Top 7 retail stories from around the world
Print15 July 2025
1/ Starbucks’ China venture sparks interest: possible $10 billion stake sale on horizon
According to Retail News Asia, Starbucks’ China venture has recently garnered substantial interest for a potential stake sale. The unit is speculated to be worth up to a staggering $10 billion. According to insider information, a multitude of entities are in the race for the stake, including Asian private equity firms Centurium Capital and Hillhouse Capital, as well as American counterparts Carlyle Group and KKR & Co.
2/ Callaway to launch Happy Gilmore 2 Limited Edition Odyssey Hockey Stick Putter to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated movie
Callaway Golf is proud to announce the launch of the Limited Edition Odyssey Hockey Stick Putter and Callaway Golf Balls inspired by the movie. The golf balls will be available at Callaway and Odyssey retailers worldwide starting 11 July, and the putters will be available from 25 July to coincide with the movie’s launch, per PR Newswire.
3/ German e-commerce continues to rise
According to Ecommerce News, the industry association, consumers spent €39.84 billion on products online in the first half of this year. This marks a 3.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The growth was even stronger in the second quarter.
4/ Australian banks join forces to explore Tokenised asset settlement innovations
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCC) have officially unveiled the industry participants for their tokenised asset settlement research initiative, marking a significant step towards modernising Australia’s financial landscape. The main aim of Project Acacia is to explore how different forms of digital money and infrastructure can enhance Australia’s wholesale tokenised asset markets, per Retail News Asia.
5/ Polish retail giant LPP accepts 1.8m zloty fine over disclosure failings linked to Russia exit
According to Notes from Poland, Polish clothing giant LPP, owner of brands such as Sinsay, Reserved and Cropp, has agreed to pay a 1.8 million zloty (€420,000) fine to settle an investigation by Poland’s financial regulator into suspected failings by the company to meet disclosure obligations during the sale of its Russian business.
6/ Amazon Prime Day fuels 30.3% rise in US online spending
Amazon’s Prime Day sale helped boost online spending across all retailers in the US by 30.3% to $24.1 billion, according to Adobe Inc., topping its estimate for 28.4% growth for the period ending 11 July, per Fashion Network.
7/ India’s retail inflation likely fell below 2.8% last month
According to News Bytes, India’s retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is expected to have fallen below 2.8% in June. If this prediction holds, it would mark the second consecutive month of sub-3% inflation and the fifth straight month below the RBI’s medium-term target of 4%.
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