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Retailers suffer disappointing December amid cost-of-living woes
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B&M European Value Retail climbs Thursday, outperforms market
Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME rose 3.21% to £1.71 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.04% to 10,044.69. B&M European Value Retail S.A.
Luxury Retail Picks Up in China's Hainan Island, Gold Retailers Shine Brightest
LONDON — The luxury retail sector in China ‘s duty-free promised land, Hainan Island — which officially became a Special Customs Supervision Zone on Dec. 18 — reported encouraging figures in the first few weeks after a…
What to Look For at NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show
Between the rise of AI, tariffs, tax cuts and the “big, beautiful bill,” the looming Saks Global bankruptcy, and the perpetual uncertainties in the economy, it's hardly business as usual for the retail industry. Those topics will all…
SUVs Lead PV Retail Sales In 2025
Automobile registrations last year -- in all categories of vehicles taken together -- for the first time crossed 28 million, growing by 7.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) from 2024, when 26.2 million vehicles were retailed. Electric vehicles (EVs)…
Retailers suffer disappointing December amid cost-of-living woes
Retailers suffered a disappointing December as rising bills and food costs kept shoppers at home, figures show. Total UK footfall was down 2.9% over the month year on year, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Sensormatic.
Why retailers suffered a 'disappointing' Christmas as December figures revealed
Retailers suffered a disappointing December as rising bills and food costs kept shoppers at home, figures show. Total UK footfall down was 2.9 per cent year-on-year, according to British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Sensormatic data. High street…
Retail traders had one of their best years ever in 2025. Here's what they're buying now
Retail investors are rushing back into the market following a strong 2025. Everyday investors are particularly focused on oil-related stocks like Halliburton and Chevron following the strike on Venezuela. 'Once retail gets its teeth into a theme…
Retail trader hero Eric Jackson says investors missed the big takeaway from Jensen Huang's CES keynote
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang kicked off the new year by giving investors some key product updates at CES 2026, drumming up fresh bullishness about the chip titan's business. At the high-profile industry event, Huang revealed that production has begun on…
What a Winning Retail Strategy Looks Like in 2026
After years of digital acceleration, store closures and experimental formats, physical retail is entering a new phase — one defined less by experiential spectacle and more by service, relevance and emotional resonance. By 2026, most…
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing books jump in quarterly profit, hikes annual forecast
Retail TOKYO: The Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing brand, Fast Retailing, on Thursday said its first-quarter operating profit jumped 34% from a year earlier as it benefited from strong sales at home and expansions in Europe…
Major UK fashion retailer collapses into administration owing customers £162k
The firm went into administration in November last year. Thousands of customers who placed orders with a UK fashion retailer that collapsed into administration late last year are unlikely to receive a refund, administrators have said. Huh. Ltd…
Beauty retailer to open at Cabot Circus as new signs appear
Signage and hoardings have been set up at a unit in Cabot Circus which is set to become the new home of a Bristol branch of Lookfantastic. The berry coloured hoardings can be found next to Pandora and Next, in the former Foyles bookshop.
From refugee to retail bank boss: NAB high-flyer's unconventional rise
Dressed in a tweed two-piece with a matching headband and stacks of dazzling bracelets, Ana Marinkovic stands out from the typical banking crowd at National Australia Bank's Carrington Street office in Sydney. Her sense of style is not the only…
SAP expands AI options for retailers
SAP SE is using the National Retail Federation's 2026 Big Show to outline a set of new artificial intelligence features that embed planning, operations, fulfillment and commerce more tightly into its retail software portfolio. The company said the…
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