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Retail fail: The market's consumer worries are coming to a head
The first rate hike in three years is in the books. The Fed is officially taking direct steps to slow inflation. Meanwhile, the equity market's worst-performing sector this year has already been pricing in a slowdown. Anyone caught off-guard by the…
This Signal Separates Real Retail Demand From Onetime Curiosity
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. When a brand comes to me convinced they have a hit, I do not argue with them. I just wait for the reorders. In my business, the honest signal is not the first sale. It is the second one…
Retail Sales Rebound in August, Exceed Economists' Expectations
Retail sales bounced back in August, exceeding economists' predictions, U.S. Census Bureau advance estimate data released Wednesday show. Compared to July, retail sales increased 1.2% in August, better than economists' forecast of a 0.7%…
Wereldhave sells retail park De Mael in Bruges and strengthens balance sheet
Wereldhave N.V. (‘Wereldhave'), through Wereldhave Belgium (70% owned by Wereldhave), announces the sale of retail park De Mael in Bruges (Belgium) to a consortium of private investors. The divestment of this non-core asset is in line with…
Retail Chatbots Draw Lawmaker Pushback Over Product Origins
Good morning. In July, we discussed a report that said AI shopping assistants from Amazon and Walmart seemed reluctant to identify products as “Made in the USA.” This morning, two senators cited that report in a letter asking the…
We're buying more shares of a retailer that's been punished enough for a rare misstep
We're buying 75 buying shares of TJX Companies at roughly $125 each. Following Thursday's trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 1,125 shares of TJX, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 3.6% from 3.33%. We are buying more shares of…
AI agents like Instinct and Meta's Muse threaten to blow up Amazon's model. A retail expert explains.
The big news in AI is that some people in AI think AI may destroy the world. And now the topic has broken through to regular people who couldn't tell you what an LLM is. But another big AI development is that 'agentic' bots — bots that can…
Wereldhave Belgium sells De Mael retail park in Sint-Kruis (Bruges) and strengthens its financial position
Wereldhave Belgium sells De Mael retail park in Sint-Kruis (Bruges) and strengthens its financial position PRESS RELEASE | Vilvoorde, 17 September 2026 Wereldhave Belgium has reached a conditional private sale agreement with a consortium of private…
Insider Waves Goodbye to 4,250 Shares of Retailer, Valued at $1.1 Million
Michael F. Devine III, Director of Five Below, Inc. (FIVE +0.67%), sold 4,250 shares of common stock on Sept. 4, 2026, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$1.1 millionShares sold4,250Post-transaction shares…
NSW, WA urged to act faster as retail crime rates surge
The state governments of NSW and WA have been urged to introduce specific legislation to crack down on retail crime, as such incidents outpace the growth of other crimes. Data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found that retail…
Retailers and fast-food chains ditch kiosks to restore in-person connection
New York (CNN) — Touchscreen kiosks, self-checkout machines and QR-code menus were only here to help. The dream was that these self-service technologies would recommend food we'd like at McDonald's and speed up CVS lines. But kiosks ended up…
India's online retail market set to cross $90 billion in CY26: Redseer
India is heading into its strongest online festive season in five years with retail market set to cross $90 billion in calendar 2026, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants, a Bengaluru firm that tracks e-com sector. Redseer also projects 25%…
College grads shut out of AI-exposed majors since 2022 are ending up in retail and food service instead of the white-collar jobs they studied for
In late 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, and within months the bottom rung of the tech-industry career ladder started to disappear. Graduates who majored in computer science and other AI-exposed fields are increasingly missing out on the jobs they…
Retail experts offer AI tips, emphasize meeting customer needs | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BENTONVILLE -- When top executives from Walmart Inc., Google LLC and the National Retail Federation, along with consumer experts and business students from the University of Arkansas, gathered Thursday to talk about the future of retail, they kept…
Man with 'Peace' neck tattoo banned from retail park and streets
A thief has been banned from a retail park and parts of a town centre after stealing almost £200 worth of goods from two B&M stores. Lachlan Peace, 34, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday, September 16) to four counts…
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