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Italy’s Summer Sales Begin in Most Regions as Shoppers Return With Tight Budgets

High shopper interest meets cautious spending, leaving retailers to push for uniform national rules to limit online-driven discounting

Betts to Close 20 Stores as Administrators Move to Shrink Physical Footprint

Morrisons to Close Around 100 Morrisons Daily Shops in Restructure

Prime Day Deals Cut Prices on Galaxy A56, Pixel 10 Pro, POCO X8 Pro and iPhone Air

Evans Returns to UK High Street via Yours Clothing Concessions

Morrisons Proposes Closing 100 Morrisons Daily Stores in July

Kirkgate Shopping Centre to Close on June 18

Yamada HD and Edion Agree Basic Deal to Form New Holding Company

Galeria Seeks €160 Million Rescue Loan as Large-Scale Store Closures Loom

Netto to Put Toys on Permanent Shelves in Thousands of Stores

Waitrose Cuts Prices on More Than 160 Products in £20 Million Drive

Toshifumi Suzuki, Architect of Global 7‑Eleven, Dies at 93

Shore Closes at Disney Springs as Johnston & Murphy Sets May 7 Exit

Claire’s Shuts All UK and Ireland Stores After Administration

Morrisons to Close Parkwood Green Morrisons Daily in Rainham on July 3

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

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

LK Bennett Halts Online Sales as Jarrolds Closure Confirms Store Wind-Down

Vodafone and Three Combine High Street Stores Under VodafoneThree Overhaul

Shore to Close Disney Springs Store as 40% Clearance Begins