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Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
By Patrick Commins Economics editor

Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 months

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn

#Australianeconomy #Australiaweather #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Costoflivingcrisis #Retailindustry #Inflation #Petrolprices #TheGuardian #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaWeather #ClimateCrisis #AustraliaNews #Environment #ElNioSouthernOscillation #CostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #Inflation #PetrolPrices

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff #Next #EmploymentTribunals #RetailIndustry #Business #EmploymentLaw #Law #UkNews

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
By Julia Kollewe

Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employees

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff

#Next #Employmenttribunals #Retailindustry #Business #Employmentlaw #Law #UKnews #TheGuardian #JuliaKollewe

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm for shoppers

AI chatbots are already in use by Australia’s biggest retailers, from Buddy at Bunnings to Olive at Woolworths.…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #compeition #homebrand #privatelabel #Retail #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/881396/

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

AI chatbots like Buddy at Bunnings years from becoming norm
By Ahmed Yussuf

Some of Australia's largest retailers are investing in autonomous AI agents shopping for customers. But experts say the technology is expensive and years from being mainstream.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/ai-chatbot-shopping-buddy-bunnings-australia-retailers/107102066

#RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #AI #CostofLiving #AhmedYussuf

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Deal or no deal? How to know if the retail price is right
By Donna Ferguson

As the government prepares to crack down on ‘phoney bargains’ we ask experts about what exactly constitutes a genuine price reduction

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/05/discount-deal-price-reduction-rules-uk-retailers

#Consumerrights #Advertising #Retailindustry #Business #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Consumeraffairs #UKnews #Regulators #Money #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
By Chloe Mac Donnell

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding

#Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/sep/05/kardashian-curves-ms-launches-28-bodysuit-with-exaggerated-hip-padding #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #BodyImage

THC drinks affected as Congress delays hemp ban

THC beverages for sale at Urban Flower, a CBD and THC dispensary in Houston, Texas, Oct. 28, 2022.…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BreakingNews:Business #businessnews #Foodanddrink #Headlines #marijuana #Retailindustry #SproutsFarmersMarketInc #TargetCorp #TopStories #UnitedStates
https://www.newsbeep.com/718446/

Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up
By Heather Timmons

Private equity firms and the companies they own employ over 13 million, from startups to rural hospitals and large retailers, but experts’ concerns of collapse are growing

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/private-equity-boom-hospital-job-layoff

#Business #USnews #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #HeatherTimmons

Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/private-equity-boom-hospital-job-layoff #Business #UsNews #RetailIndustry

Lululemon (LULU) Q2 2026 earnings

Shoppers walk past a Lululemon store at a shopping mall on June 21, 2026, in Hong Kong, China.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ApparelRetail #BreakingNews:Business #Business #businessnews #CA #Canada #Earnings #LululemonAthleticaInc #Retailindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/717608/

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
By Sarah Butler

Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon

#JohnLewis #YouTube #Business #Retailindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Socialmedia #Media #Digitalmedia #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/03/john-lewis-youtube-chat-show-angela-scanlon #JohnLewis #Youtube #Business #RetailIndustry #AiArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #Media #DigitalMedia #UkNews

Inside the $2 billion thrift store expanding in Australia
By Emilia Terzon

Op shops are feeling threatened as Savers expands its second-hand retail stores across Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/savers-thrift-second-hand-profit-australia-profile/107077786

#RetailIndustry #Fashion #WomensFashion #FashionBrands #MultinationalCorporations #CostofLiving #EmiliaTerzon

From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could improve food access in rural UK
By Joanna Partridge

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices, and could help reduce effects of local shop closures

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/rural-vending-machines-uk-dairy-farmer

#Fooddrinkindustry #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Milk #Business #Farming #Food #Ruralaffairs #UKnews #England #Herefordshire #Gloucestershire #TheGuardian #JoannaPartridge

Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer’s stock market debut
By Mark Sweney

