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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Retail queen's broadside for gay fashion gurus
She's never allowed herself to be strait-jacketed by convention, most obviously in her personal life which has seen her twice married and twice divorced – first to Unilever executive Graham Portas and then to fashion journalist Melanie…
Seoul Forest emerges as new retail hotspot amid Musinsa push
April 3 (Asia Today) -- A once-quiet café district near Seoul Forest is rapidly transforming into a retail hotspot, drawing long lines of visitors as fashion platform Musinsa expands its presence in the area. By late morning Thursday, more…
Iceland boss: Security guards should carry truncheons to fight retail crime
Security guards in shops should carry pepper spray and truncheons to tackle rising retail crime, a supermarket boss has said. Lord Walker of Broxton, executive chairman of Iceland, said that “just one incident of violence against my staff is…
Popular discount retailer picks South Texas for next big move
A major national retailer is continuing its push deeper into Texas, this time with a new store planned for the Rio Grande Valley. Nordstrom Inc. announced Thursday it will open a new Nordstrom Rack location in McAllen in the fall of 2026, expanding…
Trump's Jobs Report Update vs. Bitcoin's Worst Retail Participation in 9 Years
On Good Friday, President Trump posted a victory lap on Truth Social. 186,000 private sector jobs added in March. Trade deficit down 52%. “An enormously powerful engine of Economic Growth,” he wrote. Crypto analyst Lark Davis isn't…
Nine retailers closing stores for good this month - from Goodwill to Nordstrom
AT least nine well-known retailers are closing stores in April, and consumers nationwide will be impacted. The mass shutdowns come as part of bankruptcy filings for some, while others are making multi-year turnarounds and optimizing their…
Labour to curb jail terms for shoplifters as retail crime fears grow
Labour's plans to scrap most prison sentences of under a year will see thousands of prolific shoplifters avoid jail, in a move that risks intensifying pressure on retailers already warning of rising violence and disorder. The changes, introduced…
China Insight: China's Trillion-Yuan Beauty Market and the Rise of New Industry Infrastructure
The global beauty industry is entering a decisive phase of structural recalibration, with China 's trillion-yuan market no longer defined solely by scale but by its growing influence over how brands innovate, position and expand globally. As…
Intel's potent 18-core Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus CPU lands at retail for under $200
Casual hardware enthusiasts and folks on the periphery of the hobby may have heard some buzz around Intel's new Arrow Lake Refresh processors, and now the iGPU-less Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus is available for a cool $199, while the full-featured…
Layered Agentic Retrieval for Retail Floor Questions: A Solo PoC
How I Routed Associate Questions Across Specialized TF-IDF Indexes Before Assembly This write-up documents a personal experiment I ran while thinking about how retail associates actually use knowledge in the moment. A shopper rarely asks a question…
Former Nintendo employee predicts Switch 2 price hike is 'inevitable
We had Xbox raise its prices in 2025, Sony hike the PlayStation 5 earlier this week, and now Nintendo's former sales lead reckons a price hike to the Nintendo Switch 2 is ‘inevitable'. As reported by VGC, the former sales lead employee of…
Prediction Markets Are Testing Legal Limits in Strict Asian Markets
Prediction markets are pushing into Asia's largest economies, even as local gambling laws place strict limits on betting activities. Asia represents a combination of scale, active retail participation and limited local alternatives, making it too…
Weekly Wrap: Kalshi Pulls Prediction Markets Toward Derivatives; Why Staying Invested Wins
Global retail FX remained highly concentrated in 2025, with Japan's DMM Securities once again emerging as the clear volume leader. DMM Securities was the top retail FX broker globally, based on Finance Magnates Intelligence data focused solely on…
Gas prices continue steady climb past $4 as upward trend continues nationwide
WASHINGTON — Gas prices rose again Saturday, climbing further above the $4 mark as global oil tensions continue to drive costs higher. On Saturday, the national average for a gallon of gas was $4.104, according to AAA. That's up from…
Iceland boss demands pepper spray and batons for guards after Clapham mob chaos
Security guards should be given extra powers to deal with 'violent shoplifters' including use of truncheons and pepper spray, according to one supermarket boss. Lord Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland, spoke out after throngs of youths…
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