Eurostat’s consumer price map is widely referenced and rarely questioned. It is also missing the one major variable that makes it useful for retail: what
The Q1 2026 fashion earnings season is the most revealing in years. Across luxury, sportswear, fast fashion and heritage retail, the results expose a single
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March data from the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows six consecutive months of growth, even as consumer sentiment hits record lows and inflation reaches its highest
New data from the Voices of Retail 2026 report reveals a widening gap between UK retailers who are growing and those who are not. At
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International fashion retailer Primark is accelerating its expansion in the Middle East with Alshaya Group, confirming five new stores set to open across the UAE,
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Inaugurated under the patronage of the Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region and graced by the Governor of Jeddah, Souq7 has opened its doors as
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The certainties that once underpinned global retail are eroding. In their place stands a polycrisis economy, where geopolitics and consumer anxiety set the tempo for