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bloomberg.com - Here's Why Retail Investors Are Fleeing Private Credit
Here's Why Retail Investors Are Fleeing Private Credit
Bloomberg

One story that matters each week, explained in five minutes. One story that matters each week, explained in five minutes. Here's Why Podcasts • Browse all episodes Investors tried to pull around $13 billion out of private credit funds in the…

theguardian.com - Sarah Butler - Starbucks's retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase
Starbucks's retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase
The Guardian

Starbucks's UK retail arm received a £13.7m corporation tax credit last year, even as its sales increased 6% and it added more than 90 stores. The credit, which can be used to offset future tax bills, comes after losses widened to…

bloomberg.com - Natalia Kniazhevich - Retail Stock Traders Turn to Sellers as Rally Spurs Skepticism
Retail Stock Traders Turn to Sellers as Rally Spurs Skepticism
Bloomberg

A bout of equities volatility fueled by surging energy prices amid the Iran war is eroding confidence among some of the market's most reliable bulls: retail investors. Take Wednesday, when the S&P 500 Index surged to its highest level since March…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Ajmal partners with Shoppers Stop to expand fragrance retail in India
Ajmal partners with Shoppers Stop to expand fragrance retail in India
afaqs!

Ajmal has partnered with Shoppers Stop to expand its retail presence in India. As part of the collaboration, a selection of Ajmal's fragrances will be available across select Shoppers Stop outlets, adding to the brand's existing distribution across…

marketwatch.com - Fast Retailing Shares Hit Record High After Guidance Upgrade
Fast Retailing Shares Hit Record High After Guidance Upgrade
MarketWatch

Shares were recently 9.0% higher at 73,550 yen on Friday after hitting an all-time intraday high of Y74,220 earlier. Fast Retailing said after Thursday's market close that net profit increased 20% from a year earlier to Y279.29 billion, equivalent…

globenewswire.com - Wereldhave N.V. - Wereldhave acquires retail space in shopping center Overvecht in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Wereldhave acquires retail space in shopping center Overvecht in Utrecht, the Netherlands
GlobeNewswire

Wereldhave has reached an agreement with a group of investors advised by Crossroads Real Estate to acquire a retail unit in shopping center Overvecht in Utrecht with a total gross lettable area of 3,340 m². The unit is currently let to Dutch…

wsj.com - Andrea Figueras - U.K. Retail Sales Growth Miss Estimates
U.K. Retail Sales Growth Miss Estimates
Wall Street Journal

U.K. retail footfall returned to growth in March, but the increase fell short of expectations ahead of a challenging period for retailers due to the conflict in the Middle East, according to a report published Friday. The number of visits to…

fastcompany.com - Michael Grothaus - Apple is closing stores in 3 states, joins list of retailers to shutter locations in challenging environment for malls
Apple is closing stores in 3 states, joins list of retailers to shutter locations in challenging environment for malls
Fast Company

There has been no shortage of retailers closing locations over the last few years as consumer behaviors shift online and foot traffic at brick-and-mortar stores continues to decline for many chains. And now, iPhone maker Apple has announced that it…

wwd.com - David Moin - Verneek's Deep Technology Tackles Retail Issues
Verneek's Deep Technology Tackles Retail Issues
WWD

Retailers have a problem — they're technologically “siloed.” So says Dr. Nasrin Mostafazadeh, chief executive officer of Verneek, a “deep” technology firm she cofounded with her husband Dr. Omid Bakhshandeh five…

finance-commerce.com - Brian Martucci - On the Market: St. Paul industrial and retail properties
On the Market: St. Paul industrial and retail properties
Finance & Commerce

It's another “all St. Paul” week for On the Market. And we cover both sides of the Mississippi River. First up is one of the biggest single-building industrial properties on the city's West Side, a well-maintained unit with heavy…

leicestermercury.co.uk - Jasmine Siddon - Leicester Bodycare store to return months after retailer collapsed
Leicester Bodycare store to return months after retailer collapsed
Leicestershire Live

Bodycare is returning to Leicester just months after the retailer collapsed into administration. The discount toiletries and cosmetics shop will be back in Highcross after its sole advisor, Newmark, secured leases. Six new retail locations across…

cnbc.com - Lee Ying Shan - Fast Retailing shares soar to record high after the Uniqlo owner lifts profit forecast
Fast Retailing shares soar to record high after the Uniqlo owner lifts profit forecast
CNBC

Shares jumped over 9% to a record after Fast Retailing raised its full-year profit forecast. Company now sees operating profit at 700 billion yen, up from prior 650 billion yen guidance. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fast Retailing shares…

irishexaminer.com - Emer Walsh - Mr Price and SuperValu stores among retailers fined by competition watchdog
Mr Price and SuperValu stores among retailers fined by competition watchdog
IrishExaminer.com

A fixed payment notice is a set fine of €300 that the CCPC can issue to traders for failing to correctly display prices or failing to provide certain important information to a consumer. The CCPC has published undertakings made by three…

cityam.com - Felix Armstrong - Easter boosts retail footfall but retailers hold their breath
Easter boosts retail footfall but retailers hold their breath
City AM

Retail footfall jumped in March as Easter boosted shopping activity, but business leaders fear tax and employment costs could yet cause havoc. Total footfall in the UK increased by 2.4 per cent last month, according to trade body the British Retail…

thehindu.com - Lalatendu Mishra - Mercedes-Benz India retails 19,363 units in FY26, up 2%
Mercedes-Benz India retails 19,363 units in FY26, up 2%
The Hindu

Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday reported retail sales of 19,363 units in the April 2025-March 2026 period [FY26] as compared with 18,928 units in FY25, up 2%. In the January to March 2026 quarter the company retailed 5,131 units, as compared with…

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