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Apple iPhone 17 Price Rise Confirmed After Japan Retailers Go Early
Apple has confirmed a price rise for the iPhone 17 in Japan, and if you've been following my reporting on this, it won't come as news. The entry-level iPhone 17 with 256GB now starts at ¥142,800 ($877) on Apple's official Japan store, up…
Kremlin says Russian online retailer Wildberries suffered losses in warehouse attacks
Smoke billows from a warehouse, after deadly Ukrainian drone attacks, as per regional governors, in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, Russia, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS MOSCOW, July 21…
Prana's Atom Freeman Criticises ComicsPRO Retailer Day At SDCC
Prana Direct Marketing's Atom Freeman posts criticism of ComicsPRO Retailer Day ahead of San Diego Comic-Con... and ComicsPRO responds It's San Diego Comic-Con; there is always drama. But this year it's started early, before someone's even managed…
Police: One suspect identified, two others sought in retail thefts, threat
Courtesy of the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Police in Wilkes-Barre Township say they identified a woman suspected in retail thefts at two stores that involved an alleged threat to kill by a co-conspirator on…
Why Retail Traders Consistently Underperform Over Time
Decades of data across global markets reach the same verdict: the more frequently retail traders trade, the worse they perform. The infrastructure has never been more inviting. The losses have never been more documented. Here are some key…
Dollar Tree is closing stores, joins list of retailers adjusting their physical location footprint in 2026
Store closures have become a common story in 2026. While food and restaurant chains like Five Guys, Pizza Hut, and Papa John's tend to grab most of the headlines, this year has also seen closures from retail shopping brands like H&M and Glossier.
The five drivers shaping stronger retail businesses
Australian retailers are operating in an environment where resilience, execution and the ability to create sustainable value are becoming increasingly important. The businesses best positioned to navigate this environment are those that have built…
Famous Glasgow sports shop snapped up by vast retail empire
The deal appears to end Greaves' long and distinguished association with the city's retail industry, with the family having run sports stores in Glasgow since 1930. Greaves, one of Scotland's last independent, dedicated specialist sports retailers…
Gold & Tech: How The Whales Trick The Retail Plankton
Never in my 30+ years in the markets have I seen a monetary, precious metal and risk-asset setup more obvious yet more deliberately ignored than today. Below, we look at the converging signposts screaming from the tech/AI sector and the equally…
70% Of Top Retailers Are Invisible To Agentic Commerce - Here's Why
Ecommerce is entering a new phase – one where transactions can happen entirely off-site, making website visits optional, if not redundant. If your ecommerce and SEO teams are still playing the old game, there could be trouble ahead.
Resurgence in hobbies fuels turnaround at UK's largest arts and crafts retailer
Hobbycraft Group Limited, owned by Modella Capital, has completed its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) ahead of schedule, concluding a 13-month restructuring programme that began in May 2025, “repositioning the business to meet growing…
LILYSILK Opens First European Retail Store at Munich's Oberpollinger
MUNICH, July 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- LILYSILK, the world's leading silk brand dedicated to inspiring people to live spectacular, has opened its first European retail store at Oberpollinger, one of Munich's premier department stores. The opening expands…
Software Brands Lead ChatGPT's Ad Market as Retailers Sit Out
That change lowered the barrier to entry and advertisers responded immediately. Active advertisers on ChatGPT rose from 2,585 to 3,770 in the seven days ending June 8, a 46% week-over-week increase, Similarweb found. Despite that influx, impression…
Kremlin says Russian online retailer Wildberries suffered losses in warehouse attacks
MOSCOW, July 21 - Online retailer Wildberries, Russia's answer to Amazon, and the merchants who trade through it are grappling with losses in the wake of Ukrainian attacks on warehouses operated by the retailer, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Drones…
Why brands and big-box retailers are playing ball with Minor League Baseball
It's been more than four decades since Corey Hart's song “Sunglasses at Night” was on the Billboard charts, but the '80s earworm would have been right at home at five Minor League Baseball stadiums in late June. It was tied to…
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