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Personalization Isn't Solving Retail's Confidence Problem
Aniket Deosthali, CEO & Co-Founder at EnviveAI. Retail has spent years trying to perfect personalization, with recommendation engines becoming more sophisticated, customer data becoming more detailed and retailers investing heavily in technology…
This No. 1 Retailer's Strategy Produces Results. Stock Is In Buy Zone Ahead Of Earnings Report.
Investors shouldn't think of Five Below (FIVE) as just a seller of cheap toys and gadgets. The retailer's strategic shift focuses around capturing higher consumer traffic. Five Below ranks No. 1 in the general retail industry group, according to…
Dollar Chains Offer Diverging Views on Challenging Retail Sector
Dollar-store chains provided different takeaways on the state of the US retail sector that's facing increasing economic challenges. At Dollar Tree Inc., the company mostly met Wall Street expectations last quarter and left its sales growth outlook…
Don't Let Retail Media Tell You It's Brand Building
Walmart's second-quarter earnings call on Aug. 20 was more like a party. You'd be breaking out the hats and noisemakers too if your global advertising revenue was up 38%. Walmart Connect, its U.S. retail media arm, posted even higher gains of 43%.
T-Mobile is closing retail stores and laying off workers: See a list of locations that will be impacted
T-Mobile is continuing to lay off workers and close retail stores in the U.S. The mobile communications company has disclosed 63 new layoffs across 13 locations in Washington state. The impacted employees worked at a mix of retail stores and…
Why retailers need to own their digital visibility
For years, retailers have competed on price, product range and customer experience. Those things still matter, but they are no longer enough on their own. Increasingly, success depends on whether customers can discover a retailer in the first…
Butchery excellence at Cleaver Awards 2025 | Arch Retail
From 19 to 21 August 2026, some of southern Africa's finest butcheries took centre stage at the 21st Annual Cleaver Awards, and Arch Retail Solutions was once again proud to be part of the celebration as a sponsor. The Cleaver Awards have become an…
Counter-tariffs add new challenge for retailers
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Barrenjoey launches block trade in furniture retailer Koala
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
Chopova Lowena Doubles Down on Experience, Service with 'Clubhouse' Retail Concept
LONDON – For years, Chopova Lowena's old studio in Deptford by the River Thames has functioned as an unofficial shrine for fans worldwide who would plan a trip to see Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena's world up close: studio tours, try-ons, and…
Retailers sue to stop state's ban on plant-derived supplement
State health officials have not yet filed a response as of Wednesday, and no hearing date has been scheduled. Gov. Maura Healey and Goldstein announced the emergency order concerning kratom sales Aug. 13 through a press release, giving convenience…
Government starts retail sale of onions at Rs 35 per kg
THE Centre on Thursday began retail sale of onions at Rs 35 per kg from the government's buffer stock. The onions will be sold through mobile vans and stores of two cooperatives — National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of…
Agentic commerce is coming. Retailers need to prepare for it now
For retailers, the next phase of digital commerce is unlikely to be about building another channel. Most likely, it will be about making sure their existing infrastructure can transact with machines. That is the emerging challenge as artificial…
Retail stores, quick-commerce cap sales of sugar amid high demand and low output concerns
Retail stores as well as quick-commerce platforms have capped sugar purchases amid heightened demand and concerns around lower sugar output. Stores such as Reliance and D-Mart have restricted sugar purchases to around 2-3 kg per consumer.
Major beauty retailer opens in former Altrincham River Island unit
A health and beauty retailer has opened its latest store in Greater Manchester. Superdrug's new store is located in the Stamford Quarter development in Altrincham town centre. It takes over the space at 44-46 George Street, which has stood empty…
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