retailers changed their gun sales policies last Wednesday in the fallout over a Florida high school massacre.
Starbucks and other major retailers could be forced to warn Californians that a cup of coffee is hazardous to their health.
Bedroom furniture retailers Bensons for Beds examined the sleeping habits of 2,000 UK couples and found that long work days and children were tearing partners apart at bedtime.
Part of the reason that online innovation has been faster in China, says Mr Monteyne, is that the country has fewer "incumbent, lethargic retailers doing everything they can to protect their legacy assets and slowing down the transition".
It turns out clothing retailers aren't trying to rip you off; they're just pricing shorts according to what it costs to produce them.
"For some of the retailers it's a very attractive market, Chinese shoppers or foreigners sending money to Chinese accounts," he said.
UK retailers cut jobs over the past three months at the fastest rate since comparable records began in 2008, due to technological change and rising employment costs, the British Retail Consortium said.
Ecommerce companies and retailers across the globe are integrating online shopping more deeply into bricks-and-mortar stores.
Banks, financial institutions, retailers, or any other company that uses computers is vulnerable to hackers who might try to obtain their customers' personal information.
Google is also launching promoted places and local inventory ads for retailers to promote special offers and show what's in stock nearby.
"I think educating the chefs, educating the children, educating the consumers, educating the retailers is very important.
In the last 90 days, the company has also signed partnership agreements with 6 Fortune 500 companies, including some of the largest food manufactures and retailers in the world - although the firm is keeping their names secret until products go on sale.
Most brands recognise that their survival depends on partnering with high-street retailers in collaborations that will bounce them into a broader market.
China UnionPay Co, with more than 6b cards in circulation, is now a key rival to Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and other issuers, and has become an important way for retailers around the globe to attract Chinese tourists and consumers.
On the back of this, 63 per cent of those surveyed also stated they would like more help and advice from retailers when shopping to fit their size and shape.
Last year was a turning point for online payments, the newspaper pointed out, as their presence at physical retailers became ubiquitous.
Last year was also a turning point for the use of online payments at physical retailers, including supermarkets, restaurants and clothing shops.
Retailers such as JD.
From Dior's rooster bracelet to Calvin Klein's red and gold unmentionables, luxury retailers' New Year-themed products are leaving Chinese consumers disgruntled.
The plan announced on 30 December by China's central government will close "a portion" (the Guardian understands it will be roughly half) of its 34 licensed carving factories and 130 retailers before the end of March 2017.
