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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Drive Surge in Size-Down Clothing Returns

Retailers are tightening return rules to protect margins from rising returns tied to faster consumer size changes.

Costco Sees Highest Gasoline Demand in Its 50‑Year History

2006 Walmart Receipt Goes Viral as Same Shopping List Now Tops $400

Liverpool Q1 Sales Slip as Security Turmoil and Cautious Shoppers Weigh on Stores

Meta–RAI Whitepaper Finds Social and WhatsApp Now Drive Retail Discovery in India

Alibaba’s Qianwen Extends Giveaway, Offers Up to 10 ¥25 Super Free Cards as AI Booking Reaches Damai and Fliggy

German Chocolate Sales Rise on Price Hikes as Volumes Fall

UK Shop Price Inflation Rebounds to 1.5% in January as Food Costs Accelerate

Protein Demand From GLP-1 Users Could Push UK Meat Prices Higher, Expert Says

ECIU: Festive Chocolate Tubs Shrink as Some Prices Nearly Double Since 2021

German Grocers Slash Milka Prices as Chocolate Price War Escalates

Self-Checkout Booms in Germany as Theft Fears Grow After Danish Store Manager Quits

Sainsbury’s Raises Profit Target Above £1 Billion, Announces Payouts, Warns on Budget Risks

Walmex Q3: Sales Up 4.9% as Net Income Drops 9.2%, With Small-Format and Digital Push Accelerating

China Restricts Some Nexperia Exports as Dutch Oversight of Chipmaker Deepens

Taobao Flash Sale Launches In-Store Group-Buying Pilots in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Jiaxing

UK Food Inflation Edges Up to 5.1% as Morrisons Cuts Prices and Growth Cools

Gap Lifts Tariff Hit and Trims Margin Outlook as Athleta Weighs on Turnaround

PDD Beats Q2 Revenue and EPS Estimates as Profit Slips on Higher Costs

UK High Street Chains Ramp Up Phased Store Closures Through September