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standard.co.uk - Sarah Ward - Shoppers urged to show 'patience, kindness and consideration' to retail staff
Shoppers urged to show 'patience, kindness and consideration' to retail staff
Evening Standard

Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Scots have been urged to “shop…

straitstimes.com - Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors
Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - Manulife US Reit is seeking unitholder approval for a growth plan that simultaneously expands its investment mandate beyond the US office sector, and authorises a disposition and acquisition mandate. In an announcement on Dec 1, the…

thestar.com.my - LYDIA NATHAN - Retail pharmacy sector dispenses growth
Retail pharmacy sector dispenses growth
The Star Online

Star Biz7 WITH over 3,500 outlets nationwide and more than a dozen major players vying for market share, the retail pharmacy sector might appear to be under significant pressure. However, the industry is thriving with corporate activity, as seen in…

bbc.co.uk - Osmond Chia - South Korea: Online retail giant Coupang hit by massive data leak - BBC News
South Korea: Online retail giant Coupang hit by massive data leak - BBC News
BBC

South Korea's largest online retailer, Coupang, has apologised for a massive data breach potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts. The country's internet authority said that it is investigating the breach and that details…

wwd.com - David Moin - Black Friday Weekend Wrap: Retailers Give a Thumbs-up
Black Friday Weekend Wrap: Retailers Give a Thumbs-up
WWD

The scene at stores nationwide wasn't as frenetic as years past, yet the turnout was good enough and the shopping vigorous enough over Black Friday weekend to reinforce hopes for low- to midsingle holiday sales gains. Price promotions; cold and…

wsj.com - Jennifer Williams - Gen Z Shoppers Aren't Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
Gen Z Shoppers Aren't Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
Wall Street Journal

Economic worries aren't putting much of a dent in consumers' holiday shopping plans, with one glaring exception: Gen Z shoppers. More than any other generation, young adults are tightening their year-end spending budgets and shelling out less for…

kbs.co.kr - KOSPI Sees Record Foreign Selling in November as Retail Investors Step In
KOSPI Sees Record Foreign Selling in November as Retail Investors Step In
KBS

Amid a pullback in the stock market in November, foreign investors have engaged in record selling on the country's main bourse, while individuals have been active buyers. According to the Korea Exchange on Sunday, this month foreign investors net…

afr.com - Isabella Freeland - FIRB delays puts $100m energy retailer buyout on brink of collapse
FIRB delays puts $100m energy retailer buyout on brink of collapse
Australian Financial Review

An Australian energy retailer says a deal to sell itself to a Chinese government-backed renewables developer for $100 million could collapse after its suitor failed to obtain approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) despite having…

axios.com - Kelly Tyko - Why the growing penny shortage is confusing shoppers - and straining retailers
Why the growing penny shortage is confusing shoppers - and straining retailers
Axios

The country's penny supply is collapsing far faster than expected — forcing retailers into rounding workarounds, cash-register math headaches and what some describe as a 'legal minefield.' Why it matters: The end of penny production was…

channelnewsasia.com - South Korea market watchdog wary of FX risks for retail investors
South Korea market watchdog wary of FX risks for retail investors
CNA

SEOUL, Dec 1: The chief of South Korea's financial market watchdog said on Monday authorities would review protection measures for retail investors regarding foreign exchange risks amid persistent weakness in the won currency. 'From the perspective…

wallpaper.com - Charlotte Boates - Aflalo's new home feels more like a gallery than a retail space
Aflalo's new home feels more like a gallery than a retail space
Wallpaper*

Serene and considered, fashion brand Aflalo 's first retail space in New York City's SoHo feels more like a shoppable gallery than a traditional store. Within an expansive, 5,500-square-foot industrial loft, the studio takes an altogether different…

abcnews.go.com -  ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer - US futures slip and Asian stocks are mixed, while oil prices surge more than $1 a barrel
US futures slip and Asian stocks are mixed, while oil prices surge more than $1 a barrel
ABC News

BANGKOK -- Asian shares began the week mixed, with Tokyo's benchmark falling nearly 2% on Monday after the release of data showing weak factory activity, while U.S. futures fell. Oil prices surged more than $1 a barrel. In Japan, the Nikkei 225…

afr.com - Nick Lenaghan - Centuria bumps agricultural interests to $1.3b in latest deal
Centuria bumps agricultural interests to $1.3b in latest deal
Australian Financial Review

Fund manager Centuria Capital is ramping up its exposure in the agriculture sector, taking control of a $444 million unlisted fund run by a boutique operator as it expands its holdings across alternative real estate investments. Under the deal…

marketbeat.com - Promising Retail Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - November 30th
Promising Retail Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - November 30th
MarketBeat

Amazon Enters Correction Zone—Time to Panic, or to Load Up? Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, Walmart, Costco Wholesale, and Carvana are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Retail stocks are shares…

telegraph.co.uk - Nathan Spendelow - Cyber Monday 2025 deals live: Latest discounts on Apple, Ninja, Dyson and John Lewis
Cyber Monday 2025 deals live: Latest discounts on Apple, Ninja, Dyson and John Lewis
The Telegraph

It's 7am and it's still dark out. I've found that a great defence is a sunrise alarm clock. From experience, it's a smoother transition from being asleep to fully awake, with a gradual bright light giving me a boost on these grey winter mornings.

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