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Government needs to act on Middle East impact on retail, industry warns
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Government needs to act on Middle East impact on retail, industry warns
Retailers braced for the effects of the Middle East conflict have urged the Government to cut domestic costs to help them keep prices down for consumers. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said four in five people (80%) feared the Middle East…
Government needs to act on Middle East impact on retail, industry warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said four in five people (80%) feared the Middle East conflict would push up food prices, and called on the Government to help by easing pressure on businesses from higher national insurance, packaging levies…
Gov't to launch $412 mil. state-backed fund for retail investors in AI, chip industries
Retail investors will soon be able to invest in a government-backed investment fund aimed at fostering next-generation industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and biotechnology, officials said Wednesday. Of the broader 150…
Hong Kong retail sales jump 12.8% in March on back of higher car sales
Hong Kong's retail sales jumped by 12.8 per cent in March, bringing first-quarter growth to 9.8 per cent, driven by a spurt in sales of electric cars ahead of the withdrawal of tax breaks. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics…
Alimentation Couche-Tard's Alex Miller Named Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada
TORONTO, May 6, 2026 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) proudly announces Alex Miller as the recipient of the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award, as part of the Excellence in Retailing Awards program. This esteemed accolade…
'Wall of Worry' Has Retail Sitting Out the Latest Bitcoin Rally
This article is for subscribers only. Vildana Hajric and David Pan note how individual investors have largely remained on the sidelines during the recent recovery in the largest digital currency. Bitcoin has slyly climbed above $80,000 this week…
Retailer Next warns of price hikes as costs increase due to Iran war
Fashion and homewares giant Next has issued a stark warning, revealing it anticipates a nearly £50 million financial blow stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This significant cost increase, now estimated at £47…
UK furniture retailer plunges into administration - in business for 150 years
The mattress producer has entered administration A major UK mattress producer has plunged into administration after being in business for 150 years. Airsprung has made 71 people redundant after facing years of difficult trading conditions and…
Private Credit Titans Take Some Blame for Skittish Retail Buyers
Rivals across the $1.8 trillion private-credit industry are starting to agree on one thing: Stop calling funds “semi-liquid.” That was one of the big takeaways as the titans of private markets descended on Beverly Hills for the annual…
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[INTERVIEW] UK's top K-beauty retailer notes differences in Korean, global top sellers
Sheet masks are old news in Korea. While they remain a staple on many K-beauty vanities, newer products and faster-moving trends have long begun to push them to the back of the shelves. In the United Kingdom, however, they remain the trendiest…
Korean retailers tap Pokémon nostalgia as 160,000 fans flock to Seoul events
Korean retailers are turning Pokémon's 30th anniversary into a broad sales push, betting that the franchise's appeal now stretches from children to adults nostalgic for the games, cards and characters they grew up with. The scale of demand…
China focus: BioGaia, functional drinks demand, shifts in retail landscape and more
This China round-up looks at BioGaia's probiotic oral health supplement, demand for functional drinks, shifts in retail landscape, latest research findings…
NYSE tokenization partners warn synthetic stock tokens could mislead retail traders
May 6, 2026, 2:08 p.m. 2 min read Executives from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), OKX and Securitize warned that synthetic tokenized stocks are creating market and retail risks, as ICE moves ahead with a regulated platform for tokenized U.S.
Kraken Launches Regulated Spot Margin Trading for US Retail Users
Kraken has launched spot margin trading for eligible US retail users on Kraken Pro through a CFTC-registered entity, expanding access to leveraged crypto trading on a regulated domestic platform. The product allows traders to borrow against crypto…
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