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Japan's Retail Traders Add to Yen Shorts as Currency Rallies
Japanese retail investors are betting against the yen's sharp rally, adding to bearish wagers even as the currency climbs to its strongest levels in months. Individual traders held an estimated ¥3.61 trillion ($23.5 billion) of net short-yen…
UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a first step on the ladder to paid work. In partnership with the Department for…
Retail's next bottleneck is content
Australian retailers have spent years adding channels. Websites, apps, marketplaces, loyalty programs, social commerce, and digital signage now sit alongside the physical store. Yet every new touchpoint creates another demand for product stories…
Brown and Brown enters Scottish retail market
Brown and Brown (Europe) Ltd. has acquired MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers, marking its first retail acquisition in Scotland, Insurance Times reported. MacKay Corporate's strong regional presence in commercial lines gives the London-based firm…
New Data Maps Polyester's Reach Across Fashion Retail
Polyester runs through fashion's online racks—but precisely how much depends on what is being counted. Nearly three in 10 of the 139,042 product listings examined across 73 fashion retailers contained at least 50 percent polyester, according…
Nike and This Retail Giant Will No Longer Be Part of This Prestigious S&P Index
Nike ‘s 78 percent stock decline just cost it a seat on the prestigious S&P 100 Index. The S&P 100 is a subset of 100 mega-cap, blue chip firms that are part of the S&P 500. These 100 large-cap stocks are the largest and most established…
Is AI the Answer to Big-Box Retail's Woes?
In this episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool contributors Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Jon Quast discuss: The tariff refund for big box retailers. What retailers are doing with AI assistants and agentic AI. Uber's partnership…
Why this retail boss never tells the team when he goes on holiday
Tell me about your morning routine. What time do you wake up? I usually wake up around 5.30am. I have daily [sales] numbers that come through on my phone at 5.05am, so I tend to have a quick look at those. Now with 91 stores, I need to understand…
Retail investors were less bullish in August
Retail investors were less eager buyers of stocks in August, taking advantage of gains early in the month to trim some of their positions and leading to a 3.9% decline in Charles Schwab's index of stock positions and trading activity, per data…
Ahlem Brings Bronze Back to Eyewear as It Steps Up Global Retail Push
PARIS — Ahlem is turning to one of eyewear 's oldest materials to write its next chapter, which includes a trio of store openings in New York, Tokyo and Paris. The independent luxury brand founded by Ahlem Manai-Platt is introducing bronze…
Insider Waves Goodbye to 800 Shares of Iconic Specialty Retailer
Kenneth B. Robinson, Director at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF +0.88%), sold 800 shares of Class A Common Stock on Aug. 28, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$119,752Shares sold800Post-transaction shares (directly…
India White-Collar Hiring Jumps 14% in August, Led by Auto, Healthcare, Retail Sectors
India's white-collar job market witnessed a robust 14 per cent year-on-year growth in August, primarily fuelled by significant hiring increases in the auto, healthcare, and retail sectors, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak Index. India's…
Major supermarkets and retailers join bid to get 100,000 young people into jobs
A major drive has begun to get young people in Britain into retail jobs across the UK. Backed by over 40 major retailers, this initiative could 'make a difference' across the country. Working with the Department of Work and Pensions, the British…
Delaware retail weed sales hit record $5.6M in July but remain below projections
What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Thirteen months after Delaware's first retail marijuana stores opened, sales of bud, gummies and tinctures averaged about $4.5…
Crime in New Orleans East is down as police mount swifter response. What does it mean for retail?
After Rashida Green's nephew, Jameel, was murdered near her home in Little Woods a decade ago, she decided to leave New Orleans for good. But after living in St. Tammany Parish for several years, she's become homesick. And as crime rates in the…
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