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MUD JEANS, THE CONCEPT OF THE MONTH
Netherlands. Mud Jeans is a brand of “ethical” jeans created in 2012 with operations in 29 countries. It is sold in 300 multi-brand stores (concept stores, sustainable stores, etc.)...
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14 January 2020
Luxury brands turn green
Sustainability is gaining ground into high-end fashion. Luxury brands were very poor in providing information about challenges of sustainable development to their customers. Today, they are...
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14 January 2020
Mall of the Netherlands, The Mall of The Month
Located within the Randstad, economic centre of the Netherlands gathering Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam i.e. 8.2 million inhabitants, The Mall of The Netherlands is due to fully open...
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14 January 2020
Kids’ furniture. Ikea & Co. face the maker movement
In Europe like in the U.S.A., retailers of children’s furniture and toys such as Ikea, Williams-Sonoma, Ashley Furniture or Kidkraft have been facing a rising trend. As many of...
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14 January 2020
China woos European Union to boost commercial cooperation
While China and the United States have been in a trade war for 19 months, Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the European Union (E.U.) to respect the principles of a market economy and to create a...
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14 January 2020
Real estate. When retail owners shift to housing
If many declining retail assets are not easy to transform into residential or offices – as restructuring costs can be high – more and more players such as Intu and...
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14 January 2020
G.R.N. posed key questions for Maxence Dislaire, C.E.O. of Improveeze
G.R.N: Improveeze has around 20 retail customers like King Jouets and Maxi Toys. What is your omnichannel vision?M.D.: I describe this as ‘phygital’, where omnichannel sales happen in...
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14 January 2020
Phygital. Return to basic principals
After emerging as a disruptive new business, digital is transforming core retail business. What are the technologies which allow more operational efficiency in stores? Looking of ‘phygital’...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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14 January 2020
“Do Not Sell My Info”, the new U.S.A. customer protection law
In California, U.S. retailers have to comply with the new privacy law (the C.C.P.A. or California Consumer Privacy Act) effective from January 1st, 2020. Similar to European laws, this helps...
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6 January 2020
Ted Baker in free fall in 2019
As Ted Baker (€705 million revenue in the fiscal year to January 2019) disclosed falling sales and controversy over the valuation of inventory, key executives announce resignation. Indeed...
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12 December 2019
Amazon: incubator of retail C.E.O.s?
The Internet giant Amazon continues to grow online retail sales, reaching 38% of all U.S. retail e-commerce sales in 2019, according to eMarketer (data to June 2019). Meanwhile, the Seattle giant...
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12 December 2019
Amazon partners with Pinduodo, China’s online engine
Amazon partners with Pinduodo, China’s online engine. Having shut down in April the Chinese marketplace hosting 3rd party domestic merchants to focus on imported goods, Amazon’s...
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12 December 2019
Thai giant Central Group aims to raise up to US$1.5 billion
By the end of January, Central Group aims to list its retail entity on the Thai Stock Exchange, with the I.P.O. of Central Retail Corp. raising as much as US$1.5 billion. In November the brokers...
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12 December 2019
Ikea opens a 2nd store in Indonesia
In November 2019, Ikea opened a 2nd store in Sentul City, Bogor, West Java. It is a relatively small store for Ikea, with only 15,350 sq.m. GLA It does not include a warehouse as a conversion of a...
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12 December 2019
Ocado signs a first deal in Asia
After Carrefour closed Chinese operations earlier this year, the British e-retailer Ocado signed a first Asian deal in early December. It will launch into Japan, in partnership with the Aeon...
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12 December 2019
Outlet. Thai brand villages attract global investment
In November 2019, Thailand’s largest property developer Central Pattana (CPN) and Japanese property developer Mitsubishi Estate created a joint venture with a 70% – 30% split regarding...
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12 December 2019
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