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IKEA is spending $1.4 billion to cut prices, joining Walmart and Target in a race to win back shoppers c16c0a918f5eb6132c86db6e1aba19cf

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IKEA is spending $1.4 billion to cut prices, joining Walmart and Target in a race to win back shoppers

admin September 1, 2026

The Swedish retailer joins a growing list of companies lowering prices to help cash-strapped consumers

‘It’s not lights out for the economy’: U.S. retail sales drop 0.6% in July 822eb99bc30b632c9de381cdcdf5fcce

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‘It’s not lights out for the economy’: U.S. retail sales drop 0.6% in July

admin August 14, 2026

There was a notable bump in spending in both April and May as Americans dipped into their...

‘It is a failure by AliExpress’: European Commission fines the Chinese marketplace $629 million for not blocking counterfeit goods 9f79e85ae428f876bfce78c90990bc8f

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‘It is a failure by AliExpress’: European Commission fines the Chinese marketplace $629 million for not blocking counterfeit goods

admin July 21, 2026

The online retailer allegedly breached the European Union's Digital Services Act, mainly through the spread of "counterfeit...

Ulta is betting $400 million that an NYC megastore will help it compete with Sephora—and that flagships still work 27271900b618b7bcff40a59b6df912ca

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Ulta is betting $400 million that an NYC megastore will help it compete with Sephora—and that flagships still work

admin July 11, 2026

An Ulta executive says the four-story behemoth is critical to its growth in the U.S. and abroad.