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Jil Sander unveil new store format in Tokyo
German fashion label Jil Sander has inaugurated a new 268 sq.m. flagship in the fashionable Omotesando district. This has a new interiors concept that will be used to revamp all other stores...
13 November 2018
U.K. fashion retailer New Look to exit China
Embattled U.K. fashion retailer New Look is to cease Chinese operations, closing 130 remaining stores. The move follows a strategic review of the Chinese business in June. The company suspended an...
13 November 2018
Wal-Mart vs Amazon: The battle zone spreads to India
In May, Wal-Mart spent US$16 billion to win a bid against Amazon for the online retailer Flipkart, Amazon’s primary rival in India. Boosted by a vision of the vast potential of Indian...
13 November 2018
JD expands its grocery chain 7Fresh
The e-commerce giant JD.com signed agreements with 16 property companies to expand JD’s ‘7Fresh’ grocery chain across China. Customers in cities like Shanghai or Shenzhen can...
13 November 2018
A pop up store for Love Your Melon
Love Your Melon, a philanthropic clothing brand that began with the idea of a hat for every child battling cancer in America, generated more than US$31.5 million in revenue in 2017. To date, the...
13 November 2018
Argentina: The fashion brand 47 Street has 8 new stores
The Argentine young fashion company opened another store for Buenos Aires in Dot Baires shopping centre, a complex opened in 2009 and owned by the Irsa property company. This is the 8th new unit...
13 November 2018
Grupo Éxito open 2 malls in Colombia
With the opening of 2 new Viva shopping centres in October, Grupo Éxito completes 15 shopping centres and 18 galleries in 22 cities in Colombia. Viva Envigado (137,000 sq. m.) opened in...
13 November 2018
Carrefour Brazil targets 5% of sales in organic products
In the daily publication “O Estado de Sao Paulo”, Carrefour Brazil’s President, Noël Prioux suggests that an uncertain socio-political environment is impacting consumer...
13 November 2018
Concept of the month: Nike Live designed for local consumers and build with data
The Footwear American brand is piloting a new store concept. This is built as a hub for local ‘NikePlus’ members. The first store, called ‘Nike by Melrose’, opened in July...
13 November 2018
Wal-Mart strengthening top rank for clothes
In October, the American big-boxes retailer announced the purchase of plus-size clothing brand and retailer Eloquii, together with lingerie and night wear retailer Bare Necessities. No values were...
13 November 2018
Natura reports a decline in profits for first half 2018
The leading manufacturer and direct-seller of cosmetic, toiletry and fragrance in Brazil is simplifying its structure. The Brazilian group that bought Body Shop in 2017 absorbed its subsidiary...
13 November 2018
Sears – the end of the line?
Sears was once the dominant American retailer, selling everything from dresses to power tools. However, on the 5th of October, Sears Holdings Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection after...
13 November 2018
Buzzfeed will open “Camp”, a toy store in New York
According to The New York Post, Buzzfeed, the online news and entertainment site is to open a 1,000 sq. m. toy store in New York. Called “Camp”, this will be a showroom to display toys...
13 November 2018
Home Depot starts express delivery in 35 regions
Home Depot, the D.I.Y. market leader in the U.S.A. and worldwide, has launched express same-day and next-day local delivery for more than 20,000 popular items, covering 35 major metropolises...
13 November 2018
Mall of America partners with Amazon and the magazine Good Housekeeping in pop-up store
Perhaps U.S.A. shopping centres are fading away. Significant names have vanished, including Toys R’Us and Sears. The vacancy rate is growing at 9.1% in the first quarter of 2018, the highest...
13 November 2018
Canada: Cirque du Soleil launches Creactive, a concept for Shopping Malls
Property company Ivanhoé Cambridge, a susbidiary of the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, partnered with iconic theatrical company Cirque du Soleil to launch a new...
13 November 2018
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