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Consumers sharply curtailed their spending in January, indicating a potential weakening in economic growth ahead, according to a Commerce Department report Friday.Retail sales slipped 0.9% for the month from an upwardly revised 0.7% gain…

There's a new shopping sidekick in town: generative AI. Looking for gift ideas and bargains, online shoppers flocked to artificial intelligence chatbots in droves this holiday season. Retailers reaped the benefits, particularly portfolio…

Members of the public walk past a branch of a WH Smith Plc in Orpington on January 23, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business…

Wayfair is exiting the German market and plans to cut as many as 730 jobs, or about 3% of its global workforce, as it looks to focus on new growth drivers such as physical retail, the company said Friday.About half of the affected…

Microsoft Corp. isn’t the only U.S. company pointing to the dollar’s surge as a potential problem. A strong dollar has been a hot topic this week since the software giant MSFT, -1.66% and…

Thomas Meyer previously played a key role in Walmart and Uber Eats drone delivery programsRENO, Nev. , June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyDrop continues to expand drone delivery into the restaurant and retail industries by hiring Thomas…

Amazon announced that it will open its first warehouse, or fulfilment centre, in the Republic of Ireland, creating 500 new jobs.It said the new 630,000 square foot centre at Baldonnell Business Park in Dublin, will hold millions of items…

Text size After a brutal 2021, Alibaba stock is enjoying a relatively resilient…

Hull-headquartered Sewell Group has maintained its Three-Star accreditation in the UK Best Companies survey, which sees it classified as a ‘World Class’ business to work for. It is the group’s ninth accreditation in the prestigious list…

By Michael Susin Joules Group PLC shares were down 25% in early trade Tuesday after the company said it expects pretax profit for the first half of its fiscal 2022 to be below market expectations due to global supply-chain…