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The Netherlands considers banning Meta AI glasses as some retailers pull them from shelves
Backlash against Meta glasses is heating up in the Netherlands. At least two Dutch retailers are pausing the sale of the glasses following media reports about privacy concerns, and the government is also getting involved. Hans Anders, a large…
AI Agents Aim to Change Shopping. Some Retailers Are Locking the Doors.
Tech executives are selling their vision of a retail industry transformed by “agentic commerce,” wherein artificial-intelligence agents shop and can even make purchases with no direct human involvement. Meta's release of the Muse…
Mainland tourists embrace slow travel in Stanley as local retailers face golden week chill
As the National Day Golden Week holiday begins, many mainland tourists are choosing to bypass Hong Kong's bustling urban centers in favor of Stanley, a seaside town known for its European flair. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Visitors have praised…
HK's retail sales rise 5.6 percent in August, growing for 16th consecutive month
Hong Kong's August retail sales increased 5.6 percent year on year to HK$32.1 billion, marking the 16th consecutive month of expansion, with figures pointing to a continued shift in consumer spending towards digital channels. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
Fashion Retailers Mixed on Hiring as September Employment Gains Disappoint
Fashion retailers muddled along last month as payrolls showed weaker than expected growth across the U.S. economy. Department stores shed 700 jobs to employ a total of 947,100 in September as apparel specialty stores added 600 positions for a total…
Walmart+ Is Growing Faster Than Ever as the Retailer Loads on More Perks
Walmart's monthly subscription service is becoming a more valuable growth engine for the retailer as its membership base grows rapidly, alongside other businesses including advertising and data. This year, Walmart+ saw the most net-new growth in…
Getting Into Beauty Retail Is Difficult - Staying There Is Even Harder
Add Fashionista as a preferred Google sourceUse your Google account to add this to your settings For years, getting into a major beauty retailer was treated as the ultimate marker of legitimacy for emerging brands in the industry. A Sephora, Ulta…
Pool supplies retailer files for bankruptcy, to close 76 stores
Pool and spa service provider Leslie's Inc. announced this week that it entered into a restructuring agreement with a group of its existing lenders and will close some stores while continuing to operate as it restructures through bankruptcy. The…
Anup Saha Named Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO: Strategic Continuity & Retail Focus
Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the appointment of Anup Saha as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027, a move expected to bring strategic continuity and a strong retail banking focus to the lender's…
SJ Fall Summit: Holiday Returns Are Coming. Retailers Can Get More Value Back.
There's a good reason January is sometimes called “Returnuary.” December's peak shopping days are quickly followed by the busiest month for returns, when shoppers send back the sweater from a sister-in-law they would never wear or the…
Beloved 80-year-old women's fashion retailer to close 120 stores
It's lights out for another popular retailer as over 100 stores are set to close. Cato Fashions — a North Carolina-based women's retail chain — has just announced it will shut down roughly 120 stores by the end of 2026. The…
Shweta Kapur's Apartment-88, a new fashion retail experience
For 431-88, a wardrobe has never been limited to clothes. The brand's latest project, Apartment 88, takes that idea into a physical space, bringing together fashion, art, design and objects. Conceived as a travelling space, the project comes to…
Full list of retailers, banks and restaurants that closed in Scotland in 2026
It's been a turbulent year for the Scottish high street. For every exciting new opening, there have been quite a few closures being announced. Over the past few years alone, closing down notices have become commonplace. This year alone, the…
Major retailer to close down Scottish town store as clearance sale launched
A major high street retailer has confirmed the closing date of another Scottish store. The news has been met with disappointment from locals who say 'it will be missed'. TG Jones has had a rocky start since taking over all 480 WHSmith stores in…
Historian releases book about the old retail and hospitality scene in Prestwick
A new book about Prestwick has just been published by Cumnock-born author, Dane Love. ‘A Look Back at Prestwick is a pictorial reflection of old Prestwick, complete with 40 old photographs, each complete with detailed historical captions.
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