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bloomberg.com - Jaewon Kang - Target Adds Pair of Retail Industry Veterans to Its Board
Target Adds Pair of Retail Industry Veterans to Its Board
Bloomberg

Target Corp. is adding two retail veterans to its board as the beleaguered retailer seeks to reverse a sales slump under incoming Chief Executive Officer Michael Fiddelke. The company said it has elected John Hoke III, formerly the chief innovation…

scmp.com - Zhu Wenqian - Watson pivots to 'instant retail', community stores to revitalise China sales
Watson pivots to 'instant retail', community stores to revitalise China sales
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group, owner of the iconic Watsons brand, is intensifying its focus on key growth areas, particularly instant retail and community stores in mainland China, as the company explores strategies to…

independent.co.uk - Holly Williams - Discount retailer fails to lure in customers with price cuts
Discount retailer fails to lure in customers with price cuts
The Independent

Discount retailer B&M has issued a fresh profit warning, attributing the revised outlook to ongoing sales pressure and strategic price reductions implemented as part of its overhaul efforts. The group reported a 0.6 per cent decline in UK…

afr.com - Ryan Cropp - Retailers howl as Labor pushes ahead with free power plan
Retailers howl as Labor pushes ahead with free power plan
Australian Financial Review

The Albanese government has given energy retailers just five months to come up with new power bill plans that offer households three free daily hours of midday power, which it says could shave close to $800 off electricity bills for average…

afr.com - Yihui Xie, Preeti Soni - Retail buyers spark silver rush as rally gathers pace
Retail buyers spark silver rush as rally gathers pace
Australian Financial Review

From Chinese aunties queuing in Shenzhen markets to out-of-stock Turkish refineries and a Korea Mint offer that sold out within an hour, silver's dizzying rally is leaving banks and refiners scrambling to meet unprecedented demand from retail…

dmnews.com - Melody Glass - When personalization becomes prediction: The data dilemma retailers face
When personalization becomes prediction: The data dilemma retailers face
DMNews - Clarity and Insight in a Noisy World

This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2014, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: Retailers accumulate unprecedented customer data yet struggle to transform that information into meaningful experiences…

foxbusiness.com - Daniella Genovese - Amazon plans to build its largest-ever retail store
Amazon plans to build its largest-ever retail store
Fox Business

E-commerce giant Amazon is trying to gain an edge over its big-box rivals, with plans to open its largest-ever retail store on a 35-acre plot sitting in the Chicago suburbs. The company is aiming to build a sprawling 230,000-square-foot property in…

nypost.com - Lois Weiss - Beauty shops: Innovative NYC retailers are creating destinations for visitors and investment
Beauty shops: Innovative NYC retailers are creating destinations for visitors and investment
New York Post

To compete in this economy, shops have to pop. From Printemps at One Wall Street and Prada on Fifth Avenue to Pop Mart in the Oculus and virtual reality at Meta's Fifth Avenue outpost — retailers are luring crowds with festive atmospheres…

denverpost.com - Matthew Geiger - Auto parts retailer leases huge warehouse in Commerce City
Auto parts retailer leases huge warehouse in Commerce City
The Denver Post

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Advance Auto Parts is parking in Commerce City. The publicly traded car parts retailer signed a seven-year lease in December for 178,000 square feet at 17956 E. 84th Ave. in Commerce City, building owner…

afr.com - Jenny Wiggins - Optus decides to bring its entire retail network in-house
Optus decides to bring its entire retail network in-house
Australian Financial Review

Optus is assuming direct control of all its stores throughout the country as it tries to stabilise its business after a torrid year when it was fined $100 million for pressuring vulnerable people to buy unneeded services. Optus, which has some 240…

seekingalpha.com - Albert Anthony - Netstreit: A Texas-Based Retail REIT That Could Keep The Bulls Charging (NYSE:NTST)
Netstreit: A Texas-Based Retail REIT That Could Keep The Bulls Charging (NYSE:NTST)
Seeking Alpha

Albert Anthony is the pen name of a Croatian-American business author who is a contributing analyst on investor platform & financial media site Seeking Alpha, where he has over +1,000 followers, & also has written for platforms like Investing dot…

mylondon.news - Harrison Galliven - The town retailers are abandoning with hundreds more people set to move in
The town retailers are abandoning with hundreds more people set to move in
My London

'Everything now is just nail bars and barbers,' says Barry Hayward, an elderly Mitcham resident, reflecting on the dramatic changes to the town he has called home since the 1970s. 'This is the forgotten part of Merton,' he added. 'Mitcham is the…

cnbc.com - Alex Harring - Retail traders keep their hot streak going, buying Tuesday's dip while Wall Street drove 'Sell America' trade
Retail traders keep their hot streak going, buying Tuesday's dip while Wall Street drove 'Sell America' trade
CNBC

Retail traders leaned on their 2025 playbook and bought the dip this week as market volatility surged. Stocks posted their worst day since October on Tuesday after President Trump threatened to take over Greenland and announced tariffs on eight…

the-sun.com - Fiona McLoughlin - Final hours until retail giant with 'prices better than Amazon' opens new store
Final hours until retail giant with 'prices better than Amazon' opens new store
The US Sun

AN ONLINE retailer with a variety of furniture and home goods products is set to open a new outlet store on Friday. The retailer, which shoppers claim has prices “better than half the junk I've sent back to Amazon lately,” will offer…

cmswire.com - Dom Nicastro - Lucidworks Boosts Retail Search with Multimodal AI Enrichment
Lucidworks Boosts Retail Search with Multimodal AI Enrichment
CMSWire

AI-powered enrichment. Lucidworks auto-enriches product data using multimodal generative AI. Improved search accuracy. Solution generates better keywords and attributes at scale. Retailer business impact. Ecommerce leaders see higher conversion and…

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