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forbes.com - Tanya Akim - Saks' Bankruptcy Rings Alarm Bells For Luxury Retail
Saks' Bankruptcy Rings Alarm Bells For Luxury Retail
Forbes

An exterior view of signage at the Saks Fifth Avenue department store in New York on January 13, 2026. US media reported on January 13 that Sak's Global CEO Richard Baker is departing his job. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images) In the…

businessinsider.com - Dominick Reuter - Walmart is shuffling its top leadership team as 'AI rapidly reshapes retail
Walmart is shuffling its top leadership team as 'AI rapidly reshapes retail
Business Insider

Walmart is getting a major leadership shuffle as the retail giant leans hard into AI. The company said Friday that four executives would move into new leadership roles when incoming CEO John Furner takes the helm on February 1. 'These internal…

bloomberg.com - Sanjai P R - Reliance Misses Profit Estimate Hurt by Sluggish Retail, Petchem
Reliance Misses Profit Estimate Hurt by Sluggish Retail, Petchem
Bloomberg

Reliance Industries Ltd. reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as sluggish growth in the petrochemical and retail businesses offset a strong showing in its refining and telecom units. Net income inched up 0.6% to 186.5 billion rupees…

bloomberg.com - Korea Exchange Mulls Riskier ETFs to Woo Retail Traders
Korea Exchange Mulls Riskier ETFs to Woo Retail Traders
Bloomberg

South Korea's main bourse is in talks with financial authorities to ease rules that ban high-risk leveraged exchange-traded products, as a record rally in local shares has failed to draw retail investors back to the domestic market. (Source:…

scmp.com - Cheryl Arcibal - Hong Kong's finance sector a ray of sunshine for city's retail property segment
Hong Kong's finance sector a ray of sunshine for city's retail property segment
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong's banking and finance sector is tipped to lead retail property leasing activity, with massive uptake by firms like Forthright Securities, Futu Holdings and HSBC providing support to landlords struggling through a multi-year real estate…

wwd.com - Samantha Conti - Liberty Names Luxury Veteran Lydia King Managing Director, Retail
Liberty Names Luxury Veteran Lydia King Managing Director, Retail
WWD

LONDON – London department store veteran Lydia King is taking over as Liberty's managing director, retail, replacing Sarah Coonan, whose departure was announced last November. Liberty said Friday King's new role is effective immediately. It…

bleedingcool.com - Rich Johnston - DC Wants Retailers To Order Bleeding Hearts Like Kryptonite Spectrum
DC Wants Retailers To Order Bleeding Hearts Like Kryptonite Spectrum
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Comics, DC Comics, Superman | Tagged: Bleeding Hearts, Deniz camp, vertigo DC wants retailers to order the first new DC Vertigo title Bleeding Hearts #1 like they did Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum DC relaunches Vertigo with Bleeding…

retailbrew.com - Vidhi Choudhary - The Google-powered future of retail is here
The Google-powered future of retail is here
Retail Brew

Google has always been a part of online shopping but with AI, the tech giant hopes to go beyond the low hanging fruit. At the National Retail Federation's annual conference in New York, Google launched what it called a Universal Commerce Protocol…

wwd.com - David Moin - Scrutinizing the Retail Sector, Feel-good Mood Prevails at NRF Big Show
Scrutinizing the Retail Sector, Feel-good Mood Prevails at NRF Big Show
WWD

Considering the world is in turmoil, economic uncertainties persist, and Saks Global has gone bankrupt, this week's NRF Big Show at Manhattan's Javits Center was a surprisingly reassuring place to be. Resilient consumer spending, the rise of AI…

wwd.com - Luisa Zargani - Milan's Momentum: Luxury Retail, Fashion, Olympics Drive City's Global Appeal
Milan's Momentum: Luxury Retail, Fashion, Olympics Drive City's Global Appeal
WWD

MILAN — The calendar of Milan Men's Fashion Week may be thinning, as several brands opt for coed shows next month, but the attraction of the city isn't waning — on the contrary. Milan has seen the openings of a flurry of luxury…

afr.com - Joyce Moullakis - Big retailers risk losing their souls in the rush to AI
Big retailers risk losing their souls in the rush to AI
Australian Financial Review

Evolution or revolution? Artificial intelligence and agents that can perform key tasks have the potential to dramatically change the retail shopping experience over the next four years. The hype is real. But there are plenty of unknowns, including…

cnbc.com - Fred Imbert - This Korean retail giant has been under pressure. Deutsche Bank thinks the bad news is baked in
This Korean retail giant has been under pressure. Deutsche Bank thinks the bad news is baked in
CNBC

It's time for investors to step up and buy shares of Coupang, according to Deutsche Bank. The bank upgraded the South Korean retail giant to buy from hold. While it did trim its price target on U.S.-listed shares to $25 from $29, the new forecast…

informationweek.com - Joao-Pierre S. Ruth - Retail CIOs marshal a surge of AI agents to market
Retail CIOs marshal a surge of AI agents to market
Information Week

AI agents have seized their place at the retailer table, based on what CIOs and CTOs from prominent brands said at this year's NRF Retail Big Show in New York City. Straight out of the gate at the industry's marquee conference, AI emerged as a…

rollingstone.com - Tim Chan - 10 Staple Wardrobe Pieces to Buy Now Before Prices Go Up, According to Retail Experts
10 Staple Wardrobe Pieces to Buy Now Before Prices Go Up, According to Retail Experts
Rolling Stone

2026 is here, and after a year of tariff talks and recession fears, retail experts say prices could continue to go up on popular shopping categories. While President Trump's tariff plans increased the cost of imported goods from around the globe…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - GameStop to Close 430 US Stores to Help Optimize Retail Footprint
GameStop to Close 430 US Stores to Help Optimize Retail Footprint
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The retailer's fiscal year 2025 will end on Jan. 31, and the firm said in a Dec. 9 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects to close “a significant number of additional stores in fiscal 2025.” As of February…

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