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Retail's delivery boom is here
Retail promised fast, on-demand delivery before it had a way to pull it off. Food apps spent a decade training all of us to expect it, and that expectation has spread to paint and lumber, bulk groceries, and things nobody ever planned to move in…
Granular Retail Demand Forecasting Needs Multi-Tower Neural Networks
James Theuerkauf is an industry leader in machine-learning based demand forecasting & inventory optimization. He co-developed the LDSM. Most retail demand is fairly predictable from far enough away. National weekly denim sales move with the…
Retail traders buy the dip on chip stocks - but Robinhood gets burned by the crypto market
Semiconductor stocks have been on a wild ride this year, but that hasn't deterred retail traders from buying them up. Robinhood Markets HOOD CFO Shiv Verma told MarketWatch on Tuesday that even as chip stocks get upended by concerns about…
Data Reveals True Impact of Retail Loss
While external theft, including organized retail crime, remains the largest single source of retail loss at 25 percent, three-quarters of total loss dollars is happening elsewhere, according to a new IHL Group and Sensormatic Solutions joint study.
EXCLUSIVE: Offe Market Raises $3 Million to Shake Up Off-Price Retail
Offe Market has raised $3 million in a seed round to expand its technology-driven off-price shopping platform. The Los Angeles -based marketplace's latest round was led by Slauson & Co., with participation from InvestTN and Baukunst, bringing its…
Industry Leaders Tackle Balancing Heritage, Innovation, AI and Growth at WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit
The Great Reset is the theme of the 29th WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit, which kicked off Tuesday at Cipriani South Street, as speakers focused on adapting to AI, building community and fandom, differentiating one's brand, confronting the…
Tactical short-term entry, long-term wait-and-see': What retail investors are saying about Anthropic's IPO
On the cusp of a historic IPO from Anthropic, the retail crowd is still mulling whether it makes sense to jump in on day one. The market has been buzzing about Anthropic's debut as investors and AI watchers pore over the company's prospectus. With…
A $3M Hedge, a Midterm Test and Retail's Rise: Prediction Markets at NEXTPredict
Prediction markets spent two days in the spotlight at NEXTPredict, which brought the industry's biggest exchanges, trading firms and policymakers to Convene Hudson Yards in New York on October 22 and 23. With the U.S. midterms less than two weeks…
Indian trading apps roll out access to U.S. stocks, boosting retail demand for Nvidia, SpaceX, Apple
Major Indian investment platforms are expanding access to U.S. stocks, allowing millions of retail investors to diversify into global assets amid continued underperformance in domestic markets. Earlier, access to U.S. markets and exchange-traded…
Peco outlines path to $1B of everyday retail within 24 months while raising 2026 acquisition guidance to $600M-$700M (NASDAQ:PECO)
Earnings Call Insights: Phillips Edison & Company (PECO) Q3 2026 'PECO delivered another strong quarter. Same-Center NOI increased 5.3% and Core FFO per share increased 9.2%.' (Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Jeffrey Edison) 'We are pleased to increase…
Retail Chain Cancels Zelda: Ocarina of Time Midnight Release for All Stores
Multiple retailers are planning midnight release parties for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, but one has now announced that it will be canceling the event at all of its locations. Based on the N64 game of the same name, The Legend of…
Super Retail Group puts all four brands under one roof in Melbourne
Super Retail Group has brought its four retail brands together in a new $90 million retail precinct in Melbourne's south-east, marking the opening of its 800th store. The Fountain Gate Central development in Narre Warren houses BCF, Rebel…
Meta rolls out consumer AI agent in Singapore amid global safety, retail pushback
SINGAPORE - Reserving a restaurant table, booking air tickets, coordinating outings or comparing shoe prices across online shops is now just a conversation away with the launch of Meta's Muse in Singapore. From Oct 28, Singapore users can download…
End of an era as iconic Glasgow retailer Greaves Sports launches closing down sale
Greaves Sports, located on Gordon Street, has launched a closing-down sale, marking the end of a long and storied presence in the city centre. The shop, one of Scotland's oldest independent sports retailers, has served customers since the 1930s and…
Amazon's 'Safe' Retail Business Earns Less Than AWS Does. Is the Stock Still a Good Buy for Cautious Investors?
Over the past few years, investors looking for a piece of the artificial intelligence (AI) pie without the roller-coaster ride have been seeking out one stock in particular: Amazon (AMZN +0.44%). The pitch was simple: Amazon owns the world's No. 1…
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