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Prime Big Deal Days 2026: 3P grew twice as fast as 1P, and discounted less
3P (Amazon Seller) grew twice as fast as 1P (Amazon Vendor) over October’s Prime Big Deal Days on Amazon UK. Here, Venture Forge CEO Andy Banks uses data covering 1.6 million products to show it wasn’t down to a few big brands or deeper dis
ChannelX · Published 10/22/2026, 17:49INTERVIEW State sabotage? Security expert Tom Hegel discusses the Intermarché refrigeration hack
In a Q&A with InternetRetailing, Tom Hegel, distinguished threat researcher and research lead at SentinelOne, explains why he thinks the attacks could potentially be the work of a hostile state. The post INTERVIEW State sabotage? Security e
InternetRetailing · Published 10/22/2026, 17:49Google CEO Sundar Pichai Views Search Absorbed Into Agentic Layer via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says the future of Search is an agentic layer that unifies Google's Search and AI experiences. The post Google CEO Sundar Pichai Views Search Absorbed Into Agentic Layer appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Search Engine Journal · Published 10/22/2026, 17:17First Pokémon store outside Asia expected to open in London in 2029
The Pokémon Company International will be opening a permanent Pokémon store in London. The store, which will open in 2029, is the first permanent physical location outside of Asia. According to the brand, the new store will serve as the “ul
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 17:03E-commerce shipments drive further growth at East Midlands Airport
The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 6.3% more cargo last month than it did in the same month last year. And, over the year to date January to September period, at 210,807 tonnes cargo volumes were up by 10,000 tonnes or 5% year on year.
Air Cargo News · Published 10/22/2026, 16:11The Investment Journey Is Only as Fast as Its Money Movement
Watch more: Visa Direct’s Justin Zhao An investor funds their investment account in real-time. A trade executes in seconds. But transferring funds from that account to a bank account can still take five business days. It is a paradox that K
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:03FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
Digital money is pushing banks toward making decisions about infrastructure well beyond whether to issue a token. Among the decisions that need to be made: Which forms of digital money belong inside their own relationships, which need broad
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:02What Fraud Data Says About Where Payment Security Is Headed
Artificial intelligence is changing both sides of payments fraud. Fraudsters can use it to make impersonation attempts more convincing, while finance teams can use it to score transactions, verify documents and identify anomalies. PYMNTS In
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:0080% of Top CFOs Use Working Capital to Fund Growth
At the most efficient growing companies, 80% say their primary reason for using working capital is planned growth. Among the least efficient, just 2% say the same. That 78-percentage-point gap is a central finding in “The 24-Day Advantage:
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:00Instant Payments May Give Credit Unions a Deposit Growth Advantage
Banks have generally measured instant payments by transactions: how many customers use them, how much money moves and how quickly payments arrive. An example from Amplify Credit Union adds another measure: deposit growth. Business accounts
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:00Built to Scale: How to Grow Embedded Payments Without Starting Over
Embedded payments can be relatively straightforward to launch, but successful growth changes what businesses need from their payments infrastructure. As volume rises, so can fraud exposure, compliance demands and operational complexity. Com
PYMNTS · Published 10/22/2026, 16:00Refreshed payment method design in checkout
This tiled layout appears when the payment methods meet certain display criteria, including offering four or fewer payment methods. For other configurations, the standard list view continues to display.
Shopify Changelog · Published 10/22/2026, 16:00eBay to cut 1,000 jobs in restructuring drive – report
US e-commerce company eBay will cut 1,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce, to redirect capital into higher-growth commercial divisions. The post eBay to cut 1,000 jobs in restructuring drive – report appeared first on Retail Insight Network.
Retail Insight Network · Published 10/22/2026, 15:5522,000 orders in 21 days—how did the "junk" everyone rejected make a comeback?
Thought it was dead stock, but it sold like crazy! Breaking down 3 counterintuitive TikTok bestsellers
雨果跨境·TikTok频道 · Published 10/22/2026, 15:47Eco 360 Group joined Temu to build visibility for new brand of mops and buckets
Eco 360 Group spent 40 years building Eco Bag into one of the United Kingdom’s best-known recycled bin liner brands. Now, the Huddersfield cleaning products business is hoping to do the same for MACROMAX, its range of mops, buckets, and sco
ChannelX · Published 10/22/2026, 15:46Queues 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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 15:45The 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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 15:13Sainsbury’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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 14:55Build-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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 14:48Online 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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 14:41Waitrose 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
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 14:32French 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,
Retail Gazette · Published 10/22/2026, 14:27Australian 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.
Retail News Asia · Published 10/22/2026, 14:01Online penetration 32.2%! To capture overseas growth, launch these two products first
become one of the main battlegrounds.
雨果跨境 · Published 10/22/2026, 14:00