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forbes.com - Forrester - 2026 Retail Predictions
2026 Retail Predictions
Forbes

2026 Retail Predictions: Profitability, AI Disruption, And Policy Shifts The retail landscape is entering a period of profound transformation, where profitability will no longer be optional but instead essential for survival. The combination of…

forbes.com - Nico Müller - How Retail Media Can Monetize Retail Stores' Highest-Intent Screens
How Retail Media Can Monetize Retail Stores' Highest-Intent Screens
Forbes

Nico Müller is CCO at shopreme, delivering self-checkout customers love in 2,200+ stores at retailers such as Auchan, Loblaws, REWE & more. Retail media has earned its reputation as one of the fastest‑growing and most resilient ad…

forbes.com - Catherine Erdly - What Shoppers Are Buying This Christmas In Retail
What Shoppers Are Buying This Christmas In Retail
Forbes

Christmas shoppers are looking for warmth, nostalgia and value for money in 2025 Retailers heading into the holidays are preparing for a 2025 Christmas retail season that's disciplined rather than decadent. VoucherCodes/GlobalData forecasts roughly…

forbes.com - Kevin Rozario - African Travel Retail Has Become A Major Growth Hotspot For Lagardère
African Travel Retail Has Become A Major Growth Hotspot For Lagardère
Forbes

Kigali is Lagardère Travel Retail's latest African location. France's Lagardère Travel Retail has just opened another duty-free store in Africa, this time at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda. The move, following a concession…

benzinga.com - Benzinga Insights - Understanding Amazon.com's Position In Broadline Retail Industry Compared To Competitors - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Understanding Amazon.com's Position In Broadline Retail Industry Compared To Competitors - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Benzinga

In today's rapidly changing and highly competitive business world, it is vital for investors and industry enthusiasts to carefully assess companies. In this article, we will perform a comprehensive industry comparison, evaluating Amazon.com…

forbes.com - Expert Panel® - 18 Big Challenges Retailers Are Facing This Holiday Season
18 Big Challenges Retailers Are Facing This Holiday Season
Forbes

The holiday season is always a high-stakes time for retailers, but this year brings a new mix of challenges. Customers are more cautious, competition for attention is fierce, and AI-driven discovery is changing how people find and evaluate…

forbes.com - Rajdeep Biswas - From Aisles To Agents: Building An Agentic AI Control Tower In Retail
From Aisles To Agents: Building An Agentic AI Control Tower In Retail
Forbes

Rajdeep Biswas is the Strategic Industry Leader – Solutions Architecture at Databricks. Today, retail is a timing game, where decisions made every second impact the business in real time. While many retailers are looking to all-purpose…

forbes.com - SAP Guest - Holiday Retail Sales 2025: U.S. Shoppers Expected To Pull Back
Holiday Retail Sales 2025: U.S. Shoppers Expected To Pull Back
Forbes

A PwC survey showed that U.S. consumers plan to spend 5% less on seasonal spending compared to 2024, the biggest drop in five years. By Marcia Yusavage, Executive Editor, Future of Commerce, SAP Experts forecast slower growth in holiday retail…

bloomberg.com - Isabelle Lee - Retail Traders Schooled on Market Timing as New Crypto Bets Sink
Retail Traders Schooled on Market Timing as New Crypto Bets Sink
Bloomberg

Wall Street's rush to cash in on the crypto boom by launching exchange-traded funds of all stripes is looking like a case of awkward timing: All 11 ETFs mostly tied to smaller cryptocurrencies that debuted recently are in the red, caught in a…

independent.co.uk - Holly Williams - WH Smith boss steps down as retailer issues fresh profit warning
WH Smith boss steps down as retailer issues fresh profit warning
The Independent

Carl Cowling has stepped down as chief executive of WH Smith following an investigation into an accounting error within its US division, as the retailer issued a fresh profit warning. The departure comes after an independent review conducted by…

bloomberg.com - Alex Gabriel Simon - Retail Investor Wave Fuels 40% Jump in Pakistan Stocks This Year
Retail Investor Wave Fuels 40% Jump in Pakistan Stocks This Year
Bloomberg

Retail investors are helping extend Pakistan's stock market surge, marking a rare moment of confidence in local shares after years of volatility and political uncertainty. The nation's benchmark KSE-100 Index has climbed roughly 40% in 2025, making…

dailymail.co.uk - Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent - Will Labour kill off corner shops? Retailers fear taxes and red tape
Will Labour kill off corner shops? Retailers fear taxes and red tape
Mail Online

A majority of corner shops are fearful about next week's Budget with retailers warning Rachel Reeves not to put 'another nail in the coffin' with further tax rises. A survey of England's convenience stores found three-quarters (74 per cent) were…

rediff.com - Aathira Varier - Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October
Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October
Rediff.com

Even as non-life insurers reported muted premium growth in October, standalone health insurers saw a robust 38 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge. This growth was driven by pent-up demand in the retail health insurance segment. It was also…

independent.co.uk - Michelle Chapman - Home Depot CEO warns of 'uncertainty' as three issues plague retailer
Home Depot CEO warns of 'uncertainty' as three issues plague retailer
The Independent

Home Depot has suffered another blow to its profit expectations and it says fewer violent storms this year is partly to blame. The business also suffered from more anxiety among U.S. consumers and a housing market that is in a deep funk. The…

mediabrief.com - MBDesk1 - LatentView Analytics appoints Venky Ramesh as Chief Client Officer - Consumer, Retail & Marketplaces
LatentView Analytics appoints Venky Ramesh as Chief Client Officer - Consumer, Retail & Marketplaces
MediaBrief

Venky brings deep expertise in data, digital, and analytics-led transformations across global enterprises. His career spans leadership roles in Infosys, Cognizant, and Capgemini, where he built high-performing teams and helped clients accelerate…

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