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wwd.com - Evan Clark - Columbia's Retail & Luxury Goods Club Examining Retail's 'Rewrite'
Columbia's Retail & Luxury Goods Club Examining Retail's 'Rewrite'
WWD

The Retail & Luxury Goods Club at Columbia Business School is looking to “celebrate those who dare to blur, bend and break the lines in an industry that reveres legacy” at its 20th Annual Retail & Luxury Goods Conference. The event…

scmp.com - Zhu Wenqian - Swire Properties bullish on mainland retail despite slowing market
Swire Properties bullish on mainland retail despite slowing market
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong developer Swire Properties is doubling down on mainland China retail, betting accelerated investment in larger, more mature cities – combined with its deep local knowledge – can deliver growth despite the slowing retail…

bloomberg.com - Vildana Hajric - Crypto Misses the Macro Trade as Retail Dives Into Gold, Stocks
Crypto Misses the Macro Trade as Retail Dives Into Gold, Stocks
Bloomberg

Gold is topping $5,000. Stocks keep booming. The dollar is falling again. Yet Bitcoin — hailed as both a momentum and “ debasement ” trade — is sitting out the action. Its price is stalling, volumes are limp, and…

retailbrew.com - Alex Vuocolo - This Week in Retail: Retail CEO Forum and Apple earnings
This Week in Retail: Retail CEO Forum and Apple earnings
Retail Brew

As snow piles up across the country, it's going to be a relatively quiet week in retail. The World Economic Forum is over, and the Supreme Court won't be issuing any new rulings until next month, meaning no indication until then on whether it will…

dmnews.com - Melody Glass - How a 2011 paintball retailer's video experiment predicted e-commerce's conversion playbook
How a 2011 paintball retailer's video experiment predicted e-commerce's conversion playbook
DMNews - Clarity and Insight in a Noisy World

This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2011, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: A small retailer's 2011 experiment proving video lifted conversions by 26% now represents table stakes in an industry…

express.co.uk - Brian Dillon - Major high street retailer announces 6 more store closures - full list
Major high street retailer announces 6 more store closures - full list
Express.co.uk

River Island has just shut six more stores A major UK fashion retailer has shut six more stores as part of a wider closure plan. A total of 27 River Islands stores are set to close by the end of the month, with six having shut for the last time…

coolhunting.com - Becky Eaton - The tm:rw Store Reimagines the Future of Retail - COOL HUNTING
The tm:rw Store Reimagines the Future of Retail - COOL HUNTING
COOL HUNTING®

Imagine trying on the latest pair of VR glasses, getting a massage by a robot or driving an F1-inspired racing simulator, all in the same day. tm:rw, a unique store in the heart of Times Square in New York, combines access to cutting-edge products…

semafor.com - Martin K.N Siele - Kenya's bourse bets on M-Pesa to attract retail investors
Kenya's bourse bets on M-Pesa to attract retail investors
Semafor

The Nairobi Securities Exchange is betting on mobile money platforms to attract more retail investors after ending a decade-long IPO drought, with leading telcos expected to soon roll out trading services on mobile money apps to widen access to…

insideretail.com.au - Prological Consulting - Retail's supply chain divide: Who survives - and who won't
Retail's supply chain divide: Who survives - and who won't
Inside Retail Australia

From rising costs to fickle consumers, retailers' margins are contracting and the room for error is shrinking. A key factor in retailer survivability in the future – let alone profitability – is supply chain automation. And according…

thechronicle.com.gh - China Malls in Kumasi are a threat to retailers -Traders Union - The Ghanaian Chronicle
China Malls in Kumasi are a threat to retailers -Traders Union - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Home - The Ghanaian Chronicle

The President of the Federation of Kumasi Traders (FKT), Nana Akwasi Prempeh, has noted that the number of China Malls sprouting in Kumasi and other parts of the country is a threat to local retail sector. He disclosed that the proliferation of…

irishmirror.ie - Danny De Vaal - Seven in 10 retail employees verbally abused while working, shock study finds
Seven in 10 retail employees verbally abused while working, shock study finds
Irish Mirror

Seven in 10 retail employees have been verbally abused while working, with one in three of those experiencing it on a weekly basis. Staff said most of the time they were subjected to foul language, but discriminatory remarks about race, ethnicity…

247wallst.com - Rich Duprey - Did Lands' End Just Become a Must-Buy Retail Stock?
Did Lands' End Just Become a Must-Buy Retail Stock?
24/7 Wall St

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) stock jumped over 33% in early trading this morning after the company announced a joint venture with WHP Global to monetize its intellectual property. The deal delivers $300 million in cash to Lands' End, most of which will…

digiday.com - Seb Joseph - 'Things have changed': Diageo pulls retail media upstream
'Things have changed': Diageo pulls retail media upstream
Digiday - The home of modern media and marketing

Once treated largely as a place to activate trade promotions after a campaign was already live, Tesco's retail media now plays a more expansive role. It has become a full-funnel media and data collaborator, shaping how campaigns are conceived as…

taipeitimes.com - 台北時報 - Retail ends nine-year growth streak
Retail ends nine-year growth streak
Taipei Times

Taiwan's retail sales ended a nine-year growth streak last year, slipping 0.2 percent from a year earlier as uncertainty over US tariff policies affected demand for durable goods, data released on Friday by the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed.

newswire.ca - DeFi Technologies Inc. - DeFi Technologies Announces Valour Receives UK Regulatory Approval and Begins Offering Select Yield-Bearing Crypto ETPs to UK Retail Investors via the London Stock Exchange
DeFi Technologies Announces Valour Receives UK Regulatory Approval and Begins Offering Select Yield-Bearing Crypto ETPs to UK Retail Investors via the London Stock Exchange
CNW

UK retail access now live: Valour has received approval from the FCA and the LSE and has begun offering select Valour ETPs to UK retail investors on the London Stock Exchange, starting January 26, 2026. Bitcoin and Ethereum staking ETPs: The…

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