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These online retailers make buying custom blinds and shades easy
Choosing the right blinds or shades can transform a room. Whether your goal is privacy, light control, or energy efficiency, the most important element is that you need to be precise with your measurements to ensure a proper fit, which can…
SpaceX Teams With Local Retailers to Sell Starlink Dishes in Venezuela
SpaceX is now selling official Starlink dishes in Venezuela after activating the satellite internet service in the country. But would-be subscribers should expect a demand surcharge. In early January, SpaceX began offering free Starlink access in…
New M&S stores confirmed so far as retailer reveals 'wish list' of 500 locations
M&S has previously revealed a wish list of 500 locations where it wants to open stores in the future. In an update last year, the supermarket also revealed it will open or revamp 20 M&S stores, creating 800 jobs. M&S has confirmed it will open new…
RunDTC Leads Dooney & Bourke's Full Retail Ecosystem Modernization with Shopify
RunDTC migrated Dooney & Bourke's global eCommerce storefronts from SFCC to Shopify, transforming the brand's digital presence into a modern, high-performance, and scalable platform for growth. The results were improved site speed, greater…
Blue Owl Capital: Retail Panics, Smart Money Buys (NYSE:OBDC)
OBDC has fallen nearly 30% as headlines around liquidity and redemptions spooked investors. The $1.4B asset sale looked alarming, but the loans cleared at 99.7% of par value. The failed OBDC II merger exposed a structural issue, not a credit…
TikTok Shop Could Be a Top-3 Global Retailer by 2030, Report Shows
TikTok Shop could soon be bigger than Walmart, a new report shows. As e-commerce continues to grow rapidly, a new report from commerce agency Flywheel projects that ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok Shop, could become a top-three global…
How 'dumb money' took over stock markets: $5.4 trillion of retail activity took place in 2025
For years, retail investors were dismissed by some on Wall Street as “dumb money.” That typically referred to those prone to trading on hype, or chasing trends rather than company or industry fundamentals, or responding late to big…
What big questions will shape retail in 2026?
Rather than telling you what I think the big trends are, I'm going to pose some big questions and ask you all to let me know your answers. Below are a few questions I'm mulling over and, therefore, assume many of you will be as well. I'm hoping…
BMW driver using Wolstanton Retail Park as 'drift track
Police have seized a car at a popular North Staffordshire retail park after the driver was causing using the area as a 'drift track'. Officers have vowed to keep taking 'firm action' as they ramp up efforts to put the brakes on anti-social driving…
How Claire's new C-suite hire is making the tween retailer a 'life moment retail destination'
When revitalizing a once-beloved tween retailer that's passed its heyday, who better to hire than a seasoned retail vet who is not only adept at youth marketing and turnarounds, but also got her ears pierced at said retailer at the age of 8? That…
Retailers reset expectations for 2026 - operations is where the battle is won
Australian retail and e-commerce leaders are entering 2026 with sharper realism than in recent years. The volatility of the past half-decade, from supply chain disruption to inflation, labour shortages and fluctuating consumer demand has…
This Week in Retail: Home improvement earnings and eTail West
On Tuesday, Retail Brew is sitting down with Ethan Chernofsky, CMO of Placer.ai, a foot traffic analytics company, for a virtual interview discussing key trends influencing consumer behavior and what this means for retail strategy and performance…
Latest update as Cambridge Retail Park redevelopment continues
The new developer of the Cambridge Retail Park has issued an update on the development's progress. Railpen has confirmed it is currently in the 'first phase' of developing the area, which is part of 'an extensive investment and transformation…
Is There Anything Left? Galaxy S26 Series Retail Boxes Join the Leak Party
The Samsung Galaxy S26 series leaks are coming from all directions. The latest leak reveals retail boxes of all three Galaxy S26 series smartphones, the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. These images have popped up on Reddit, as the…
GTA 6 Shows Up For $124 In Early Retail Listing But Don't Believe The Price
Oh boy, here we go again. A supposed early retail listing for Grand Theft Auto VI, arguably (and not all that arguable, really) the most anticipated video game of all time, is causing a ruckus with a listed price of $124.19. It comes on the heels…
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