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Streamflation Completes the Circle: The Ad-Free Streaming Stack Now Costs What Cable Did
Eight major ad-free streaming services cost $139.41 a month in September 2026 — within about $4 of the inflation-adjusted 2016 cable bill.
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The Next Billion: How Retail, Quick Commerce and Streaming Are Rewiring Small-City India
From Zudio's $10 sweaters to 10-minute delivery in Dehradun, companies are rebuilding products, logistics and content for India's price-conscious next billion consumers.
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Putin Demands Affordable Fish for Russians as Retail Prices Climb 15%
Russian fish consumption remains below the recommended level as prices, distribution and product formats limit affordability.
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Fast Retailing Posts Record FY2025 Profit and Forecasts a Fifth Straight Record Year
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing's operating profit rose about 13% to 564.3 billion yen in FY2025, beating forecasts, with a record 610 billion yen targeted for FY2026.
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Klarna Debuts on Wall Street at a $19 Billion Valuation as the BNPL Giant Raises $1.37 Billion
Klarna's US listing raised $1.37bn at $40 a share; the stock opened at $52 and closed near $46, valuing the BNPL firm at about $17bn on day one.
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Glamping Bookings in Russia Double Over Summer 2025 as Supply Spreads to New Regions
Summer 2025 glamping bookings in Russia doubled year on year, led by Moscow region, Tatarstan and Karelia, as supply passed 13,000 units, Avito Travel says.
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Butter at 1,040 Rubles: How Russia's Most Expensive Staple Lost Its Cheap Shelf
Butter rose 25.9% year on year by October 2024 while its retail volumes fell; milk-fat hunger, the 2022 import hole and dead promotions explain the squeeze.
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130,000 Drivers Short: Russia's Taxi Market Heads Into Year-End With a Deepening Deficit
Russia's taxi driver shortage may reach 130,000 by end-2024, up from 80,000 a year earlier, pushing fares up and forcing subsidies and new legal regimes.
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Russia's 2024 School Uniform Season: A 10% Price Rise, Wide Regional Gaps and a Marketplace-Led Demand Boom
Fiscal-data and marketplace statistics from the 2024 back-to-school season in Russia show a 10% price rise in Siberia, sharp regional gaps and unit sales up to 2.5 times online.
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Russia's Pharmacy Chains Return to Deals: How the Top 20 Took Two-Thirds of the Market
Top-20 pharmacy chains took 66.4% of Russia's retail drug market in H1 2024 as M&A returned: Rigla, April, Neo-Pharm and BSS all bought networks.
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Ozon Bank Plans Business Lending Beyond Its Marketplace in 2025
Ozon will start lending to businesses outside its marketplace in 2025; Ozon Fintech already lends to platform customers, and experts see a small-business niche.
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The Golden Handcuff Market: How Lock-In Rates Pushed US Homebuyers Toward New Construction in 2024
US new-home sales grew 8.3% in March 2024 while resale fell 3.7%: the rate lock-in froze existing supply and builders won buyers with incentives and near-parity pricing.
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Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit a Five-Year High in Early 2024
Antidepressant sales in Russia reached 3.5 mln packs and almost RUB 3 bn in 11 weeks of 2024, a five-year high, on a shift in prescribing habits.
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Russia's Egg Market After the Price Shock: Six Months of Falling Output and a Stabilization Nobody Could Rush
Egg output fell 1.8% in Jan-Feb 2024 after a 1.6-fold price rise in 2023; duty-free imports, contracts and 15-year loans framed a slow recovery.
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