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Cool Weather in North Queensland Triggers Banana Shortage at Coles, Woolworths and Aldi
Unseasonably cool spring weather in Far North Queensland has slowed banana growth, leaving shelves bare at Australia's t...
Surat Weaving Units Keep Running as Embroidery Workers Press for 8-Hour Shifts
Surat's weaving units continue production despite embroidery workers' protests over wages and hours, with industry citin...
NRF Forecasts 4.2% Holiday Sales Growth to $1.013 Trillion Despite Consumer Budget Pressure
The National Retail Federation projects November–December retail sales will rise 4.2% to $1.013 trillion, with seasonal ...
Shopify POS 11.15 and 11.16 Add Local Delivery, Scheduled Stock Counts, and Smarter Search
Shopify's September 2026 POS releases let staff create local delivery orders, run scheduled stock counts, filter global ...
Fast Retailing Raises FY27 Forecast Amid Uniqlo's Global Success
Fast Retailing's FY26 sales rise 16% to JPY3.96tn, driven by Uniqlo's strong performance across all regions, prompting a...
Aldi Faces Class-Action Suit Over Delivery Fees Charged to SNAP Recipients
Two California law firms allege Aldi illegally layers delivery, expedited and convenience fees onto online grocery order...
Starbucks to Close 250 North America Locations Despite Four Quarters of Sales Growth
The coffee chain calls the closures routine portfolio management under its 'Back to Starbucks' plan, even as it raises g...
Hy-Vee Doubles Down on Fresh, Pharmacy and E-Commerce After Divestitures
CEO Jeremy Gosch maps remodels, a drive-through pharmacy test and small-town format conversions as the Midwestern grocer...
Staples Turns Its Easy Button Into a 'Hard Button' for B2B Push
The office-supply brand is using a black Hard Button counterpart to its red Easy Button in streaming, social and out-of-...
PwC Holiday Outlook 2026: Gift Spending Holds as Shoppers Move Toward Stores and Screen-Free Gifts
PwC's 2026 holiday survey shows average gift budgets dip just 2% to $708 despite weak confidence, while Gen Z leads a re...
Illinois Opens $26M Grant Round for Grocery Stores and Food Deserts
The state’s new funding splits across new-store construction, a grocery rescue program and equipment upgrades, with phar...
Ozon Tells FBO Sellers to Ship Smaller Batches Ahead of Ingosstrakh Insurance Tariff Change
Russian marketplace Ozon advises sellers to hold only one to two weeks of FBO inventory before a new daily insurance for...
Diesel Record of $5.85 Raises Fresh Grocery Inflation Warning
A record $5.85-per-gallon diesel price, war-hit refineries, harvest demand and a forecast strong El Niño are combining t...
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...