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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,

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.

TikTok Shop star ratings and customer reviews convert sales

With the festive season approaching and an unprecedented increase of shoppers flocking to TikTok to search for gift inspiration, brands need to maximise the platform’s growth to drive sales. New research by Bazaarvoice, the platform connect

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.

eBay announces second round of layoffs this year, plans to cut 9% of staff, about 1,000 employees

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

Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand?

Shopee leads a top 10 spanning marketplaces, convenience stores and sportswear. The post Which brands inspire the strongest conviction in Thailand? appeared first on Inside Retail Asia.

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.

Governments and Organizations Take Sites Offline to Patch Web Vulnerability

Many websites around the world were taken down as a precaution or for preventative maintenance Wednesday (Oct. 21) as organizations responded to the disclosure of a widespread web vulnerability, according to multiple media reports. As PYMNT

How can one account sell on 15 Latin American platforms?

Capture the other half of Latin America's online traffic

Well-known energy drink brand Monster Energy is enforcing its trademark rights!

October 22 E-commerce Morning Brief: Amazon plans to hire 300,000 employees for the holiday season; YTO Express third-quarter revenue 19.5 billion yuan, net profit up 39.1%

Trends from Money20/20 2026: The rise of “hidden” financial services

As fintech products become increasingly capable, the infrastructure behind them fades into the background. Three trends from Money20/20 show how stablecoins, agents, and always-on money are changing financial services.

AWS Executive Says 40% of European Startups Consider Leaving Region to Scale

An Amazon Web Services executive said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that nearly 4 in 10 European startups, and over half of the fastest-growing ones, have told the company that they would consider leaving the region to scale, Reuters reported Wednesd

Meta Slams New Mexico Business Climate After $25 Billion Verdict

Meta’s chief legal officer said Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it is “all but impossible to do business” in New Mexico after a court ordered the company to pay $25 billion in a case brought by the state’s attorney general. The case brought by New

UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Hackers installed backdoors on WordPress sites using UpdraftPlus, putting over 3 million active installations at risk. The post UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin Security Breach Enables Backdoor Attacks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Booking.com Probe Exposes Travel Fraud Beyond Checkout

A traveler who has booked a real hotel can receive a fraudulent request containing the correct arrival date and reservation number. Criminals can use those details to demand payment information, warning that the room will otherwise be cance

Kohl’s leans into clearer pricing, gift bundles and Uber Eats for the holidays

Kohl's is emphasizing deeper discounts and delivery capabilities in its pitch to cash-strapped shoppers this holiday season.

BitGo Helps Kalshi Traders Leverage Crypto Without Exiting Holdings

Kalshi and BitGo Holdings have partnered to enable some Kalshi clients to use eligible cryptocurrencies to post collateral for leveraged perpetual futures trades, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 21). Under this collaboration, customers o

Google Reminds Sites To Serve A 503 During PHP Patch Downtime via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Taking a site offline to patch PHP? Serve a 503 from outside PHP and keep robots.txt reachable. Days of server errors may get URLs dropped. The post Google Reminds Sites To Serve A 503 During PHP Patch Downtime appeared first on Search Engi