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Retailers hope 'panic weekend' will bring Christmas cheer to UK sales
Retailers are hoping for a last-minute dash for the shops this weekend after a lacklustre run-up to Christmas, with UK households forecast to spend £3.4bn, up more than 12% on the same weekend in 2024. Almost 50m shopping trips will be made…
Trump-Fueled Crypto Boom Fizzles in Brutal Year for Retail Traders
Joaquin Morales didn't think Bitcoin would keep dropping. The largest cryptocurrency had just hit a record high of $126,000 for the first time ever, the sort of move enthusiasts had been banking on after President Donald Trump's reelection. For…
France Blocks Shein's Online Access as the Retailer Opens Its First Paris Store
In a striking move that underscores the tension between digital commerce and regulatory oversight, France has temporarily suspended access to the Shein online platform, coinciding with the fast-fashion retailer's much-anticipated opening of its…
Harminder Thind's Insights on Retail Relationship Management
Whether it's building trust with customers or nurturing collaboration among internal teams, the ability to form and maintain meaningful connections determines how smoothly a brand scales. As retail businesses expand, they face new challenges that…
Huge retail chain to continue wave of closures in January after 500 in 2025
A MAJOR chain and CVS rival has confirmed it will continue to shut down stores in 2026 starting in January. It comes after the retailer already shut down around 500 locations this year alone as part of a wider plan to reduce its footprint by 1,200…
A Guide to Good Manners at the Retail Counter This Holiday Season
As shoppers flood stores across the country during the year's biggest shopping season, retail workers are bracing for what many describe as the most demanding — and often demoralizing — stretch of the job. “It magnifies…
Promising Retail Stocks To Follow Now - December 20th
Amazon Now Delivery Push Could Boost Its 2026 Outlook Amazon.com, Carvana, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Home Depot, lululemon athletica, and Booking are the seven Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. In the…
Amazon's Retail Engine May Matter More Than AWS Right Now
I started the conversation by saying that one of my favorite retail stocks right now is Amazon. This is not an AI call and it is not an AWS hype trade. It is about the holiday quarter. Amazon's e-commerce platform is built to capture peak consumer…
Retail Watch: Skip gift wrapping, cleaning and other chores with this Lehigh Valley concierge
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The holidays take a lot of work to pull off — gift wrapping, travel, decorating, cleaning and so many other things on your to-do list. Thankfully, a local concierge service is happy to take some…
Retail worker being punched on his neck is among string of violent offences
A 27-year-old man is to be assessed for a drug treatment and testing order after he went off the rails following “a significant life event” earlier this year, Inverness Sheriff Court heard. Defence solicitor David Patterson asked…
USD/CAD remains range-bound amid mixed US data and softer Canadian Retail Sales
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) trades little bit altered versus the United States Dollar (USD) on Friday, as a rebound in the Greenback keeps USD/CAD restricted within its week-old variety. At the time of composing, the set is trading around 1.3784…
London's West End bucks Christmas shopping trends - BBC News
Christmas shoppers have turned to the streets of central London to buy their presents this year, with high street footfall in the West End bucking the national trend. In the week before Black Friday, the fourth Friday of November, footfall was up…
BBC Casualty future confirmed as broadcaster shares major update
Fans of Casualty have reason to celebrate as the BBC has delivered promising news about the show's future. The medical drama has captivated audiences since 1986, chronicling the dramatic events that unfold amongst staff and patients in the Accident…
The gaming trends shaping 2026, predicted by game devs
A new year is always a time for optimism, but as we approach 2026, it's hard not to acknowledge that 2025 has largely been a repeat of 2024 as the games industry continued its implosion with more layoffs and studio closures. Yet it's also not been…
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