Economics ❯ Market Trends

Retail Sector

Consumer Behavior Store Closures Consumer Spending Store Operations Sales Growth Sales Performance Job Losses Store Performance Business Closures Economic Challenges

Hellweg Files for Insolvency in Eigenverwaltung

The filing reflects urgent liquidity pressure after a reported loss of trade credit insurance.

Morrisons Proposes Closure of About 100 Morrisons Daily Stores

Waitrose Raises Meal Deal to £5.50

Quiz to Close All 37 UK Stores as Administrators Wind Down High‑Street Business

Barbeques Galore to Close 62 Stores After Rescue Deal Fails

PyME Retail Sales Fall 1.2% in May as Monthly Uptick Fails to End Year‑Long Slide

British Heart Foundation Proposes Closure of 150 Charity Shops

Apple to Close Three Mall-Based U.S. Stores

Asda Proposes Automation Overhaul That Could Cost Up to 1,000 Jobs

Macy's Raises 2026 Outlook After Strong Q1 Led by Bloomingdale's

Leading Labels Enters Voluntary Liquidation and Will Close All 15 UK Stores

Costco Shares Fall After Fuel-Driven Quarter Raises Sales but Pressures Margins

Morrisons Names First Seven Morrisons Daily Stores to Close

Groupe Nosoli Placed in Redressement Judiciaire, Putting Furet du Nord and Decitre Under Court Supervision

Costco Sees Highest Gasoline Demand in Its 50‑Year History

Germany’s Small Shops Shrink as Chains and Discounters Expand

Oil & Vinegar Germany Enters Preliminary Insolvency as Stores Stay Open

Brazil’s Dia Livre de Impostos Sees Nationwide ‘Tax‑Free’ Sales and Long Fuel Queues

UK Retail Sales Fall Sharply as Fuel Purchases Collapse

Hammer to Shut Final 21 Stores and Be Wound Up