Hong Kong flotation at $26bn by firm once valued at $100bn follows failure to list in US and UK

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/shein-shares-slide-fast-fashion-retailer-stock-market-debut-hong-kong

#Shein #IPOs #HongKong #Business #Stockmarkets #Retailindustry #Fashion #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #China #TheGuardian #MarkSweney

‘Cookie-cutter’ no more? SM Nuvali to open November 27 with 1-hectare indoor garden

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/business/sm-nuvali-opens-november-27-2026-indoor-garden/

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs
By Sarah Butler

In-store inflation rises to an annual 1.5% in August, according to a survey for the British Retail Consortium

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs

#Inflation #Fooddrinkindustry #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Economics #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Price rises gather pace in UK shops amid higher energy costs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/01/price-rises-gather-pace-in-uk-shops-higher-energy-costs #Inflation #FoodDrinkIndustry #RetailIndustry #Business #UkNews #Economics #Supermarkets

The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
By Laura Snapes

It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/the-hill-i-will-die-on-no-self-respecting-adult-picky-bits

#Supermarkets #Fooddrinkindustry #Food #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #LauraSnapes

Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for

A Freedom Fuel Network gas station in Dresher, Pa., on Friday, July 10, 2026. Matt Rourke | AP…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #Courtdecisions #DonaldJ.Trump #donaldtrump #energy #Laws #Lawsuits #politics #Retailindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/831309/

Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for

A Freedom Fuel Network gas station in Dresher, Pa., on Friday, July 10, 2026. Matt Rourke | AP…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Politics #Business #businessnews #Courtdecisions #DonaldTrump #donald-j-trump #Energy #Headlines #Laws #Lawsuits #Politics #Retailindustry #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/712098/

A 'pigeon overlord', pigs and iconic spheres: Rundle Mall turns 50
By Sophie Holder and Isabella Carbone

It was the country's first major pedestrian-only shopping mall and labelled an "international leader" for its people-centric design. Now Adelaide's Rundle Mall is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/rundle-mall-50th-anniversary/107085884

#History #RetailIndustry #ShoppingDistrictandHighStreet #SophieHolder #IsabellaCarbone

‘It gives Shein’: how did polyester become the world’s most-hated material?
By Hannah Marriott

Due to its ubiquity in fast fashion, gen Z are pushing back against the synthetic material and using it as an insult

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/aug/29/polyester-material-shein-fast-fashion

#Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Youngpeople #Society #Fashionindustry #Shein #Business #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #HannahMarriott

Asda returns to growth after more than two years
By Sarah Butler

Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton

#Asda #Business #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Asda returns to growth after more than two years https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/28/asda-returns-growth-after-two-years-allan-leighton #Asda #Business #RetailIndustry #Supermarkets #UkNews

Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
By Sarah Butler

Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meat

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/28/bean-lentil-sales-british-save-money-improve-diet

#Beanspulsesandlegumes #Retailindustry #UKnews #Business #Food #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Meat #TheGuardian #SarahButler

Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/28/bean-lentil-sales-british-save-money-improve-diet #BeansPulsesAndLegumes #RetailIndustry #UkNews #Business #Food #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Meat

David vs Bunnings: Mitre 10 franchisee wins crucial legal costs case
By Emilia Terzon

A Mitre 10 franchisee has won a crucial legal costs fight against Bunnings, allowing him to take on a high-stakes case to try and stop the hardware giant opening up next door to his Queensland store.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/bunnings-costs-loss-mitre-10-jimboomba/107085360

#RetailIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LawCrimeandJustice #SmallBusinesses #EmiliaTerzon

Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
By Sarah Butler

Fashion site also broke rules on labelling by using terms ‘leather’ or ‘suede’ for synthetic products

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/20/boohoo-fined-by-french-watchdog-deceptive-discounts

#Boohoo #Debenhams #Business #Retailindustry #UKnews #Manchester #Consumeraffairs #Fashionindustry #TheGuardian #SarahButler