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forbes.com - Dennis Mitzner - Retail As Critical Infrastructure: Finland's AI And Total Defense Model
Retail As Critical Infrastructure: Finland's AI And Total Defense Model
Forbes

HEINUJARVI, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Soldiers walk through the camp, as members of the Finnish arctic expert Jaeger Brigade train British, Swiss and french troops in cold-weather logistics on November 19, 2024 near Heinujarvi, Finland. The exercises…

mirror.co.uk - Levi Winchester - Update on tax crackdown on Shein and Temu as UK retailers respond
Update on tax crackdown on Shein and Temu as UK retailers respond
Daily Mirror

Retailers have called on Government to do more to accelerate the closing of a loophole on import taxed on small packages. The 'de minimis' tax rule allows overseas retailers to send small parcels worth less than £135 to the UK without paying…

seekingalpha.com - Nilanjana Basu - Strongest retail sales growth since 2022 puts focus on top-rated retail names (XLY:NYSEARCA)
Strongest retail sales growth since 2022 puts focus on top-rated retail names (XLY:NYSEARCA)
Seeking Alpha

Sustained strong retail spending boosts support for retail equities and provides a favorable investment backdrop. Victoria's Secret & Co., Burlington Stores, and Valvoline have the highest Quant Ratings, all receiving Strong Buy designations. Quant…

forbes.com - Mark Faithfull - Why Urban Sophistication Built A House And Ignored Retail Convention
Why Urban Sophistication Built A House And Ignored Retail Convention
Forbes

The use of a real house goes with the brand's unconventional approach. Nothing about the way Urban Sophistication goes about retailing conforms with the given norms, and that doubles down for its new store in South Korea. Located in an off-retail…

forbes.com - Pamela N. Danziger - Tanger Pivots To Full-Price Retail While Redefining Outlet Shopping
Tanger Pivots To Full-Price Retail While Redefining Outlet Shopping
Forbes

Tanger has just acquired the Town Center at Levis Commons outside Toledo, OH. This is the fourth open-air lifestyle center purchased since late 2023 as Tanger pivots from premium outlet centers into full-price retail. And the shift isn't just…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Government accelerates parcel tax loophole change - but retailers still unhappy
Government accelerates parcel tax loophole change - but retailers still unhappy
The Independent

The government has moved to accelerate the closure of a significant import tax loophole. However, the retail sector remains unimpressed, branding the revised timeline 'unacceptable'. Currently, overseas businesses can dispatch small packages valued…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Retail sales rise 9% in May amid improving consumer sentiment
Retail sales rise 9% in May amid improving consumer sentiment
The Korea Times

Sales at major retailers rose 9 percent in May from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday, driven by improving consumer sentiment and stronger revenue at both online and offline platforms. Korea's retail sales increased 9 percent from a year…

wwd.com - Fairchild Studio - How to Win Skeptical Consumers In a Fragmented Retail Market
How to Win Skeptical Consumers In a Fragmented Retail Market
WWD

The era of the predictable, discount-obsessed holiday shopper is officially over. While macroeconomic anxieties persist, a trans-Atlantic study by customer engagement platform Braze reveals that consumers are not necessarily locking up their…

wwd.com - Luisa Zargani - Prada, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren Impress Retailers
Prada, Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren Impress Retailers
WWD

MILAN — The heat wave in Milan was a recurring topic of conversation during men's fashion week as retailers and the press fanned themselves and tried to find some solace from the scorching sun and high humidity. Fittingly, brands seemed to…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Online retailer New Aim delays $500m ASX debut
Online retailer New Aim delays $500m ASX debut
Australian Financial Review

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.

observer.com - Mamoun Benkirane - This Prime Day, Retailers Make a Bid for the Bots
This Prime Day, Retailers Make a Bid for the Bots
Observer

Amazon Prime Day has always been a massive opportunity for third-party retailers, which already account for more than 60 percent of the e-commerce giant's sales. The annual influx of shoppers, many of whom have been waiting months to buy wishlist…

wwd.com - Arthur Zaczkiewicz - Tech Tuesday: Inside the Push to Rewrite the Rules of Physical Retail
Tech Tuesday: Inside the Push to Rewrite the Rules of Physical Retail
WWD

Editor's Note: In this week's column, Sourcing Journal is deviating from its usual format of multiple news items to present an exclusive interview with executives from Duggal Visual Solutions. The modern store is no longer just a place to buy…

wwd.com - Roy Stephen Canivel - Life Hack or Retail Abuse? AI is Writing Persuasive Refund Claims for Shoppers
Life Hack or Retail Abuse? AI is Writing Persuasive Refund Claims for Shoppers
WWD

AI has made it easy for consumers to write convincing refund claims, helping shoppers get away with behavior that retailers deem abusive, new survey findings show. A consumer might buy a top of multiple sizes and colors, only to choose the best fit…

afr.com - Gus McCubbing - Young people are driving retail growth in private markets, according to State Street, despite private credit jitters
Young people are driving retail growth in private markets, according to State Street, despite private credit jitters
Australian Financial Review

Retail investor appetite is growing in private markets, despite surging redemption requests in the United States and Australia's corporate regulator ramping up its scrutiny of private credit. That's according to a new report released on Wednesday…

gameranx.com - Ryan Parreno - Rockstar Abandons Discs With GTA 6, As Retail Version Is A Code-In-A-Box
Rockstar Abandons Discs With GTA 6, As Retail Version Is A Code-In-A-Box
Gameranx

Rockstar has made a drastic change for GTA 6 in the franchise's entire history. They made this announcement in their press release: Players who pre-order digital versions of Grand Theft Auto VI will be able to begin pre-loading on November 12, 2026…

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