20 December 2010 - KFC wildly popular in Japan over holiday season

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20 December 2010 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise Global retail industry news   Global Industry Watch    KFC wildly popular in Japan over holiday season Kentucky Fried Chicken's Christmas Party Barrels are so popular in Japan that they can be ordered months in advance. "I entered the company in ... 1980 and at the time it was pretty tough because there would be these long queues outside the stores," said Ichiro Takatsuki, a spokesman for KFC. "Because of that over the past decade we've been taking orders. We started in November, but people would call and ask if we were taking orders yet, so we started earlier." Financial Times (tiered subscription model) (19 Dec.) 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German retail group says snow hasn't been big concern: While retailers in the UK and elsewhere faced mounting difficulties because of bad weather, retailers in Germany shrugged off concerns about the snowy start to the winter. "Christmas sales in the last week have been down a little on the first two weeks of the season, but still better than in 2009," said a spokesman for Germany's HDE retail association. Reuters (17 Dec.) Drive company revenue by simplifying IT strategies. Investments in IT are often seen as key to supporting core business operations. Microsoft Online Services offers technology solutions outfitted for small to mid-size companies that will free up resources and help employees focus on what matters most. Download this free whitepaper to find out more!   Retail in Asia    CBRE predicts surge in number of malls in India CB Richard Ellis, the global real estate services firm, said the number of shopping malls in India is likely to increase from 190 to 280 in the next year or two. "India has added around 5 million [square feet] of retail space in 2010 and approximately 15 million [square feet] of space is lined up to get operational in 2011-2012," CBRE said. The Times of India (19 Dec.) China Resources Vanguard launches supermarket brand in Shanghai China Resources Vanguard opened its first Ole', a gourmet supermarket, in Shanghai this past summer and is now rolling out another high-end supermarket brand, BLT. The first store of the new brand, in Shanghai's Lianyang Plaza, features a variety of imported products. The company plans to open as many as 30 BLT stores in Shanghai over the next few years, as well as several Ole' supermarkets. ChinaRetailNews.com (20 Dec.) 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