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Saks Parent HBC to Buy Neiman Marcus Group for $2.65 Billion, Including Investment from Amazon

Retail TouchPoints

Kestenbaum noted that Amazon “had hoped for big growth in supermarkets but it has proven a big challenge to crack into the top five performers in that industry. Department store services and technology, while not as big as grocery, could be a more accessible opportunity for Amazon and a great learning exercise.”

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Lidl finance chief steps down following £76m loss

Retail Gazette

Lidl UK finance boss Marco Di Costanzo has stepped down from his role, following a £76m loss from the discounter. “I assume the projected profitability targets for this year are not being reached so someone has to be kept accountable. The retail giant also has nearly £3bn worth of debt. .

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Asda private equity owners to face grilling by MPs

Retail Gazette

GMB national officer Nadine Houghton said: “It’s right that MPs will finally get the chance to hold TDR Capital to account on their co-ownership of Asda. The £500m in borrowings are part of the debts taken on by the supermarket to finance the acquisition of the business back in 2021.

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Morrisons plunges further into the red as debt interest payments surge

Retail Gazette

Accounts for the grocery giant’s parent company, Market Topco, revealed it fell to a pre-tax loss of £1.1bn for the year ended October, as its interest costs surged to £735m. These were related to external debt and inter-company loans, with its debt-financing bill 23% above the £593m incurred the year prior.

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AI in Retail: Optimizing Operations from Supply Chains to Employee Scheduling

Retail TouchPoints

Retail is already seeing successful use cases: Albertsons recently rolled out a predictive ordering platform from Afresh Technologies designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products to more than 2,000 of its supermarkets, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools leveraging real-time insights. said Thota.

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Morrisons kicks off £1bn debt buyback plan

Retail Gazette

The deal gave the supermarket chain a 20% minority stake in MFG and established commercial and supply agreements with the fuel group. The debt-financing bill was 23% higher than the £593m incurred in 2022.

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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

If you were in London, you’d find these items in the most luxury-oriented stores, but not a general supermarket, and we’re bringing them to America for the first time.” She started sourcing some of her assortment from Faire during the pandemic, and now the platform accounts for about 50% of her inventory.

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