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Retailers Are Making Delivery Promises Their Networks Can't Keep
Nishith Rastogi is a Founder & CEO of Locus, a leading-edge technology company helping 300+ global enterprises gain excellence in logistics. In my company's survey of over 1,000 U.S. consumers, 93% say a retailer's delivery performance…
QUAY's 15-Minute Vision Test Shows Where Retail Technology Is Heading
QUAY, well known for it's designer eye-wear offers speed and efficient prescription service in-store with eyebot technology. Retailers have spent years talking about removing friction, and now eyewear-specialist, QUAY is taking that principle…
Five Things Every Startup Retailer Should Know About Selling Diamonds
Alexej Kovernikov is the owner of Kove Jewelry s.r.o., a Prague-based, made-to-order online retailer of diamond jewelry. When I took over an existing Prague jewelry company in 2023 and rebuilt it as an online, made-to-order business, I assumed the…
How Small-Town Retail Is Redefining Shopping in America
Kingston, N.Y., is a town of 25,000 people, and it doesn't look like the future of retail at first glance. Its mall, once a bustling hub, now has just a handful of tenants and mostly empty storefronts. But walk along the uptown section, and you'll…
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DTDC Express Ltd. promotes Neha Bagchi to VP - Marketing & Retail
DTDC Express Limited has elevated Neha Bagchi to Vice President - Marketing & Retail, recognising her contribution to strengthening the brand and driving its marketing agenda. Neha has been part of DTDC's marketing function and has played a key…
Sugar prices rise again by Re 1 per kg to Rs 65 in retail market
Sugar prices rose for the second day in a row on Wednesday by over Re 1 per kg in the retail market due to an uptick in festive demand, according to government data. Retail prices of the sweetener continue to be high despite a nearly 20 per cent…
We're buying the dip - again - in a retailer not getting credit for addressing weak sales
We're buying 100 shares of TJX Companies at roughly $138 each. Following Wednesday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 1,050 shares of TJX, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 3.6% from about 3.3%. We're circling back to TJX…
Why Dubai has become a city of retail traders
Welcome to this week's Fortune Gulf Brief. Regular readers might notice a different author byline today, that's because Melissa is taking a well-earned break although, knowing journalists, probably with one eye on her phone and what's happening in…
Retail sales rise 6.4% in July spurred by vacation season spending
Sales at major retailers gained ground in July from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, following higher demand for delivery services and travel-related products amid the summer vacation season. Korea's retail sales increased 6.4 percent from a…
KOSPI inches up as corporate buying offsets foreign, retail sell-offs
The KOSPI edged higher Wednesday, buoyed by buying from corporate investors as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix stepped up share buyback plans, though cautious trading ahead of Nvidia's earnings kept gains in check. The benchmark index opened at…
Why retailers must replace rigid planning with micro-season agility
This summer's unexpected heatwave across the UK and Europe has caught retailers flat-footed. Go into any London Oxford Street store this week and you'll find the last remains of the mid-summer sale, while “new in” rails are covered in…
The cornerstone: Tennessee's NIL collective setting the curve with new brick-and-mortar retail store
In the ever-evolving NIL landscape, Tennessee's collective leaders have come up with an idea they believe will continue to keep it at the forefront: a retail store. A brick-and-mortar merchandise store may not scream innovation in 2026, but when…
Eskasoni First Nation and Canada announce new addition to reserve and retail expansion
March 5, 2026 — Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, Eskasoni First Nation — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services Canada Today, Chief Leroy Denny of Eskasoni First Nation and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty…
Retail Food Group targets growth after earnings decline
Retail Food Group is looking to accelerate new store openings across Australia as the franchise operator recorded $489.5 million in domestic network sales in FY26. The company, which operates brands including Gloria Jean's, Donut King, Brumby's…
Galaxy Opens Retail Crypto-Backed Credit Lines on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
Galaxy opened retail crypto-backed credit lines on Tuesday. Eligible clients on its GalaxyOne platform can now borrow cash against Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana—staked SOL included—without selling a single coin. The product, the…
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