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Retail specialist commenting on industry developments and trends.
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Amazon 3.0 is coming and we better be ready
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Amazon 3.0 is coming and we better be ready
Huge investment plans seized the spotlight at Amazon’s earnings release as the ecommerce giant gets set to own the future of more than just online retail.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Retail Around The World: 6 February 2026
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Retail Around The World: 6 February 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Retail Around The World: 5 February 2026
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Retail Around The World: 5 February 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Storm clouds in the supermarket aisles
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Storm clouds in the supermarket aisles
Challenges for big FMCG seem to grow every year and, as 2026 begins, things aren’t looking any brighter…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Retail Around The World: 4 February 2026
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Retail Around The World: 4 February 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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Retail Around The World: 3 February 2026
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Retail Around The World: 3 February 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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February 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Labubus to lollipops: China’s brands eye global growth
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Labubus to lollipops: China’s brands eye global growth
The established order in branded goods may soon see a new threat as insurgent operators set their sights on consumer cohorts worldwide.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Retail Around The World: 2 February 2026
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Retail Around The World: 2 February 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Retail Around The World: 30 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 30 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Retail Around The World: 29 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 29 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Ozempic Tentacles: When GLP-1s make it into the mix
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Ozempic Tentacles: When GLP-1s make it into the mix
UK retail is responding to rising use of weight-loss drugs and statistics suggest Europe is on the cusp of a new trend that could adjust supermarket assortments.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Retail Around The World: 28 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 28 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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Retail Around The World: 27 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 27 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Things could be getting very weird for brands, very soon…
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Things could be getting very weird for brands, very soon…
The industry has been navigating geopolitical upheaval in recent times, but as the verbiage ratchets up, there may be another movement gaining momentum.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Retail Around The World: 26 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 26 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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One AI app to rule them all - why China’s doing it differently
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One AI app to rule them all - why China’s doing it differently
In the frenzy around agentic, it may be instructive to check in on how retail AI is playing out away from the noise around cyclical financing and data centre mania.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Retail Around The World: 23 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 23 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Retail Around The World: 22 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 22 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Amazon’s need for speed has me asking questions…
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Amazon’s need for speed has me asking questions…
London is getting hyperlocal Amazon essentials delivery, but the model as described is giving us flashbacks to former fast-fulfilment flops.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Retail Around The World: 21 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 21 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Retail Around The World: 20 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 20 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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Google leads the charge on agentic commerce
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Google leads the charge on agentic commerce
With its launch of the Universal Commerce Protocol, the tech giant is at the vanguard of changing how we shop online. With major retailers getting onboard, it’s time to take a closer look.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Retail Around The World: 19 January 2026
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Retail Around The World: 19 January 2026
Your daily update on breaking retail news from across the globe.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:

"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Aldi unphased by rumours of French retreat
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Aldi unphased by rumours of French retreat
Rumours that rocked the industry yesterday proved to be a salutary saga of how consistent underperformance can set tongues wagging.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM