Retail Faces Reckoning

Deutsche Bank needs more than one ‘year of reckoning’

Lender’s statement highlights issues with predictability that help explain its lingering valuation discount

Financial Times - 3h

Shoplifters 'out of control' and becoming more brazen, say retailers

Shoplifters are carrying out brazen acts of theft because they 'do not fear any consequences'.

BBC News - 5h

Victoria’s Secret taps retail veteran as new CFO, but stock sells off

Victoria’s Secret is facing customers who are dealing with higher costs for more pressing needs.

MarketWatch - 1d

Retail investors pour $900mn into Nvidia as they chase ‘buying opportunity’

Traders bought chipmaker shares at ‘astounding’ pace as stocks wobbled this week

Financial Times - 1d

Retail investors may think tech stocks are overvalued, but they’re still bullish

The stock market just had two strong back-to-back years. While some retail investors are starting to get wary, many are still feeling bullish.

MarketWatch - 2d

DeepSeek Is Fueling a Stock Market Reckoning

Wall Street is panicking as China seems to have created a real competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for cheap.

Inc. - 3d

DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley

The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.

The New York Times - 3d

British retail faces a reckoning as 232-year-old chain looks to sell its high street stores

British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the latest hit to the U.K.'s retail industry.

CNBC - 3d

Democrats won't win the future unless we reckon with Biden’s failure

President Joe Biden's tenure was marked by controversy and failure. Many are questioning how Democrats can come back from 2024.

The Hill - 5d

Retail Closures Surged in 2024, and Could Double to 15,000 This Year

Experts say the rise in store shutterings is driven by rising online retail sales and consumers converging on big one-stop-shopping chains and platforms.

Inc. - 5d

Profits at Indian banks dented as RBI curbs retail loans

Bad loan provisions also grow after millions of households loaded up on debt during ‘exuberant’ period

Financial Times - 6d

Trump's crypto reckoning

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The Hill - Jan. 22

Retail crime 'queenpin' to pay millions in restitution to retailers for theft ring

The California mom who pleaded guilty to running an organized retail crime ring that stole millions of dollars in beauty products from Ulta Beauty and Sephora to resell on Amazon will now have to ...

NBC News - Jan. 22

Retail crime 'queenpin' to pay millions in restitution to Ulta, other retailers for theft ring

Michelle Mack was accused of running a sprawling retail crime ring that targeted Ulta and Sephora stores across the country and will spend five years in prison.

CNBC - Jan. 22

'In every street there are dead': Gaza rescuers reckon with scale of destruction

Gaza's Civil Defence agency said it feared there were more than 10,000 bodies still buried under rubble.

BBC News - Jan. 21

British retail sales unexpectedly drop in December

Pound falls and gilts rally as investors bet on more interest rate cuts

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Retail investors flock to gilts in first two weeks of 2025

Platforms report surge in sales to take advantage of CGT exemption

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Trading platform Dub will pay some retail investors to share portfolios through TikTok-like 'creator program'

Accepted retail investors will earn royalties and can have other users copy their model portfolio.

CNBC - Jan. 16

Retail sales point to a robust holiday shopping season. U.S. economy starts off 2025 with some momentum.

Retail sales rose at a solid pace in the final month of 2024, capping off a good holiday shopping season and suggesting the economy entered the new year with some momentum.

MarketWatch - Jan. 16

Malaysia Retailer Eco-Shop to Tap Investors Ahead of IPO

The Malaysian discount-store retailer aims to start tapping investors early next week ahead of a planned initial public offering valuing the company at over $1 billion, people familiar with the ...

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 15

Retailers post early holiday results — and Wall Street isn’t impressed

Lululemon, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle all hiked their holiday guidance, but Abercrombie's growth is slowing.

CNBC - Jan. 13

Macy’s stock slides as retailer warns Q4 sales could be weaker than expected

Macy’s gave its fourth-quarter update just days after announcing a slate of store closures.

MarketWatch - Jan. 13

Google Joins the AI Shopping Revolution With Agent Tools for Retailers

The next stage of AI development, which lets the technology act with more autonomy and performs some customer service actions, is being applied to an industry that must constantly embrace change.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Memories of rosy Christmas fade as UK retailers brace for tough 2025

Groups including Sainsbury’s, Next and M&S warn of higher prices and weaker demand as costs and inflation rise

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Wayfair to exit Germany, cut 730 jobs as it looks to focus on physical retail

Wayfair, an early e-commerce disruptor, wants to focus more on physical retail and has decided to exit the German market and cut 730 jobs as a result.

CNBC - Jan. 10

We're buying more of this retail stock that's showing positive sales momentum

The company is having a nice fourth quarter, according to a note published by Truist on Friday.

CNBC - Jan. 10

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 - Jan. 9

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 - Jan. 9

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 - Jan. 9

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 - Jan. 8

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 - Jan. 7

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 - Jan. 7

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 - Jan. 6

Who collaborated with the Nazis? 425,000 suspects named as one country reckons with its WWII past

The Netherlands has named 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during World War Two as part of The Huygens Institute’s “War in Court” project,

NBC News - Jan. 5

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

Lego Fortnite Battle Bus (954 Pieces) ...

GameSpot - Jan. 5

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 - Jan. 4

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. - Jan. 3

From Carter’s diplomacy to Trump’s unilateralism: A reckoning for US power in the Americas

Donald Trump's second term as president is marked by a shift from multilateralism to unilateralism, with a focus on reasserting control over strategic infrastructure and using punitive measures to ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

China Reckons With Years of Excess

Overindebtedness, overbuilding and overcapacity are causing problems at home and abroad.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

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