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Retail Sector

Economic Challenges Sales Performance Footwear Industry Competition Target Sales Decline E-commerce Growth Tariffs Store Closures Insolvency Trends

Carrefour Shifts to Small Formats After Spanish Profit Jump, Advances Romania Sale and Pauses Argentina Exit

Management pivots to small formats to address hypermarket decline.

Alinéa Faces Liquidation Risk After Buyer Pulls Out, Putting 1,200 Jobs in Jeopardy

Poundland Closes Three Stores This Weekend as UK High‑Street Retrenchment Deepens

Roller to Close Four German Stores by June as Clearance Sales Begin

Fnac Darty Moves to Sell Nature & Découvertes as Kretinsky Launches Takeover Bid

Rofu Kinderland Enters Self-Administered Insolvency as Stores Stay Open

GameStop Shutters Nearly 500 U.S. Stores This Month as Fiscal Year Winds Down

Costco’s Lofty Valuation Meets Fresh Scrutiny as Store-Expansion Engine Keeps Churning

Herzog & Bräuer Files for Insolvency, Putting Nearly 100 Lingerie Stores at Risk

Asda Sales Slide After IT Cutover Snag as Chair Flags Recovery Stretching Into 2026

Dr Martens Flags Tariff Hit, Plans US Price Rises From 2026

Hochul Reports 13% Drop in Shoplifting, $2.6 Million Recovered by State Task Force

Peru’s Holiday Imports Surge on Early Stocking, With Collectibles Leading the Rise

Starbucks Discloses 627 Store Closures in Quarter, Including 520 in U.S., as Turnaround Reshapes Portfolio

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

Heimatliebe Owner Store Concept Enters Insolvency, Putting 400 Retailers at Risk

Poundland Reverses Three Closures as Restructuring Continues

Target’s Stock Slide Persists After Q2 Declines, With Growth in Delivery and Ads

MFO Matratzen to Close All 97 Stores by Year-End After Rescue Bid Fails

Nike Lifts Tariff Cost Outlook to $1.5 Billion as Profit Slides