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Reliance Retail enters premium beauty retail with AJIO Beauty
Reliance Retail has announced the launch of AJIO Beauty, expanding its presence in the beauty and personal care segment and further strengthening its fashion and lifestyle ecosystem. The launch marks another milestone in Reliance Retail's vision of…
B&M European Value Retail climbs Wednesday, outperforms market
B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME shares rose 2.50% to £2.14 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 1.24% to 10,716.97. B&M European Value Retail S.A.
Retail Therapist: Is It Finally Time to Buy Flip-Flops?
Welcome back to Retail Therapist. There are many modalities when it comes to counseling—this one is shop therapy. Every session, GQ's Gerald Ortiz answers a real shopping conundrum from the fashion anxious. Decisions, decisions. In our last…
US retail investing giant warns of high market risk premium and sticky inflation in second half of 2026
US-based brokerage Charles Schwab projects that inflation remains sticky in the second half of 2026, with the fed funds futures market now pricing in a rate hike rather than a rate cut. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT As market risk premium reaches…
Namibia Fuel Retailer Nasan Sees Oil Growth After Vitol Deal
Nasan Energies, a Namibian fuel retailer that recently bought stations from Vitol Group, plans to expand operations to service the country's offshore oil industry that includes TotalEnergies SE and Shell Plc. The company anticipates “big…
The Money and Brainpower Retail Is Spending on AI
It turns out the revolution in artificial intelligence requires a lot of good old-fashioned thought by living, breathing humans. The hype around the lightning-fast technology and its real world potential is consuming vast quantities of chief…
Top African Retailer Pepkor to Acquire Fintech Firm Shop2Shop
Pepkor Holding Ltd. 's payment services firm will acquire a financial technology firm as the clothing retailer expands its business in South Africa's informal sector. Pepkor's Flash will combine with Shop2Shop, creating a firm valued at 21.3…
UK retailer GAME enters administration with Brexit blamed
GAME has entered administration with £16m owed in debt. The UK video game retailer, GAME, entered administration back in February 2026, and a new report has given us some insights as to why, with Brexit listed as one of the main contributors.
Ukraine targets Russia's top online retailer with more strikes on warehouses
MOSCOW — Ukraine has attacked two more warehouses of Russian online retailer Wildberries, its boss said on Wednesday, extending a series of drone strikes on a company at the heart of Russia's consumer economy. Tatyana Kim, the…
Injuries reported after Russia's top online retailer Wildberries hit again
Ukrainian drones have again targeted warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer, Wildberries, injuring eight people in the latest attack, the company says. The CEO of Wildberries, Tatiana Kim, said on Wednesday morning that the…
Makers of one of Maine's hottest sauces grow sales by cutting retailers
For Jason and Jennifer Grass of Fort Fairfield, peppers are a passion, and the hotter, the better. The owners of The Hill Gardens make more than 27 different varieties of hot pepper sauce, ranging from mild to Dragon's Breath, which as you might…
SalesFuel 'Christmas in July' Research: Local Retailers and Media Buyers Must Lock in Holiday Advertising Space Before Post-Election Gridlock
'Holiday retail success is won or lost in July,' says C. Lee Smith, Founder and CEO of SalesFuel. 'With political ad spending projected to crowd major channels through early November, retailers cannot afford to wait. Using data-driven local…
The five drivers shaping stronger retail businesses
Australian retailers are operating in an environment where resilience, execution and the ability to create sustainable value are becoming increasingly important. The businesses best positioned to navigate this environment are those that have built…
Pembroke Square project advances with apartments, retail and hotel on the way
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Construction continues to move forward at Pembroke Square, the mixed-use redevelopment replacing the former Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, with new retail, entertainment, hospitality and residential projects taking…
Albertsons' new 'micro sitcom' is a big deal for retail media
Retail media content is becoming more complex, with major brands making big investments in videos made specifically to reach shoppers on screens in grocery stores or while shopping on an app. In June, Albertsons Media Collective launched its first…
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