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forbes.com - Darko Pavic - Culture Is The New Retail Channel
Culture Is The New Retail Channel
Forbes

Darko Pavic, Founder & CEO of Fiscal Solutions, Retail Technology & Global Fiscalization Expert with 28+ Years of Experience. ​Retailers still tend to treat culture as a marketing layer, something that helps decorate a campaign after…

forbes.com - Expert Panel - How To Protect Retail Systems As Cyber Risks Multiply
How To Protect Retail Systems As Cyber Risks Multiply
Forbes

Today's retail technology links customer accounts, payment platforms, inventory tools and in-store systems to create faster, more seamless shopping experiences. But every new connection can also expand a retailer's attack surface, creating security…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Retail investors sold SpaceX shares for first time on Friday
Retail investors sold SpaceX shares for first time on Friday
The Standard

Retail investors who spent weeks defending SpaceX through its post-IPO run turned net sellers on Friday, marking the first such instance since the company's blockbuster debut in June. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Mom-and-pop traders sold a net…

wwd.com - David Moin - Summer at Retail: There's More Good Than Bad
Summer at Retail: There's More Good Than Bad
WWD

Somehow, retailing in the U.S. is holding up. A flurry of industry reports and viewpoints issued Monday painted a positive picture on summertime spending and upcoming second-quarter results. Most major publicly held retailers report their…

yahoo.com - Shashwat Chauhan - Retail investors sold SpaceX shares for first time on Friday
Retail investors sold SpaceX shares for first time on Friday
Yahoo!

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Retail investors who spent weeks defending SpaceX through its post-IPO run turned net sellers on Friday, marking the first such instance since the ‌company's blockbuster debut in June. Mom-and-pop traders sold a net $4.5…

yahoo.com - Grace O'Donnell - Retail investors end SpaceX buying spree as stock reclaims IPO price: AlphaCheck
Retail investors end SpaceX buying spree as stock reclaims IPO price: AlphaCheck
Yahoo!

Good morning. Stocks were little changed on Monday morning as investors looked ahead to key inflation data and earnings later on in the week. Oil prices rose, with the US benchmark WTI crude oil futures (CL=F) trading above $80 per barrel. Here's a…

techcrunch.com - Zack Whittaker - A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond
A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond
TechCrunch

Ceva Logistics, one of the world's largest shipping and logistics giants, has been hacked. Several companies that rely on Ceva for shipping their products to their customers say that their personal information was also stolen in the breach. The…

scmp.com - Peggy Ye - Why McDonald's assets stand out amid a weak Hong Kong retail property market
Why McDonald's assets stand out amid a weak Hong Kong retail property market
South China Morning Post

One year after McDonald's began selling its self-owned Hong Kong shops, the fast-food giant has found buyers for nearly half its portfolio even as the city's retail property market endures its weakest spell in decades. McDonald's planned to dispose…

scmp.com - Themis Qi - China retail is 'hardest' market to crack due to online price wars, DFI CEO says
China retail is 'hardest' market to crack due to online price wars, DFI CEO says
South China Morning Post

For international retailers like DFI Retail Group, which operates 7-Eleven and Maxim's in 12 global markets, mainland China is a tough market to crack given its “unsustainable” online subsidies, according to an executive. “I…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales
Key Events This Week: CPI, PPI, Retail Sales
Zero Hedge

Most traders may be out on the beach soaking up the mid-summer sun, but the relentless market and geopolitical newsflow continues for another week. Following Friday's payrolls report, which was far more dovish than hawkish at face value, attention…

adweek.com - Lauren Johnson - How AI Assistants Are Driving Sales for 6 Big Retailers
How AI Assistants Are Driving Sales for 6 Big Retailers
ADWEEK

The future of brands gets decided here. Join the industry's top marketers at Brandweek for the ideas, insights, and connections shaping what's next. Get your ticket. Less than a year after ChatGPT threatened to wipe out ecommerce, big retailers are…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - John Lewis boss Peter Ruis quits as retail giant names his replacement
John Lewis boss Peter Ruis quits as retail giant names his replacement
The Independent

John Lewis boss Peter Ruis is set to step down from his position of leading the department store chain. He will be succeeded by Will Kernan, who previously led high street retail brands River Island and The White Company. Parent group the John…

retailbrew.com - Alex Vuocolo - This Week in Retail: eTail Boston and July retail sales
This Week in Retail: eTail Boston and July retail sales
Retail Brew

One of the biggest retail conferences of the year, eTail Boston, is kicking off today, and Retail Brew is on the scene. Reporter Vidhi Choudhary is moderating two panels, including a chat with David's Bridal President and Chief Business Officer…

theconversation.com - Yerzhan Tokbolat - Ukraine assault on Russian retail giant Wildberries brings war home to consumers and retailers
Ukraine assault on Russian retail giant Wildberries brings war home to consumers and retailers
The Conversation

Ukrainian drones are regularly striking warehouses belonging to Wildberries – Russia's largest online marketplace, often described as its answer to Amazon. This is the latest front in a campaign that has made the economic costs of the war…

chitika.com - Michelle Kalahari - Best AI Chatbots for Ecommerce & Retail Websites (2026)
Best AI Chatbots for Ecommerce & Retail Websites (2026)
Chitika: Explore Retrieval Augmented Generation Trends

The best AI chatbot for ecommerce in 2026 depends on the job the retailer needs it to perform. For stores that need accurate customer-facing answers grounded in product pages, policies, documentation, FAQs, and proprietary business content…

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