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National Day promotions drive strong gains for HK's F&B and retail sectors
Hong Kong retail and food and beverage (F&B) sectors reported positive results from promotional campaigns launched for the National Day Golden Week holiday, which began last Thursday, with merchants seeing a surge in both foot traffic and sales…
Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that's a mistake | Gene Marks
In my 30-plus years of being an accountant I have learned many business lessons from people who were much smarter than me. Jerry Crawford was one of those people. Jerry taught me about product returns. Jerry – who sadly passed away a decade…
How Kelley Liu Is Building Song of Skin Into an $8.5 Million K-beauty Retail Business
Kelley Liu is taking Song of Skin further into physical retail, using a growing pop-up business as the foundation for a permanent New York flagship and the expansion of her own K- beauty brand, CelDot. Liu — who has 1.4 million followers on…
Tenant confirmed as works under way on key change at city retail park
Work is under way to convert a prominent former shop unit at a Nottingham retail park into a 24-hour gym after the city council gave the venture the go-ahead. And it has been revealed that the former B&M Bargains space, which has been vacant since…
Singapore's retail sales growth rose 0.7% in August
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Oct 05, 2026, 01:07 PM SINGAPORE – Singapore's retail sales growth expanded 0.7% year on year in August 2026, following 1.3% growth in July, according to data from the…
AI Agents Get to Work in Retail
A NRF article drawing on input from retail executives and subject matter experts named 2025 the year of the AI agent in retail. The article says that digitally influenced sales already exceed 60% and that percentage will only grow as AI agents…
Bronx housing, retail site near planned new Metro-North station set to hit market
Himmel + Meringoff, which has developed, partnered in or managed 5 million square feet of prime Big Apple property mostly in Manhattan, plans to sell its outer-borough jewel. H+M and joint-venture partner Affinius Capital are exploring a sale of…
Big name retailer opens new shop in York city centre
A major retailer has opened a new shop in York city centre. We have seen Miniso launch in Coney Street. In-store, you will find collectables, plushies, blind boxes, lifestyle gadgets and snacks. There's lots of brand products available from big…
Jobs lost as Scottish retailer forced to close stores following administration
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op, Scotland's oldest worker-owned cycling retailer, has been partially rescued after entering administration following months of financial pressure. A management-led deal has allowed four stores to continue trading, while…
Engine Buys Atwater Village Retail Site for $10M
Engine Real Estate has closed on a 14,500-square-foot retail property at the corner of Glendale Boulevard and Larga Avenue in Atwater Village for around $10 million, picking up a site that includes G-Son Studios, the recording studio where the…
Promising Retail Stocks To Consider - October 4th
Follow the Money: 5 AI Stocks Buying Back Shares by the Billions Amazon.com, Walmart, Costco Wholesale, Vistra, NextEra Energy, Home Depot, and TJX Companies are the seven Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.
New Saudi CMA chief plans market reforms within 90 days, eyes 30% retail share in IPOs
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is preparing a package of market reforms to be introduced within 90 days, with plans including a larger retail investor share in initial public offerings, tighter oversight of…
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Diageo India elevates Mohit Cherian as VP - Customer Marketing
Mohit Cherian has been appointed vice president - customer marketing at Diageo India, where he will lead the customer marketing agenda and work on building the company's brands and categories in the Indian market Cherian has been with Diageo India…
History Says a 10%+ Stock Market Correction Is Inevitable Eventually. Here Are 3 Dividend Stocks I'd Buy to Prepare for the Next One.
Since 1945, the U.S. stock market has endured 37 corrections (declines of 10% or more), according to data from MUFG. These 10% declines have historically occurred about every 2.2 years. The last correction happened in April 2025 (Liberation Day)…
M&S opens new food hall with 2 more locations confirmed
Marks & Spencer is one of the UK's best-known high street names, with shoppers heading to its stores for everything from food and fashion to homeware and beauty products. The retailer dates back to 1884, when Michael Marks opened a market stall at…
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