Italy opens antitrust probes into Swatch and Citizen pricing practices
Italy’s antitrust regulator has launched two separate investigations into Swiss-based watchmaker The Swatch Group and Japan’s Citizen Watch. The inquiries…
10 Dec 2025
Home Depot issues cautious outlook for fiscal 2026
The Home Depot has released a restrained preliminary outlook for its 2026 financial year, indicating that it does not expect a near-term rebound in the housing market. For fiscal 2026,…
10 Dec 2025
Italy ties JD.com’s Ceconomy deal to strict data safeguards
Italy has attached stringent conditions on personal data protection to its approval of JD.com’s acquisition of German electronics retailer Ceconomy’s Italian operations, according to a government ruling seen by Reuters. …
10 Dec 2025
Calvin Klein opens flagship store in New York’s SoHo
Calvin Klein, owned by US fashion retailer PVH Corp, has launched a new global flagship store in the SoHo district of New York City. The opening represents the brand’s return…
10 Dec 2025
Global retail faces slower demand as Mastercard warns of soft 2026 outlook
Global retailers face a challenging 2026 retail environment, according to the latest analysis from Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI). The institute highlights a cooling global economy, rising cost pressures and diverging…
10 Dec 2025
UK retailers to automate 60% of tasks with AI by 2035: report
UK retailers are preparing for a significant transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to automate around 60% of retail tasks by 2035. The latest report from Eversheds Sutherland and…
09 Dec 2025
Instacart embeds grocery shopping and checkout inside ChatGPT
Instacart has launched a fully integrated shopping and checkout app inside OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new app enables users to select groceries and complete an embedded instant checkout, without leaving the chat…