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08.02.26 - 03:36
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China′s Year of the Horse shoppers let emotional satisfaction take the reins (SCMP)
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As the Year of the Horse approaches, Chinese consumers are hunting online for mascots, dolls and charms themed after the zodiac animal – a pursuit industry observers say favours soft, round and playful designs over formal styles and places more weight on emotional fulfilment than material possessions or brand prestige.
This craze is boosting retail sales for plush toys and gold accessories, as is evident in toymaker Pop Mart's sold-out Have a Good Run series of plush pendants, as well as brisk......
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06.02.26 - 12:24
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ROUNDUP 2: Amazon plant Investitionen von 200 Milliarden Dollar - Aktie sackt ab (DPA-AFX)
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Amazon übertrifft bei geplanten Investitionen selbst seine ausgabefreudigen Tech-Rivalen: Der Handelsriese will in diesem Jahr rund 200 Milliarden US-Dollar (aktuell rund 170 Milliarden Euro) in KI, Chips, Robotik und Satelliten stecken. Für Anleger war die Zahl schwer zu verdauen: Die Aktie fiel im vorbörslichen US-Handel um fast acht Prozent. Am Vorabend hatte sie teils zweistellig an Boden verloren.. --- Der Umsatz der Cloud-Sparte AWS wuchs im vergangenen Quartal im Jahresvergleich um 24 Prozent auf 35,6 Milliarden Dollar und übertraf damit die durchschnittlichen Erwartungen der Analysten.. --- Im vergangenen Quartal wuchs der Konzernumsatz um 14 Prozent auf 213,4 Milliarden Dollar. Unterm Strich gab es einen Gewinn von 21,2 Milliarden Dollar. Im Vorjahr waren es 20 Milliarden Dollar gewesen.. --- Amazon selbst verändert sich ebenfalls. Der Konzern baut in zwei Wellen rund 30.000 Bürojobs ab..
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05.02.26 - 16:42
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Slovakia Retail Sales Fall 5.0% In December (AFX)
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BRATISLAVA (dpa-AFX) - Slovakia's retail sales decreased for the second straight month in December, figures from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Thursday.Retail sales fell ......
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05.02.26 - 15:06
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Italy Retail Sales Fall 0.8% In December (AFX)
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ROME (dpa-AFX) - Italy's retail sales decreased for the first time in three months in December, the statistical office ISTAT reported Thursday.The sales value declined unexpectedly by 0.8 percent ......
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05.02.26 - 12:00
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China′s Meituan snaps up Dingdong to deepen push into fresh grocery retail (SCMP)
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China's food delivery giant Meituan said on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire Dingdong, a leading on-demand commerce platform in China specialising in fresh groceries.
Meituan will purchase all issued shares of Dingdong Fresh Holding, which is wholly owned by New York-listed Dingdong (Cayman) Limited, for an initial consideration of US$717 million, subject to adjustments, according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange.
The deal is subject to conditions including antitrust clearance......
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05.02.26 - 11:36
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Eurozone Retail Sales Fall More Than Forecast (AFX)
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BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - Eurozone retail sales declined more than expected in December due to the fall in non-food product turnover, official data showed Thursday.Retail sales fell 0.5......
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