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The Link Between Unified Commerce And Retail AI Transformation
Michael Scheibner is CEO and Chairman of the Board at GK Software, a Fujitsu company and global leader in retail technology. Retail leaders are serious about implementing AI. According to Gartner, 91% of retail IT leaders have prioritized AI as the…
Glass deposit scheme for Wales 'risks major problems' for retail
The owner of a historic wine merchant has said a new recycling scheme risks 'major problems' for Wales' retail industry. James Tanner said the decision to bring in the deposit return scheme (DRS) from October 2027 could cause alcohol retailers to…
NCA Survey: 50% Of Big US Retailers Now Accept Crypto Payment
PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 15: In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is displayed alongside US Dollars on December 15, 2017 in Paris, France. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and…
Q1 2026 U.S. Retail: Broadline Retail Powers Earnings Growth As Household Durables Weaken
The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q1 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 25.2% growth over last year's levels. Of the 188 retailers tracked by LSEG, the broadline retail…
Time to re-imagine retail as AI changes the game
AI is changing the game. (Image source: 123RF) AI is rapidly transforming retail CX, operational efficiency and even margins, and retailers that are too slow to harness it risk falling behind in a competitive market. This is according to Deon…
XRT: Retailers Struggle Amid Record-Low Consumer Sentiment (Downgrade) (NYSEARCA:XRT)
State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) is downgraded to Hold due to macro and technical headwinds. XRT's valuation is attractive at under 16x earnings, but negative real wage growth and high gas prices weigh on outlook. The ETF's technical setup is…
Midday Need to Know: NATO on Hormuz, Burry adds tech and retail positions, and more (SP500:)
Fund managers are increasing equity allocations and reducing cash levels, leading to the lowest cash levels since February and triggering a potential sell signal. Intel and Qualcomm are in talks to potentially acquire Tenstorrent, with the startup…
Watchdog chief voices concerns over retail speculation amid increased volatility
The chief of the country's financial watchdog has expressed concerns that retail investors could suffer losses amid increased market volatility, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Tuesday. During a meeting on consumer risk…
Retail Traders Get Custom AI Stock Research as Webull Launches Vega Analyst
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Claire's plots major comeback with 7,000 items at retail locations
CLAIRE'S is plotting a major retail comeback in a new deal set to put its products in several major retailers. The jewelry and accessories retailer filed for bankruptcy in August with a $690 million debt before being saved in a $140 million…
Spanish police arrest son of retail billionaire who fell off a cliff and died. He was the only witness
Police in northeastern Spain on Tuesday arrested the son of Isak Andic, the billionaire founder of the Spanish fashion brand Mango, for allegedly having played a role in his death. Andic, 71, was hiking with his son in the mountains near Barcelona…
Retail evolution: Era of unmanned supplement stores unfolds in South Korea
Unmanned convenience stores focusing on health functional foods are emerging as a promising business model amid an evolving retail market in South Korea…
This Retailer Might Rise as a Top Stealth AI Play
As investors pile in (and now, rush out) of the red-hot semiconductor trade as the go-to way to play the AI revolution and the big AI compute inflection point that many might still underestimate if agentic AI really does live up to the hype by…
Binance Retail Investor Bitcoin Inflows Drop By 73%, What's Next for BTC?
Bitcoin (BTC) retail investor activity on Binance has fallen to its lowest level in history. Retail BTC inflows on Binance now average near 314 BTC per month in 2026, down sharply from the 1,200 BTC range recorded in March 2024. Bitcoin's recovery…
FPIs pare Tata stakes as retail investors buy the correction
FPIs have pared stakes across several Tata companies with the sharpest reduction seen in premium growth-oriented businesses that had witnessed strong valuation rerating during the post-pandemic rally. FPI holding in Trent fell from 26.6 per cent in…
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