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Meet The AI That Manages A Retail Store In San Francisco
On this episode of The Agentic Edge, AndonLabs Cofounders Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund sat down with Forbes to discuss testing whether autonomous artificial intelligence agents can operate real-world businesses profitably and safely. Petersson…
We're getting an idea of how much Anthropic stock will be available for retail investors
Anthropic's S-1 filing offered little detail about how much stock could be offered to retail investors at the IPO, but new clues hint the AI giant could follow SpaceX's lead in earmarking up to 20% of the shares for the day trader crowd. Since the…
Major UK retailer urgently recalls coffee product contaminated with mould
Major UK retailer urgently recalls coffee product contaminated with mould TK Maxx has issued an urgent product recall over a dangerous mould toxin found in one of its coffee products. The affected products, Bialetti Perfetto Moka ground coffee, is…
Sale of retail street Opera Lane hits the high notes
On becoming Opera Lane 's new “long-term owner” during the summer, Head of Ireland M Core David Nolan made a pledge to “manage the scheme intensively — supporting the retailers who trade here, improving the experience…
Anthropic filed to go public-What retail investors should weigh before its IPO
Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed an S-1 prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, indicating it will go public in the near future. The five-year-old company behind…
E-Mart Opens Seventh Mongolia Store as Retail Network Expands
E-Mart has opened its seventh Mongolian outlet in Ulaanbaatar, widening a retail presence that began in 2016 as the company prepares another store and more No Brand locations, The Korea Herald reported. The retailer plans to launch an eighth store…
Retailers cautious as consumers pull back before Christmas
Some of the country's largest retailers are warning shareholders about uncertainty after weak trading periods ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas rush. Concerns are rising over consumer confidence, rate hikes and discretionary spending. The…
Two girls causing trouble at Stoke-on-Trent retail park as police called in
Police have been called in after reports of two girls causing trouble at a retail park. Particular problems had been reported at Matalan and Poundland on Jasper Square Retail Park in Tunstall. Police were alerted to the behaviour at 5.50pm on…
Handcrafted furniture retailer opens Colorado Springs showroom
Joybird, a Los Angeles-based furniture retailer known for its handcrafted, customizable furniture, has opened a new showroom in Colorado Springs, expanding its reach across southern Colorado. The showroom located inside La-Z-Boy at 7087 N. Academy…
Retailers are still figuring out how to tie AI goals to executive compensation
One prominent retailer recently made a change to executive payouts, highlighting how much the industry's priorities have shifted in recent years. Earlier this month, Reuters published a story about how Ralph Lauren added “ AI metrics…
Moneycontrol Reports Indian Retailers Saw iPhone Sales Fall Up to 30% Around Dussehra
Moneycontrol reported that Indian retailers saw iPhone sales drop by as much as 30% around Dussehra, while earlier shipment data do not show how many phones consumers bought. Its Oct. 27 story linked the reported decline to higher prices, fewer…
Mirae Asset buys Japanese brokerage to break into retail market
W47.6b Sanko acquisition gives Korean securities firm a local foothold, with retail services targeted for 2027 or 2028 Mirae Asset Securities is set to enter Japan's retail brokerage market through the acquisition of Sanko Securities, a Japanese…
World of Warcraft: Forever's shiny lighting and water changes will be coming to retail: 'I don't know when, but I know they're talking about doing it
' [On Forever's lighting changes:] I think they were made here first, is a better clarification. I think they're planning on eventually doing some of these same things in the Retail game as well. So it's not like it's a Forever-only feature, like…
Casa Grande Promenade Retail Center Sells for $63.1M
A sprawling retail center south of Phoenix just changed hands for $63.1 million as development continues around Casa Grande. The Promenade at Casa Grande, anchored by Harkins Theatres and Michaels, is now under new ownership following the sale.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Emerges As Sole Major Retailer Offering Competitor Price Matching After Target's Policy Retreat
When Target quietly ended its competitor price-matching program in July 2025, it left a notable gap in the retail landscape that Best Buy now occupies largely alone. Target's decision, which took effect on July 28, 2025, ended a 12-year-old policy…
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