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Five Tips For Combating Stress In The Retail Industry
Working in retail can be both rewarding and demanding. From helping customers and managing stock to meeting sales targets and handling busy trading periods, retail employees often juggle multiple responsibilities throughout the day. Add long hours…
Kazakhstan to launch QR payments with China, expanding yuan's reach in retail
Kazakhstan plans to launch QR-code payments with China by the end of 2026 – a move that analysts say could expand the yuan's use beyond trade and investment into everyday transactions while offering a “gentle yet substantive”…
Deloitte raises Hong Kong full-year retail forecast to $412b, up 8.4pc
Deloitte China projects Hong Kong's full-year retail sales to rise 8.4 percent year-on-year to HK$412 billion, up from its February forecast of HK$410 billion. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The city is also estimated to see retail sales grow 7…
Essar Energy Transition Retail acquires UK forecourt network SGN Retail
EET Retail Limited, the retail division of Essar Energy Transition Fuels (EET Fuels), has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of SGN Retail, a UK-based independent forecourt operator founded by Graham Peacock and Susan Tobbell. The acquisition will add…
Fortune Tech: Pacing the AI frontier, China's efficiency gains, the humanity in retail's future
Good morning. Comin' in hot: Fortune's editor-in-chief recently sat down with OpenAI's CEO to talk about agents, safety, Hugging Face, and the AI company's elusive, presumably trillion-dollar market listing. “As we have said, we're not…
Africa's biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday with plans to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa's biggest initial public offering, or IPO. Dangote, Africa's richest man…
Africa's biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday with plans to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa's biggest initial public offering, or IPO.
This Week in Retail: New York Fashion Week and August retail sales
We're right in the middle of New York Fashion Week, and outside of the halls of high fashion, there are still a few retail-related events, soirees, and openings. Walmart is running a Fashion Pop-Up in downtown Manhattan through September 20. SAP is…
Key Events This Week: Fed, BOJ And BOE; Also Retail Sales, Import Prices And Bessent
It's a bumper week for central bank decisions, with the Fed (Wednesday), BoE (Thursday) and BoJ (Friday) all meeting. Central banks aside, key data releases include US retail sales (Wednesday) and industrial production (Friday), UK inflation…
Peter Brandt Breaks Down Market Speculation With Warning to Retail Crypto Traders
In a recent X post, legendary trader Peter Brandt breaks down the idea of market speculation, saying it is not simply about markets and prices, trading hours and margins, or charts and government reports. Brandt implies that most traders…
Interactive quizzes guide Chinese travelers through Seoul's best retail spots
As China's Golden Week holiday approaches, tourism officials in Seoul are shifting away from traditional bus tour shopping sprees, replacing generic recommendations with hyper-personalized itineraries. The Seoul Tourism Organization on Monday…
The Gap, Inc. (GAP) Presents at Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference Transcript
The Gap, Inc. (GAP) Goldman Sachs Global Consumer and Retail Conference September 14, 2026 7:45 AM EDT Richard Dickson - CEO, President & Director Brooke Roach - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division [Audio Gap] on the Gap brand. I mean, I…
Apple planning three major changes for its retail stores, per report
Apple is preparing “major changes” to its retail stores, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Perhaps most notably, the changes include bringing back the iconic dedicated Genius Bars. In the latest edition of his Power On…
Essar firm to acquire U.K. fuel retailer for £400 million
EET Retail Limited, the retail division of Essar Energy Transition Fuels, the U.K. based company of the Essar Group, has announced an agreement to acquire 100% of SGN Retail, U.K.' independent forecourt operator founded by Graham Peacock and Susan…
Urgent call for action as retail crime hits NSW liquor stores
Retail Drinks Australia (RDA) is calling for urgent bipartisan action to protect retail workers and small businesses as retail crime continues to affect liquor stores across NSW. The call follows a series of incidents, including break-ins at stores…
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