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Industrial Output, Retail Sales, Facility Investment Rebound in June
Industrial output, retail sales and facility investment all rebounded in June after two straight months of decline. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Friday, industrial production rose two-point-three percent…
HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market
The London-headquartered HSBC is closing all Australian branches over the next 18 months after selling its local mortgage and personal loan portfolio to the global asset giant Blackstone. The transaction will end HSBC's decades-long retail presence…
The 2026 Margin Rebuild: QSR, Retail Franchises And The 'Virtual Shift Lead
As franchise owners scale their portfolios, managing traditional on-site hardware—like NVRs and DVRs—becomes a significant source of operational friction, vulnerability and maintenance costs. What is required is a zero-hardware…
Sainsbury's sells Argos to Swift Partners retail specialists
Supermarket Sainsbury's has agreed to sell its Argos business to a firm set up by retail veterans including former Co-operative Group boss Richard Pennycook in a deal worth at least £120 million. The grocery chain said Swift Partners will buy…
Sainsbury's to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Sainsbury's has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business. The supermarket announced on Friday it was selling the catalogue shopping business to a trio of retail veterans, a decade…
The rise of financial nihilism in retail traders
Over the past 30 years, the low-cost revolution has transformed finance as we know it. Investors not only now have access to near zero fee mutual funds/ETFs, but nearly every publicly traded firm around the world is available to a U.S. investor…
Hang Lung optimistic on retail, mainland rental amid H1 2026 profit drop
Hang Lung (0100) and Hang Lung Properties (0101) recorded underlying net profit declines for the first half of 2026, mainly due to non-cash impairment provisions on properties, as well as an increase in finance costs resulting from reduced…
Retailers See Declines in Shoplifting, Product Thefts
Shoring up security measures is paying off for retailers. The latest “Impact of Theft & Violence 2026” report showed that retailers had a 12.4 percent decrease in shoplifting incidents as well as an 8.1 percent decline in retail…
Credit Agricole Profit Boosted by Amundi, French Retail Bank
Credit Agricole SA reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter, as income rose at its French retail business and its asset management arm reported a record profit. Revenue and net income came in slightly ahead of analysts'…
Swire Properties posts double-digit retail growth in mainland China, 100pc HK mall occupancy
Swire Properties (1972) reported strong retail sales in both Hong Kong and mainland China in the second quarter of 2026, with six malls in the mainland recording double-digit growth. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Hong Kong malls continued to…
Independent, Local Retail Is Far From Dead in 2026
Independent retail has remained surprisingly resilient against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tension and tariff chaos that has rocked the bottom lines of major conglomerates. This isn't to say that local businesses haven't faced…
Stock Hyped as Turkey's Tesla Sinks 90%, Burning Retail Traders
Small-time investor Riza Gundogdu thought he had found the next Tesla Inc. early last year when he invested in shares of Kontrolmatik Enerji ve Muhendislik AS. Newspapers had dubbed the company's co-founder and chairman, Sami Aslanhan, as…
Natural Grocers Named 2026 Sustainability Retailer of the Year by Produce Business
'At Natural Grocers, sustainability isn't a trend or a standalone initiative. It's woven into the fabric of who we are,' said Raquel Isely, vice president of marketing at Natural Grocers. 'Our Five Founding Principles have guided us for more than…
Retailers urged to rethink plastic bags as levies and costs climb
Consumers are paying more every time they buy a plastic shopping bag, with industry experts warning that higher levies and stricter regulations could push costs even higher. Image: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent Newspapers South African consumers are…
Swiss Retail Sales Grew Again in June
Swiss retailers reported higher sales in June. (File photo) The Swiss retail sector grew again in June. Adjusted for sales and holiday effects, sales rose by 0.5 percent in nominal terms compared with the same month last year, the Federal…
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