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scmp.com - Nicholas Spiro - The View | Unique resilience of Australia's retail property deserves attention
The View | Unique resilience of Australia's retail property deserves attention
South China Morning Post

A decade ago, some investors believed the United States' retail industry was going the way of the subprime mortgage market, whose collapse triggered the 2008 global financial crisis. The combination of the overbuilding of shopping centres and the…

macworld.com - David Price - Apple retail stores brace for 'major rush
Apple retail stores brace for 'major rush
Macworld

Summary created by Smart Answers AI Macworld reports that Apple retail stores are preparing for an unusual “major rush” following new product announcements, with employees warned of longer hours. The budget MacBook is expected to…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - Apple Reportedly Warns Retail Workers About Deluge of Customers as It Releases Unusually Cheap Gadgets
Apple Reportedly Warns Retail Workers About Deluge of Customers as It Releases Unusually Cheap Gadgets
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

According to the latest from Bloomberg's Apple reporter Mark Gurman, Apple leakers say the company is expecting to be inundated with customers as it releases a line of new products—in particular a cheaper version of the iPhone 17, and new…

yahoo.com - Reuters - Amazon India slashes seller referral fees in retail growth push
Amazon India slashes seller referral fees in retail growth push
Yahoo!

March 2 (Reuters) - Amazon will stop charging sellers in India referral fees for products under 1,000 rupees ($10.98), the company ‌said on Monday, as it looks to attract more ‌merchants to its online marketplace and get a stronger…

wwd.com - Kathryn Hopkins - Hairstory Lands at Ulta Beauty for First Major Retail Partnership
Hairstory Lands at Ulta Beauty for First Major Retail Partnership
WWD

After a decade in business, detergent-free hair care brand Hairstory has scored a major retail partnership. The hair care brand, founded in 2015, will launch exclusively in 370 Ulta Beauty stores and Ulta.com on April 5. The rollout will be led by…

bluewin.ch - Retail sales down slightly in January
Retail sales down slightly in January
blue News

Swiss retailers generated slightly lower turnover in January. Adjusted for the effects of sales and public holidays, turnover fell by 1.8% compared to the same month last year. In real terms - i.e. taking inflation into account - this corresponds…

rediff.com - Ashish Agashe, Shilpi Pandey - Sebi Enhances Surveillance to Protect Retail Investors from Pre-Investment Scams
Sebi Enhances Surveillance to Protect Retail Investors from Pre-Investment Scams
Rediff.com

Sebi is ramping up its surveillance and enforcement efforts to protect the growing number of retail investors from pre-investment scams and fraudulent schemes promising unrealistic returns. Sebi is intensifying surveillance and using technology to…

yahoo.com - Olga Kharif - Crypto Loses Its Grip on Retail Army Now Defecting to Equities
Crypto Loses Its Grip on Retail Army Now Defecting to Equities
Yahoo!

(Bloomberg) -- For years, retail investors were crypto's most reliable fuel — the dip-buyers, the memecoin speculators, the momentum traders that powered every rally. Now they're moving on, stalling the demand engine that digital assets have…

afr.com - Gus McCubbing - Retail investors pile into beaten up tech stocks - and get whacked
Retail investors pile into beaten up tech stocks - and get whacked
Australian Financial Review

Retail investors were hammered on Monday after they piled into the bombed out technology stocks over the last few weeks only to watch those investments get sold off again after US strikes on Iran triggered a broad sell-off across equity markets.

insideretail.com.au - Preezie - Making shopping sentient: Inside the next era of AI-guided retail
Making shopping sentient: Inside the next era of AI-guided retail
Inside Retail Australia

The future of shopping won't feel like using a tool; it will feel like talking to someone who knows you impeccably well. In Michael Tutek's vision, the founder of Melbourne-based AI Shopping Assistant Preezie, e-commerce is on the cusp of becoming…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Crypto Sector Suffers Exodus of Reliable Retail Investors
Crypto Sector Suffers Exodus of Reliable Retail Investors
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

That's according to a report Sunday (March 1) from Bloomberg News, which says the speculative demand that once centered around crypto has shifted into stocks. Since late 2024, retail investors have steadily shifted toward equities, a trend that…

retailbankerinternational.com - Douglas Blakey - Institutional crypto adoption remains flat in 2025: GlobalData - Retail Banker International
Institutional crypto adoption remains flat in 2025: GlobalData - Retail Banker International
Home - Retail Banker International

A global sentiment poll has shown no change in institutions' interest in operational crypto adoption between H1 and H2 of 2025, despite the stablecoin boom. Just over 40% of financial services (FS) industry insiders globally reported having…

retailbankerinternational.com - Douglas Blakey - When financial judgement becomes infrastructure - Retail Banker International
When financial judgement becomes infrastructure - Retail Banker International
Home - Retail Banker International

In most banks, judgement is still described as a human act. It sits in committees, is recorded in minutes, and is assumed to happen at identifiable decision points. But in day-to-day operations, that picture no longer holds. Judgement has moved.

jpost.com - Prediction markets under scrutiny over Iran war bets
Prediction markets under scrutiny over Iran war bets
The Jerusalem Post

Betting payouts following US attacks on Iran have thrown new scrutiny on prediction markets, which took wagers on the timing of bombing and removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from power. Khamenei was killed in Israeli strikes over the weekend. Odds…

newsbytesapp.com - Mudit Dube - Groww introduces AI tools for retail investors
Groww introduces AI tools for retail investors
NewsBytes

What's the story Wealth tech start-up Groww has launched its first product showcase event, Groww Next 2026, in Bengaluru. The company unveiled its AI-powered investing architecture for trading, fixed income and digital wealth management. The…

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