purchasing power. This translated not only into more families patronising direct selling as a source for their needs, but also into more stay-at-home mothers becoming more entrepreneurially-minded and engaging in direct selling as an extra source of income.

Internet retailing is having a devastating effect on the development of the homeshopping category. Before Internet retailing became popular, catalogue sales in particular were very popular in the Netherlands, with major players such as Neckermann, Wehkamp and Otto achieving high levels of sales through their extensive catalogues. As Internet retailing became popular, however, catalogue sales were under pressure. These major players were forced to adopt a multichannel strategy instead of a single focus on catalogue sales. This meant that they had increasing costs as they had to adapt their organisations to be successful with both channels.

Mixed retailers in Turkey increased in current value by 15% in 2013, a higher rate of growth than the current value CAGR of 11% recorded over the review period. Much of this growth is set to be due to rising disposable income levels and the increasing number of new outlet openings in Turkey's smaller cities. Sales per outlet increased in line with improvements in the economic climate during the last two years of the review period. The performance of the category, however, faced a major challenge from the rapid growth recorded in apparel and footwear specialist retailers, the strongest competitor to department stores in the country. An increasing number of companies operating in department stores in 2013 are opening their own outlets rather than just opening concessions in department stores. For example, international apparel retailer NaraMaxx opened its first outlet in Bursa province in April 2013. Previously, the company's apparel was available only in Boyner and YKM department stores.

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RE BATH, a bathroom contractor in Philadelphia, is now offering stylish new shower grab bars. This new trend of standout shower bars is sweeping the nation. Many homeowners like having grab bars in their showers for safety and ease of entry, especially senior citizens. They may not, however, enjoy the traditional drab look of grab bars. That’s why RE BATH will customize their replacement showers with whatever style grab bar their customers desire. Experiment with unique colors and shapes, or disguise them as shampoo trays, sleek soap dishes, towel racks, or toilet paper holders.

The “Two Piece” as it is colloquially called; The Tiny Bikini is a rage in today’s fashion world. Be it on a hot, sunny beach or a sensuous bedroom or at modeling events, the demand for string bikinis among women is on the rise. With a variety of such Two Piece and One Piece clothing, fashion store Bikini Luxe has come up with its online shop, with products including Swimwear, Clothing and other Accessories.

Weapon King is now offering a line of products for under $6 on their website. Big things come in small packages at Weapon King. Customers can get the quality and excellent service they have come to expect from the company now at the lowest prices anywhere in the US.

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One of the best things about buying used cars is the price difference. Pre-owned vehicles are much cheaper than their newer counterparts. This can be true even if the automobile is only one or two years old. An individual need to thoroughly search for the used car dealers in your area. interested people will definitely find a really great deal on a relatively recent model and end up paying much less than you would if you purchased a brand new one.

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The mid-sized sedan automobile market segment has been overcrowded for a while now. With more and more auto makers throwing in their midsized sedan variants into the fold; Nissan continues to serve its customer base as well as it can with new models for their mid-sized sedan, the Nissan Altima. Customers can get the best deals on these cars from Nissan dealer Van Nuys.

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