US holiday spending to approach $1 tn: Retail Federation
New York (AFP) - US consumers are expected to spend close to $1 trillion during the winter holiday season, a ...
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Ikea posts fall in annual sales after lowering prices
Stockholm (AFP) - Ikea reported Thursday that its annual sales fell in value after the world's biggest furniture retailer lowered ...
7-Eleven owner restructures to fight takeover
Tokyo (AFP) - The owner of 7-Eleven announced a major restructuring on Thursday as it seeks to boost its share ...
Uniqlo owner reports record annual earnings
Tokyo (AFP) - Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing on Thursday announced "a record high performance in fiscal 2024" with domestic ...
7-Eleven owner confirms new takeover offer from Couche-Tard
Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said on Wednesday it had received a "revised" takeover offer from Canadian ...
7-Eleven owner’s shares spike on report of new buyout offer
Tokyo (AFP) - Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven surged Wednesday following reports that Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) had ...
Your ‘local everything’: what 7-Eleven buyout battle means for Japan
Tokyo (AFP) - In Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's ...
Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
London (AFP) - Supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said Thursday that net profit gained in its first half as ...
Nike earnings drop, says turnaround will take time
New York (AFP) - Nike reported a drop in profits Tuesday on sagging revenues as the sports giant cautioned that ...
Two dead in botched armed raid on Russian retailer’s office
Moscow (AFP) - Two people were killed in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russian retailer Wildberries on Wednesday, ...
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