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Managing Director at GlobalData. Retail analyst.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 10m

🇺🇸 The 'Beverage Battles' are brewing: Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are targeting Starbucks' turf www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ta...

The 'Beverage Battles' are brewing: Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are targeting Starbucks' turf

Taco Bell and Chick-fil-A are rolling out beverage-centric spin-offs that compete with Starbucks. Analysts say they have an uphill battle ahead.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 20m

🇺🇸 Publix moves further up the East Coast www.grocerydive.com/news/publix-...

Publix moves further up the East Coast

The Florida-based grocer plans to open a store in Manassas, Virginia, about 35 miles from the nation’s capital.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 30m

🇺🇸 Las Vegas tourism drop leaves Nevada workers scrambling for shifts amid declining visitor volume www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/la...

Las Vegas tourism drop leaves Nevada workers scrambling for shifts amid declining visitor volume

Las Vegas faces economic challenges as tourism drops 11.3% and Nevada's labor force shrinks, despite a slight decrease in the state's unemployment rate to 5.3%.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 45m

🇺🇸 Consumer confidence remains fragile, latest University of Michigan index shows www.cbsnews.com/news/consume...

Consumer confidence remains fragile, latest University of Michigan index shows

Americans still concerned about persistent inflation and weaker hiring, according to a closely watched consumer confidence gauge.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 55m

🇺🇸 Amazon Prime Day is "rife with fake sales," lawsuit alleges www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-...

Amazon Prime Day is "rife with fake sales," lawsuit alleges

Proposed class-action lawsuit accuses e-commerce giant of using "fictional" list prices to calculate Prime Day discounts.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 59m

🇺🇸 Fashion retailers new and old embrace exclusives as a path to growth www.glossy.co/fashion/fash...

Fashion Briefing: Fashion retailers new and old embrace exclusives as a path to growth

Exclusivity remains a go-to strategy for online fashion retailers and shopping platforms as they seek to lure in brands and customers. That goes for established players like Farfetch, as well as new…

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇺🇸 Color manufacturers sue to strike down West Virginia artificial dye law www.fooddive.com/news/west-vi...

Color manufacturers sue to strike down West Virginia artificial dye law

The lawsuit is the first major legal challenge from the food industry as more states consider ingredient restrictions as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇺🇸 ‘Tron: Ares’ steers to $33 million opening at domestic box office www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/b...

‘Tron: Ares’ steers to $33 million opening at domestic box office | CNN Business

Disney’s “Tron: Ares” revved up to gross about $33.5 million at the domestic box office, notching the top spot for the weekend.

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇺🇸 Baby boomers still love their department stores. Here’s what they know that Gen Zers don’t www.cnbc.com/2025/10/12/d...

Baby boomers still love their department stores. Here’s what they know that Gen Zers don’t

While younger consumers find themselves shopping online, baby boomers still hit the stores. Here's what they know that others don't, experts say.

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇬🇧 Small shops could close without business rates reform, Co-op warns www.thesun.co.uk/money/369802...

Small shops could close without business rates reform, Co-op warns

THE Co-op has warned that up to 60,000 small shops across the UK could face closure without upcoming business rates reform for small shops. In the 2024 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves promi…

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇬🇧 Why food prices could rise after Reeves's Budget, according to retailers inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Why food prices could rise after Reeves's Budget, according to retailers

Economists say higher business rates risk keeping food prices above 5 per cent next year

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇬🇧 Retailers Sound Alarm Ahead of Welsh Budget: ‘No More Cost Hikes’ brc.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Retailers Sound Alarm Ahead of Welsh Budget: ‘No More Cost Hikes’

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇬🇧 Britain's biggest bed maker to post stronger profits www.thefurnishingreport.com/index.php/ne...

Britain's biggest bed maker to post stronger profits

Britain's biggest bed manufacturer Silentnight Group chalked up higher profits in 2024/25 despite reduced output.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 1h

🇬🇧 Reform business rates or see high streets wither even more, says Co-op www.talkingretail.com/news/industr...

Reform business rates or see high streets wither even more, says Co-op | Talking Retail

Britain’s high streets face a critical moment, the Co-op has warned, as its pre-Budget research reveals 60,000 small shops and 150,000 jobs could

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 2h

🇬🇧 Confidence in financial future dips for ‘squeezed middle’ aged 45 to 54 – survey www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...

Confidence in financial future dips for ‘squeezed middle’ aged 45 to 54 – survey

The research, for Newcastle Building Society, found that 37.86% people aged 45 to 54 are feeling pessimistic about their future finances.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 2h

🇬🇧 Is there light at the end of the tunnel for LVMH? www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for LVMH?

Analysts at Deutsche Bank said that while times are tough, there may be a better outlook for the company.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 3h

🇬🇧 Yours for just £12,000, John Lewis's second-hand Birkin www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/market...

Yours for just £12,000, John Lewis's second-hand Birkin

A section of the ground floor accessories department of the same shop also offers 'pre-loved' bags from Celine, Chanel, Chloe, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Valentino.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 3h

🇬🇧 Early Christmas shoppers ‘estimate they save £120 on average’ www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...

Early Christmas shoppers ‘estimate they save £120 on average’

Late November is the most common time for people to start their Christmas shopping, but some start just days before December 25, TopCashback said.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 3h

🇬🇧 Thriller night! Halloween demand makes October peak month for Thorpe Park owner www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...

Thriller night! Halloween demand makes October peak month for Thorpe Park owner

Thorpe Park’s Fright Night event helped October overtake August for visitor numbers at the theme park in 2024.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 4h

🇬🇧 Co-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk without business rates reform www.retail-week.com/grocery/co-o...

Co-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk without business rates reform

Co-op has called on the government to do more at the budget to protect small shops, warning a failure to do so could cost 150,000 jobs.

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 4h

🇬🇧 Sugar tax hike to force Ribena and Lucozade recipe change www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Sugar tax hike to force Ribena and Lucozade recipe change

The Treasury is consulting on plans to lower the starting threshold of the levy from 5g to 4g of sugar per 100ml

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Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 4h

🇬🇧 William Hill to close 200 betting shops as gambling industry faces mounting tax pressure www.cityam.com/william-hill...

William Hill to close 200 betting shops as gambling industry faces mounting tax pressure

William Hill will shut around 200 of its UK betting shops as ahead of a potential tax raid in next month’s budget.

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 5h

🇬🇧 UK small businesses falling behind on AI, Google warns www.cityam.com/uk-small-bus...

UK small businesses falling behind on AI, Google warns

Google argues that AI tools could add roughly 20 per cent to SME productivity, effectively giving leaders an extra working day each week.

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 5h

🇬🇧 Co-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Autumn Budget www.cityam.com/co-op-warns-...

Co-op warns 150,000 jobs at risk ahead of Autumn Budget

The Co-op has warned that 60,000 small shops and 150,000 jobs could be lost without business rates reform in next month's Autumn Budget.

Neil Saunders @neilretail.com · 5h

🇬🇧 Home, garden, and outdoor living retailer Charlies expands store network retailtimes.co.uk/home-garden-...

Home, garden, and outdoor living retailer Charlies expands store network

Family-run home, garden, and outdoor living retailer Charlies has expanded its store network with the opening of a brand-new site in Cheltenham, marking the

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