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B&M European Value Retail climbs Friday, outperforms market
B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME shares rallied 2.96% to £2.65 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 1.06% to 10,552.05. B&M European Value Retail S.A.
Couche-Tard to Acquire Irving Oil Retail Assets in Quebec, Ontario
Alimentation Couche-Tard has agreed to acquire certain assets in Quebec and Ontario from Irving Oil. The Canadian convenience store operator on Friday said it will acquire 50 retail sites already operated by Couche-Tard under the Quebec Alliance…
Hong Kong Disneyland drives retail growth through immersive merchandise and digital expansion
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is continuing to innovate its retail experience by blending immersive storytelling with local cultural elements, a strategy that has successfully boosted guest engagement and driven significant revenue growth. SCROLL TO…
Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfall
Retailers have suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in footfall as inflation, fuel and household bill rises kept shoppers at home, figures show. Total UK footfall was down 2.9% on last September, a significant drop from August's 1.7% decline…
This Week in Retail: September retail sales and inflation data
It's Indigenous Peoples' Day, and it's business as usual for major retailers. However, banks, government offices, and the US Postal Service are closing in observance of the federal holiday. Here's what's happening in retail this week: In…
AI agents like Muse can shop for you. Here's what that means for retail stocks
Your next personal shopper may not be a person at all. The latest breed of artificial intelligence assistants goes beyond the abilities of chatbots, which are great at answering questions and creating content. These generative AI chatbots, like…
Retailer wants to relocate store to former Cineworld complex
A vacant cinema could be given a new lease of life and create up to 100 local jobs if plans are given the green light. Retail giant Home Bargains wants move its Trident Retail Park operations into the neighbouring former Cineworld complex in…
Major retailer opens new high-tech California facility, creating hundreds of jobs
Walmart has opened a new-high-tech fulfillment center in Stockton, California. The new 900,000 square-foot facility will allow Walmart to fulfill online orders and move packages throughout the West Coast faster. The center will create more than…
China's 'Golden Week' Shows Clearer Signs of Luxury Retail Rebound as Traffic Hits Two-Year High
Is luxury seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in China ? The country's seven-day “Golden Week” holiday may have offered some clues. According to a recent report by Bernstein, which collected store traffic data from 10 luxury…
Warning strikes in retail sector in Berlin and Brandenburg
Since May, there have been six phases of strike action in the retail sector in Berlin and neighbouring Brandenburg. At least 10 strike days were announced, with the most recent taking place on October 1 and 2. While the 220,000 employees want to…
Masa Passes The Hat: SoftBank Seeks $100 Billion From The Gulf After Maxing Out Junk Bonds, Margin Loans And Japanese Retail
The scramble for AI cash is on (or rather, accelerating). Just hours after the FT reported that OpenAI's annualized revenue is roughly $20 billion lower than the figure that had been making the rounds previously, the same paper reported that…
Furniture retailer acquires Anne Arundel warehouse for $17.75M
Gavigan's Furniture, one of Maryland's largest family-owned furniture retailers, has acquired a warehouse property in Linthicum Heights for $17.75 million, Baltimore real estate firm MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services LLC announced. Located…
From retail payments to blockchain
Leigh Amaro, Chief Executive of the Americas at Swift, talks with American Banker payments reporter Joey Pizzolato at SIBOS about new projects the network has launched recently. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition…
SpaceX's Fleecing of Retail Investors Continues: Up to $51 Billion in Insider Shares Unlock Today, Oct. 9
Nearly four months ago, on June 12, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX -4.20%), better known as SpaceX, rewrote Wall Street's history books. The $85.7 billion raised from its initial public offering (IPO), including the underwriters'…
Retailers suffer 'sharp decline' in footfall
Retail footfall took a dive in September as shoppers stayed away from shopping centres, prompting calls for the Chancellor to slash taxes for high street firms. In September, the UK's total retail footfall fell by 2.9 per cent, far worse than the…
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