retail market

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Economy

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
Bloomberg Special

Global retail’s battle with Covid actually saved its stores

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment
Economy

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment

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

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
Global Economy

UK retailers report biggest annual price falls since May

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Trade

Fall in wholesale rice prices has no impact on retail market

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Panorama

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
Global Economy

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
Markets

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

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

‘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
Economy

Global brands look to expand presence in Bangladesh