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Syndicates and funds are diving into this niche retail sector
Funds and syndicates are increasingly snapping up large-format retail (LFR) centres, which typically sell bulky goods such as furniture, as the sector's development pipeline slows and the national vacancy rate is low. Large-format retail has…
How Secondary Markets Are Helping Divert Textile Waste From Retail Returns
Each year, 92 million tons of textile waste is produced globally, according to the United Nations Environment Program. And a significant portion of that waste comes from a seemingly benign practice—retail returns. “There's around 9.5…
Goldman CEO Sees Noise Persisting on Retail Private-Credit Funds
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said that while retail investors have been worried about private credit — and the sector will continue to cause some concern — his bank has few issues in the space and…
What 2025 taught us about the importance of resilience in retail
That phrase defined retail cybersecurity in 2025. What began as isolated incidents quickly became prolonged, intense disruptions, exposing just how interconnected — and fragile — modern retail operations really are. Over the year…
Retail Traders with Crypto Accounts Gain CFD Copy Trading Access at Bitget
The company reported CFD activity recently surpassed $6 billion in daily trading volume. Copy trading makes up to 20 per cent of broker trading volumes, Brokeree Solutions said. Bitget has launched CFD Copy Trading, expanding its offering into…
Agentic AI in Retail: Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Consumer Trust
Earlier this year at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York, everything was about AI—from the exhibit hall to the breakout sessions, and conversations at the coffee break areas. One couldn't get away from it. And it wasn't…
IADS Names Robert Rooderkerk as First Academic Adviser to Boost Retail Research, Strategy Support
PARIS — The International Association of Department Stores has appointed Robert Rooderkerk as its first academic adviser, the organization announced Monday. The new position is aimed at strengthening the organization's research-driven…
Gen Alphas grew up in a social media world and will reshape retail
Gen Alpha is defined as those who were born from 2010 onward. These young consumers are part of the first generation to grow up entirely immersed in artificial intelligence, social media, immersive gaming and always-on connectivity. As the world's…
AI hiring humans? Startup tests real-time retail agent in San Francisco
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Even as job displacement owing to artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make its way to news feeds, a new development shows how it is now changing roles. AI is not only running a retail…
Creator content has become critical for retail media networks
Two fast-growing advertising sectors — retail media and the creator economy — are increasingly interlinked. Executives in the advertising businesses of retailers like Walmart, Best Buy and Albertsons are starting to see value in…
Retail pharmacies fill less than 2% of mifepristone orders
Just a fraction of prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone were filled at brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies after federal drug regulators lifted longstanding dispensing limits, according to a new USC study in JAMA. The U.S. Food and Drug…
UK pet retailer confirms plans to open 160 new stores across UK - see full list
If the right sites become available, Jollyes could sign up another 25 store locations this year. Locations of particular interest are in the major conurbations of Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester…
From retail to reality: architecting 'winner-take-all' shifts with integrated AI
The boardroom conversation around AI has shifted from “what is possible” to “what is profitable.” For the modern CIO, the pressure to deliver measurable ROI is compounded by a sobering reality: the risk of a…
Adapt to modern marketing techniques to succeed in garden retail
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Cyprus Easter retail market remains steady despite regional concerns
Cyprus' Easter retail market held up at satisfactory levels, without major problems, despite concerns linked to the war in the Middle East and foot-and-mouth disease, according to retail trade association Pasyle.. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency…
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