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forbes.com - Pamela N. Danziger - Washington Watchdogs Take Notice As AI Becomes Retail's Front Door
Washington Watchdogs Take Notice As AI Becomes Retail's Front Door
Forbes

AI ecommerce automation concept. Person using laptop with shopping cart, chatbot, analytics and workflow icons, smart retail technology, online store management, customer support, digital sales growth Shoppers increasingly are abandoning the search…

newsweek.com - Amanda Greenwood - List of major retailers pulling products over cyclospora outbreak
List of major retailers pulling products over cyclospora outbreak
Newsweek

A growing Cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce has prompted widespread product removals and recalls across the U.S., with major retailers and restaurant chains taking action as federal investigators work to identify the source…

afr.com - Jesinta Burton - The retail arcade still waiting on its promised billionaire rescue
The retail arcade still waiting on its promised billionaire rescue
Australian Financial Review

When billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest acquired the once-bustling Carillon City in Perth's civic heart through their private investment company, Tattarang, it appeared the uninhabited arcade may finally regain its status as a premier retail…

express.co.uk - Holly Kintuka - Major fashion retailer to close more stores after shutting 130 branches for good
Major fashion retailer to close more stores after shutting 130 branches for good
Daily Express

The major retailer plans to close more stores by the end of the year A major fashion chain has confirmed it will be shutting stores worldwide, following the closure of 130 branches. H&M, which has nearly 200 UK stores, previously announced that it…

thehindubusinessline.com - How quick commerce is reshaping food retail consumption dynamics
How quick commerce is reshaping food retail consumption dynamics
BusinessLine

Quick commerce is reshaping demand economics for packaged food companies and emerging as a channel not just for product discovery but also driving premiumisation and innovation, senior industry executives said. For most packaged food companies, the…

dailypost.co.uk - Alex Hickey - Police statement in full after five hosptitalised in retail park crash
Police statement in full after five hosptitalised in retail park crash
North Wales Live

Police are urging witnesses to come forward after five people were taken to hospital following a collision on a North Wales retail park. The incident on the Mostyn Champneys retail park in Llandudno sparked a huge emergency response involving…

thehindubusinessline.com - Reliance Retail to scale online business in FY27, aims to double pre-tax earnings in 3 years
Reliance Retail to scale online business in FY27, aims to double pre-tax earnings in 3 years
BusinessLine

Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) will 'rapidly' scale its online business, expand dark stores and strengthen omni-channel capabilities, as the retailer expects these investments to translate into higher margins and earnings growth, a top company…

thejournal.ie - Emma Hickey - Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
Amazon pulls sale of e-scooter as retailers urged to remove those non-compliant with Irish law
TheJournal.ie

AMAZON HAS PULLED the sale of an e-scooter that is not in compliance with Irish regulations, as other major retailers have been called upon to reexamine their products for sale. The concern is that some products can reach speeds well above the…

thenational.scot - Alasdair Ferguson - UK's biggest gaming retail brand collapsed into administration owing £16 million
UK's biggest gaming retail brand collapsed into administration owing £16 million
The National

Game Retail Limited, which at one point had stores across Scotland, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, Aberdeen and Stirling, and 600 more UK-wide, closed the last of its high street outlets in February. The retailer specialised in games consoles…

yorkpress.co.uk - Dylan Connell - York's retail sector is going through hard times - could this major development help?
York's retail sector is going through hard times - could this major development help?
York Press

Max Reeves certainly thinks so. He's the development director of York-based developers the Helmsley Group which is now starting its major redevelopment of Coney Street by opening the area up to the nearby riverside. “It's going to have a…

forbes.com - Ewan Spence - iPhone 18 Pro Pricing Can Dominate Market And Start A New Super Cycle
iPhone 18 Pro Pricing Can Dominate Market And Start A New Super Cycle
Forbes

Customers shop at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) September will see the launch of Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max smartphones. It's going to be a curious launch with a new…

theverge.com - Jay Peters - The future of physical games is not looking great
The future of physical games is not looking great
The Verge

Players and game preservationists might need to prepare for a world without discs. Players and game preservationists might need to prepare for a world without discs. Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Canada's emerging science of resilient supply chains: A homegrown approach to managing uncertainty
Canada's emerging science of resilient supply chains: A homegrown approach to managing uncertainty
Digital Journal

Supply chains designed primarily for efficiency can be surprisingly fragile when confronted with major disruption. In the years since, resilience has become one of the most important concepts in management science. Increasingly, Canadian…

irishmirror.ie - Danny De Vaal - Amazon pulls e-scooters capable of breaking speed limits from Irish market
Amazon pulls e-scooters capable of breaking speed limits from Irish market
Irish Mirror

Other retailers need to follow Amazon's lead by stopping selling e-scooters that don't comply with Irish law, a TD has said. The e-commerce giant pulled the particular model after it emerged it was illegal. Fine Gael's Michael Murphy called on…

coindesk.com - Will Canny - Kraken launches crypto options, betting simpler products can expand the market
Kraken launches crypto options, betting simpler products can expand the market
CoinDesk

Kraken has launched cash-settled bitcoin and ether (ETH) options, positioning the product as the first step in a broader push to grow, rather than simply compete for, the crypto options market. The exchange on Thursday introduced European-style…

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