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Alibaba's Rise Creates 10 Billionaires Not Named Jack Ma

Jack Ma, who launched China’s largest e-commerce company two decades ago and rode it to a $47.6 billion fortune, turns out to have created billions o...

Unstaffed Stores Could Be The Future Of Retail: IGD

In the last year, IGD’s team of industry experts visited over 700 stores in more than 50 countries to provide unparalleled insights into the retail i...

Shoptalk Europe: An Eye-Opening Journey Through The Future Of Retail

With more than 2,300 attendees, including 360 CEOs in attendance, Shoptalk Europe was always going to be one of the most dynamic retail conferences taking...

Amazon Faces Challenge From Malls And Alibaba In Singapore

As Amazon.com Inc. pushes into Southeast Asia with a new venture into Singapore, the online retailer is facing some tough hurdles. Shopping in air-conditio...

Kraft Heinz Is One Model, But Not Necessarily The Best: Gadfly

As the biggest packaged-food companies scramble to post satisfactory growth figures and maintain grocery shelf space -- potentially by resorting to risky a...

Hain Celestial Shoots For The Moon In Seller's Market: Gadfly

The food industry is a seller's market right now, so it makes sense that Hain Celestial Group Inc. would shoot for the moon in soliciting takeover offers....

Parlez-Vous Costco? US Retail Giant Brings Bulk Brie To France

About a half-hour south of Paris, a uniquely American import has opened for business. The store’s aisles brim with beauty and bulk, side by side....

Kellogg Needs Brands That Don't Snap, Crackle, Flop: Gadfly

Kellogg Co.'s newly minted CEO Steve Cahillane signed off on a $600 million deal for protein bars just four days into the job, a purported message to inves...