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Retail Distribution Is Returning To What Always Worked
Joel Goldstein is the President of Mr. Checkout Distributors. Retail distribution has been on a long road, and for most of it, the destination was speed, scale and efficiency. The industry built systems that could push enormous volume across…
Why Retail's Unified Customer View Was Never Really Unified
Rohit Kedia is a software architect turned CEO of Xoriant, a AI-native Applied Intelligence digital engineering company. For years, retailers have invested heavily in building a unified view of their customers, bringing together interactions across…
Electricals retailer Comet makes its comeback, 14 years after chain's collapse
Comet will make its comeback today - 14 years after the electrical chain's collapse. The retailer has been revived as an online only business - complete with its original branding - with the hope of taking on the might of Amazon and others. More…
Let's Respect Retail - Mirror joins fight as 1.5m shop staff face weekly abuse
As Christmas approaches, the nation's shopkeepers will be hard at work making sure everyone can bag their food, decorations and presents in time for the big day. But with abusive behaviour towards them on the rise, at the top of retail workers'…
Major retailer sued over allegations its macaroni and cheese is not preservative free
Target is being sued over allegations that its store-brand boxed macaroni and cheese contains ingredients that can help preserve food - despite being marketed as free of preservatives. Plaintiff Kiana Vaughan filed the class-action lawsuit against…
Robinhood Launches US IPO Access for UK Retail Investors
Latest News PublishedNov 9, 2026 Robinhood's UK customers can request shares in eligible US initial public offerings at the offer price before the stocks begin trading. Robinhood has launched a service that lets UK retail investors request shares…
Major UK retailer announces return 14 years after it collapsed
A major UK retailer has announced its return today 14 years after it collapsed, with the entrepreneur behind its revival promising to 'bring back the excitement' that made it a high street favourite. Entrepreneur Cas Paton, 42, has bought Comet -…
Trafford Centre confirms new flagship store from major fashion retailer
The Trafford Centre is to welcome a major new flagship store from viral lifestyle brand Arne, it has been announced. Arne has become a meteoric success story for Wigan brothers Ryan and Reece Broadhurst over the past eight years having started it…
World of Warcraft civil war erupts as 'retail Andys' beg Blizzard to make WoW: Forever easier
Oh boy, the very thing that made World of Warcraft and, indeed, World of Warcraft: Forever popular is now becoming the subject of intense debate. World of Warcraft: Forever is Blizzard's take on the 'Classic+' pitch, where fans asked the firm for…
Iconic British Retail Store Gets GTA 6 Takeover Featuring Exclusive $3,355 Varsity Jacke, Vice City Basketballs, Luggage Tags, and More
Luxury British department store Selfridges has had the ground floor of its flagship London store overtaken by GTA 6 ahead of its November 19 release date. It's not just a little display, either; Rockstar and the retailer have gone all-out. The…
David Jones collapse threatens thousands of jobs as Australian retail crisis deepens
Department store chain David Jones, one of Australia's oldest and best-known retailers, went into receivership on November 5, threatening the jobs of more than 6,000 workers in Australia and New Zealand. The collapse is part of a deepening economic…
UK electrical retailer Comet returns today 14 years after collapse
Comet is back from the dead today - 14 years after its collapse - as the entrepreneur behind its revival promises to bring back the excitement that made it a high street favourite. Entrepreneur Cas Paton, 42, has bought the iconic brand - which…
Japanese home retailer Nitori says up to 38 million customer records may have been leaked
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Nov 09, 2026, 07:53 PM TOKYO – Major Japanese home furnishings retailer Nitori Holdings said on Nov 9 that up to 37.62 million of its customer records may have been…
South Korea's low birth rate fuels $5.1 billion baby goods retail boom
SEOUL – South Korean entrepreneur Mah Seungeun rarely talks herself out of buying something for her 10-year-old daughter. With no siblings to share the family's attention – or its spending – each childhood milestone feels like…
One of America's most iconic bootmakers has revived a cult classic from the 1990s, and we have one of Japan's most influential retailers to thank
There seems to be no end to BEAMS collaborations this year, but I'm certainly not complaining. The latest brand to join forces to celebrate BEAMS' 50th anniversary is American bootmaker Red Wing. The collection brings back a cult-favourite boot…
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