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Why Smart Brands Start With Independent Retail
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. Every brand I meet dreams about the same thing: Rows of stores. National presence. Recognition on day one. And that dream keeps pushing brands to chase size before they have built any…
India delays digital payments fee rollout amid retailer pushback
Following broad pushback from merchants across the country, India has delayed plans to introduce merchant fees on its digital payments network that aimed to make the business more lucrative for the companies that facilitate the payments service…
Retailer's outreach keeps customers' lights on
Giant power retailer EnergyAustralia will go to surprising lengths to help struggling customers. Assistance might include replacing an energy-guzzling old washing machine with a new and efficient model, or providing a family with uniform vouchers…
Brick and mortar revival? Retail giants say they don't fear AI. Yet
At a recent gathering of major retailers in Nashville, Tennessee, the question on everyone's minds was, of course, AI. Around 70 percent of consumers are using AI tools to shop, a recent study from marketing consultancy LDWW found, and a third of…
Retail sales sluggish as consumers exercise spending caution ahead of Budget
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Retail sales growth remained subdued in September as…
GEEKCO OPENS THE DOOR TO INDIA'S MASSIVE RETAIL MARKET WITH TELLME
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 13, 2026 /CNW/ -- Corporation Geekco Technologies Inc. ('Geekco' or the 'Company') announces that it is becoming a partner of the Retailers Association of India ('RAI') to introduce its TellMe platform to the Indian retail…
Top Retail Stock Quant Rating & Holiday Shopping Surge
This transcript was generated by AI. It is not curated or reviewed and is provided for convenience and information purposes only. The accuracy and completeness of the transcript are not guaranteed. Nicole Benjamin: Hey, everyone. It's Nicole…
Nostalgia Fuels Halloween Decor Trends as Retailers Tap Into the 'Practical Magic' Aesthetic
Halloween wasn't always about towering skeletons and elaborate haunted-house displays. There was a time when the holiday was decidedly more colorful, with cheerful jack-o'-lanterns, ceramic ghosts and kitschy little trinkets that looked right at…
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59% of advertisers view retail media as full-funnel channel: Amazon Ads-MMA-WPP playbook
Spending more on advertising does not necessarily mean getting more out of it. In fact, some of India's biggest digital advertisers are still struggling to connect brand-building investments with measurable business outcomes, raising questions…
AI shopping assistants could become the next retail media battleground
As AI reshapes product discovery, industry observers question whether recommendations will be driven by consumer preferences or advertising dollars.
How Australian retailers use TradingView to watch currency and commodity risk
TradingView is a charting platform that shows live price movement for currencies, commodities, shares and indices, and lets you connect it to a broker account so you can act on what you see. For a retail business, that matters because import costs…
High diesel prices force retailers to optimize their supply chains
As the holidays rapidly approach, consumers may want to look into whether Santa's sleigh runs on diesel—because if so, somebody is footing the energy bill, and it might not be Old Saint Nick. With the price of diesel fuel rising nearly 90%…
Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings
WARSAW, Oct 13 - Polish retailers have begun removing some Halloween-themed products such as fake knives from shelves following three recent stabbing attacks at schools, company representatives said on Tuesday. Thousands of police officers have…
Ahold Delhaize takes systems offline after cyberattack - global retail giant says 'cybersecurity incident' hit systems, but stores remain open
Ahold Delhaize took systems offline after a cyberattack, though details remain limited Disruptions affected employee services and customer-facing websites across multiple retail brands Company is investigating the incident amid concerns of another…
Cyber Risks Turn Physical When Hackers Control the Retail Thermostat
In an overnight cyberattack spanning Sunday (Oct. 11) and Monday (Oct. 12), attackers remotely manipulated refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains including Intermarché, Carrefour, Coopérative U and Monoprix, pushing…
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