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The world’s leading retailer, engaged in a hand-to-hand struggle with Amazon, continues to reduce an international presence to focus on e-commerce. In just a few weeks, it has sold three...

9 December 2020

Georgia is due to welcome a first outlet centre

The construction of this centre, located at the south-east of the capital Tbilisi, will begin in the first quarter of 2021 with the opening of phase 1 (12,500 sq.m. GLA and 70 stores) scheduled...

9 December 2020

Vietnam. Retail sales rebound amidst a drop in tourist traffic

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), Vietnam retail sales and consumer-services (including services for industries such as travel and accommodation) revenues have increased slightly...

9 December 2020

Malaysia. 50% of malls for catering / leisure

According to HC Chan, C.E.O. of the Malaysian property company Sunway Malls, “despite the pandemic, we signed up 200 new retailers this year. Among these new entrants, 35% are restaurant...

9 December 2020

WhatsApp rolls out payment system in India

The 400 million Indian users of WhatsApp (Facebook Group), will soon be able to pay for purchases or send money to each other via the mobile application as simply as they exchange text messages...

9 December 2020

Automotive. The time is ripe for recovery in China

In the automotive sector, Chinese demand is compensating for weaker international results. Ford Motor saw Chinese sales jump by 22% in the 3rd quarter but fall by 5% overall. At Daimler AG, sales...

9 December 2020

China. How to capture the local demand for luxury?

In China, the world’s leading luxury market, many retailers (fashion, beauty, etc.) are speeding up business. With international travel restrictions, Chinese customers now buy locally. In...

9 December 2020

Rain Compact Store, the Concept of the Month

Minimum sales area, very limited products and no inventory. In Copenhagen, the Norwegian outdoor clothing brand Norwegian Rain opened its first 20 sq.m. store in November, offering only 6 models...

9 December 2020

Orchestra. “We have recalibrated the ship from store to improve profitability.”

Exclusively for Global Retail News, Pierre Mestre, who took over the Orchestra childcare chain, explains why he changed his mind about delivery from stores.

9 December 2020

Do-it-yourself. Feedback from world giants

In Europe as in the U.S.A., there are lessons to be learnt in the D.I.Y. industry. This sector is benefiting from unprecedented spending deferrals - holidays, leisure activities and new car...

9 December 2020

Railway stations. Turning travellers into customers, Lagardère’s recipe

While air traffic is low, Benoit Verdier, Sales and Marketing Director at Lagardère Travel Retail, explains the current challenges of Retail in stations.

9 December 2020

Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire who defies Jeff Bezos

Born in Aden (Yemen) in 1957, Ambani’s ambitions are planetary. Heir (along with brother Adil Ambani) to the oil and gas empire founded by his father, he invested billions in...

4 November 2020

Simon Property rescues tenant JC Penney

A poker moves or a survival reflex? By saving JC Penney from bankruptcy, David Simon, President of Simon Property Group, the U.SA. leader in commercial property (turnover 2019 US$5 billion) and...

4 November 2020

Customer service: Mac Cosmetics at the top of the GARTNER 2020 ranking

As last year, the American firm Gartner published a ranking from a sample of 118 companies. These are the brands with the best digital practices in terms of customer service for department stores...

4 November 2020

Vending machines: a market of US$7.6 billion in 2026

In 2019, the world market for vending machines, whether they are used in the food, drink, tobacco sales or ticketing, represented US$6.234 billion, according to a study by Valuates Report. This...

4 November 2020

Second-hand sale: even Gucci is a partner

Significantly, the luxury house Gucci (part of Kering and turnover of €13.4 billion in 2019) has partnered with TheRealReal, a company which specialises in second-hand sales and reports 17...

4 November 2020

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Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

Leroy Merlin and Aroma‑Zone launch in‑store analytics pilots with XXII

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Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

With Grand Frais, Apollo makes a first move into European grocery retail

Through an agreement to acquire 70% of the operator of Grand Frais, the US investment fund Apollo aims to double stores and evolve a model that has so far been entirely focused on physical retail...

19 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025

Pierre Brousseau (FDJ United Ventures): “For 2026, we are positioning ourselves in a more rational and offensive again VC market”

What is the total amount of assets under management at FDJ United Ventures?FDJ United Ventures was launched in 2015. We invest in European start-ups supported by La Française des Jeux (FDJ...

12 December 2025