IMF assessment points to slow UK recovery and structural constraints
The latest Article IV assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sets out a picture of a UK economy that…
18 May 2026
SPAR enters North Macedonia with two Skopje stores
Supermarket chain SPAR has entered North Macedonia through a licensing deal with Viva Fresh Group, which has launched two stores in the capital city of Skopje, under the SPAR and…
18 May 2026
Bed Bath & Beyond opens first co-branded store with Container Store
Bed Bath & Beyond and The Container Store have opened their first co-branded retail location in Fort Worth, Texas, US. It marks the initial step in a broader plan to…
18 May 2026
Shein acquires Everlane in $100m deal amid debt crisis – report
Chinese fashion retailer Shein is set to take over US direct-to-consumer label Everlane in a transaction worth around $100m, following board approval, Puck News reported, citing unnamed sources. The deal…
18 May 2026
Amazon faces class action over tariff cost claims
US consumers have launched a proposed class action against Amazon in federal court in Seattle, claiming the retailer unlawfully passed on tariff costs totalling hundreds of millions of dollars. The…
18 May 2026
King’s Speech: UK retailers call for action to protect consumers
UK retailers have urged the government to take immediate action to reduce business costs after the King’s Speech set out a broad legislative agenda covering trade, energy, policing and financial…
15 May 2026
Amazon cuts jobs in Selling Partner Services division
Amazon has made further redundancies within its Selling Partner Services organisation, continuing a series of workforce reductions that have spanned multiple divisions. In a statement to Retail Insight Network, a…