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How do retailers successfully ride the dynamics of luxury goods in Continental China, the only region in the world where this market is growing? If luxury brands were historically very reluctant...

26 February 2021

IKEA wants a warehouse store in New Delhi

While the initial contract was signed in 2018, the Delhi’s IKEA store project conducted by Ingka Group has been stalled since then due to administrative delays.

26 February 2021

Charging for picking. New entrants dare

Betting on e-commerce is fine, but at what price? For many retailers, answers are not easy. Whist Covid-19 restrictions boosted hypermarkets’ sales, many retailers replaced profitable...

26 February 2021

Asos and Boohoo take over fashion high-street giants

In the U.K., the pure-player Asos (turnover of €3.6 billion in 2020, a rise of 19%) acquired the celebrated Topshop chain, including the brand ownership for Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT...

26 February 2021

U.S. retailers are invaluable partners in vaccination relay race

Due to conservation rules and very cold storage requirements, distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the U.S.A. is proving to be a significant logistical challenge. However, the supply-chain...

26 February 2021

Staff incentives. What are variable pay schemes for a digital age?

“Beyond individual incentives based on physical sales, it is necessary to integrate customer satisfaction criteria in a collective and more qualitative approach”

26 February 2021

Weakened in the U.S.A., L’Occitane continues to advance in Asia

The beauty retailer L’Occitane, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, adjusts priorities. If it managed to contain losses over the 9 months of 2020 (net turnover of €1.19 billion...

26 February 2021

China remains the world’s economic engine

“According to forecasts from the World Bank and the FMI, the Chinese economy is expected to overtake the American by 2028”

26 February 2021

COMMERCIAL SPACES ON SALE ?

Debt gives managerial instability and loss of value. Questions are swirling about the strategy of property owners, who historically focused only on retail and destination shopping centres.

26 February 2021

Alibaba. Where is Jack Ma?

Has the charismatic 56-year-old founder of Alibaba, a member of the Communist Party, been isolated by the Chinese authorities or just keeping a low profile? The mystery remains. Jack Ma was last...

22 January 2021

China. Starbucks is aiming for 600 openings in 2021

Starbucks (33,000 locations worldwide) is planning 600 openings in China in 2021. It will focus in particular on “walk-thru” locations, which allow customers to collect their orders...

22 January 2021

Walmart wants to develop Made in India

The American giant wants to triple its exports of products made in India to US$10 billion a year by 2027. Today, India is already one of Walmart’s main markets for products such as jewellery...

22 January 2021

PELOTON, THE CONCEPT OF THE MONTH

United States. Home-use anchored bike specialist Peloton is “Retailer of the Year” according to Forbes magazine. As consumers flock to Internet-connected bikes and treadmills to...

22 January 2021

Inditex. Fewer stores, bigger impact

By the end of January, Inditex will have closed all its physical stores under Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius banner in China. A year ago, these 3 brands had 162 stores in China. Their...

22 January 2021

Lagardère. A store whose offer changes morning and evening?

Lagardère Travel Retail Group wants to test a store in Parisian train stations whose offer will be adapted to the commuting movements of travellers. On the programme: pastries and hot...

22 January 2021

To sell on Veepee rather than Vinted?

Veepee, European leader in private sales (operating in 8 countries, 4 to 5 million visitors per day) wants to offer an alternative to the Lithuanian platform Vinted (34 million members in 2020...

22 January 2021

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