UK/EU Edition: Meta Muse for UK, EU clears JD.com-Ceconomy

UK & Europe retail news for Monday 9 November: Meta readies AI shopping assistant Muse for UK; Police link resale bargains to shoplifting gangs; EU clears JD.com takeover of Ceconomy; Armani heirs favour IPO over a sale.

00:00 Intro

00:07 Meta readies AI shopping assistant Muse for UK

00:42 Police link resale bargains to shoplifting gangs

01:27 EU clears JD.com takeover of Ceconomy

02:28 Armani heirs favour IPO over a sale

Sources:

- European Commission (Representation in Germany): https://germany.representation.ec.europa.eu/nachrichten-und-veranstaltungen/pressemitteilungen/eu-kommission-genehmigt-ubernahme-von-ceconomy-durch-jdcom-unter-bedingungen-2026-11-03_de

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