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bloomberg.com - Silla Brush - BlackRock's Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market's Angst
BlackRock's Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market's Angst
Bloomberg

It looked like a golden age of private credit when BlackRock Inc. plunked down $12 billion to buy HPS Investment Partners and crowed about the prospect of selling millions of retail investors on juicy returns from complex debt. But eight months…

wwd.com - Kanika Talwar - Larger Retailers Are Launching Their Own Beauty Brands, While the Luxury Fashion Market Gap Widens
Larger Retailers Are Launching Their Own Beauty Brands, While the Luxury Fashion Market Gap Widens
WWD

With another year of volatility across the fashion, luxury, beauty and retail industries and a continuously spend-cautious consumer, Listrak has released its 2026 Beauty and Fashion Benchmarks report with predictions of what's to come in the year…

republicworld.com - Initiative Desk - Primevex And The Retail Turn Toward Macro Trading
Primevex And The Retail Turn Toward Macro Trading
Republic World

For decades, macroeconomic forces were something individual investors read about but rarely traded directly. Central bank rate decisions, oil supply disruptions and currency swings shaped portfolios indirectly through mutual funds and pension…

marketwatch.com - Consumer Cos Down on Staglfation Fears, Weak January Retail Sales Data - Consumer Roundup
Consumer Cos Down on Staglfation Fears, Weak January Retail Sales Data - Consumer Roundup
MarketWatch

Shares of Gap fell 14% after the clothing retailer's fourth-quarter earnings lagged analysts' estimates, hurt by weaker sales for its struggling Athleta women's activewear brand. Losses in luxury firms were less pronounced. Federal Reserve…

wsj.com - Esther Fung - We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping. Now Retailers Are Taking It Away.
We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping. Now Retailers Are Taking It Away.
Wall Street Journal

Remember that package you ordered last week? It should be arriving any day now. After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind. The pioneer of…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - These Are The Retailers That Change Prices Most Often...And When They Offer The Largest Discounts
These Are The Retailers That Change Prices Most Often...And When They Offer The Largest Discounts
Zero Hedge

Dynamic pricing is becoming a defining feature of modern retail, with more of America's best-known brands adjusting prices in real time based on demand, timing, and market conditions, according to Decodo. A new report from Decodo, which analyzed…

smh.com.au - Colin Kruger - Luxury retailer's fashion spree defied auditor's survival concerns
Luxury retailer's fashion spree defied auditor's survival concerns
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. When Cettire executives fronted investors for its December half results last week…

fool.com - Daniel Sparks - Walmart vs BJ's Wholesale: Which Retailer Is a Better Buy?
Walmart vs BJ's Wholesale: Which Retailer Is a Better Buy?
The Motley Fool

If you compare the latest quarterly results from Walmart (WMT +0.40%) and BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ 1.69%), one contrast is impossible to ignore. In its fiscal fourth quarter, Walmart's operating income jumped 10.8% year over year, easily outpacing…

thesun.co.uk - Tom Tyers - One retailer bundles FREE AirPods worth £120 with Apple's swanky new iPhone 17e
One retailer bundles FREE AirPods worth £120 with Apple's swanky new iPhone 17e
The Sun

APPLE's latest iPhone, the 17e, is finally available for pre-order this week. At Mobiles.co.uk, one standout deal bundles the phone with a free pair of AirPods 4 for less than £36 per month. Your info will be used in accordance with our…

ocregister.com - Victoria Le - Anaheim weighs adding self-checkout regulations to city grocery and drug retail stores
Anaheim weighs adding self-checkout regulations to city grocery and drug retail stores
Orange County Register

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Following the lead of two Southern California cities, Anaheim is considering regulations on self-checkout lanes for grocery and drug retail stores in the city. “I started this thought process as I…

chron.com - ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MATT OTT - Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending
Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending
Chron

American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year. Retail sales fell 0.2% in January, following a flat reading in December, according to the Commerce Department's report…

arkansasonline.com - ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MATT OTT The Associated Press - January retail report shows US consumers pulling back | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January retail report shows US consumers pulling back | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year. Retail sales fell 0.2% in January, following a flat reading in December, according to the Commerce Department's report…

financemagnates.com - Retail Traders Are No Longer Buying Both: US Equity Share Hits 36%, Crypto Drops
Retail Traders Are No Longer Buying Both: US Equity Share Hits 36%, Crypto Drops
Finance Magnates

Altcoin activity declines as CME crypto volume rises 132%, reflecting institutional participation. Retail speculative interest shifts to high-growth stocks while altcoin trading volume falls sharply. Retail investors are increasingly rotating…

9news.com - Steve Staeger - Retail Recon: We shopped 5 grocery stores to test prices online vs in store
Retail Recon: We shopped 5 grocery stores to test prices online vs in store
KUSA.com

Steve On Your Side Steve On Your Side joined NBC stations around the country and The Today Show thatshopped for the same grocery basket on the same day. LAKEWOOD, Colo. — It was a question a team of NBC stations across the country set out to…

the-sun.com - James Evenden - Target opens first of 40 stores in 2026 as retailer reaches 2,000 locations
Target opens first of 40 stores in 2026 as retailer reaches 2,000 locations
The US Sun

TARGET has opened its 2,000th store and the first in a 40-store plus opening wave. The new store in the suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, will open later this month, according to the company under new CEO Michael Fiddelke. Your info will be used…

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