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End of game discs could cost industry jobs, Hucknall retailer says
A video game trader says his industry faces the loss of thousands of jobs because of the phase out of physical media. Barry Oates started reselling games back in 1995 - first in the local newspaper then from his high street shop at the turn of the…
NYCC Retailer Day Keynote Speakers Stephanie Phillips & Todd McFarlane
NYCC 2026 Retailer Day Keynote Speakers announced as Stephanie Phillips and Todd McFarlane Stephanie Phillips and Todd McFarlane headline NYCC 2026 Retailer Day with the keynote on October 7 at Javits. Comic Book Retailers' Day also features…
Wall Street week ahead: Federal Reserve decision on interest rates, retail sales update
NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy will be the main focus for Wall Street this week. The central bank will close out its two-day meeting on Wednesday and could raise its benchmark interest rate in an effort to tame…
Chubu Electric chiefs to quit over nuclear data fraud, NHK Says
Chubu Electric Power Co.'s top two executives are set to step down over the falsification of safety data used in regulatory reviews to restart some of its nuclear reactors, according to local media. President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru…
'Cheap iPhone deal': warning over scam sites selling latest Apple mobiles
Apple has just launched a range of new iPhones, including a foldable handset, just as you decide it is time to replace your own ageing mobile. But you balk at the £1,199 price tag for the cheapest of the new options. Searching online for a…
Is Kroger a Buy After Its Latest Earnings Report?
Kroger (KR +2.70%) published its latest set of quarterly results before market open on Friday, and investors reacted by pushing the stock up slightly that trading session. It wasn't a barn-burner of a quarter for the veteran supermarket operator…
In the age of AI, L.L. Bean is betting big on brick-and-mortar shopping
When you step into the newly renovated L.L. Bean flagship, the first thing you see isn't the brand's latest collection of field coats or duck boots. It's fish. As you cross the threshold of the 160,000-square-foot store in Freeport, Maine, you're…
This Time Is Different? Earnings & Price Break 90-Year Trends
September, so far, is living up to its reputation. The market slipped to the 50-day moving average, with the tape taking orders from crude oil. For the week, crude rose about 9% over four sessions, which pulled the 10-year Treasury yield higher…
Attention shoppers: digital ad screens are about to be everywhere you look
Trips to the store used to offer a break from the digital screens that dominate modern life. Those days are winding down. Retailers are now trying to bring more advertising into stores by selling brands access to screens in aisles, endcaps, and…
Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue-and it's just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares
The U.S. workforce has just made the type of history it likely wishes it didn't. Working Americans are taking home the smallest percentage of economic output, 52.8%, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the metric in 1947. But as the…
BRP (DOO) Posts A Quarterly Loss And Raises Its Outlook Anyway
On September 3, BRP Inc. (NASDAQ: DOO) reported a second quarter that looked ugly on the bottom line and strong everywhere else. Revenue climbed 18.5% year over year to $2.24 billion, yet normalized diluted EPS swung to a loss of $0.18 a share from…
Iran latest: One dead after commercial ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz
The Iran-aligned Houthis have been fighting Saudi Arabia for more than a decade as part of the Yemen civil war. But clashes have flared up in recent weeks around the US-Iran conflict. The Houthis are reasserting control over the Bab el-Mandeb…
3 Stocks to Buy and Hold Even If There's a Stock Market Sell-Off in September
The month of September has been known to be a difficult one for investors. That's because, over time, it's been the worst month of the year for stocks -- a phenomenon known as the September Effect. Of course, this doesn't mean every September…
FTC Personalized Pricing Comment Period Closes in 13 Days - Here's What the Industry Endgame Looks Like
The window for industry input on the FTC's personalized pricing enforcement policy is rapidly closing. With the comment period set to end on September 25, 2026, the Commission has made its operational tempo clear. By denying the National…
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