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wwd.com - Arthur Zaczkiewicz - How Retail and Supply Chain Leaders Are Balancing AI and Labor
How Retail and Supply Chain Leaders Are Balancing AI and Labor
WWD –

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…

wwd.com - David Moin - Retail Rarity: A Department Store Rises in Brazil
Retail Rarity: A Department Store Rises in Brazil
WWD –

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…

scmp.com - Emma Ma - Shanghai Gold Exchange pushes more Chinese banks to end retail leverage trading
Shanghai Gold Exchange pushes more Chinese banks to end retail leverage trading
South China Morning Post –

At least a dozen Chinese banks intend to wind down retail leveraged precious-metals trading – a practice in which everyday investors post margin deposits to speculate on gold and silver contracts without owning the physical metal. The…

stltoday.com - Best Grill & Fireplace Retailer/Services
Best Grill & Fireplace Retailer/Services
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fastcompany.com - Michael Grothaus - A major women's fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices
A major women's fashion retailer is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers feel the sting of higher prices
Fast Company –

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…

foxbusiness.com - Louis Casiano - Retail headwinds force women's apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations
Retail headwinds force women's apparel giant Cato to close dozens of locations
Fox Business –

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…

cnet.com - Marshall Gunnell - What Online Retailers Actually Do With Your Data After You Check Out
What Online Retailers Actually Do With Your Data After You Check Out
CNET –

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…

nutraingredients.com - Terry Lemerond: Tributes pour in for visionary innovator and tireless advocate for consumers and independent retailers
Terry Lemerond: Tributes pour in for visionary innovator and tireless advocate for consumers and independent retailers
NutraIngredients.com –

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…

seekingalpha.com - Lipper Alpha Insight - Q3 2026 U.S. Retail Scorecard - Update September 24, 2026
Q3 2026 U.S. Retail Scorecard - Update September 24, 2026
Seeking Alpha –

The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q3 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to post a 6.8% growth over last year's levels. Of the 184 retailers tracked by LSEG, the Leisure Products…

afr.com - Gus McCubbing - Retail bloodbath deepens as aggressive RBA rate rises hit consumers
Retail bloodbath deepens as aggressive RBA rate rises hit consumers
Australian Financial Review –

Regal Partners investment director Charlie Aitken has a simple warning for anyone considering diving into the ASX's retail stocks – “don't be a hero”. The S&P/ASX 200 consumer discretionary index has plunged 22.1 per cent over…

retailbrew.com - Jeena Sharma - Why fashion's biggest retailers want a seat in the classroom
Why fashion's biggest retailers want a seat in the classroom
Retail Brew –

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…

thehindu.com - Haider Ali Khan - How monetising UPI hurts electronics retailers
How monetising UPI hurts electronics retailers
The Hindu –

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was championed as a free, indigenous technological innovation designed to democratise digital payments and accelerate the nation's formal economy. But a sudden pivot toward monetisation creates severe structural…

pagalparrot.com - Business Desk - AceVector is 0.24 times subscribed on day one, and retail is the number to watch
AceVector is 0.24 times subscribed on day one, and retail is the number to watch
PagalParrot –

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…

express.co.uk - Olivia Beeson - UK wine retailer known for 'unusual bottles' plunges into liquidation after over a decade
UK wine retailer known for 'unusual bottles' plunges into liquidation after over a decade
Daily Express –

The wine company has plunged into liquidation A UK wine company has plunged into liquidation after over a decade in business. Novel Wines, was founded in April 2016 and is known for its unusual European bottles for those looking for alternatives to…

forkast.news - Mila Cohen - Muse's Retail Connector Play Is Bigger Than the Five-Body Problem Suggested
Muse's Retail Connector Play Is Bigger Than the Five-Body Problem Suggested
Forkast –

On September 20, 2026, the dream of a frictionless, AI-driven shopping experience hit a very real, very corporate wall: Amazon blocked the personal AI agent Muse from completing purchases on its platform, as Forkast reported. It was a blunt…

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