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lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - James McNeill - Ribble Valley kitchen showroom wins top UK retailer industry award
Ribble Valley kitchen showroom wins top UK retailer industry award
Lancashire Telegraph

Kutchenhaus Clitheroe, was named New Kitchen Retailer of the Year at the KBB Review Awards. The showroom officially opened in May 2025. Founder Danny Aldore said: 'Danni and I are still smiling and have been since we heard our name read out. 'This…

fastcompany.com - Yasmin Gagne - The most innovative retail companies of 2026
The most innovative retail companies of 2026
Fast Company

The most innovative retailers in 2025 used technology not to chase trends, but to solve real problems. As tariffs squeezed margins and labor costs climbed, companies scrambled to adapt. Shopify opened its platform to agentic AI shoppers, letting…

vogue.com - Ashley Ogawa Clarke - Inside Midwest: The Store That Helped Shape Japanese Fashion Retail
Inside Midwest: The Store That Helped Shape Japanese Fashion Retail
Vogue

Back in 1976, Midwest was a tiny retail space in the suburbs of Nagoya. Today, it's one of Japan's most influential multi-brand stores, or select shops, as they're known locally. The backbone of fashion retail in Japan, select shops are multi-brand…

bloomberg.com - Alexandra Semenova - Retail Traders Are Selling Stocks for First Time Since 2023
Retail Traders Are Selling Stocks for First Time Since 2023
Bloomberg

For retail investors, the US stock market's most reliable dip buyers in recent years, risks are starting to outweigh the rewards. The cohort on Monday notched its first day of net selling of single stocks since November 2023, dumping $20.6 million…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Offline retail sales jump 14% in February on holiday shopping
Offline retail sales jump 14% in February on holiday shopping
The Korea Times

Revenue of offline retail companies jumped 14.1 percent from a year earlier in February, driven by robust consumption demand fueled by the Lunar New Year holiday, government data showed Wednesday. Supermarkets reported 15.1 percent on-year growth…

bloomberg.com - Lily Meier - Dollar General Taps Grocery Executive as Retailer's Next CEO
Dollar General Taps Grocery Executive as Retailer's Next CEO
Bloomberg

Dollar General Corp. named JJ Fleeman as its next chief executive officer, replacing Todd Vasos, who led the discount chain through an era of consistent growth. Fleeman, who will assume the role in January, has deep experience in the grocery…

adweek.com - Kathryn Lundstrom - Meta Announces New Retail Media Tools to Grab More Ad Dollars
Meta Announces New Retail Media Tools to Grab More Ad Dollars
ADWEEK

Meta has announced a slate of new retail media and creator-focused tools at Shoptalk, aimed at scooping up more ad dollars funneling through retail media networks and the creator economy. ADWEEK first reported that the social media giant was…

fool.com - Lawrence Rothman, CFA - Top 2 Retail Growth Stocks to Buy After Their Latest Sell-Off
Top 2 Retail Growth Stocks to Buy After Their Latest Sell-Off
The Motley Fool

Investors have a lot of short-term worries about the retail sector, and they seem to have a new one developing with the onset of the Iran war. They already had concerns about stubborn inflation biting into consumers' wallets and the weakening job…

retailbrew.com - Jeena Sharma - 69% of retail workers considering switching careers or industries: survey
69% of retail workers considering switching careers or industries: survey
Retail Brew

If you've been on the job market lately and things seem especially challenging, you're not alone. In a Criteria survey of 2,500 job seekers, 49% of retail workers reported feeling like the competition is just too high while 53% of workers across…

insideretail.com.au - Netlogix - How smarter freight networks can cut costs and carbon footprint for retailers
How smarter freight networks can cut costs and carbon footprint for retailers
Inside Retail Australia

With retailers under pressure to improve margins and meet sustainability targets at once, freight is becoming a more important area of focus for efficiency gains. Freight planning is one of the few parts of the supply chain where better…

royalgazette.com - Jonathan Kent - Everest agrees to sell Canadian retail insurance business
Everest agrees to sell Canadian retail insurance business
The Royal Gazette

0909caa9-6998-48df-98d2-170a04b55634 Jim Williamson, CEO of Everest Group (Photograph supplied) Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Everest Group has agreed to sell its Canadian retail insurance operations to the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance…

irishtimes.com - Cormac McQuinn - Fuel retailers warned to ensure tax cuts passed on at pumps as Dáil votes for excise reliefs
Fuel retailers warned to ensure tax cuts passed on at pumps as Dáil votes for excise reliefs
The Irish Times

Fuel retailers have been warned to ensure cuts in taxes on petrol and diesel are quickly passed on to motorists after the Government unveiled a €250 million package of support for households and businesses impacted by soaring energy costs.

nbcnewyork.com - NYC fast food and retail workers to get $1.8 million in restitution
NYC fast food and retail workers to get $1.8 million in restitution
NBC New York

Hundreds of fast food and retail workers in New York City are going to get more than $1 million in restitution, as part of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's so-called Tackle Corruption and Waste Week. So what does it mean for the employees? NBC New York's…

heraldscotland.com - Craig Williams - Green light for new neighbourhood retail hub at Ravenscraig
Green light for new neighbourhood retail hub at Ravenscraig
The Herald

Ravenscraig is one of Europe's largest brownfield regeneration and community creation projects, with a long-term vision to establish a self-sufficient community offering high-quality housing, education, transport links, and employment…

straitstimes.com - Retail traders are selling stocks for first time since 2023
Retail traders are selling stocks for first time since 2023
The Straits Times

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Retail investors showed net selling of single stocks on March 23, dumping US$20.6 million worth of shares, signalling ebbing enthusiasm. Retail participation has gradually receded in March…

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