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The in-store telemetry blackout costing retailers billions
Walk into the network operations center of any major enterprise and you will see an array of monitoring capability. Massive dashboards track API response times to the millisecond and map digital customer journeys from an ad click on a smartphone…
German retail sales falls unexpectedly in September
By Thomson Reuters Nov 2, 2026 | 2:11 AM Nov 2 (Reuters) – German retail sales fell unexpectedly in September, decreasing by 2.0% compared with the previous month, data showed…
Kiton Retools Retail Experience in Milan With Men's Store on Via Montenapoleone
MILAN — Kiton may have just inaugurated a new flagship on Milan's tony Via Montenapoleone, but with it, the Neapolitan tailoring brand has in fact secured an even more impressive retail footprint across the city. The 2,700-square-foot space…
Ho Chi Minh City Retail Market Records About 97% Occupancy in Q2
Ho Chi Minh City's retail market recorded about 97% average occupancy in the second quarter, while government data showed a 13.8% increase in combined retail sales and consumer-service revenue through September. Cushman & Wakefield said average…
Russian Discount Retailer Fix Price Exits Mongolia
The discount retail chain Fix Price has completely pulled out of Mongolia, with all three of its stores in the East Asian country having shut down by the end of September, the newspaper Vedomosti reported Monday, citing the company's third-quarter…
Online retailers issued 'substantial penalty' warning ahead of Christmas
Before the Christmas shopping period gets underway, the Government has issued a warning to online retailers over one rule they must comply with. Online traders are being reminded of the importance of their prices being clear to customers up front.
Meadowhall welcomes new store from retailer that's 'taken the world by storm
Meadowhall has welcomed the opening of a big name new store at the Sheffield shopping centre. Collectibles specialist Pop Mart has launched at Meadowhall. Located between Thomas Sabo and Seasalt, Cornwall on the Upper High Street, the 2,618 sq ft…
Budget spared retailers fresh pain, but now Scotland must act
That's a challenge in an age where speed of reaction sometimes outweighs depth. Yet for Scottish retailers this was a Budget which required examination. Even then it's a mixed bag. What the Burnham Government's first Budget means for Scottish…
Wilko liquidation nears end as 'contracts exchanged' for sale of retailer's HQ
Wilko's liquidators have issued an update on the multi-million-pound sale of the empty HQ building that once housed one of Nottinghamshire's biggest firms. The failed retailer, which had operated its network of around 400 stores from Manton Wood…
The cold chain costs retailers overlook - until the customer opens the box
Chilled packaging must do more than keep a food order cold. The space it takes up, the time it takes to pack, and the waste it leaves with customers can all erode retailers' margins. Peter Forsyth, general sales manager Apac at Ranpak, argues that…
China Automobile Dealers Association Forecasts 22% Drop in 2026 Passenger-Car Retail
The China Automobile Dealers Association expects domestic passenger-car retail sales to fall about 22% to 18.5 million vehicles in 2026, even as exports help support manufacturers. Its forecast calls for domestic retail sales to grow between 0% and…
New Lululemon CEO's sweeping C-suite shifts headlines October retail exec changes
A month into her tenure as CEO of Lululemon, Heidi O'Neill shook up the company's C-suite in October. Nike vet O'Neill added two new C-suite roles this month: Athleta CEO Maggie Gauger, also O'Neill's former Nike colleague, was named president and…
Retail prices decreased by up to 12 per cent in October
Price decreases of five to 12 per cent were observed in 35 products recorded by the consumer association in October, it announced on Monday. According to the association, the product categories in which large decreases were observed were cheese…
Zelda Switch 2 restock: every retailer to watch this week
🎮 We're tracking The Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 console ahead of Ocarina of Time's launch on November 5 🚨 Follow Zelda Switch 2 restock tracker @mattswider on X for instant alerts 📬 You should also subscribe to The…
Passenger EV retail dips 4% amid supply crunch; overall PV market grows 15%
The divergence was evident at Tata Motors. Its overall passenger-vehicle registrations increased 24.3 per cent to 73,002 from 58,732, but EV registrations declined 7.1 per cent to 14,552 from 15,660, suggesting supply bottlenecks may have limited…
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