retail market

retail market

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VAT waiver on supershops boosts sales 20%

Supermarkets had long lost customers to traditional bazaars due to higher prices from the VAT. But now, consumers are returning

Saks Fifth Avenue spun off its online operations into a separate entity earlier this year to speed up its digital transformation. Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg

Global retail’s battle with Covid actually saved its stores

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment

Ready-made garments on display at a shop in Varanasi. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh via Bloomberg

Bezos versus Ambani isn’t the only fight in India’s retail

A shopper walks down the street in London, Britain December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

UK retailers report biggest annual price falls since May

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Fall in wholesale rice prices has no impact on retail market

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The big question: How can retail chains survive the pandemic?

Staff prepare for a livestreaming sale at the New World Daimaru Department Store in Shanghai, China, March 20. Shopping through streaming has become a big business in Asia, but Covid is accelerating the trend in the west as well. Photo: Collected

Video-streaming firm’s 1,200% surge hints at future of retail

Vegetables vendors open their shops early in the morning after making their purchase from wholesale at Karwan Bazar. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra

Karwan Bazar retail market shut as traders diagnosed with Covid-19

‘To succeed in e-commerce, you have to get your hands dirty’

‘To succeed in e-commerce, you have to get your hands dirty’

A buyer browses through shoes at a Puma outlet in Dhaka. Buoyed by Bangladesh's booming retail market, a number of global fashion brands are looking to expand their business here. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Global brands look to expand presence in Bangladesh