India’s antitrust watchdog clears L’Oréal’s takeover of Onesto Labs
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared L’Oréal India’s acquisition of beauty and personal-care company Onesto Labs, the legal…
23 Sep 2026
Kingfisher lifts full-year guidance after first-half profit rise
UK-based Kingfisher has raised its full-year 2026/2027 (FY26/27) guidance after statutory post-tax profit climbed 22.6% to £290m ($385.7m) for the six months to 31 July 2026. The London-listed home improvement…
23 Sep 2026
Instacart partners with Gopuff and widens Airbnb grocery delivery
Instacart has entered a marketplace partnership with instant commerce company Gopuff and widened its grocery delivery service on Airbnb, expanding across retail and travel platforms in the US. Under the…
23 Sep 2026
Shopify and Meta sign deal on AI-agent shopping
Shopify and Meta have partnered to allow Meta's personal AI assistant, Muse, to complete purchases on users' behalf across Shopify's merchant network. The collaboration will enable agentic checkout through Shop…
23 Sep 2026
British retailers face new employment rules from October 2026
Longer tribunal claim periods and stronger rules on harassment and trade union access will require retailers to review record-keeping, frontline safeguards and manager training. Retailers operating in England, Scotland and…
22 Sep 2026
Canadian retail tech company Thri5 secures seed funding
Canadian retail tech company Thri5 has secured C$5.4m ($3.9m) in seed funding after a pilot and later rollout with US-based Wild Fork Foods. The round was co-led by Whitecap Venture…
22 Sep 2026
Puma restructures European leadership
Puma has restructured its European leadership, appointing Fokko de Rooij as managing director (MD) Europe from 1 October 2026 and Daniel Pustina as cluster central MD. De Rooij will report…