Retail & Consumer

“I am more difficult to kill than anyone can possibly imagine”

Evercore joins the retail revival party

Even fans must be getting to the point of sale.

Direct-to-consumer companies discover bricks

Start-up takes on the funeral industry, and wins.

Signet Jewelers guides down.

Inequality and recessions; The Bitcoin carnivores; Supermarkets should be more like Wetherspoons; Choose your own facts, help Corbyn; The sad tale of Kodak’s dabble

2017 was a great year for American jewelers.

An Econometrica study suggests Americans are paying too much for their lite beer.

Last week at the London Palladium, ITV showcased the best of its televisual talent and new content for an audience of advertisers – as well as for soon-to-start chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall, writes Matthew Vincent. Then, yesterday, Amazon announced its new blockbuster TV productions as it seeks to lure more viewers away from traditional broadcasters. Their respective offerings can perhaps be summed up as Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan, and the cast of Loose Women versus a multi-season adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s Hobbit-laden fantasy Lord of the Rings.

It’s not necessarily going to be the disruptive force Amazon hopes it will be.

Digging into the troubling decline in the personal saving rate.

Can Amazon’s corporate culture really tie-up with the Whole Foods premium experience?

Liquidity.

The bad news about America’s news business is relentless, so we were glad to find a sign of hope buried in the national accounts. But does it stand up to scrutiny?