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No arms, no legs, no problem: the robots taking over retail logistics
Decathlon, the world's largest sporting goods retailer, said on Tuesday that it's seeing 'significant' productivity gains at seven of its European warehouses, where it has been using robots from Exotec to sort and pack items for brick-and-mortar…
Retail Council of Canada Names Michael Brownstein Recipient of the Excellence in Retailing Lifetime Achievement Award
CEO of Browns Shoes being honoured for over five decades of visionary leadership, industry excellence, and enduring philanthropic impact TORONTO, March 25, 2026 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) today announced that Michael Brownstein, CEO of…
Retail Investors Are Showing Signs of Fatigue as Stocks Falter
This article is for subscribers only. Retail investors, the most reliable dip buyers in the US stock market, might be turning into sellers. Mom-and-pop traders on Monday notched their first day of net selling of single stocks since 2023, dumping…
Inside Midwest: The Store That Helped Shape Japanese Fashion Retail
Back in 1976, Midwest was a tiny retail space in the suburbs of Nagoya. Today, it's one of Japan's most influential multi-brand stores, or select shops, as they're known locally. The backbone of fashion retail in Japan, select shops are multi-brand…
Retail traders fare worse on prediction markets than sportsbooks
Prediction markets are exciting, but they're not reliable wealth builders for retail users. Research by Citizens shows that retail prediction market users are losing more money than legal sports bettors, with the sharpest traders and market makers…
Retail Traders Are Selling Stocks for First Time Since 2023
For retail investors, the US stock market's most reliable dip buyers in recent years, risks are starting to outweigh the rewards. The cohort on Monday notched its first day of net selling of single stocks since November 2023, dumping $20.6 million…
Offline retail sales jump 14% in February on holiday shopping
Revenue of offline retail companies jumped 14.1 percent from a year earlier in February, driven by robust consumption demand fueled by the Lunar New Year holiday, government data showed Wednesday. Supermarkets reported 15.1 percent on-year growth…
Victoria to force retailers to offer free power during the day
The Victorian government will join the commonwealth in forcing energy retailers to offer households three hours of free power in the middle of the day to exploit the glut of rooftop solar and shift demand for electricity from the evening peak.
Dollar General Taps Grocery Executive as Retailer's Next CEO
Dollar General Corp. named JJ Fleeman as its next chief executive officer, replacing Todd Vasos, who led the discount chain through an era of consistent growth. Fleeman, who will assume the role in January, has deep experience in the grocery…
Industrial Opportunity Partners sells retail fixtures provider Royston to LSI for $325m
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China's retail landscape change: Douyin, Sam's Club driving sales for Swisse
China's health foods industry has been seeing declining sales from brick-and-mortar pharmacy chains and brands like Swisse are seeing Douyin and Sam's Club as new growth channels.
Indie retailers pushed to back of queue in fuel supply squeeze
Unleaded petrol was selling at an eye-watering 259.9¢ a litre at Fast Fuel service station in Wantirna on Wednesday. Diesel wasn't selling at all. Yellow signs with a sad face emoji had been stuck to every hose in the forecourt, reading:…
HBO Max launches in hours with free subscription at one retailer
HBO Max finally launches in the UK this week and one retailer is giving away free subscriptions. More than six years since it launched in the USA, the streamer lands on our shores this Thursday, March 26, rivalling the likes of Netflix, Amazon's…
Meta Announces New Retail Media Tools to Grab More Ad Dollars
Meta has announced a slate of new retail media and creator-focused tools at Shoptalk, aimed at scooping up more ad dollars funneling through retail media networks and the creator economy. ADWEEK first reported that the social media giant was…
Monument Bank to tokenized 250 million pounds of retail deposits in UK first
Monument Bank said it plans to tokenise up to 250 million pounds ($335 million) of retail customer deposits on the Midnight network in what it described as the first such move by a U.K.-regulated bank on a public blockchain. The London-based…
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