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Pacsun CEO Shares A Retail Reinvention Story Rooted In Community, Culture, And Collaboration
Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson releases “Co-Created: The Cultural Strategy That Redefined Pacsun” with Forbes Books. ISBN-13: 979-8887508078 NEW YORK (May 12, 2026) — Co-Created: The Cultural Strategy That Redefined Pacsun by Brieane…
Hong Kong retail sector may turn a corner: Wharf REIC
Hong Kong's retail sector may have turned a corner, said Stephen Ng Tin-hoi, chairman and managing director of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company (1997), citing the strong performance of its hotels' occupancy and room rates during the Labour Day…
Longo's President Deb Craven Named Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year by Retail Council of Canada
TORONTO, May 12, 2026 /CNW/ - Retail Council of Canada (RCC) proudly announces Deb Craven, President, Longo's, as the recipient of the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award. This prestigious award recognizes a retail leader who has…
Small caps, tech stocks at risk as budget hits retail investors
Labor's capital gains tax changes are expected to hit Australian small caps and growth stocks that are popular among retail investors and could even deter technology companies and start-ups from listing on the local sharemarket in favour of…
Beyond shoplifting: How consumers and retailers pay for retail crimes
When most people think of retail theft, they picture someone slipping an item off a rack, sneaking lipstick into a backpack, or a stranger stealing a package from a front porch. But experts say the problem has grown into something far more complex.
Private equity-backed online car parts retailer seeks growth funding
Automotive Superstore, an e-commerce car parts and accessories retailer that's growing like a weed, has launched a capital raising to turbocharge its operations. The company, which counts growth equity funds 248 Growth Partners and Fifth Estate…
A brand new memory stock ETF has quickly become retail traders' hottest thematic trade since Covid
Retail is rushing into a fund that gives broad exposure to the stock market's hottest trade of the year. Individual investors are pouring cash into DRAM, The Roundhill Memory ETF. The fund, which launched just over a month ago on April 2, offers…
Dollar Tree and Starbucks are suddenly opening hundreds of new stores as retail doom stories pile up
Amid widespread reports of retail closure after closure, a new report on retail market dynamics from the real estate services company JLL outlines the sectors that are leading openings so far in 2026. Restaurants and discount dollar stores lead the…
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Sports retailer to close 175 underperforming stores so it can focus on key locations
JD Sports is planning to close about 175 Hibbett stores across the U.S. over the next three years to focus on fewer, more profitable locations. The British retailer bought Hibbett, an Alabama-based sporting goods chain, for about $1.1 billion in…
India's Retail Inflation Rises to 3.48% in April Driven by Jewellery, Food Prices
India's retail inflation climbed to 3.48 per cent in April, primarily fuelled by a significant surge in gold and silver jewellery prices and an increase in the cost of essential kitchen items, impacting household budgets across the nation. India's…
Chinese fashion, online retail giants clash in London court
Chinese fast-fashion company Shein Group Ltd. accused the owner of online marketplace Temu of copyright infringement “on an industrial scale” at London's High Court on Monday, Reuters reported. Shein said Temu used thousands of its…
Federal Budget shows 'steps in the right direction', but retailers want more
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his fifth Federal Budget, one that brought a raft of changes to Australia's retail landscape with productivity, regulation, and the conduct of offshore competitors such as Shein and Temu under the micriscope.
AI super rally has retail investors acting the most aggressive since trading frenzy during Covid
Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images It's official: traders haven't been this aggressively bullish since they were stuck at home with stimulus checks betting on a bounce-back in the global economy. Retail traders are buying calls in Cboe's 'Mag 10'…
Amazon is turning the retail speed war into a 30-minute sprint
Amazon is pushing deeper into 'instant retail' with a new 30-minute delivery service, escalating its speed race with Walmart, Target and delivery apps. Why it matters: Retailers once competed to deliver in days, then hours. Now the race is to…
Retail inflation rose to 3.48% in April
Retail inflation, based on consumer price index (CPI) rose a tad to 3.48 per cent in April from 3.4 per cent of March, government reported on Tuesday, According to official data, year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price…
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