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India Retail Traders Cut Back on Leveraged Bets as Stocks Slide
This article is for subscribers only. Good morning, I'm Samie Modak in Mumbai, here to round out another wild week in global markets. While the rest of the world is fretting over a rotation out of AI stocks, India has its own reasons to worry. For…
AI agents are ready to shop. Some retailers are wary.
AI agents are getting blocked left and right — but even when they work, it suggests a more annoying future for humans. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Mia Sato is features writer with five years of experience covering the…
EXCLUSIVE: Set Active Opens Permanent Austin Store, Expands Retail Presence
Los Angeles -based lifestyle and activewear brand Set Active is expanding its brick-and-mortar base, turning its Austin pop-up into a permanent location. Located at 1318 South Congress Avenue, the Austin location is the fourth for the brand…
We got the first look at Target's revamped SoHo store where the retailer is all-in on style
It's now stocked with apparel-forward displays that also feature select merchandise from other categories. 'It's focused on apparel, but you'll see us mix in the best of beauty, the best of home, and so we're really completing the picture for a…
Met Police target London car boot sales in huge crackdown on retail crime
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Police have targeted car boot sales and…
Switzerland Approves First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF
Latest News PublishedOct 23, 2026 BIT Asset Management's Bitcoin Fund ETF is expected to begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with its public offering restricted to Switzerland. Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA has approved the…
Why retailers want to know about a farm's carbon footprint
Could a lower carbon footprint open the door to new rewards for farmers as retailers put greater value on sustainability? The retail sector is prepared to pay premium prices for dairy products; but this comes with one important proviso. The…
Singapore's core inflation eases to 2% in September on lower services, retail prices
SINGAPORE: Singapore's core inflation eased to 2 per cent year-on-year in September, down from 2.2 per cent in August, according to official figures released on Friday (Oct 23). This was because of lower inflation in services, retail and other…
Retail Training and L&D: Driving Employee Performance
A customer asks a store associate to compare two products, but the associate cannot explain the difference. A few minutes later, another employee struggles to process a return because the policy has changed. Meanwhile, a new hire is still learning…
Nearly half of retail workers experienced customer abuse in the past year
Almost half (48%) of frontline retail workers have experienced some form of customer abuse over the last 12 months, and 27% have avoided particular shifts out of safety concerns, according to a new survey of US and UK workers commissioned by Halos…
Kanye West Brings Yeezy Back With Runway Show & New Retail Plans
Kanye West is reportedly bringing the Yeezy brand back with new products on the way and an upcoming runway show. For the first time four years, Yeezy fans could see new products hit the shelves at the brand's flagship store in Los Angeles.
SpaceX Is Set to Make Dubious History Yet Again, With Retail Investors Paying the Price
Although the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution garners most of the credit for sending Wall Street's major stock indexes to new heights, don't overlook initial public offering (IPO) euphoria as a stock market catalyst in 2026. A little over…
Why holiday returns demand fresh thinking from retailers
Far from a signal that relief from the grind is near, it's the time when pressure to perform reaches a fever pitch. With so much potential revenue on the line, inventory must be accurate, shelves must stay stocked and omnichannel operations must…
On the Market: Blaine retail lots and Minneapolis restaurants
Commercial brokers are marketing two retail outlots at Naples Marketplace in Blaine and two restaurant or mixed-use properties along Minneapolis' Lyndale Avenue, with asking prices of $965,000 and $1.295 million for the Minneapolis properties. The…
Cyprus Business now: energy, shipping, property, cybersecurity, economy, retail
Writing after the EU summit held on October 15-16, the former Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) chairman and vice-rector of Frederick University argued that Europe needed structural investment in electricity networks, interconnections and…
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