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Swire Properties bullish on mainland retail despite slowing market
Hong Kong developer Swire Properties is doubling down on mainland China retail, betting accelerated investment in larger, more mature cities – combined with its deep local knowledge – can deliver growth despite the slowing retail…
Brick-And-Mortar Makes A Comeback In A Changing Retail Landscape
The new year opened with a wave of store closure announcements, including all 400 Francesca's stores, plus about 350 Walgreen's, 100 Carter's, 40 Kroger, 33 American Signature Furniture, 20 Yankee Candle and 14 Macy's stores will be shuttered. Then…
Another setback for once-dominant Texas big box retailer
The Container Store, the Texas ‑based home organization chain, is closing two California locations just months after emerging from bankruptcy. The retailer, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in December 2024 after being weighed down by…
The checkout challenge: How Melbourne's retailers are battling a crime wave
At Mecca in Melbourne's CBD, shoppers don't have to search for staff. There are dozens of them, plus unobtrusive security guards. If there's violence or shoplifting at this store, it's hard to find. But even this store – which sells beauty…
Retail ends nine-year growth streak
Taiwan's retail sales ended a nine-year growth streak last year, slipping 0.2 percent from a year earlier as uncertainty over US tariff policies affected demand for durable goods, data released on Friday by the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed.
Top Retail Stocks To Watch Today - January 25th
MarketBeat Week in Review – 01/19 - 01/23 Amazon.com, Walmart, Alibaba Group, Costco Wholesale, and Home Depot are the five Retail stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. 'Retail stocks' commonly refers to…
7 Consumer Trends That Define What Shoppers Want In 2026
Consumers are shifting their behaviour to buy 'less but better' Consumer trends show that shoppers are heading into 2026 with less patience for mindless spending and a clearer sense of what feels like it's “worth it.” Overall card…
How hedge funds are tapping prediction markets and their data for an edge
Despite the occasional headline about big payouts from prediction market gamblers, hedge funds have mostly avoided the nascent space. Trading on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket specifically is often not worth it for many funds, which require…
DCCDL Q3 rent income up 18% to ₹1,412 cr on high demand for office, retail spaces
Realty major DLF and GIC joint venture DCCDL's rental income rose 18 per cent to ₹1,412 crore in the December quarter amid strong demand for premium office and retail spaces. DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd (DCCDL) rental income stood at…
These Are The Stock Market's Newest Dividend Payers
New! Comic speech bubble. Sale, promo, discount, arrival lettering element with sound effect of color phrase. Vector on transparent background New year, new dividends. And today we'll review seven brand new payouts. Why are new divvies potential…
RWA Tokenization Accelerates With Blockchain-Based Markets
Tokenization continues to make inroads into mainstream markets Crypto volatility continues to define the sector, and the recent spate of articles documenting how President Donald Trump continues to profit from recent investments into an array of…
High January Is the New Dry January. Sales of THC Drinks Are Booming.
On a chilly January afternoon at a Stew Leonard's grocery store in Paramus, N.J., prominently featured in the center of the liquor department, sit stacks of colorful boxes of hemp-infused drinks. There are tropical punch seltzers. Pineapple…
Shoppers warned of higher prices & longer lines under new self-checkout law
SHOPPERS have been warned that a new self-checkout law will drive up their grocery prices and worsen lines in stores. It comes as lawmakers in California seek to crackdown on retail theft and propose a new law that will put restrictions on…
Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued
Mass market paperback books are being phased out and will soon be discontinued. Publishers Weekly reported that ReaderLink, the largest distributor of hardcover, trade, and paperback books to booksellers in North America, stopped distributing mass…
Inside the black market of loyalty points being stolen on the dark web
I STOOD frozen in horror as I saw my Nectar points account had been drained in the middle of my local Sainsbury's in December. I'd built up £110 worth of loyalty points – but it turns out I was just one of thousands of customers who…
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