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No Joining Fee, Europe-Wide Logistics: Temu Courts Small Sellers
Temu’s Small Business Insights Report 2026 outlines a Local Seller Programme with no joining fee, a Europe-wide logistic...
Chinese Mega-Campus Cities Deploy Subsidies to Capture Back-to-School Spending
Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and Nanjing are using electronics discounts, dining vouchers and free attractions to turn fall...
Labor Day Shoppers Plan $341 Average Spend, With Groceries First on the List
A RetailMeNot poll shows 73% plan to shop Labor Day sales but 42% put groceries first; a separate Vevor survey finds str...
Albertsons Says AI Search Lifts Average Baskets 10% to 26%
The grocer is consolidating Ask, Plan and Buy AI into one service after AI-assisted shopping raised baskets by double di...
China's Burger Boom Draws Pizza Hut, Haidilao and Coffee Chains Into Fast-Food Race
Smaller households and budget-conscious diners are turning burgers into China's hottest fast-food battleground, with Yum...
Brazil Retail Sales Rise for Second Straight Month, but Stone Says Recovery Still Unclear
Income-linked essentials lifted Brazil's Stone retail index 0.9% in July, while credit-dependent goods fell; the group s...
Why Casas Bahia Is Back on the Brink of a Brazilian Retail Restructuring
A R$10.1 billion quarterly loss, collapsing inventories and an anchor investor that walked away have pushed Casas Bahia ...
India's E-Commerce Order Volumes Jump 31% in Independence Day Sales
Fashion led order volumes while FMCG nearly doubled, as e-commerce sales value rose 30% during the August 6–14 sale wind...
China High-End Baijiu Prices Rally as Nine of 11 Major Products Rise on August 16
Feitian Moutai climbed to 1,787 yuan and Wuliangye Puwu hit a one-month high as nine of 11 tracked high-end baijiu produ...
Austria's 2024 Christmas Sales Cross €2 Billion, Led by Physical Stores
Estimated holiday spending reached €2.05 billion in Austria, up 2.5% from 2023, with nearly half still going to brick-an...
Luxury Resale Is Re-pricing the $289 Billion Fashion Market
Resale platforms are becoming fashion's real price-setting mechanism: Toteme holds about 45% of retail value while Oscar...
46% of Shoppers Feel Unsafe in Dark Retail Parking Lots, LVT Survey Finds
LVT data shows women, older shoppers and Midwest residents are most wary after dark, while visible security cameras are ...
C&S Wholesale Grocers to Take Majority Control of Winn-Dixie
The deal, expected to close early next year, deepens the wholesaler's push into Southeast grocery retail and adds the Fl...
Cyclospora Outbreak Forces H-E-B Produce Suppliers Toward Closures and Layoffs
Revol Greens and 80 Acres Farms face closure and layoff plans after a cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms de Mexi...
Bealls Plans 25-Store Expansion Across 12 States, Including First Michigan Entry
Florida-based Bealls will open 25 off-price stores in 12 states by spring 2027, entering Michigan for the first time as ...
ICSC Survey: Children Steer $466 in Monthly Shopping-Center Spend
A survey of 1,004 US parents shows family-friendly experiences outrank price, with children driving store choices and we...
Retail Marketers Are Planning Holiday Campaigns Earlier as ROAS Pressure Builds
A 487-marketer survey shows rising media costs and generational timing gaps are pushing holiday campaigns into earlier s...
Holiday 2026 Will Reward Retailers That Win Selective Shoppers and AI Discovery
Retail experts see a more selective, AI-guided holiday shopper in 2026, with sub-2% sales growth and winners decided by ...
Retail TouchPoints Sets Aug. 25 Webinar on Retailers’ AI Stack Ahead of Holiday 2026
Lowe's, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bain and PwC executives are billed for a live discussion on where retail AI investmen...
C&A Brazil Bets on New Store Format as Sales Grow Double Digits, CEO Says
The retailer plans to convert at least 25 of its 341 stores a year to the open-facade Energia model and is expanding its...
Tim Hortons Launches Harry Potter Menu for Film Franchise's 25th Anniversary
The chain is marking 25 years of Harry Potter films and the annual Back to Hogwarts moment with house-themed donuts, Gol...
Argentina's Fashion Runway Now Depends on Logistics and Import Competition
Fashion figure Anamá says Argentina's textile sector is splitting between cheaper imports and struggling local producers...
Renzo Costa Plans Regional Franchise Expansion as Founder Rules Out Sale
Founder Marina Bustamante says the Peruvian leather-goods brand will expand through strategic local partners rather than...
Rolex Still Leads Luxury Watch Resales, but Its Grip Is Loosening: Chrono24 Data
New Chrono24 transaction data shows Rolex remains the top traded luxury watch brand in 2026, though its share has fallen...
Target Appoints Lowe’s Veteran Chandhu Nair as First Chief AI Officer
Target pairs the new AI role with an expanded UX leadership mandate, aiming to turn its $2 billion turnaround investment...
How Education-Led Field Reps Are Reshaping Retail Brand Trust
Brands in food, beverage and beauty are shifting field marketing from scripted selling to category education, as consume...
Glassy Waves Turns Uruguayan Surf Culture Into an Argentina Expansion
The self-funded surfwear label reports 142% revenue growth and a planned first Argentine store by early 2027 after openi...
White & Private Label Expo Makes New York Debut as Retailers Hunt a Sourcing Edge
A free two-day sourcing event at Manhattan's Javits Center on Sept 30–Oct 1 aims to connect retailers and e-commerce sel...
McKinsey: AI Purchasing and Price Sensitivity to Reshape Consumer-Facing Businesses
McKinsey points to AI-driven purchasing and rising price sensitivity as two forces that will change how consumers choose...
Food-at-Home Prices Fall in July, First Decline Since March
BLS data shows the first monthly drop in food-at-home prices since March, led by pork, dairy and produce, while annual g...