5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (304+ words) Seven-Eleven Japan has partnered with clothing retailer And ST to sell a limited range of 23 apparel items across its stores in Japan, Nikkei Asia reported. The move is aimed at broadening the convenience store chain’s appeal to younger shoppers. Items…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (1518+ words) As retailers invest heavily in CCTV, analytics and other loss-prevention technologies, security guards are being asked to justify their place on the shop floor. Retailers are investing billions in loss prevention, but the challenge is no longer choosing between people…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) The complaint claims Amazon quietly pushed up the rates charged to over a million brands and sellers advertising on its site over seven years. Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general across…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (292+ words) Video game retailer GameStop has forecast net sales of between $780m and $800m for its second quarter (Q2), ended 1 August 2026, down from $972.2m in the equivalent period a year earlier. The US-based company pointed to three factors behind the anticipated decline: the launch of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1536+ words) AI shopping assistants are changing how consumers discover and compare products, creating a new route into retail that could reshape customer relationships and product visibility. AI assistants are beginning to influence what consumers discover, compare and buy. As agentic commerce…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) The tie-up was first unveiled last year, with implementation starting this month through an initial pilot scheme in Poland. Marks & Spencer (M&S) has extended its logistics partnership with ZEOS, Zalando’s B2B fulfilment division, to oversee its direct-to-consumer online operations across 22 European…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) US grocery tech company Instacart has signed an exclusive same-day delivery partnership with Tractor Supply-owned retailer Petsense, extending marketplace access to more than 130 stores. The arrangement lets shoppers browse and order from Petsense’s inventory through the Instacart app or site,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (289+ words) According to a European Union (EU) regulatory filing, cited by Reuters, the nature of the remedies put forward was not specified. Chinese e-commerce group JD.com has proposed remedies to the European Commission (EC) as part of its in-depth investigation…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1631+ words) Vinted has built one of Europe’s largest resale marketplaces without owning the goods traded on it, offering lessons for retailers on scaling and monetising resale. Vinted has helped turn second-hand shopping from a niche activity into a mainstream retail habit....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (352+ words) Uber Technologies has partnered with drone delivery company Zipline to offer autonomous drone deliveries to Uber Eats customers in the US, with the service due to begin before the end of the year. As part of the agreement, Uber will…...