Yuki Tanaka 
MINISO authorized a fresh HK$2 billion (about USD 255 million) share repurchase program that begins June 30, telling investors its stock trades below intrinsic value. The move follows a year in which the Chinese variety-store group nearly exhausted a prior buyback while its New York-listed shares fell toward a 52-week low.
TikTok Shop opened four new EU markets on 15 June 2026 alongside a cross-border selling tool that slashes the cost of each launch. Three signals point to another European market wave, likely the Nordics or Central Europe, before the 2026 holiday peak.
Three regulatory signals point to tougher US subscription-cancellation rules through H2 2026: the FTC’s revived negative-option rulemaking, a $35m Shutterstock settlement, and a state-law cancellation cascade. Expect operators to retool cancel flows before year-end.
J.Jill’s first-quarter fiscal 2026 sales fell 6% to $144.4 million and net income more than halved as tariffs squeezed gross margin to 68.3%. The women’s apparel brand reaffirmed its full-year outlook while trimming planned store growth and capital spending.
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