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Here's Why Retail Investors Are Fleeing Private Credit
One story that matters each week, explained in five minutes. One story that matters each week, explained in five minutes. Here's Why Podcasts • Browse all episodes Investors tried to pull around $13 billion out of private credit funds in the…
Starbucks's retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase
Starbucks's UK retail arm received a £13.7m corporation tax credit last year, even as its sales increased 6% and it added more than 90 stores. The credit, which can be used to offset future tax bills, comes after losses widened to…
Retail Stock Traders Turn to Sellers as Rally Spurs Skepticism
A bout of equities volatility fueled by surging energy prices amid the Iran war is eroding confidence among some of the market's most reliable bulls: retail investors. Take Wednesday, when the S&P 500 Index surged to its highest level since March…
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Ajmal partners with Shoppers Stop to expand fragrance retail in India
Ajmal has partnered with Shoppers Stop to expand its retail presence in India. As part of the collaboration, a selection of Ajmal's fragrances will be available across select Shoppers Stop outlets, adding to the brand's existing distribution across…
Fast Retailing Shares Hit Record High After Guidance Upgrade
Shares were recently 9.0% higher at 73,550 yen on Friday after hitting an all-time intraday high of Y74,220 earlier. Fast Retailing said after Thursday's market close that net profit increased 20% from a year earlier to Y279.29 billion, equivalent…
Wereldhave acquires retail space in shopping center Overvecht in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Wereldhave has reached an agreement with a group of investors advised by Crossroads Real Estate to acquire a retail unit in shopping center Overvecht in Utrecht with a total gross lettable area of 3,340 m². The unit is currently let to Dutch…
U.K. Retail Sales Growth Miss Estimates
U.K. retail footfall returned to growth in March, but the increase fell short of expectations ahead of a challenging period for retailers due to the conflict in the Middle East, according to a report published Friday. The number of visits to…
Apple is closing stores in 3 states, joins list of retailers to shutter locations in challenging environment for malls
There has been no shortage of retailers closing locations over the last few years as consumer behaviors shift online and foot traffic at brick-and-mortar stores continues to decline for many chains. And now, iPhone maker Apple has announced that it…
Verneek's Deep Technology Tackles Retail Issues
Retailers have a problem — they're technologically “siloed.” So says Dr. Nasrin Mostafazadeh, chief executive officer of Verneek, a “deep” technology firm she cofounded with her husband Dr. Omid Bakhshandeh five…
On the Market: St. Paul industrial and retail properties
It's another “all St. Paul” week for On the Market. And we cover both sides of the Mississippi River. First up is one of the biggest single-building industrial properties on the city's West Side, a well-maintained unit with heavy…
Leicester Bodycare store to return months after retailer collapsed
Bodycare is returning to Leicester just months after the retailer collapsed into administration. The discount toiletries and cosmetics shop will be back in Highcross after its sole advisor, Newmark, secured leases. Six new retail locations across…
Fast Retailing shares soar to record high after the Uniqlo owner lifts profit forecast
Shares jumped over 9% to a record after Fast Retailing raised its full-year profit forecast. Company now sees operating profit at 700 billion yen, up from prior 650 billion yen guidance. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fast Retailing shares…
Mr Price and SuperValu stores among retailers fined by competition watchdog
A fixed payment notice is a set fine of €300 that the CCPC can issue to traders for failing to correctly display prices or failing to provide certain important information to a consumer. The CCPC has published undertakings made by three…
Easter boosts retail footfall but retailers hold their breath
Retail footfall jumped in March as Easter boosted shopping activity, but business leaders fear tax and employment costs could yet cause havoc. Total footfall in the UK increased by 2.4 per cent last month, according to trade body the British Retail…
Mercedes-Benz India retails 19,363 units in FY26, up 2%
Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday reported retail sales of 19,363 units in the April 2025-March 2026 period [FY26] as compared with 18,928 units in FY25, up 2%. In the January to March 2026 quarter the company retailed 5,131 units, as compared with…
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