ActivityRetail & CommerceE-commerce & MarketplacesRestructuring21 October 2026eBay lays off about 9% of its workforce in its second round of cuts this yearThe layoffs affect roughly 1,000 employees; eBay had about 12,300 at the end of 2025.eBay
Waitrose opens its first new supermarket in eight years, in CricklewoodOpeningWaitrose·Grocery·22 Oct·The Guardian
Iberia customers can pay with Avios at El Corte InglésPartnershipIberia, El Corte Inglés, +1·General Merchandise·21 Oct·Expansión
Kroger plans to invest $5 billion in customer value through 2029StrategyKroger·Grocery·21 Oct·foodnavigator.com