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bloomberg.com - Tracy Alloway - The Rise of Organized Retail Crime at Big Box Stores
The Rise of Organized Retail Crime at Big Box Stores
Bloomberg

If you walk into a local pharmacy in New York City, more likely than not, lots of the merchandise is locked behind closed doors as a measure to mitigate shoplifting. So how big is the “retail shrink” problem really? And why are stores…

theguardian.com - Lauren Almeida - Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
Iceland to become first UK high street retailer to open shop in Falkland Islands
The Guardian

The supermarket chain Iceland has said it will open a shop on the Falkland Islands in early December. The shop, to be launched in partnership with a local retailer, Kelper Stores, will be the first UK high street brand to have a presence in the…

wwd.com - Arthur Zaczkiewicz - Faire Reveals How Independent Retailers Are Capitalizing on Fashion Trends
Faire Reveals How Independent Retailers Are Capitalizing on Fashion Trends
WWD

Fashion trends have never been harder to predict. As social media, celebrity culture and localism increasingly determine fashion trends that deviate from the traditional catwalk-to-store corridor route, independent retailers are better placed than…

wsj.com - Nikkei Falls 0.6%, Dragged by Construction, Retail Stocks
Nikkei Falls 0.6%, Dragged by Construction, Retail Stocks
Wall Street Journal

0014 GMT — Japanese stocks are lower in early trade on rising concerns over the Iran war and higher energy costs. Construction and retail stocks are leading the declines. Taisei is down 4.9% and is 2.4% lower. The dollar is at 153.49 yen…

wwd.com - Kate Nishimura - UK Retail Sales Growth Slumped in August Despite Consumer Sentiment Boost
UK Retail Sales Growth Slumped in August Despite Consumer Sentiment Boost
WWD

Retail sales growth in the United Kingdom is in the doldrums as the summer months come to a close, according to newly released data from the British Retail Consortium. Total retail sales growth slowed to a four-month low in August, with the annual…

bleedingcool.com - Rich Johnston - Dynamite Will Reject Suspected A.I. Retailer Exclusive Cover Variants
Dynamite Will Reject Suspected A.I. Retailer Exclusive Cover Variants
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Comics, Comics Publishers, Dynamite | Tagged: ai, coverwatch Dynamite Entertainment will reject suspected A.I. retailer exclusive cover variants from their comics Dynamite Entertainment says suspected A.I. retailer exclusive cover…

fortune.com - Angelica Ang - 'My boss is the Chinese customer': Walmart China CEO Christina Zhu on how the Fortune 500 company is thriving in a tough retail market
'My boss is the Chinese customer': Walmart China CEO Christina Zhu on how the Fortune 500 company is thriving in a tough retail market
Fortune

When U.S. supermarket chain Walmart opened its first Chinese outlet in Shenzhen in 1996—five years before China joined the World Trade Organization—the retail landscape in the country looked vastly different. With no large-scale…

wwd.com - Lisa Lockwood - Target by Design: A New Museum Retail Experience That Celebrates Accessible Design and Creativity
Target by Design: A New Museum Retail Experience That Celebrates Accessible Design and Creativity
WWD

Target by Design, a two-day presentation, will take place as a New Museum Retail Experience in New York, celebrating the retailer's commitment to accessible design and the creative talent shaping the future of style and design. Open Thursday and…

modernretail.co - Mitchell Parton - Instacart launches custom AI assistants for retailers, and its own
Instacart launches custom AI assistants for retailers, and its own
Modern Retail

Retail giants like Walmart, Kroger and Amazon have launched AI assistants allowing consumers to ask for recommendations or curated shopping lists. Now, Instacart has made it easier for other retailers, such as regional grocers, to follow in their…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Kieran Isgin - All the UK retailers that will stock the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max
All the UK retailers that will stock the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max
Manchester Evening News

Apple has announced its latest iPhone 18 Pro models today (September 9). And with it comes an opportunity to pre-order the phones before they ship, ensuring you're the first among your friends to have the latest and greatest iPhone. But, before you…

seekingalpha.com - Clark Schultz - Amer Sports, Steve Madden, and Carter's stand out in BMO's sweeping retail sector coverage (XRT:NYSEARCA)
Amer Sports, Steve Madden, and Carter's stand out in BMO's sweeping retail sector coverage (XRT:NYSEARCA)
Seeking Alpha

BMO Capital launched sweeping coverage across the retail sector. Analyst Kelly Crago issued both bull and bear ratings within the sector. American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) at Market Perform rating and a $18 target price.

seekingalpha.com - Mary Christine Joy - India's SEBI said to be ramping up scrutiny of Wall Street traders to protect retail investors (JPM:NYSE)
India's SEBI said to be ramping up scrutiny of Wall Street traders to protect retail investors (JPM:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Indian regulator is said to be boosting scrutiny of Wall Street traders as part of an effort to protect retail investors in its $5 trillion stock market, Bloomberg News reported. The Securities and Exchange Board of India has signaled internally…

examinerlive.co.uk - Craig Jones - Big name retail giant to shut York city centre store
Big name retail giant to shut York city centre store
Yorkshire Live

A massive York city centre shop will soon shut. TG Jones, based in Coney Street, will close in the coming weeks. The retailer was formerly known as WH Smith with the York city centre unit also being home to a Post Office branch and Toys R Us.

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Karnataka retailers warn against growing Illicit trade, market distortion in India's e-com ecosystem
Karnataka retailers warn against growing Illicit trade, market distortion in India's e-com ecosystem
The Hindu

The Karnataka State Retail Traders Welfare & Development Association organised a seminar on “Confronting Illicit Trade in Modern Markets” here on Tuesday where retailers, trader associations, and policymakers came together to…

cityam.com - Felix Armstrong - Primark sales slip as owner dresses up retailer for spin-off
Primark sales slip as owner dresses up retailer for spin-off
City AM

Primark has seen its sales slip due to heatwaves and “weak” consumer spending, despite efforts by its owner to revamp the discount clothes seller as it prepares to be spun off. Associated British Foods (ABF), the FTSE 100 consumer…

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