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7-Eleven Japan Starts Three-Month In-Store Robot Trial in Tokyo

The three-month trial will gauge labour savings to guide possible expansion.

Deloitte Sees U.S. Holiday Sales Slowing to 2.9%–3.4%, Lowest Since Pandemic

Academy Sports Posts Modest Q2 Sales Gain, Misses Estimates, Nudges 2025 Outlook Higher

Best Buy Beats Q2 Forecasts but Holds Full-Year Outlook as Tariff Risks Persist

Kohl’s Jumps After Q2 Beat as Retailer Lifts 2025 Outlook

Gen Z’s Baggy Gym Look Eats Into Leggings’ Share as Brands Rethink Athleisure

Best Buy Relaunches U.S. Marketplace With 500 Vetted Sellers, Doubling Online Assortment

Target Edges Past Q2 Estimates, Keeps Cautious Outlook as Shares Sink on Weaker Sales

Target Taps Insider Michael Fiddelke as Next CEO After Weak Quarter

Ulta Beauty and Target to End Shop-In-Shop Partnership in 2026

Ulta Beauty and Target to End Shop-In-Shop Partnership in 2026

Poundland Begins Phased Closures and Identifies 52 of 68 Stores to Shut

Claire’s Files Second Chapter 11 While Seeking Buyers and Closing 18 Stores

Police Recover $30,000 in Stolen Labubu Dolls After Southern California Raids

The Entertainer to Become Employee-Owned as Founders Transfer Entire Shareholding

John Lewis Debuts Fenty Beauty in Revamped Liverpool Hall

Claire’s Files Second Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Seven Years

T.J. Maxx to Open Six New U.S. Stores This August

Mecca Readies 4,000-Square-Metre Three-Storey Beauty Flagship at Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall

High Court to Decide Fate of River Island’s Rescue Plan