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The View | What retail apocalypse? Southeast Asia's malls are sitting pretty
A cursory look at the ranking of the world's largest shopping centres shows the scale of the decline in the US retail property market. The US has only one, the Mall of America near Minneapolis, Minnesota, among the top 20. This is not surprising…
How a little-known 2020 regulation and nearly $800 million in fees helped fuel the retail private credit boom
Boaz Weinstein thinks retail investors who have plowed into private credit and regretted it should ask their wealth advisors a simple question: 'How much were you paid?' The activist investor, who has targeted Blue Owl's funds, argued in a podcast…
When AI agents start shopping for us, retail's identity stack needs a rewrite
The retail industry is about to lose one of its oldest assumptions: that the shopper at checkout is definitely a human. 30 to 45 percent of U.S. consumers already use generative AI for product research and comparison, and that reliance will…
Shoe retailer Accent rejects Mike Ashley's takeover offer
Shoe retailer Accent Group has rejected a takeover offer from British billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group, calling it opportunistic and materially inadequate. Frasers is the biggest shareholder in Accent with 22.9 per cent of the company, which…
BofA veteran retail analyst, head of research David Errington retires
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Major UK fashion retailer closes its last 20 shops after collapsing into administration
The retailer closed its last stores this weekend A major UK fashion retailer closed its remaining 20 stores this week after it collapsed into administration. Quiz Clothing, which once had 40 UK stores, entered administration in February. It has…
Revamped cafe at major York retailer gets one star for food hygiene
Café 89 is at The Range, a homeware store in Jockey Lane, Huntington. The one-star rating, meaning major improvement necessary, follows an inspection on May 8. The Food Standards Agency website says for hygienic food handling, the rating was…
Protest at Petco for Selling Live Animals as Campaign Grows to Ban Retail Animal Sales
VIDEO: Activists Protest Petco for Selling Live Animals Animal rights activists protest the retail pet trade at Petco in San Mateo, CA (Credit: Direct Action Everywhere) (Credit: Direct Action Everywhere) June 20, 2026, San Mateo, CA – With…
The Apple retail store in Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is moving to a larger space
In his new “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg' s Mark Gurman says the Apple retail store in Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is moving to a larger space in the same mall. He says the move will start next month. Currently, the…
The future of food is Chinese and it's up and running
Agriculture is the single most critical and most important major supply chain of the world. The first Agricultural Revolution redefined humanity and created the first civilizations. The new Automated Agricultural Revolution is just as drastic, and…
David Jones dumps chief executive, promotes Berchtold to top job
David Jones has jettisoned chief executive Scott Fyfe after six years and replaced him with retail industry veteran Erica Berchtold. The private equity-owned department store appointed Berchtold as its chief commercial officer in May last year.
Are the three mega-AI IPOs about to break the market?
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Gap Inc. Leverages AI to Optimize Marketing and Personalization
Gap Inc. is optimizing the power of AI to modernize how the company uses its shared platforms to better connect with customers in faster, more personalized ways. The retailer has a track record of producing marketing and ads that tie fashion into…
Former Coalville market hall could be turned into cinema
A disused market hall could become a cinema under new regeneration plans for a town in Leicestershire. North West Leicestershire District Council has put forward plans to regenerate the former Coalville Market Hall, located off High Street in…
Former Coalville market hall could be turned into cinema
Chris Harper Local Democracy Reporting Service A disused market hall could become a cinema under new regeneration plans for a town in Leicestershire. North West Leicestershire District Council has put forward plans to regenerate the former…
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