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Plus-Size Clothes Are Disappearing at Retailers in GLP-1 Era
Stephanie Yeboah says she first noticed the changes in the people around her: Friends were losing weight, and influencers she followed on social media were suddenly slimmer. Then came the flood of Ozempic chatter. But it wasn't until she went…
Ukraine is targeting Russia's retail giants. Ozon is the next economic pressure point
Ukraine's drone campaign is expanding from Russia's Amazon-style retail giant Wildberries to major e-commerce marketplace Ozon. Ozon shares plunged nearly 30% on Monday, highlighting the growing financial impact of Ukraine's strikes on Russia's…
Dick's Sporting Goods stock falls nearly 15% as retailer misses expectations, cites 'challenging' footwear market
Dick's Sporting Goods reported second fiscal quarter earnings on Tuesday that missed Wall Street expectations amid what it called a 'challenging' environment. The retailer said Foot Locker was largely impacted by those conditions and lowered its…
Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) Interim CEO Defends Truth API As Standard Industry Practice, Eyes Retail Expansion
Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) Interim CEO Kevin McGurn took to CNBC on August 24, 2026, to defend the company's Truth API product, arguing the technology mirrors standard practice across major social platforms. McGurn, roughly four…
Dick's Sporting Goods stock plunges as retailer warns athleticwear demand is weakening
Dick's Sporting Goods on Tuesday revised its 2026 outlook and warned of weakening consumer demand for athletic apparel and footwear. The sports apparel and footwear retailer's stock declined over 29% during Tuesday's trading session, on pace for a…
Retailer Suffers Worst Drop Ever. What Do Its Earnings Say About Consumers?
Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) plummeted 28% Tuesday, its worst single-day loss ever, after the company missed sales and profit expectations and slashed its outlook. The stock slid to 129.40 at midday, the lowest since Nov. 30, 2023, according to Dow…
Seoul shares trim losses late Tuesday morning on retail buying
Seoul shares trimmed earlier losses late Tuesday morning on retail buying as investors awaited major corporate earnings results, including those from U.S. chip giant Nvidia, due this week. After opening 2.4 percent lower, the benchmark Korea…
Apple's former head of retail on brick and mortar today
When the internet was new and Wi-Fi was not common in retail stores, Apple turned its brick-and-mortar locations into car showroom-like experiences designed to let people try technology products before buying them. Ron Johnson, Apple's former head…
iPhone Ultra already revealed by one retailer, although this one will cost you over $18K
Luxury, customised versions of the iPhone Ultra have popped up online, with prices starting at over $13,000. Caviar has made a name with its bespoke phone customisations, and it seems Apple's new foldable will be part of the lineup. Luxury phone…
The Danish retailer plotting to outsmart 'unsentimental' Modella Capital
On the modern-day British high street, a Scandinavian shop featuring maze-like aisles, quirky homeware and bags of licorice near the till is not quite a reinvention of the wheel. But Mikkel Grene, chief executive of Danish homeware retailer…
Persisting retail F&O losses spur call for tighter eligibility filters
Nearly two years after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a series of measures to curb excessive retail speculation in the derivatives market, industry participants are increasingly backing tighter eligibility and…
Mill gate prices of sugar drop further, but retail rates soar
Mill gate sugar prices dropped further on Tuesday, but the all-India average retail rates soared to a new high of ₹63.97 a kg. Industry sources said retail prices will begin to reflect the mill gate prices in a couple of days and drop below…
Brands, q-comm, retailers witness a spike in Rakhi gifting demand
Brands, retailers and e-commerce players are expecting to garner double-digit sales growth in the run-up to Raksha Bandhan, which is slated to be celebrated this Friday. Players across categories including chocolates, beauty and accessories have…
VC Funds Aimed at Retail Investors Come with Volatility
With this year's crop of superstar IPO filings, including SpaceX and Anthropic, there has been a greater focus on the role venture capital plays in investors' portfolios. The stage at which promising companies go public has moved much later in…
Commentary: What retail investors need to know before jumping into Anthropic's IPO
LONDON: You wait years for a record-breaking initial public offering (IPO) and then two look to be turning up within four months of each other. Back in June, SpaceX staged the largest IPO in history, with the company valued at US$1.8 trillion at…
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