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Why Smart Brands Start With Independent Retail
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. Every brand I meet dreams about the same thing: Rows of stores. National presence. Recognition on day one. And that dream keeps pushing brands to chase size before they have built any…
Brick and mortar revival? Retail giants say they don't fear AI. Yet
At a recent gathering of major retailers in Nashville, Tennessee, the question on everyone's minds was, of course, AI. Around 70 percent of consumers are using AI tools to shop, a recent study from marketing consultancy LDWW found, and a third of…
Retail sales sluggish as consumers exercise spending caution ahead of Budget
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Retail sales growth remained subdued in September as…
Retail's next advantage isn't scale. It's intelligence | Opinion
Artificial intelligence is creating a new opportunity for retail: giving businesses of every size access to capabilities once available only to those with the biggest budgets and teams. For independent retailers, that can mean better forecasting…
GEEKCO OPENS THE DOOR TO INDIA'S MASSIVE RETAIL MARKET WITH TELLME
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 13, 2026 /CNW/ -- Corporation Geekco Technologies Inc. ('Geekco' or the 'Company') announces that it is becoming a partner of the Retailers Association of India ('RAI') to introduce its TellMe platform to the Indian retail…
Top Retail Stock Quant Rating & Holiday Shopping Surge
This transcript was generated by AI. It is not curated or reviewed and is provided for convenience and information purposes only. The accuracy and completeness of the transcript are not guaranteed. Nicole Benjamin: Hey, everyone. It's Nicole…
Katie Stockton says retail stocks could be primed for a counter-trend rally. These stocks may lead the bounce
(See the video above for Katie's complete chart breakdown.) Retail stocks are stabilizing following their recent correction. Improving short-term momentum and a pending oversold upturn in the SPDR S & P Retail ETF (XRT) support a short-term relief…
Nostalgia Fuels Halloween Decor Trends as Retailers Tap Into the 'Practical Magic' Aesthetic
Halloween wasn't always about towering skeletons and elaborate haunted-house displays. There was a time when the holiday was decidedly more colorful, with cheerful jack-o'-lanterns, ceramic ghosts and kitschy little trinkets that looked right at…
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59% of advertisers view retail media as full-funnel channel: Amazon Ads-MMA-WPP playbook
Spending more on advertising does not necessarily mean getting more out of it. In fact, some of India's biggest digital advertisers are still struggling to connect brand-building investments with measurable business outcomes, raising questions…
AI shopping assistants could become the next retail media battleground
As AI reshapes product discovery, industry observers question whether recommendations will be driven by consumer preferences or advertising dollars.
How Australian retailers use TradingView to watch currency and commodity risk
TradingView is a charting platform that shows live price movement for currencies, commodities, shares and indices, and lets you connect it to a broker account so you can act on what you see. For a retail business, that matters because import costs…
Polish retailers remove some Halloween products after school stabbings
WARSAW, Oct 13 - Polish retailers have begun removing some Halloween-themed products such as fake knives from shelves following three recent stabbing attacks at schools, company representatives said on Tuesday. Thousands of police officers have…
Ahold Delhaize takes systems offline after cyberattack - global retail giant says 'cybersecurity incident' hit systems, but stores remain open
Ahold Delhaize took systems offline after a cyberattack, though details remain limited Disruptions affected employee services and customer-facing websites across multiple retail brands Company is investigating the incident amid concerns of another…
Inflation Shock: India's Retail Inflation Climbs to 5.54% in September | Dynamite News
Post Published By: Rishira Jain Updated: 12 October 2026, 8:10 PM IST New Delhi: India's retail inflation accelerated to 5.54% in September, rising from 4.83% in August, as a sharp increase in food prices added to mounting price pressures just days…
Holiday Retail Spotlight: European Cheese, Chocolate & Candied Fruits for the Canadian Season
Latvian cheeses, chocolate and candied fruits bring new flavours and easy inspiration to Canadian holiday entertaining, baking and gifting TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2026 /CNW/ -- As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, Canadian kitchens and dining tables…
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