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UK responds to retail crime surge with legal overhaul

The UK government has introduced new laws under the Crime and Policing Act to address rising retail crime, including shoplifting, violence and abuse against store staff.

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Illicit retail boom drives intimidation of UK regulators

A surge in illicit retail—ranging from illegal tobacco and non-compliant vapes to counterfeit goods—is reshaping parts of the UK’s retail landscape.

France finds 75% of foreign marketplace products breach EU rules

The DGCCRF said it checked more than 600 products bought from seven foreign online marketplaces in 2025, representing three times the volume tested in previous years.

Wayfair’s Q1 revenue rises 7.4%

In the US, the online home goods retailer reported a 7.5% year-over-year increase in net revenue to $2.61bn.

Reliance Retail acquires actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s haircare brand Anomaly

The deal gives Reliance Retail full ownership of Anomaly’s intellectual property and digital ecosystem and adds the brand to the company’s beauty portfolio.

Woolworths posts 4.5% rise in Q3 sales

The company said average prices declined slightly because of ongoing price investment despite inflationary pressures.