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Sales jump at homeware retailer Dusk despite pressure on shoppers
Dusk has revealed a surge in sales and improved profitability on the back of strong demand for its furniture. The online homeware and furniture retailer has revealed revenues jumped by 28% to £195 million for the year to March 31, compared…
Immigration Department arrests four illegal workers at MegaBox bedding retailer
The Immigration Department has arrested three women and one man following an undercover operation at a bedding retail chain in Kowloon Bay. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The suspects, all mainland Chinese nationals on tourist visas, are being…
A Beauty Retailer Triumvirate Talks Navigating Growth
Three top beauty retailers shared how they navigate growth, relevance and trust in today's increasingly complex operating environment. Beauty remains among the few product categories still driving gains globally, with sales up 10 percent in 2025…
PCE Inflation Data, Retail Earnings: What to Watch This Week
This week, investors will get their latest sense of how the American consumer is grappling with the wartime inflation surge. Earnings are due from retailers like Costco and Dollar Tree, and the personal-consumption expenditures index for April is…
Mecca's Bold Bet on Retail: Inside the World's Largest Beauty Store
“Adapt or die” is how Jo Horgan, founder and co-chief executive officer of Mecca, describes navigating retail in 2026. “Mecca believes that physical retail isn't dead. Boring might be dead, transactional might be dead, but we…
How can digital retailers verify customer identity online in SA?
Remote ID verification requires more than collecting basic customer information. South Africa's digital retail sector has expanded rapidly in recent years, creating new opportunities for growth but also introducing new risks. As more transactions…
Google is adding two new AI features for retailers
Google is rolling out two new tools in Merchant Center—where retailers upload and manage their product listings so they appear across Google Search, Shopping, and now AI surfaces like Gemini—to help retailers and brands get discovered…
Why are retail power prices finally falling?
Renewables and energy storage were pitched as a way to drive down power prices. But the hidden costs of the clean energy transition mean lower prices haven't fully eventuated. That's why this week's news power prices will fall by up to 10% have…
Retailers warned it is now illegal to stock or sell automatic baby feeders
A permanent ban on baby bottle self-feeding devices has taken effect across Australia due to risks of infant injury and death. Under the ACCC's new regulations, it is illegal to manufacture, possess, supply, or offer these products for sale within…
More digital and AI tools for local retailers to train staff, improve operations and revenue
SINGAPORE - More than 2,000 retailers in Singapore will get access to an expanded suite of digital solutions and tools to better serve customers, train staff, and move their revenue baseline forward. They will also receive more support and guidance…
From security to strategy: FaceCamAlert unveils dual-purpose edge AI platform for retail, property sectors
Transform your surveillance infrastructure into intelligent, autonomous IOT edge devices. As South African businesses navigate a tightening economic landscape, infrastructure optimisation has moved from a cost-saving exercise to a strategic…
Affiliate Marketing Is The Future Of E-Commerce Strategy
Lauren Newman is CRO at Button, an AI-powered commerce platform optimizing creator and affiliate marketing performance. For years, affiliate marketing occupied an awkward corner of the digital advertising ecosystem. It was effective…
God of retail' and creator of 7-Eleven empire dies of heart failure
Japanese businessman Toshifumi Suzuki, dubbed in the country as the 'god of retail' has sadly passed away after being credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire. Suzuki, an honorary adviser at Seven & i Holdings…
Fuel price hikes may push India's retail inflation to 5% by June
Fuel price hikes and higher import duties on gold and silver could push retail inflation to 5 per cent by June, but the RBI will wait and watch till the impact of fuel price hike settles in before tightening interest rates in the second half of the…
Fishing community seeks more diesel retail outlets in coastal areas ahead of trawling ban
With only a few days left for the commencement of the annual monsoon trawling ban, the fishing community has approached petroleum marketing companies seeking the opening of more retail outlets in coastal areas for supplying diesel to fishing boats.
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