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Apple Music is set to open a concert venue inside London's Battersea Power Station, adding a live music space to the landmark's growing retail and entertainment district. The move signals Apple's continued investment in music beyond streaming, following its radio stations and live sessions. Details on capacity, opening date and programming have not yet been confirmed.

The holding companies behind Singapore restaurant brand Crystal Jade have been placed under receivership, prompting a restructuring of the group's corporate affairs. Reports from CNA, Inside Retail Asia and Mothership confirm the move, but all stress that Crystal Jade restaurants in Singapore remain open and continue trading as normal while the process unfolds.

A new analysis argues investors should consider selling SpaceX shares before the company's December lock-up expiration, when early insiders and employees gain the ability to sell their holdings. The concern is that a wave of insider selling could pressure the share price. SpaceX stock has drawn strong retail interest, making the timing of these sales a closely watched question.

Sephora is deepening its push into the British beauty market by opening shop-in-shop concessions inside Marks & Spencer stores. The deal gives the French beauty retailer access to M&S's nationwide store network without the cost of standalone locations, while M&S adds a high-profile beauty brand to its offering. It marks another step in Sephora's return to the UK, where it has been rebuilding a presence in recent years.

More people are using retail health clinics, typically located inside pharmacies and big-box stores, for routine care such as minor illnesses, vaccinations and screenings. The trend reflects frustrations with long waits and costs at traditional doctors' offices, as convenience-based care becomes a mainstream option for everyday health needs.

A shopper reportedly found a television priced $100 higher when checking Target's app in the store's parking lot than inside the store, fueling a wider debate over whether the retailer's app uses location-based or dynamic pricing. Critics argue the practice could penalize customers based on where they shop from, while others say pricing simply varies between app and in-store listings.

A new IAB study finds that 43% of marketers are underusing in-store retail media, suggesting significant untapped potential in advertising placed inside physical retail environments. The research points to a gap between the rapid growth of retail media networks and how much of that spending is actually reaching brick-and-mortar channels. Industry observers see this as a signal that in-store formats remain an underexploited part of the retail media boom.

A look inside Calle Cuarta shows the retail development still mostly vacant: one tenant has signed a lease while three retail spaces remain available. The gallery offers a first glimpse of the interiors as leasing efforts continue, and local business watchers are tracking which tenants might fill the remaining spots.

Retail TouchPoints examines how retailers face new risks as order fulfillment shifts from stores and warehouses directly into customers' homes. The piece highlights the operational, liability and security challenges that come with last-mile delivery inside residences, and urges retailers to build risk-management strategies for this next stage of e-commerce logistics.

New research from Grocery TV indicates that in-store media networks are expanding their role beyond traditional shopper marketing, positioning screens and retail media inside grocery stores as a broader advertising channel. The findings suggest brands and retailers are treating in-store media as a growing part of media plans, with measurement and reach increasingly comparable to other digital channels.

The Brown Elephant thrift shop is operating inside Chicago's historic Calo Theatre, giving the former movie palace a new second life as a secondhand store. The shop is known for supporting LGBTQ+ health services through its sales, and locals are taking interest in seeing the old theater space repurposed for retail and browsing.

Walmart has banned AI-generated 'slop' signs from its stores, moving to keep in-store signage free of low-quality, machine-made imagery. The policy, reported by Business Insider, comes as retailers face growing criticism over confusing or artificial-looking AI content used in marketing materials.