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In agreement with Wal-Mart, Advent International is planning an investment of US$485.66 million in the retailer’s operations in Brazil. The global equity fund plans to

8 October 2018

Amusement parks are the new retail tenant of the future

As traditional retailers are closing stores, immersive attractions are stepping in to fill the surplus real estate. Because of online shopping and millennials’ changing consumption habits...

8 October 2018

Starbucks launch “Greener Stores” initiative

The coffee giant Starbucks is extending its commitment to sustainability with an ambitious new initiative consisting of greener stores which is expected to reduce utilities expenses by $50 million...

8 October 2018

A rescue to avoid bankruptcy for Sears

Sears Holdings C.E.O. and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert has published a proposal to avoid bankruptcy for the department store. The ESL Investments plan would include US$3.22 billion in asset...

8 October 2018

Brazil mall executives do not fear e-commerce

Shares of country’s big mall operators like CCP or BR Malls Participacoes SA have sunk this year, a fall of

8 October 2018

Wal-Mart use VR as training tool for its associate

In the retail sector, Virtual Reality (V.R.) is often used as marketing for brand experiences. However, this could become one of the biggest retail training tools. Wal-Mart will use over 17,000...

8 October 2018

Cencosud announce an I.P.O. for shopping centres

The Chilean group has launched an Initial Public Offering (I.P.O.) of the shopping centres unit. The shopping centre division represents

8 October 2018

Wal-Mart is making a push into home grocery delivery

The grocery giant is testing a home delivery service consisting of its own network of independent drivers. The service is a crowdsourced delivery-driver network relying on drivers using their own...

8 October 2018

Bloomingdale’s reveals experiential format

The 6th September, Bloomindale’s has launched a new experiential store format. Called The Carousel@Bloomingdale’s, it operates like a pop-up that changes the merchandise theme every...

8 October 2018

Metro’s Real hypermarket is on sale

After an abortive sale in 2012, German retailer Metro AG is still trying to sell its struggling Real hypermarkets in order to continue a narrow focus on wholesale. Real operates

8 October 2018

Dixons Carphone on track to hit targets in slow recovery

Dixons Carphone (DC.L), the troubled British electricals and mobile phone retailer is on track to make full year profit targets due to sales of new televisions during the soccer World Cup this...

8 October 2018

EPP see great potential for shopping centres in Poland

Previously known as Echo Polska Properties, the property firm EPP grew net income by 45% to €66m in the six months to the end of June. There had been strong performances from shopping...

8 October 2018

An experimental MediaMarktSaturn store in Innsbruck

Electronics giant MediaMarktSaturn has adopted a ‘Silicon Valley’ style. “We were viewed as a dinosaur”, said the Chief Innovation Officer at the Tech. conference in...

8 October 2018

Birchbox : 1.5 millions beauty boxes in UK

One of the success stories of subscription economy in UK is the American based subscription beauty box brand, Birchbox, which has reported a record year for growth in 2017 with

8 October 2018

UK : Success story for subscription services

To survive in an economy moving away from ownership, retailers may need to build in subscriptions to future-proof their business. In the UK today, there are more than 58 million people using...

8 October 2018

Lidl launch new loyalty app

In digital age, with growing interaction with consumers, retailers are looking to find innovative new ways to build rewards programs and inspire customer loyalty. Sephora or Starbucks for instance...

8 October 2018

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