Retail

Retail is the process of selling consumer goods or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retailers satisfy demand identified through a supply chain.

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Big Lots’ Long Road Ahead: Discount Retailer Faces Challenges Despite Acquisition
Big Lots’ Long Road Ahead: Discount Retailer Faces Challenges Despite Acquisition
January 03, 2025  |  Retail

Big Lots, a once-dominant player in the discount retail sector, faces an uncertain future following an acquisition by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. The agreement, finalized...

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Year-End Surge in Car Sales Expected to End in 2025
Year-End Surge in Car Sales Expected to End in 2025
January 03, 2025  |  Retail

A surge in U.S. car sales seen at the end of 2024 is reportedly not expected to last into 2025. Driven by a strong fourth...

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UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season
UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season
January 03, 2025  |  Retail

Fewer consumers visited retail stores in the United Kingdom during the holiday shopping season and the entire year of 2024. Compared to the previous year,...

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Beyond Shopping: Malls Seek New Life as Dynamic Destinations
Beyond Shopping: Malls Seek New Life as Dynamic Destinations
January 03, 2025  |  News

Paco Underhill is a name synonymous with the evolution of retail spaces, particularly malls. As an environmental psychologist, retail consultant and the author of “Why...

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Payments in Motion: Orchestration Hits the Road With Travel Sector
Payments in Motion: Orchestration Hits the Road With Travel Sector
January 03, 2025  |  Travel Payments

The travel industry, perpetually in motion, has become a fertile ground for payments innovation. As the sector races to meet changing consumer expectations, payment orchestration...

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Retail’s Gen Z Playbook: Bridging the Digital Divide In-Store
Retail’s Gen Z Playbook: Bridging the Digital Divide In-Store
January 03, 2025  |  Retail

While Amazon and Walmart take a breather and process a fresh influx of returns, we thought we’d take a look into the interplay between online...

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Carvana Rejects Hindenburg Research Allegations of ‘Accounting Grift’
Carvana Rejects Hindenburg Research Allegations of ‘Accounting Grift’
January 02, 2025  |  Retail

Hindenburg Research said Thursday (Jan. 2) that it has taken a short position in shares of online car dealer Carvana, alleging a “father-son accounting grift”...

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KuCoin Debuts Crypto Payment Acceptance Tool for Merchants
KuCoin Debuts Crypto Payment Acceptance Tool for Merchants
January 02, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

KuCoin introduced a solution designed to bring cryptocurrency payments into the retail sector. The digital asset exchange’s KuCoin Pay aims to bridge “ the gap...

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Trustly CPO: ‘Exciting Time’ For Pay by Bank and Open Banking
Trustly CPO: ‘Exciting Time’ For Pay by Bank and Open Banking
January 02, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

As payments continue to evolve, a trend to watch in 2025 is the adoption of pay-by-bank technology. This burgeoning payment method, rooted in open banking,...

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