We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Your guide to a disrupted world
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Sector had 1.3mn openings in March but filled less than 30,000 in April, data show
Low-cost US chain bets on consumer appetite for cheaper goods remaining strong as it forecasts 10% net sales growth
Shares in US retailer jump after annual sales pass $100bn
Retailer predicts growth will slow this year after forecast-beating holiday quarter
More than $760bn of products sent back, straining ‘reverse logistics’ companies and adding to landfills, survey shows
It makes sense for the video game retailer to create its own NFT marketplace
Consumers and companies learn lessons from disappointments of past festive season
Fast software scours retailer websites for popular toys and games to resell at higher prices
Organised crime rings revive questions about policing and sentencing laws
Amazon, Walmart and Kraft Heinz among those targeted by FTC investigation into causes of shortages and high prices
Higher prices and more stingy discounts propel billions in sales at start of holiday season
Traditional retailers are taking a page out of Amazon’s playbook
Consumers seem undeterred by higher prices and shortages ahead of US holiday shopping season
Strength of largest retailers maintains inventory levels while rest struggle for stock
Big US retailers buoyed as consumers open wallets in face of inflationary pressure
German recovery under threat; Warehouse space runs short; Retailers scramble to adapt
The shopping trend is surging as consumers worry that Covid-19 will delay shipments
Prices on US ecommerce websites are rising while holiday discounts dwindle, Adobe report says
IMF warns of need to be ‘very, very vigilant’ over rising inflation risks
Many large retailers have brought in goods ‘way ahead of time’ this year
Costumes, decorations and sweets are hot items as trick-or-treating resumes
And two readings of the strong dollar
International Edition
