Neil Saunders
@NeilRetail
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Managing Director of GlobalData Retail, founder of Conlumino. I analyze all sorts of things to do with retail, shopping, and consumers.
Scottsdale, AZ
Joined February 2010
🇺🇸 TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group
edition.cnn.com
TikTok has signed the deal backed by President Donald Trump to spin off its US assets to create a new entity with a group of mostly American investors, CEO Shou Chew told employees in a memo Thursday.
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🇺🇸 Claire's new owner Ames Watson feuds with Asia-based suppliers over millions in unpaid debt
cnbc.com
The dispute with suppliers could complicate new owner Ames Watson's efforts to turn around the struggling mall retailer.
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🇺🇸 Take a peek inside the seasonal Spirit Christmas store
usatoday.com
The seasonal store has 30 locations across 12 states. Here's a peek inside.
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🇺🇸 Instacart to pay $60 million in refunds after feds allege it deceived customers
cbsnews.com
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
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🇺🇸 Lamb Weston Warns of Profit Pressure Ahead Due to Discounts, Rising Costs
wsj.com
French-fry maker Lamb Weston swung to a profit in its latest quarter as revenue edged up.
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Anthropic’s latest model, Claude Opus 4.5 is now available in Microsoft Foundry. Microsoft Foundry offers the widest selection of advanced and frontier AI models of any cloud.
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🇺🇸 As it enters the ‘middle innings’ of a turnaround, Nike’s path is far from smooth
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🇬🇧 The supermarkets selling 5p veg for Christmas from tomorrow
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🇬🇧 Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner prepares for bookseller listings
retailgazette.co.uk
Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner Elliott Investment Management is reportedly gearing up to list the bookstores on the stock market.
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🇬🇧 US activist targets Premier Inn owner Whitbread
ft.com
Corvex takes stake in UK hotels group and urges it to carry out strategic review
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🇬🇧 Currys boss warns of 'muted' consumer confidence after Budget tax raid
thisismoney.co.uk
Chief executive Alex Baldock said he was 'concerned' that UK 'consumers' already high tax burden has increased further' following Labour's Budget last month.
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🇬🇧 Consumer confidence nudges up despite 'gloomy' outlook
retailgazette.co.uk
UK consumer confidence marginally rose in December despite remaining “gloomy”, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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🇬🇧 Consumer confidence edges up but outlook 'remains gloomy'
retail-week.com
Consumer confidence saw a slight uptick this month as the Budget wasn't as bad as expected, but the overall outlook is still gloomy, according to data from the BRC.
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🇬🇧 A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price – and got smaller. Why?
theguardian.com
From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa
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🇬🇧 Elliott gears up to list Barnes & Noble and Waterstones in London or US
ft.com
US investor close to appointing advisers for booksellers’ IPO next year
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🇬🇧 Elliott prepares to list Waterstones and Barnes & Noble in London or US
thetimes.com
A multibillion-pound initial public offering would be a welcome boost for the London Stock Exchange — to the scorn of potential private equity buyers
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🇬🇧 Bank of England cuts interest rates to near three-year low
cityam.com
The Bank of England has delivered a pre-Christmas rate cut, reducing its central interest rate to 3.75 per cent
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🇬🇧 Naked Wines’ profits cheered by bumper Christmas sales
thetimes.com
The online retailer’s shares have continued to climb as its turnaround plan bears fruit
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🇬🇧 Currys warns of ‘muted’ consumer confidence despite rising profits
thetimes.com
The electricals retailer credits its recovery in the Nordic region for its swing back into the black
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