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Retail fail: The market's consumer worries are coming to a head
The first rate hike in three years is in the books. The Fed is officially taking direct steps to slow inflation. Meanwhile, the equity market's worst-performing sector this year has already been pricing in a slowdown. Anyone caught off-guard by the…
This Signal Separates Real Retail Demand From Onetime Curiosity
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. When a brand comes to me convinced they have a hit, I do not argue with them. I just wait for the reorders. In my business, the honest signal is not the first sale. It is the second one…
Retail Sales Rebound in August, Exceed Economists' Expectations
Retail sales bounced back in August, exceeding economists' predictions, U.S. Census Bureau advance estimate data released Wednesday show. Compared to July, retail sales increased 1.2% in August, better than economists' forecast of a 0.7%…
Wereldhave sells retail park De Mael in Bruges and strengthens balance sheet
Wereldhave N.V. (‘Wereldhave'), through Wereldhave Belgium (70% owned by Wereldhave), announces the sale of retail park De Mael in Bruges (Belgium) to a consortium of private investors. The divestment of this non-core asset is in line with…
How Walmart Is Rewriting What Retail Can Be
Walmart has spent decades building advantages few companies can match: thousands of stores, a world-class supply chain, massive e-commerce reach, and deep data. And now those insights are converging to create an integrated system that can move…
US retail sales rebound sharply in August
U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in August as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and stocked up for the new school year, reinforcing the economy's resilience even as consumers grow more anxious about high inflation.
Retail Chatbots Draw Lawmaker Pushback Over Product Origins
Good morning. In July, we discussed a report that said AI shopping assistants from Amazon and Walmart seemed reluctant to identify products as “Made in the USA.” This morning, two senators cited that report in a letter asking the…
We're buying more shares of a retailer that's been punished enough for a rare misstep
We're buying 75 buying shares of TJX Companies at roughly $125 each. Following Thursday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 1,125 shares of TJX, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 3.6% from 3.33%. We are buying more shares of…
AI agents like Instinct and Meta's Muse threaten to blow up Amazon's model. A retail expert explains.
The big news in AI is that some people in AI think AI may destroy the world. And now the topic has broken through to regular people who couldn't tell you what an LLM is. But another big AI development is that 'agentic' bots — bots that can…
Wereldhave Belgium sells De Mael retail park in Sint-Kruis (Bruges) and strengthens its financial position
Wereldhave Belgium sells De Mael retail park in Sint-Kruis (Bruges) and strengthens its financial position PRESS RELEASE | Vilvoorde, 17 September 2026 Wereldhave Belgium has reached a conditional private sale agreement with a consortium of private…
Insider Waves Goodbye to 4,250 Shares of Retailer, Valued at $1.1 Million
Michael F. Devine III, Director of Five Below, Inc. (FIVE +0.67%), sold 4,250 shares of common stock on Sept. 4, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$1.1 millionShares sold4,250Post-transaction shares…
GameStop: The Video Game Retailer Is Already Gone (NYSE:GME)
GameStop is shifting from a video game retailer to a collectibles-driven business, with collectibles now 45% of revenue versus 33% for video games. Despite an 18.7% revenue decline, GME's operating income and adjusted EBITDA more than doubled…
NSW, WA urged to act faster as retail crime rates surge
The state governments of NSW and WA have been urged to introduce specific legislation to crack down on retail crime, as such incidents outpace the growth of other crimes. Data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found that retail…
Retailers and fast-food chains ditch kiosks to restore in-person connection
New York (CNN) — Touchscreen kiosks, self-checkout machines and QR-code menus were only here to help. The dream was that these self-service technologies would recommend food we'd like at McDonald's and speed up CVS lines. But kiosks ended up…
India's online retail market set to cross $90 billion in CY26: Redseer
India is heading into its strongest online festive season in five years with retail market set to cross $90 billion in calendar 2026, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants, a Bengaluru firm that tracks e-com sector. Redseer also projects 25%…
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