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UK consumer confidence has 'collapsed' during Iran war, retail industry says
Consumer confidence in the UK has “collapsed” since the start of the Iran war, according to new research from the British Retail Consortium. The sharp rise in energy prices caused by the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz and…
Major retailer in price hike warning to shoppers over Trump's war with Iran
High-street giant Next has warned the Iran conflict has already cost it £15 million - and says shoppers could face higher prices if the war drags on. The group said it had set aside the cash for additional costs for fuel and air freight due…
CIMB named best retail, SME bank in Malaysia by The Asian Banker
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Bank Bhd has been named Best Retail Bank in Malaysia and Best SME Bank in Malaysia at The Asian Banker Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards 2026. The Asian Banker attributed the recognition to CIMB's strong role in…
Retail Fail: The :CueCat Disaster
Digital Convergence Corporation is hardly a household name, and there's a good reason for that. However, it raised about $185 million in investments around the year 2000 from companies such as Coca-Cola, Radio Shack, GE, E. W. Scripps, and the…
The Iran war turned retail traders into sellers of stocks for the first time in 3 years
Retail traders have proven to be reliable dip buyers, but the Iran war briefly turned the cohort into sellers of stocks for the first time in almost three years. Data from research firm Vanda Research shows that retail traders on Monday were net…
Iran war volatility is pushing retail investors to sell stocks, but they aren't leaving the market entirely
The Iran war and rising oil prices have caused the stock market to churn. The S&P 500 SPX is currently down about 6% from its record high in January, and the Cboe Volatility Index VIX remains elevated compared to its historical average. Gordon…
Retail Council of Canada Names Michael Brownstein Recipient of the Excellence in Retailing Lifetime Achievement Award
CEO of Browns Shoes being honoured for over five decades of visionary leadership, industry excellence, and enduring philanthropic impact TORONTO, March 25, 2026 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) today announced that Michael Brownstein, CEO of…
Retail Investors Are Showing Signs of Fatigue as Stocks Falter
This article is for subscribers only. Retail investors, the most reliable dip buyers in the US stock market, might be turning into sellers. Mom-and-pop traders on Monday notched their first day of net selling of single stocks since 2023, dumping…
Walgreens Gives Bodycams To Employees After Rise In Retail Assaults
As most Americans are now well aware, national retail theft has seen a significant spike since 2021, with total shoplifting incidents increasing by roughly 53% between 2021 and 2024 based on industry data. This has led to sweeping policy changes to…
CMC CapX Spotlight Streams FTSE Executive Presentations to Retail Investors
CMC CapX, the capital markets arm of London-based broker CMC Markets, launched a retail investor engagement platform called Spotlight today (Thursday), giving FTSE-listed companies a channel to communicate directly with individual shareholders…
Jim Cramer Highlights TJX Companies Are 'Making a Killing By Scooping Up Excess Inventory From Troubled Retailers'
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) made our Mad Money recap, as Jim Cramer shared his take on the stock and highlighted resilient consumer spending despite the Iran conflict. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and remarked: The…
'Buy The Dip' Is Dead: Retail Sells Today's Market Bounce, 2nd Time This Week; Sells Nvidia
Two weeks ago we warned that the BTFD trade - that staple of every market dip in the past 3 years - appeared to be fading rapidly, as retail investors were demonstrating ' persistent signs of weakness ' following the start of the Iran conflict with…
Retail investors fleeing to sidelines -- can tax refunds turn it around? (SPY:NYSEARCA)
Retail investors are increasingly gun-shy on the current market, according to data from Citi. Retail trading activity as a percentage of total stock volume has dropped to 8.1%, nearly half the recent peak of 15% in November and the lowest level…
Closing retail's AI ROI gap with end-to-end process networks
Ninety percent of UK retail decision-makers say they're actively exploring AI agents, and a third are already implementing them across chatbots, forecasting and personalization, according to research from Eversheds Sutherland and Retail Economics.
Price of retail goods remains high in pre-Iran war data
The latest consumer price index (CPI) has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and it shows that, while price pressures cooled in February, the numbers remain high. These numbers, alongside the Iran war, keep the looming…
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