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Queues form on Regent Street as H&M drops Elie Saab collection

H&M’s latest collaboration with Elie Saab launches today [22 October 2026] at 9am, with fashion fans already waiting in line outside the retailer’s Regent Street store. In September, H&M announced its newest designer collaborator would be L

The Golden Guide 2026: The peak we planned for no longer exists

Retail likes a calendar because it makes demand look manageable, according to The Golden Guide 2026. Christmas sits in one box, Black Friday has another and back-to-school gets its few weeks. Fashion waits on the weather and gifting retaile

Etihad Cargo flies rescued bears from Russia to Ireland

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo has flown two rescued brown bears from Russia to their new home at Wild Ireland, a wildlife sanctuary in County Donegal. Bu, a former circus bear, and Tyapa, who had been kept at a petting zoo, spent years livin

Sainsbury’s raises profit outlook as grocery sales climb despite £164m loss

Sainsbury’s has raised its full-year profit guidance after reporting a 3.6 per cent rise in underlying operating profit to £525m, as grocery sales growth and market share gains boosted its first-half performance. It reported a 2.6 per cent

Build-A-Bear to open store inside Hard Rock Cafe in London first

Build-A-Bear Workshop is set to open a new store experience inside Hard Rock Cafe in London’s Piccadilly Circus, marking the restaurant chain’s first retail partnership of its kind. The new location, which opens on 26 October, will bring th

Online retailers could be forced to take websites offline amid global cyber security threat

Online retailers could be forced to take their websites offline after critical security flaws were discovered in a programming language used by online shops, prompting urgent warnings from cyber security agencies worldwide. The UK’s Nationa

Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in £1bn expansion

Waitrose has opened its first new supermarket in eight years in Cricklewood, north London, as part of its current £1bn investment programme. The 18,000 sq ft store, which opens today, marks a significant milestone in Waitrose’s plans to exp

French supermarket attacks were product of ‘basic security flaws’

Hundreds of French supermarkets suffered significant financial losses after hackers exploited ‘basic cybersecurity weaknesses’ to take control of refrigeration systems, causing widespread food spoilage and equipment damage. The cyberattack,

Tencent Deploys Retail AI Suite Across 600 Asian Merchants

The cloud giant links internal tools to Weixin and WeCom as Chow Tai Fook and SML Group automate store workflows and inventory.

Australian Auto Retailers Fetch 11.2X Valuation as Apparel Slips to 6.4X

Grant Thornton transaction data shows private capital discounting discretionary fashion brands while logistics discipline and regulatory payment overhauls widen the valuation divide.

Online penetration 32.2%! To capture overseas growth, launch these two products first

become one of the main battlegrounds.

What FDE means at OpenAI

What forward deployed engineering means at OpenAI

Huawei Sets 10 Gbps Microwave Backhaul Target to Support Mobile AI

Carrier networks face thousands of monthly fiber disruptions as AI workloads push regional transmission requirements up to tenfold.

How to Ship Clothing Internationally From India: A Complete Guide

A customer in London finds your hand-block printed kurta on Instagram and wants three of them. Another buyer in New... The post How to Ship Clothing Internationally From India: A Complete Guide appeared first on Shiprocket.

AI boosts discovery but reviews still seal the deal, new research shows

Consumer surveys show that AI helps shoppers find gifts, but most still check reviews, compare prices and review retailers' policies before buying.

Modern Retail+ Research: Marketers express revenue optimism for the 2026 holiday season despite economic pressures

In Modern Retail+ Research’s holiday report last year, brands and retailers expressed conservative expectations for their 2025 holiday revenue. This year, however, marketers are more optimistic.

Former TCL top salesperson starts a business selling Huaqiangbei electronic accessories, tops overseas sales rankings

Bringing "Huaqiangbei accessories" to the "vast number of mom-and-pop stores in Southeast Asia".

How to Run the Best Comment Section on the Web: A Playbook for Publishers

Discourse gives publishers a comment section that screens spam with AI, translates threads into readers’ languages, and turns each article into a permanent thread that search engines and AI tools can find.

Report: Payments a growth lever in Southeast Asia e-commerce

The checkout now decides whether demand converts to sales and how quickly a business can launch in a new market. The post Report: Payments a growth lever in Southeast Asia e-commerce appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

AI has already penetrated the internal operations of major sellers! Qian'an used AI to cut 64 work hours down to 16

AI reshapes cross-border e-commerce: new answers for products, organizations, and growth

AI reshuffles the deck, big sellers reach shore first

How to implement AI + going global? Talk it through at the same table with hundred-million-level big sellers and ten-million-level operators.

CISMEA's Li Jinhu: From online bestsellers to securing shelf space in European and American supermarkets, Chinese brands must pass four hurdles

36Kr Global · Insights | From first order to large-scale promotion, how Agsdon captures every order in the Southeast Asian market

First respond to local demand with products, then let consumers see the products, and finally ensure every order arrives smoothly.