E-COMMERCE & DTC
+++ Pinterest has launched Ask Pinterest, an experimental AI-powered app that uses conversational queries and personalized recommendations to help users make complex shopping and lifestyle decisions while serving as a testing ground for future AI features across the platform +++
FINANCIAL REPORTING
+++ Chinese bicycle manufacturer Giant Group reported a 15% year-on-year revenue decline in the first five months of 2026 amid continued inventory corrections and weaker market demand, while shareholders approved a cash dividend of TWD 22 per share. +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ MVC Group has established a new company, MVC Group UK Ltd., to directly distribute the Castelli and Sportful brands across the UK and Ireland after the previous distributor, Saddleback, fell into administration in May +++
TRADE SHOW & EVENTS
+++ The second edition of Milano Mountain Show, the event for winter sports stakeholders, created by Fandango Club Creators, will be held on Oct. 24-29, 2026, in Piazza Città di Lombardia around the tagline “Growing Ideas” +++
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