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A strong player in the business office market keeps expanding into retail. Developed by the family-owned U.S. investor Hines, the Cherrywood project in Dublin (Ireland) is one of Europe’s...

12 December 2019

“Values of medium-sized shopping centres are falling, we don’t see a clear future for this class of asset”

Patrick Delcol, Head of Pan-European Retail at BNP Paribas Real Estate answers key questions for G.R.N.

12 December 2019

Are shopping centres still justifiable?

What is the “raison d’etre” of shopping centres in 2020, and after? At the Mapic conference held in November, GRN explored a sector in the midst of critical change.

12 December 2019

L’Occitane: Elemis investment pays back

The beauty retailer L’Occitane International (3,420 points of sales including 1,572 company-owned stores), announced net sales of € 727 million in the quarter to late...

10 December 2019

Voice recognition from. A future revolution for retail?

Voice dictation services are booming. Although 70% of voice requests to either Alexa and Siri are about weather, 30% of smart phone users also use voice dictation every day. (source: BDM media)...

26 November 2019

Who are the new Picard shareholders?

As discreet as influent, these individuals are unknown to the public but have a fair legacy of success as convenience store experts. Moez-Alexandre and Soraya Zouari, who own the eponymous Zouari...

14 November 2019

New M.D for Walmart U.S.A.

In the United States, Walmart announced the surprise departure of Greg Foran, who ran Walmart U.S.A. for the past five years, i.e. 4,769 stores excluding the Sam’s Club cash & carry...

14 November 2019

Hong Kong protests push city into recession

In September 2019, the chain of organic convenience stores JustGreen dropped the curtain in Hong Kong, after 11 years of business. InterContinental Hotels Group told investors that in Hong Kong...

14 November 2019

Do Chinese shoppers want sustainable fashion?

In China’s retail, trends generally spread very quickly. As Chinese consumers are used to be interested in the best deals on designer brands, will the next frontier be ethically sourced or...

14 November 2019

Uniqlo’s impressive Indian start

Japan’s biggest fashion brand is Uniqlo (a subsidiary of Fast Retailing, revenues of US$48.1 billion in 2018, up by 7.5%). The business opened a first store in India in October 2019 and...

14 November 2019

U.S. brands lose Chinese customers

Many international retailers miscalculated the consequences of a wave of Chinese patriotism in a country with a population exceeding 1 billion. According to a study from Brunswick Group of June...

14 November 2019

Metro AG and Costco in opposite moves in China

The German wholesale retailer Metro AG agreed to sell a majority stake in its Chinese operations to Wumei Technology, which owns 1,000 stores (under the Wumart brand notably) with annual sales of...

14 November 2019

Electro Man, The Concept of The Month

In Seoul, we visited the Electro Mart store in the Starfield Hanam Mall. Electro Mart is part of E-mart, South Korea’s largest diversified retailer (US$15.5 billion revenue in 2018, a rise...

14 November 2019

India’s new protectionist laws threatens Walmart

In India, Amazon and Walmart, owner of Flipkart, are in the target cross-hairs aimed by ‘Kiranas’, who are traditional family shops that sell a little of everything on every street...

14 November 2019

Eden Park aims to win an African bet

Following Setif and Oran, the menswear brand Eden Park (sales of €60 million in 2018, up by 3% year-on-year) opened on October 19, 2019, a 3rd Algerian store, near the newly opened Decathlon...

14 November 2019

Saudi Arabia bets on retail and tourism

Saudi Arabian unemployment passed 12% in late June 2019. This represents over a million people seeking work, including 30% of these aged between 25 and 29. In the current context of economic...

14 November 2019

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Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”

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Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

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Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

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Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...

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While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn

Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...

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Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

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