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blog.google - Keyword Team - How we're helping retailers thrive with new Universal Commerce Protocol features and AI tools on Google
How we're helping retailers thrive with new Universal Commerce Protocol features and AI tools on Google
The Keyword

At Google I/O, we shared our vision for the future of agentic commerce, anchored by our new Universal Cart, Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) and the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). We co-developed UCP to help make agentic commerce available to…

standard.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - M&S profits slide after cyber attack, but retailer hails 'progress'
M&S profits slide after cyber attack, but retailer hails 'progress'
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Marks & Spencer has revealed a slump in sales and profits…

independent.co.uk - Kit Preston Bell - UK shoppers and AI: the trust gap retailers must close
UK shoppers and AI: the trust gap retailers must close
The Independent

SCAYLE is a Business Reporter client British consumers are the world's most reluctant AI shoppers – for retailers racing to deploy agents, understanding why matters. Nearly half (48 per cent) of UK consumers say they will not use AI when…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Japan to introduce new range of JGBs targeting retail buyers, sources say
Japan to introduce new range of JGBs targeting retail buyers, sources say
The Standard

Japan is expected to introduce a new range of government bonds targeting retail buyers, three government sources said on Wednesday, a move aimed at filling a void left by diminishing central bank buying. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The new…

fastcompany.com - Sarah Fielding - Target sales and stock price are on an upswing this year. Is the retail giant finally poised for a comeback?
Target sales and stock price are on an upswing this year. Is the retail giant finally poised for a comeback?
Fast Company

The Target boycott is ongoing but it might be having less of an impact. On Wednesday, the company reported first-quarter earnings that included successes like a 6.7% increase in net sales year-over-year (YOY). The $25.4 billion in net sales…

cnbc.com - Zev Fima - TJX shows it's the right retail stock for this moment with a stellar quarter, guidance boost
TJX shows it's the right retail stock for this moment with a stellar quarter, guidance boost
CNBC

TJX Companies on Wednesday reported strong first-quarter results, sending shares of the retailer higher and showcasing why we've owned the stock for years. Revenue in the three months ended May 2 increased 9.2% year over year to $14.32 billion…

independent.co.uk - Josie Clarke - Retail giants misled shoppers over Black Friday deals
Retail giants misled shoppers over Black Friday deals
The Independent

Major high street retailers John Lewis, Boots, and Debenhams misled customers with their Black Friday promotions last year, according to a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog found two John Lewis…

examinerlive.co.uk - Craig Jones - Big name at popular Yorkshire retail park shuts
Big name at popular Yorkshire retail park shuts
Yorkshire Live

A big name has shut at a popular Yorkshire retail park. Visitors to Three Lakes Retail Park, in Selby, may well have seen one of its businesses has closed down. On Saturday, May 16 we saw Tim Hortons bring its time at Three Lakes to an end. The…

newswire.ca - Plaza Retail REIT - Plaza Retail REIT Announces Trustee Resignations
Plaza Retail REIT Announces Trustee Resignations
CNW

FREDERICTON, NB, May 20, 2026 /CNW/ - Plaza Retail REIT ('Plaza' or the 'Trust') (TSX: PLZ.UN) today announced that Doug McGregor and Jane Marshall have advised the Trust they will not stand for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting of…

fashionista.com - Catie Pusateri - Phoebe Philo's Former Wholesale Director Believes an Indie Retail Renaissance Is Coming
Phoebe Philo's Former Wholesale Director Believes an Indie Retail Renaissance Is Coming
Fashionista

With Saks Global filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to pay vendors and Ssense owing millions to its stocked brands amid its own financial troubles last year (to name just a couple recent retail crises), the fashion wholesale landscape…

republicworld.com - info desk - India's Silent Retail Crisis No One Is Talking About
India's Silent Retail Crisis No One Is Talking About
Republic World

Walk into any busy mall in India today, and it's difficult to believe the retail sector is facing any kind of crisis. Stores are crowded. New brands continue to launch. Shopping centres are expanding. On the surface, India's offline retail story…

financemagnates.com - Futures Prop Firm Tradeify Launches Retail Brokerage, Partners with Kraken's NinjaTrader
Futures Prop Firm Tradeify Launches Retail Brokerage, Partners with Kraken's NinjaTrader
Finance Magnates

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axios.com - Carrie Shepherd - Long lines and chaos at retail openings in Oakbrook and Andersonville
Long lines and chaos at retail openings in Oakbrook and Andersonville
Axios

Excitement around new retail stores in Chicago has led to long lines, and in at least one case, police on the scene. The big picture: New tenants continue to fill storefronts on Michigan Avenue, and shops with very loyal followers are popping up in…

wusa9.com - Alexa Henry - Spanberger vetos bill that would establish a retail marketplace cannabis products
Spanberger vetos bill that would establish a retail marketplace cannabis products
wusa9.com

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger struck down several bills on Tuesday. One veto included House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 542, which would establish a retail marketplace for cannabis products without the timeline…

nbcwashington.com - Jackie Bensen - Virginia Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail cannabis legislation
Virginia Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail cannabis legislation
NBC4 Washington

It is still legal to consume, grow and possess marijuana and cannabis products in Virginia, but a plan for retail sales — something Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she supported while campaigning — has just been vetoed by her. The move…

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