What retail tech investors are funding in the AI cycle
A look at which retail technology categories are attracting capital in the current AI cycle, and which ones investors have quietly cooled on.
Marcus Wright
Counterfeit listings: handling a knock-off crisis on marketplaces
When counterfeits appear on a marketplace, speed and evidence decide the outcome. This is the response plan and the messaging that goes with it.
Opening a second store: the checklist before you sign a lease
A pre-lease checklist for retailers about to open location number two, covering the cash, people and systems that usually break first.
Flipkart to launch food delivery: Swiggy and Eternal shares slide
Walmart-owned Flipkart will enter Indian food delivery within weeks, group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy told ETtech. Swiggy shares fell as much as 5.55% and Eternal dropped nearly 3% on the news.
Why a second wave of US-bound postal restrictions is likely this quarter: 3 regulatory tells
The July 24 postal de minimis rule closes the last low-value import loophole into the US. The pattern points to a second wave of foreign postal operators restricting or surcharging US-bound parcels before the October 22 compliance deadline, concentrated on the long tail of small cross-border sellers.
QVC Group Just Erased Over $5 Billion in Debt and Is Days From Exiting Bankruptcy
QVC Group has cleared the last major hurdle to walking out of bankruptcy, after a federal judge signed off on a plan that erases more …
Who Owns Pizza Hut Now? Yum Brands Sold the Chain for $2.7 Billion
Pizza Hut has been sold. In June 2026, Yum! Brands agreed to hand off the pizza chain in two separate deals worth a combined $2.7 …
Burberry sales rise 5% as all divisions grow: shares still slip
Burberry reported 5% comparable sales growth in its fiscal first quarter, with every product division rising for the first time in three years. The Americas led at 12% and China rebounded 9%, but the shares still fell around 5%.
Seven & i targets a Zabka stake: 7-Eleven owner bets on Europe
Seven & i Holdings, the 7-Eleven owner, is in talks to buy a double-digit stake in Poland’s Zabka, sending the convenience chain to a record high in Warsaw. Here is what the reported deal means for Europe’s biggest convenience network and for Seven & i’s life after Couche-Tard.
Foreign trade zones: how FTZs work for retail importers
Tariffs & Customs deep dive: Foreign trade zones: how FTZs work for retail importers.