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Involved in a move towards ensuring imports are part of a safe food business within Europe, grocery retailers are protesting against the actions of the Brazilian government. In Sweden, the organic...

10 September 2019

Will Casino sell grocery stores to Amazon?

While Casino is accelerating its sell-off and deleveraging program, rumors indicate that the Casino group plans to sell part of its store fleet to Amazon. Géant and Leader Price could be...

10 September 2019

UK sales knocked down by Brexit chaos

As Brexit approaches in less than 100 days, British retailers recorded the longest period of failing sales for almost 8 years. This is reflected in department stores, clothes shops and retailers...

10 September 2019

The Chinese “Hema” moves further into Europe

The Chinese discount retailer running 3,500 stores across 80 countries (total sales of US$2.6 billion in 2018) is now selling in France and in the U.K. Miniso entered the European market in 2018...

10 September 2019

Carrefour aims to take discount market from German retailers

In Europe, discount retailers are gaining a fair traction, from Action to Costco. The grocery retailer Carrefour roars into the discount market with Supeco (Es super, es economico), which counts...

10 September 2019

H&M STOCKHOLM, The CONCEPT of the Month

Sweden. The fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz aims to offer a completely new shopping experience with a brand-new flagship in Autumn of 2019. Covering a sales area of 3,000 sq.m GLA on 2 levels...

10 September 2019

From Mölki lending to plant watering, Bio C Bon widens its services

The organic retailer Bio C Bon, which owns 158 stores in Europe and 12 in Japan, aims to increase loyalty amongst its customers via innovative services that “warm up the heart but not the...

10 September 2019

Go Sport to sell Polish business.

The Russian sporting goods retailer Sportmaster, which sells clothing and sport accessories with a turnover of US$1.7 billion in 2018 (up by 20.3% year-on-year) is in negotiations to take over the...

10 September 2019

Danish retailer Normal expands in Europe and records exceptional visitor numbers

In August 2019, the low-cost drugstore retailer made inroads in France with 3 stores covering 300 sq.m GLA, located near Paris. The Passage Du Havre unit (a mall owned by Hammerson and by AXA IM...

10 September 2019

In China and Germany, malls adopt digital technology

The news has gone unnoticed in the wider press, but for retailers, this gives important signposts about the future of the outlet centres. In July 2019, China’s largest outlet operator called...

10 September 2019

The expert’s eye – 3 questions from Global Retail News for Jean-Christophe Brindeau, Managing Director of CFAO RETAIL

You worked for 15 years in international positions for the Casino Guichard Group in South America and the Indian Ocean. How was the retail business changed by the growth of e-commerce during the...

10 September 2019

1999-2019. Twenty years of retail…and the future?

In 2019, retailers and their customers have become more connected and global than ever. For this special 20-year edition of Global Retail News, we interviewed some of the world’s most influent...

10 September 2019

Kantar. Online grocery market share will double in 5 years

The latest report from Kantar estimates the current size of the e-commerce food market and a future evolution over the next 5 years. Growth will be driven by the Asian countries moving far ahead...

10 September 2019

Otto Ambagtsheer. from travel retail to outlets

Via Outlets, the specialist of outlet centres operating 11 brand villages across 9 European countries, has just promoted Otto Ambagtsheer from C.O.O to C.E.O. Otto Ambagtsheer joined Via Outlets...

16 July 2019

Carrefour takes a step back, Wal-Mart accelerates

In China, the race for ultra-fast delivery has defeated Carrefour. This pressure continues to disrupt across the entire landscape of large food retailers. Carrefour has been selling into China for...

16 July 2019

What strategy for Costco-China?

As Metro is selling its Chinese assets and Wal-Mart expands its premium Sam’s Club banner, Costco is about to make inroads there. It will open its first wholesale store in Shanghai...

16 July 2019

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