Snappy Shopper unveils AI assistant for retailers
Its initial capabilities include answering questions about sales, bestselling products, trends and opportunities
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Amazon boosts minimum hourly starting wage to $20
The e-commerce company increased pay by $1 an hour for full-time employees in core operations and added new grocery discounts.
Toys R Us accelerates store openings in time for the holidays
The toy retailer is making a major brick-and-mortar push with 120 locations opening across the U.S.
UK's Co-op Expands ‘Store Within A Store’ Partnerships
UK retailer The Co-operative has announced the expansion of its 'store within a store' partnerships with fashion retailers Peacocks and Bonmarch&...
Food Lion accelerates store fleet expansion
The Ahold Delhaize banner plans to debut six locations across the Carolinas and Georgia before year-end, bringing its total new store openings in 2026 to 10.
Selex Unveils Growth-And-Relaunch Strategy For A&O Proximity Brand
Italy’s Selex Gruppo Commerciale has launched a multi-year strategic plan to revitalise and expand A&O, its proximity brand.
German Consumers Unsure About Growing Digitalisation Of Retail, Study Finds
The digitalisation of customer services by retailers in Germany is receiving a mixed response from consumers, according to the Kundenmonitor Deutschland 20...
‘Get back to old-fashioned barter’: Why are brands trading instead of spending?
With budgets tightening across the business world, marketing is often under pressure to do more with less. But what if a brand could pay for part of a campaign without paying…
Belgian shoe retailer Torfs acquires Dutch online fashion platform The Little Green Bag
Schoenen Torfs is acquiring a majority stake in the Dutch online fashion platform The Little Green Bag. With this acquisition, the Belgian shoe retailer aims to build a portfolio…
Schoenen Torfs stapt in The Little Green Bag
"We zien heel wat potentieel voor The Little Green Bag in België", zegt ceo Lise Conix van Torfs.
Heal’s appoints former Liberty MD Sarah Coonan as CEO
Heal’s has appointed former Liberty managing director Sarah Coonan as its new chief executive, with Coonan set to join the British furniture retailer on 1 October 2026.
Berentzen Shares Soar As Sazerac Explores Takeover Of German Schnapps Maker
Shares in Berentzen jumped about 22% to a 14-month high following news the German schnapps maker was the latest target in an acquisition drive by top spiri...