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Why Grocery Retail Is Entering A New Era Of Execution
SVP Portfolio Management at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Yevgeni drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge retail technologies. We are seeing a broad shift in grocery retail. As operational complexity increases, technology decisions now…
Best companies for customer satisfaction as banks overtake retail for first time
Nationwide has been named the best-performing brand for customer satisfaction, as banks and building societies have overtaken the retail sector for the first time. Nationwide scored 87.3 out of 100 in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index…
KPMG: Retail Investments in Tech Soaring
Consumer and retail businesses are aggressively funding digital transformation, with over half of the companies polled saying they are investing $50 million or more annually in digital technologies, according to the 2026 KPMG Global Tech Report.
June heatwave keeps shoppers away from the high street in blow to retailers
June's record heatwave brought a blow to retailers as the uncomfortable temperatures kept shoppers away from the high street, figures show. Total UK footfall was down 3.4% year on year last month, with the high street suffering the sharpest 6.2%…
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Retail media to become an $8.1 billion advertising business in India by 2031: MPA
India's retail media market is set to reach $8.1 billion by 2031, emerging as one of the country's fastest-growing advertising segments and reshaping how brands allocate marketing budgets, according to a new report by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The…
China unveils retail road map: 5 years to shield physical stores from e-commerce
With retail sales growth cooling in May to the slowest pace since December 2022 and persistent weakness in big-ticket items extending through last month, Beijing has stepped in to reinvigorate bricks-and-mortar operators facing intense price…
Stitch Fix's CEO inherited a broken tech darling. He's fixing it like a traditional retail exec
A decade ago, Stitch Fix was a hot tech company promising to revolutionize how consumers shopped for clothes. Its personal shopping subscription service used algorithms to determine customers' preferences with enough accuracy that they would keep…
Aritzia Reports Strong Q1 With 35.1% Comp Sales Jump as the Retailer's Momentum Continues
Aritzia — benefiting from the strong demand for its fashion products, digital initiatives and investments in stores and marketing — saw strong gains across several metrics in the first quarter. Net revenue increased 43.4 percent to…
NRF: US Container Imports to Reach Record in July as Retailers Rush Ahead of Tariffs
Inbound cargo volume at the nation's major container ports is forecast to reach an all-time record this month, driven by retailers stocking up for the back-to-school season and ahead of expected tariff increases. According to the Global Port…
Mass. Voters To Decide Future Of Retail Cannabis Legalization
Massachusetts voters will decide in November whether to repeal the legalization of retail cannabis in the Bay State after state officials confirmed Thursday that the campaign secured the necessary number of... To view the full article, register…
Hispanic shoppers and pro customers are key to The Home Depot's World Cup retail media strategy
While The Home Depot is not a sports equipment or sports apparel retailer, its consumer base has given it ample reason to develop a comprehensive retail media strategy around the World Cup. Customers often come to The Home Depot and other home…
SpaceX Was Just Flooded With Buy Reports Across Wall Street. Do Analysts Know Something Retail Investors Don't?
This week, a wave of equity research reports from sell-side analysts was released on Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX +2.38%). The big takeaway is that Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on SpaceX stock. With so many banks publishing their…
Robinhood's Memecoin Boom Shows Crypto's Retail Market Is No Joke
Memecoins have made some of their backers tremendously wealthy, and they have also handed out big losses to many of their buyers. Both scenarios are economically real, and that's the contradiction at the center of the memecoin economy. It can look…
New international coffee chain drive-thru to open at Wigan retail park
Starbucks is set to open its third branch in Wigan after plans to build a drive-thru at a retail park were approved. The council's planning committee voted through plans to build the coffee shop on Marus Bridge Retail Park in the Winstanley area of…
PetSmart's only San Francisco store set to close as online shopping and same-day delivery reshape pet retail
San Francisco pet owners are set to lose access to one of the pet care industry's biggest brands with the upcoming closure of the city's lone PetSmart location. PetSmart's store located in the City Center shopping center on Geary Blvd. is set to…
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