What's Really Happening in Global Retail Right Now? Hugo Boss, Uber Eats, Nike, Fair Price & LA 2028
Five retail stories. Less than ten minutes. And several signals about where global retail could be heading next. In this international edition of Five Things Friday, we examine five developments acros...
10 Aug 9min
What You Don't See About Culture Shapes Everything
How can a global retailer maintain consistency across markets without losing local relevance? In this episode of The Retail Podcast, Katherine Melchior Ray examines why international brand strategies ...
7 Aug 27min
APAC Retail: Crime, Costco China, Vietnam E-commerce and K-Food
Retail crime is becoming serious enough to affect whether stores can continue operating in parts of Australia. At the same time, Costco is expanding its reach in China through JD.com, Vietnam’s e-comm...
1 Aug 15min
Is UK Retail Changing Again? Argos, Charlotte Tilbury, ONS, Primark & Skims
The UK retail industry never stands still. This week Alex and Simone unpack five of the biggest retail stories shaping customer experience, ecommerce, retail technology and consumer behaviour across t...
31 Jul 10min
US Retail Sales Surge, Walmart’s World Cup Moment and Wonder’s $9B Bet
US retail sales rose more than 11% year over year in June across the core categories tracked by Retail Dive. But the headline number is only one part of this week’s retail story. Alex Rezvan and Jill ...
29 Jul 9min
5 Things Friday: WAIC 2026, JD.com's EU Bid & Decathlon's Uber Eats Move
AI is moving beyond individual productivity tools. The more important question is whether companies will redesign their operating models around it. In this edition of Five Things Friday: APAC Edition,...
28 Jul 12min
Primark Faces New Pressure as M&S Bets on the Weekly Shop
M&S is building a bigger proposition around the family weekly shop. Primark is lowering prices as competition for value-conscious fashion customers intensifies. Meanwhile, beauty and luxury brands are...
24 Jul 9min
