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Asian marketplaces focus on European expansion

28 Apr 2026
Online retail giants Temu and Shein are focusing on the European marketplace while TikTok could be the future of e-commerce, delegates at the World Retail Congress heard in Berlin on Tuesday during a …
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Use data not for transactions but life moments OBI says

28 Apr 2026
Precision marketing and treating transactions as a window into customer life moments are key to optimising retail media, OBI Media and Retail Media Managing Director Patricia Grundmann said at World R …
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From Zen Buddhism to calming Primark, new stores take centre stage

28 Apr 2026
From Ibiza to Bath via New York and Seoul, delegates at the World Retail Congress were taken on a whirlwind tour of some of the world’s most innovative new retail spaces as experts highlighted the sto …
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Inflation had hidden volume declines, Congress panel warns

28 Apr 2026
The ongoing high inflation environment has driven revenue increases but has hidden declining volumes for many retailers, a panel warned at World Retail Congress on the first day in Berlin. Direct Grou …
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