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Retail sales and Fed minutes in focus next week
New data on retail sales will headline U.S. economic updates this week, but there will also be details from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting and a new read on consumer sentiment. The latest economic data showed that inflation remains hot.
Retailers are turning to entertainment to win shoppers' attention
Retailers are increasingly investing in and building out entertainment divisions as the race for audience attention speeds up. Experts say the trend is driven by the major consolidation in the entertainment ecosystem, the surge of creators and the…
Retail sales and Fed minutes in focus next week
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Face of man banned from a town centre and retail park for five years
Police have secured an order to ban a man from a town centre and retail park for five years. Neal Adams has been slapped with the lengthy Criminal Behaviour Order in Crewe 'in relation to shoplifting'. The 52-year-old can't go to Dorothy Flude…
USDA Gives SNAP Retailers Until Feb. 11, 2027, to Meet Stocking Rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 90 more days to meet expanded food-stocking requirements, moving the compliance deadline to Feb. 11, 2027. For most stores…
UK Study Models More Retail and Hospitality Spending From Shared-Mobility Bays
Shared-bike and scooter bays may be associated with more retail and hospitality spending in British town centers than car-parking spaces, according to a Create Streets and Cyclehoop study modeling the local economic case for reallocating street…
MAMDANI PRAISES TRUMP: President Delivers 90-Day SNAP Lifeline for Bodegas and Small Retailers Nationwide
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is crediting President Donald Trump with delivering a lifeline to small business owners after the administration agreed to push back enforcement of strict new food-stocking requirements that threatened to strip…
David Jones' future looks grim. Is Myer next?
When the retailer's doors slide open, shoppers are greeted by rows of slashed price tags, frantic discounting, and all the other hallmarks of a department store closing down. Except, this isn't David Jones, the embattled upmarket retailer that is…
Gymshark in trademark battle that threatens future of small fitness business
Gymshark, the £1bn British sportswear firm started in a family garage, is locked in a trademark battle that threatens the future of a small fitness business. Ben Francis, the university dropout who started sewing his own gym clothes in his…
Poundland issues '5-day' Saturday update on 'empty shelves' fears
Poundland has issued a new update as its future hangs in the balance. This week the High Street chain gave itself more time to work out a rescue deal as it battles to stave off insolvency. Court documents show the retailer has applied for a second…
'I'm scared about my future': young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking
“I had to quit and move back in with my parents because I had developed ME/chronic fatigue syndrome. I am now housebound and cannot look after myself. Although I cannot prove it, I strongly believe that prolonged period of high stress played…
Artificial Intelligence: Why are traditional industries adopting it?
Carpet making may be one of the oldest skilled jobs in the world, but even this traditional industry has begun to adopt the most modern of technologies – Artificial Intelligence (AI). Kukoon Rugs is a family-owned firm that sells online and…
MPs probe ways to boost high street ahead of crunch Christmas for many stores
MPs are set to consider ways to revive Britain's high streets as shops prepare for what for some could be a make-or-break Christmas. Retailers are pinning their hopes on shoppers splashing the cash in the run-up to Christmas. With just under seven…
The most important shopper of the future isn't human
A shopper asks an AI assistant for sneakers for a 23-year-old. Another Googles a boutique hotel in Rome. Before either sees a picture of a shoe or a room, artificial intelligence has helped decide which brands deserve consideration. Mental…
Page Industries Sets Nov. 18 Record Date for ₹150 Dividend
Page Industries declared a ₹150-per-share interim dividend for FY2026-27 as quarterly revenue climbed 11.5%, offering investors a read on demand at India's exclusive licensee of JOCKEY. The board approved the distribution on Nov. 12. The…
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