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Beauty on the Move: The New Era of Travel Retail
More people than ever are traveling, but getting them to shop is proving harder. For beauty, one of travel retail's biggest categories, recovery remains elusive. Spanning airport duty-free stores, downtown duty-free shopping destinations, airlines…
Climate Risk Meets Retail: Inside Princess Polly's SoHo Flagship
Climate risk may not be the first thing shoppers think about when they walk into the Princess Polly store located in the heart of SoHo in New York City. But behind the neat racks of clothing, weather events like extreme heat, heavy rain, and winter…
Google Sells Itself As A Commerce 'Matchmaker,' Not A Retailer
As AI agents become more synonymous with product discovery, Google is selling itself as a critical partner for brands to show up in recommendations. In January, Google announced the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) as a global shopping protocol…
Strong CBI retail sales buck downbeat UK consumer trend
LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – British retailers this month reported the smallest fall in sales in a year and a half, a survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed on Monday, bucking the downbeat trend in other…
UK retail body warns 'dam is starting to break' on price rises
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Britain's main retail trade body warned on Tuesday that shops are now increasingly unable to absorb the impact of rising costs, after its data showed prices increased at the fastest pace in two-and-a-half…
'End of an era': Scottish city retailer closes doors after 32 years
Stained Glass Supplies Limited, of Hanson Street, has been placed into voluntary liquidation. Zane Collins, of Insolvency One, was appointed liquidator after a meeting that was chaired by Peter Verrecchia. The stained glass firm posted:…
New Balance's Latest Lifestyle Sneaker Gets Its Most Vibrant Colorway Yet - and It's Arriving at Select Retailers Early
Thus far, New Balance's new 983 lifestyle sneaker has been released in contrasting Shadow Blue/Zinc Blue and Shadow Red/Pebble styles with an additional two styles set for an early November launch in Cherry Leather/Dark Night and Bayberry/Concrete.
This discount retailer is catching up to its main rival under its new CEO, UBS says
Ross Stores is becoming more productive under new CEO James Conroy, which should help boost its stock, according to UBS. The investment bank upgraded the retailer to buy from neutral. It also raised its price target on shares to $315 from $239…
Super Retail Group puts all four brands under one roof in Melbourne
Super Retail Group has brought its four retail brands together in a new $90 million retail precinct in Melbourne's south-east, marking the opening of its 800th store. The Fountain Gate Central development in Narre Warren houses BCF, Rebel…
The Broadway sees a big name retailer shut at the Bradford shopping centre
The Broadway has seen a big name store shut at the Bradford shopping centre. We previously brought you details of the retailer's closure plans. The Body Shop has now shut at The Broadway. Signs had gone up at the store to inform customers that it…
US retailers face record holiday delivery prices from surcharges tied to costlier diesel
LOS ANGELES, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The most expensive parcel shipping year on record is on track to end with the highest-ever holiday season delivery prices as soaring diesel prices drive even higher fuel surcharge rates from UPS and FedEx…
Russian Retailers Warn of Smaller Black Friday Sales After E-Commerce Warehouse Drone Attacks
Russian shoppers could face fewer Black Friday bargains this year after drone attacks on Ozon and Wildberries warehouses destroyed inventory and disrupted preparations for the holiday shopping season, retailers told Forbes Russia. Several sellers…
Wonder Food Hall Planned for Millville, NJ Retail Site
Dirt is moving on a stretch of Route 47 in Millville, where crews have begun clearing land for a new multi-building commercial development. The project has quietly picked up a notable addition to its leasing plans: Wonder Food Hall, the…
Retailer finally reveals plan to transform Darwen site left by manufacturer
Perspex International, a producer of industrial chemicals and plastics, vacated the Orchard Mill site in Duckworth Street as part of a move to centralise manufacturing operations at its Chapels Park hub in Darwen, centred around a new…
Consumer and retail sector activity in September quarter at 127 deals worth $1.92 billion: Grant Thornton Bharat
The consumer and retail sector recorded 127 deals valued at $1.92 billion in Q3 CY2027, including M&A, PE/VC and public-market transactions, as per estimates released by Grand Thornton Bharat. This was 31 per cent higher compared to Q2 CY2026.
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