Retail future

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment
Economy

Work underway for retail accounts for micro merchant payment

The central bank gave micro and small businesses a chance to avail this facility without a trade license in November last year

Shop safely. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images
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