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Agentic Shopping Pushes Toward Scale as Retailers Shift Risk and a Court Halts Unauthorized Bots

A court order, new standards work and policy rewrites signal a fast move to set the rules for AI agents that buy on people’s behalf.

Third Street Promenade Vacancies Grow as Beloved Bars Exit and Santa Monica Maps a Comeback

Shore to Close Disney Springs Store as 40% Clearance Begins

Sainsbury's Raises Free Delivery Threshold to £50 Effective April 7

Grocery Outlet Moves to Close 36 Stores This Year as Lease Marketing Begins

Costco’s Membership Model Wins New Buy Rating as Dividend Capacity Expands

Hagebau Files for Insolvency at Two NRW Stores as Operations Continue

Disney to Close Sawgrass Mills Character Warehouse on April 15

German Grocers Curb Self‑Checkout Access in Select Stores

Kaufland Shifts Paper Flyers to Saturday Starting March 2026

Saks Off 5th Digital Wins Approval to Liquidate Inventory as Saks Global Restructures

Asda Offers New Online Shoppers Up to £55 Off Across Four Orders

San Francisco Centre to Permanently Close Jan. 26 as BART Seals Powell Entrance

Primark to Close Select In-Store Cafes Over the Next 12 Months

Dittrich Furs to Close After 132 Years as Retirement Sale Draws Crowds

Over 400 U.S. GameStop Stores Reported Closed or Closing This Month

Dr. Ahorro Files for Court Reorganization as Store Closures and Layoffs Deepen

France’s Winter Sales Open Nationwide Under Snow Alerts and Sluggish Retail Backdrop

Scope Accelerates Shop Closures, Targeting 77 of 138 by March 2026

Starbucks Hires Amazon Grocery Veteran Anand Varadarajan as CTO