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Costco Posts Blowout Fiscal Q3 as May Sales Accelerate

Stronger U.S. comps and fast digital growth lifted results even as higher gasoline volumes raised traffic and narrowed gross margins.

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

UK Retail Sales Fall Sharply as Fuel Purchases Collapse

TJX Raises Full-Year Guidance After Quarter of Broader Traffic and Margin Gains

New Data Show Non-Food Discounters Eating Into Germany’s Specialist Retailers

Costco March Sales Rise 11% on Strong Traffic and Digital Growth

Signet Beats Q4 Estimates as Cautious FY2027 Outlook Trails Street

Costco Tops Q2 Estimates on Digital Surge and Membership Momentum as Shares Hold Steady

Kroger Posts Solid Q4 as Digital Sales Jump 20% and $2.5 Billion Charge Skews Full-Year Profit

River Island Shuts Oxford and Didcot Stores as 2026 Closure List Reaches 32

Argentina’s Pyme Retail Sales Up 2.8% in October, Still 1.4% Below a Year Ago

Inditex Posts Modest H1 Growth as Currency Weighs, Early‑Autumn Sales Rebound Lifts Shares

German Retailers Call for Legal Overhaul After €3 Billion in Shoplifting Losses

Greggs’ First-Half Profit Drops 14% on Weather Disruption and Rising Costs

Country Road Cuts Sydney Stores as Sales Slump

UK Retail Sales Surge by 1% in August Due to Sunny Weather and Discounts