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How Retail and Supply Chain Leaders Are Balancing AI and Labor
While retail and supply chain executives widely view AI as essential for resilience and cost optimization, most do not see AI as a total replacement for frontline labor. Instead, they struggle with an “enablement gap,” where they…
Retail Rarity: A Department Store Rises in Brazil
Brazil's JHSF is further diversifying its luxury empire on Saturday with the opening of its first department store — CJ Fashion. Situated within JHSF's Shopping Cidade Jardim mall in São Paolo, the department store is the latest…
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A major women's fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices
This year has seen a number of retailers deciding to close a significant number of stores. As Fast Company reported last month, those closures have included hundreds of Eddie Bauer, Francesca's, GameStop, and Walgreens locations. Now, another major…
BREAKING: Cato Fashions Shutters Dozens of Stores as Retail Carnage Spreads
Cato Fashions is closing stores — and the number is bigger than a trim. The parent company of the women's apparel chain announced a plan to shutter more than 10% of its locations, according to Fox Business, after economic pressures pushed…
COSTCO PAYS IT FORWARD: Retailer Returns $184M in Tariff Refunds to Shoppers as Prices Drop on Meat, Produce and More
Costco Wholesale has handed back $184 million in tariff refunds and is sending most of it straight to the checkout lane. According to Fox Business, the warehouse giant reinvested the majority of that money into lower prices on produce, meat…
Retail headwinds force women's apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations
A women's apparel company that caters to price-conscious consumers announced the closure of 120 retail stores by the end of the fiscal year. The Cato Corporation, parent company of Cato Fashions, operates more than 1,000 women's apparel and…
What Online Retailers Actually Do With Your Data After You Check Out
I shop online a lot. It's convenient, I can usually find exactly what I'm looking for and, living in Tokyo, it's sometimes the easiest way for me to get products that aren't readily available here. I find what I want, place the order and generally…
Terry Lemerond: Tributes pour in for visionary innovator and tireless advocate for consumers and independent retailers
Terry Lemerond, founder of EuroPharma and a pioneer in the dietary supplements and natural products industry, passed away on September 3, 2026. Remembered as a visionary innovator, tireless advocate, and mentor, Lemerond was known for introducing…
Why fashion's biggest retailers want a seat in the classroom
Have you ever thought about heading back to school? Well, retailers certainly have, as fashion schools become their newest innovation labs. For fashion retailers looking for their next employee—or their next big idea—the classroom is…
AceVector is 0.24 times subscribed on day one, and retail is the number to watch
Markets QIB at zero is normal this early. Retail at 0.65x after a full day is the softer signal. The issue runs to 29 September. AceVector, Snapdeal's parent, was subscribed 0.24 times on the first day of its Rs 420 crore IPO. The qualified…
Passenger vehicle retail sales to grow 15-16% in September amid steady demand: Yes Securities
Passenger vehicle retail sales are expected to grow 15-16 per cent for September as consumer appetite remains steady, even as manufacturers implement selective price increases across the sector to counter input cost pressures, according to a…
No flashy robots, just a quiet transformation: How Singapore's food and retail sectors are using AI
Forget the sci-fi stereotypes of robotic waiters and automated chefs. Instead, some brands are quietly deploying AI to streamline backend tasks - from inventory management to staff rostering - freeing up their human workers to provide…
Shuffle Board: First Insight Names CEO; Unspun Adds Two Chiefs
The latest HR moves made by leading textile and apparel companies. KnitWell Group has appointed Angelica Munson chief digital and customer data officer, a newly created role overseeing customer data, digital marketing and personalization across the…
Commerzbank may buy UniCredit's German unit HVB - report - Retail Banker International
Commerzbank could acquire UniCredit's German subsidiary HVB through an equity-funded transaction as the two companies evaluate a potential combination, reported Reuters citing CEO Bettina Orlopp. Addressing attendees at a financial conference…
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