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Buckle Posts Strong Q3 Growth as Tiny Revenue Miss Sends Shares Lower

A razor-thin sales miss overshadowed in-line earnings.

Natural Grocers Raises Quarterly Dividend 25% to $0.15 a Share

Walmart Names John Furner CEO as Doug McMillon Sets 2026 Exit

Argentina’s Spending Slump Persists as Households Put Groceries on Credit

Puma to Cut 900 More Jobs in Deeper Reset as Losses Persist

Bodycare Rescued by Charles Denton–Led Consortium With Plan to Reopen 30–50 Stores Next Year

Next Raises Profit Outlook, Announces Special Dividend After Q3 Sales Beat

Poundland Adds 10 More Store Closures as Court-Backed Overhaul Rolls On

IKEA Signs 59‑Month Lease for First Pune Store at Phoenix Marketcity

Poundland Starts ‘Everything Must Go’ Sales at 10 Stores as Next Closures Loom

Mexico’s ANTAD Retail Sales Barely Rise in September, Weakest Since 2020

Fresh Market to Shutter Framingham Store Less Than a Year After Opening

UK High Street Closures Intensify as Coopers Shuts All Stores and The Original Factory Shop Cuts 31 Branches

Coopers to Shut All Stores Nationwide at 3 p.m. Saturday

Morrisons Closes Over 50 In‑Store Cafes in 2025, Full List Released

Co-op Warns 62,000 Shops at Risk, Presses Reeves for Maximum Business Rates Relief Ahead of Autumn Budget

Evoke Weighs Closing 120–200 William Hill Shops Ahead of Budget

Co-op Warns 60,000 Small Shops, 150,000 Jobs at Risk Without Business Rates Overhaul

DMart Owner Avenue Supermarts Posts Strong Q2 Sales, Profit Edges Up as Margins Tighten

Poundland Sets October Closure Dates as Three Branches Are Saved in Ongoing Overhaul