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Kremlin says Russian online retailer Wildberries suffered losses in warehouse attacks
Smoke billows from a warehouse, after deadly Ukrainian drone attacks, as per regional governors, in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, Russia, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS MOSCOW, July 21…
Police: One suspect identified, two others sought in retail thefts, threat
Courtesy of the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Police in Wilkes-Barre Township say they identified a woman suspected in retail thefts at two stores that involved an alleged threat to kill by a co-conspirator on…
Why Retail Traders Consistently Underperform Over Time
Decades of data across global markets reach the same verdict: the more frequently retail traders trade, the worse they perform. The infrastructure has never been more inviting. The losses have never been more documented. Here are some key…
Dollar Tree is closing stores, joins list of retailers adjusting their physical location footprint in 2026
Store closures have become a common story in 2026. While food and restaurant chains like Five Guys, Pizza Hut, and Papa John's tend to grab most of the headlines, this year has also seen closures from retail shopping brands like H&M and Glossier.
Famous Glasgow sports shop snapped up by vast retail empire
The deal appears to end Greaves' long and distinguished association with the city's retail industry, with the family having run sports stores in Glasgow since 1930. Greaves, one of Scotland's last independent, dedicated specialist sports retailers…
Gold & Tech: How The Whales Trick The Retail Plankton
Never in my 30+ years in the markets have I seen a monetary, precious metal and risk-asset setup more obvious yet more deliberately ignored than today. Below, we look at the converging signposts screaming from the tech/AI sector and the equally…
70% Of Top Retailers Are Invisible To Agentic Commerce - Here's Why
Ecommerce is entering a new phase – one where transactions can happen entirely off-site, making website visits optional, if not redundant. If your ecommerce and SEO teams are still playing the old game, there could be trouble ahead.
Resurgence in hobbies fuels turnaround at UK's largest arts and crafts retailer
Hobbycraft Group Limited, owned by Modella Capital, has completed its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) ahead of schedule, concluding a 13-month restructuring programme that began in May 2025, “repositioning the business to meet growing…
LILYSILK Opens First European Retail Store at Munich's Oberpollinger
MUNICH, July 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- LILYSILK, the world's leading silk brand dedicated to inspiring people to live spectacular, has opened its first European retail store at Oberpollinger, one of Munich's premier department stores. The opening expands…
OUNZ: An ETF Which Offers Physical Gold Redemption Optionality For Retail Investors (OUNZ)
The VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ), which got listed on May 16, 2014, has so far accumulated a total AUM (assets under management) of $2.5B across its lifetime. OUNZ offers no distributions and is priced at an expense ratio of 0.25%. OUNZ comes across…
Why brands and big-box retailers are playing ball with Minor League Baseball
It's been more than four decades since Corey Hart's song “Sunglasses at Night” was on the Billboard charts, but the '80s earworm would have been right at home at five Minor League Baseball stadiums in late June. It was tied to…
Some Singapore retailers turn to China for ideas on live commerce and AI as competition intensifies
SINGAPORE: Some retailers in Singapore are looking to China for inspiration as they seek new ways to grow amid high rents and stiff competition. In March, 32 companies joined a learning trip to Hangzhou organised by the Singapore Retailers…
More owners taking dogs on retail runs
Christchurch has one of the highest rates of dog ownership in the country, with an estimated 45,000 registered canines. Reporter Geoff Sloan looks at the growing trend of owners taking their four-legged companions on retail runs. For Julie Leeper…
Dimon fires warning shot and wider industry reaction to new UK PM, Chancellor - Retail Banker International
Not for the first time, Jamie Dimon has showered outgoing UK finance minister Rachel Reeves with praise. In an interview with The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost released on 21 July, Dimon said that he thought Reeves “did a great…
London Stock Exchange Plans Night Trading to Win Back Retail Investors from Crypto Firms
/ Crypto News / London Stock Exchange Plans Night Trading to Win Back Retail Investors from Crypto Firms Expertise: Bitcoin, Crypto, Global Macro, DeFi, Blockchain, Web3, US Stocks, AI, Regulations and Lawsuits, & More CoinGape has covered the…
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