Retail Boomer Chains

Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show "contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time" in search results, the company said.

CNBC - 8h

Eggs over potato chips: Brits are getting healthier but not happier, top retailers say

Brits are getting healthier but not happier, according to updates from three of the company’s biggest food outlets.

MarketWatch - 12h

Wall Street’s riskiest stocks are melting down as retail traders face ‘day of reckoning’

Retail traders who had developed a taste for gambling on speculative stocks were facing a day of reckoning on Wednesday as many of their favorite trades suffered a startling meltdown.

MarketWatch - 14h

Britain’s retail ‘boomer’ chains are making a comeback

Youth is wasted on the young with 160-year-old Next showing a steady cash flow despite rising costs

Financial Times - 1d

McDonald’s new McValue menu foreshadows cheaper fast food elsewhere — and more struggles for chains, analysts say

After fast-food chains tried to win over inflation-weary customers with discounts last year, McDonald’s Corp. kicked off 2025 with yet another deal, launching its new “McValue” menu intended to ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Warner jokes Purdy will buy chains, cars with expected 49ers contract

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner made fun of teammate Brock Purdy over the potentially massive contract extension the quarterback may sign this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

December sales provide little cheer for retailers

Black Friday boosted monthly sales, but overall 2024 was a lacklustre year for retail, figures show.

BBC News - 2d

ZKcandy raises $4M for its gaming-focused Layer 2 chain

ZKcandy has closed a $4 million private round of funding to put towards building an ecosystem around its gaming-focused Layer 2 chain.

VentureBeat - 2d

UK retail sales growth ‘minimal’ in final quarter of 2024, data shows

BRC survey suggests consumers stayed cautious during what is usually busiest time of year

Financial Times - 2d

5,471-Piece Lord Of The Rings Barad-dur Lego Set Releases At Major Retailers

The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dur Lego Set (5,471 Pieces) $460 | Save $46 with My Best Buy ...

GameSpot - 3d

Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna at Tokyo auction

A bluefin tuna sold for more than $1.3 million at an annual fish auction in Tokyo, in what organizers said was the second-highest bid since the event began in 1999.

NBC News - 3d

Fortnite Lego Sets Launch At Major Retailers, Including Amazon And Walmart

Lego Fortnite Battle Bus (954 Pieces) ...

GameSpot - 4d

Retail investors never had so many ways to invest. What’s at stake in 2025.

New technology can make investing easier — or more complicated — for retail investors.

MarketWatch - 5d

The Biggest U.S. Retailers Increased Their Dominance in 2024

Using distinct but overlapping business models, Amazon, Costco, and Walmart captured over half of recent growth in retailing, and are squeezing smaller rivals hard.

Inc. - 6d

Helping boomers spend their retirement funds is harder than it sounds

Worries about running out of money makes people frugal and wary of taking any big pension decisions

Financial Times - 6d

These restaurant chains closed locations in 2024

Wendy's, Applebee's and Red Lobster were among the chains that announced restaurant closures in 2024.

CNBC - Jan. 2

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