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Tag: Retail/Wholesale
11 days ago
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Alibaba Shares Are a Bet on Spinoffs, Not Growth

Chinese e-commerce company’s core business remains stuck in slow gear. But the stock could do well anyway.

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11 days ago
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Stocks Mixed With Debt-Ceiling Talks in Focus

Walmart stock gains after raising its full-year outlook

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12 days ago
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Fashion Giant Shein Raises $2 Billion but Lowers Valuation by a Third

Online retailer made $800 million net profit in 2022 and is targeting 40% growth, but faces geopolitical headwinds an...

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16 days ago
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With $10 Dresses and No Selling Online, Budget Retailer Primark Is Taking On America

Primark, a chain popular across Europe, accelerates U.S. expansion after fine-tuning business model

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18 days ago
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SoftBank Turns Big Seller After Tech Rout

Japanese tech investor loses billions of dollars even after selling down Alibaba stake

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27 days ago
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Why Is Inflation So Sticky? It Could Be Corporate Profits

Consumer spending has held up relatively well so far despite inflation, but experts say we’re approaching an inflecti...

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about 1 month ago
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How IKEA Chopped, Hollowed Out and Flattened Its Furniture to Cut Costs

With inflation squeezing consumers and material and shipping prices up, the company took products back to the drawing...

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about 1 month ago
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IKEA to Open 17 New U.S. Stores in Expansion Drive

Counterintuitive though it may seem, part of furniture giant IKEA’s success stems from its policy requiring its custo...

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about 2 months ago
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Jack Ma Engineered Alibaba’s Breakup From Overseas

Globetrotting billionaire, in calls to executives, used his influence to push company’s plans to split into six groups

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2 months ago
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For Alibaba, Six Is Bigger Than One—And a Smaller Target

There are good reasons to think a split-up Alibaba would be more valuable. In this case, politics and profits are poi...

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2 months ago
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Jack Ma’s Life After Alibaba Takes Him to a Fish Farm, Fiji and Beyond

After falling out with Beijing, Chinese tech mogul studies tuna and ponders the Gobi Desert

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2 months ago
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Zara Extends Lead Over H&M, Faces Down Threat From Shein

Retailer pulls further ahead of fast-fashion rival, as pricier offering helps differentiate the brand from low-price ...

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5 months ago
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Ant Group Won’t Be Squashed After All

Ant may never claw its way back to the lofty valuation it commanded in late 2020—but that doesn’t mean it, and its si...

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5 months ago
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Jack Ma Cedes Control of Fintech Giant Ant Group

The Chinese billionaire entrepreneur is taking a step further away from the business empire he created decades ago.

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5 months ago
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Google and Meta’s Advertising Dominance Fades as TikTok, Streamers Emerge

For the first time in nearly a decade, Google and Meta—the two largest players in online advertising—are no longer ta...

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5 months ago
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China’s Pro-Business Shift May Prove Fickle

U.S. audit officials’ successful push to review the work of Chinese auditors adds to signs that the Xi administration...

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5 months ago
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Antismoking Law in New Zealand Sets New Frontier in Battle Over Cigarettes

The law, by aiming to prevent a generation of people from legally buying cigarettes, marks progress for antismoking c...

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6 months ago
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Woolworths Uses Drinks Proceeds to Fund Pet Product Acquisition

Australian supermarket operator Woolworths Group Ltd. will take a 55% stake in regional pet-product retailer Petspira...

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6 months ago
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Sales Rise at Zara Owner Despite Economic Chill

The gains come against a backdrop of record-low consumer confidence in Europe in recent months, as high inflation hit...

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6 months ago
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Supermarkets Offer More Store Brands to Lure Cost-Conscious Shoppers

Consumers in the U.S. and Europe are gravitating toward stores’ cheaper private-label products as inflation hits disp...

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6 months ago
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New Zealand Travel Stocks Slump on Jet-Fuel Supply Concerns

New Zealand travel-related stocks lost ground after routine testing of a fuel shipment raised quality concerns.

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6 months ago
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Europeans Cut Back on Spending, Pointing to Recession Ahead

In contrast to the U.S., retail sales in Europe fell sharply as consumers were hit by significantly higher heating an...

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6 months ago
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H&M to Lay Off 1,500 Staff to Stem Rising Costs

Fast-fashion giant is latest retailer to announce job cuts amid high inflation

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6 months ago
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Gieves & Hawkes, Tailor Favored by British Royalty, Secures Rescue

The Savile Row suit maker is back in British hands after five ill-fated years of Chinese ownership that threatened it...

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6 months ago
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Alibaba Conjures Up Cost Savings

E-commerce giant’s operating profit rose a better-than-expected 68% because of lower expenses.

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7 months ago
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China Relief Rally Can Only Go So Far

Covid restrictions will remain onerous for some time, and there remain many other issues to spook in investors in China.

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7 months ago
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Chinese Shares Surge as Covid Reopening Hopes Emerge, U.S. Audit Inspections End

Shares of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong jumped after U.S. officials wrapped up an audit inspection in the cit...

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7 months ago
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IKEA Profit Halves Amid Rampant Cost Inflation

The company reported a sharp fall in annual profit as ballooning costs offset record sales, and said it expected shop...

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7 months ago
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WSJ News Exclusive | Fast-Fashion Juggernaut Shein’s Sales Close In on Zara, H&M

Online retailer Shein is on track to generate revenue of $24 billion this year, putting it within striking distance o...

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7 months ago
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Coles First-Quarter Sales Rise 1.8%, Strengthen Further in Second Quarter

Coles Group’s first-quarter sales rose by 1.8% on-year amid steep price rises, and the Australian supermarket operato...

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7 months ago
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Discounters Thrive as Cost-of-Living Crisis Hits European Households

Cash-strapped European consumers are flocking to discount stores, company executives say, as the prices of many goods...

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8 months ago
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IKEA Posts Record Sales Despite Supply-Chain Disruptions

The furniture giant said strong demand said was a sign of the Swedish brand’s appeal in uncertain economic times desp...

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9 months ago
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WSJ News Exclusive | Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Plans More U.S. Distribution Centers as Sales Climb

Shein, the online retailer that has turbocharged the global fast-fashion industry, is planning to deepen its foothold...

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9 months ago
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Latest U.S. Chip Curbs Deliver Setback to China’s AI Ambitions

Giants Alibaba and Tencent among customers using banned top-end processors from Nvidia that power new technologies

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9 months ago
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Online Luxury Giant Farfetch Agrees to Buy Stake in Rival

The online marketplace has agreed to take a significant stake in rival e-commerce platform Yoox Net-a-Porter, consoli...

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9 months ago
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China’s GigaCloud Goes Public in U.S., Bucking Delisting Trend

The e-commerce company generates all of its revenue outside of China and says it is prepared to switch auditors if ne...

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10 months ago
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Reebok Owner Authentic Brands to Buy British Fashion Label Ted Baker

The New York-based company is adding the struggling British fashion label to its stable of brands.

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10 months ago
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H&M Returns to China’s Internet After a 16-Month Disappearance

The Swedish retailer resumed e-commerce sales on an Alibaba platform after it was wiped off the country’s leading e-c...

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10 months ago
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A New Hong Kong Stock Makes GameStop Look Tame

The market value of fintech company AMTD Digital briefly eclipsed Facebook parent Meta Platforms this week.

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