Retail Slop
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Let’s play…horrible hypotheticals
It occurred to me the other day that there must be people among the highly-intelligent and perspicacious band that are Retail Slop subscribers who await each missive from this Substack with foreboding.
Whenever the latest screed pops up on...
Retail Around The World: 24 July 2026
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Carrefour sees improved Q2 performance across key regions
French food retailer Carrefour increased Q2 sales 5.4% to EUR22.71 billion, with LFL growth of 1.9%, driven by improving momentum in France, Spain and a return to g...
Retail Around The World: 23 July 2026
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EU probe into JD.com Ceconomy takeover intensifies
Chinese ecommerce group JD.com has received formal notice of EU regulatory concerns over its USD2.5 billion takeover of German electronics retailer Ceconomy, potentially r...
The Bonus Bots: Where AI and retail loyalty collides
An odd thought occurred to me recently. We never actually hear from retailers about how much profit their loyalty programmes generate. Sure, they’ll report membership stats, app usage, promo redemptions and, on occasion, proportion of sales...
Retail Around The World: 22 July 2026
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Tesco widens delivery choice with Deliveroo, Uber Eats
UK supermarket group Tesco will launch on Uber Eats in August and Deliveroo later this summer, extending rapid grocery delivery, Clubcard Prices and points to millions...
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