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How global brands are beating China's sluggish retail market
Major consumer goods multinationals – including Coca-Cola and Unilever – have reported strong sales growth in China during the first half of the year, indicating continued opportunities in the world's second-largest consumer market…
Diversification helped Aoki overtake Aoyama as Japan's top suit retailer
For decades, specialty suit retailer Aoyama Trading had firmly held the top position in the industry in Japan. But in the fiscal year that ended in March 2026, the company relinquished that title to rival Aoki Holdings in terms of consolidated…
Top Philippine Power Retailer to Refund $156 Million to Clients
Manila Electric Co., the Philippines' largest power distributor, was ordered by the regulator to refund 9.5 billion pesos ($156 million), representing excess charges to customers. The Energy Regulatory Commission, in a statement Monday, said Manila…
Healey's profiteering warning on food and fuel risks row with retailers
The chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices. While he said there had been “no…
The TJX Companies (TJX) Positioned to Benefit from Retail Experience E-Commerce Can't Match
Fundsmith, an investment management firm based in London, has released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its 'Fundsmith Equity Fund.' A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Fund returned -2.9% in the first half of 2026…
AI turns retail traders into DIY hedge funds, but risks are rising
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail investing, enabling individual traders to build automated trading systems once reserved for elite hedge funds, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. While early adopters report promising results, market…
Swinney must 'do no harm' as retailers brace for new Programme for Government
Mr Swinney should put economic growth first, testing every measure against a simple question: will it strengthen business competitiveness and unlock private sector investment? Afterall, growth is the route to higher living standards and the…
Retailers hit back at Healey's 'profiteering' threat
Retailers have hit back at the Chancellor's warning against profiteering, saying they will prove they have fought hard to keep food prices down during the Iran war. Chancellor John Healey said at the weekend that the Treasury is prepared to crack…
Foreign high-frequency trading exposes limits of retail curbs
Leveraged-product turnover plunges under new deposit rules, shifting scrutiny to foreign algorithms and excessive order traffic The Kospi remains vulnerable to sharp swings despite new deposit rules for single-stock leveraged products, as foreign…
Cyprus retail trade records another solid month in June
Cyprus' retail sector continued its strong performance in June 2026, with both the value and volume of sales rising compared with a year earlier, according to figures released on Monday by Cystat. The state statistical service said the turnover…
Retailers Report 69% Increase in Phone Scams as Shoplifting Dips
That's according to new research from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which finds external theft and fraud cases on the rise, even as the average number of shoplifting and merchandise theft cases declined for the first time in several years.
HSBC to offload Egypt retail banking unit to Emirates NBD
HSBC has agreed to divest its retail banking operations in Egypt to Emirates NBD Egypt. The agreement includes the assets and liabilities tied to HSBC Egypt's full retail banking business. Experience unmatched clarity with a single platform that…
MV Electrosystems IPO sees 111.27 times subscription, led by strong NII and retail demand
The initial public offering of MV Electrosystems received a strong response from investors, with the issue subscribed 111.27 times as of 2.06 pm on the final day of bidding, led by robust demand from non-institutional and retail investors. The…
China Insight: How AI Is Redefining Fashion, Beauty and the Future of Consumer Innovation
SHANGHAI — The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference here marked a defining moment for China 's AI ecosystem: artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation and entered a new phase of commercial deployment. The scale of…
Bajaj tops overall July three-wheeler retails; Mahindra leads electric three-wheelers: Vahaan Data
Nearly one in every two three-wheelers registered in India in July was electric, with EVs accounting for 48.6 per cent of total retail registrations, according to VAHAN data. Overall three-wheeler registrations rose 26.4 per cent year-on-year to…
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