Qatar’s exemption of the hospitality and tourism, retail sectors and commercial complexes from electricity and water consumption charges for a period of six months will bolster the country’s real estate sector, Ezdan has said in a report.

The Qatar Stock Exchange on Thursday witnessed weakened buying interests of local retail investors and domestic funds; leading it to close 54 points lower.

Adidas, Nike and PUMA on Tuesday urged US President Donald Trump to prevent the shoe industry from falling victim to the trade war with China, saying new tariffs could be ‘catastrophic.’

Crown Acquisitions (Crown) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced a co-investment deal to acquire prime retail properties in Fifth Avenue and Times Square in New York City.

The Qatar Stock Exchange on Tuesday retreated below 10,400 levels, mainly dragged by increased selling pressure from local retail investors and bearish outlook of non-Qatari individuals.

The Philippines' richest man and founder of one of the biggest business conglomerates in the country, Henry Sy Sr, died Saturday aged 94, his company said.

Troubled UK high-street retailers shed almost 150,000 jobs this year, hit by high business property taxation, flagging growth and rising online sales, a study showed Monday.

Sears, the venerable chain that once dominated the American retail sector but had been in decline since the advent of the Amazon era, filed for bankruptcy Monday and announced it was closing almost 150 stores.

Ikea's boss promised Wednesday to meet the ‘needs, frustrations and dreams’ of local consumers with the Swedish firm's first Indian store, its second attempt to break into a vast but difficult market.

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy small online pharmacy PillPack, a move that will put the world's biggest retailer in direct competition with drugstore chains, drug distributors and pharmacy benefit managers.

Four e-commerce giants, including Amazon and Alibaba, pledged Monday to withdraw dangerous products more quickly from the market, the European Commission said.

Britain's second and third biggest supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Walmart-owned rival Asda have agreed to merge, the pair said Monday, creating a retail king that would leapfrog current leader Tesco.