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A year after a strategic agreement, the oil company Repsol and El Corte Inglés, Spain’s leading department store retailer, announce that

8 October 2018

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield see a rise in profits

Paris-based property firm Unibail-Rodamco officially completed the acquisition of Westfield earlier this year. Profits rose by

8 October 2018

Media Expert will open a store in Galeria Pólnocna (Warsaw)

The Polish shopping center Galeria Pólnocna, owned by GTC, will host retailer Media Expert. This is the largest transaction since opening in September 2017. The deal cements a

8 October 2018

A no-deal Brexit could cost retailers US$12 billion

The U.K. officially leaves membership of the European Union in 6 months, either with a negotiated separation or with a “no deal” exit. Research by Barclays Bank predicts that grocers...

8 October 2018

Tesco launch new discount chain Jack’s

With Jack’s as Tesco’s new discount supermarket, the giant hopes to take on German discount rivals Aldi and Lidl, promising to serve British food at low prices. The first Jack’s...

8 October 2018

M-Commerce: key figures in the world

“No parking. No business”, used to say trailblazers of the retailing business. We may discover that no mobile services results in no customers. A recent study published by the Mobile...

8 October 2018

New technologies for Cashless and no Cashier stores

With Amazon Go, the biggest group of E-commerce in the world introduced a new store concept where consumers simply arrive, take products and leave. The group opened a 3rd Amazon Go September 5th...

8 October 2018

Generation Z brings new challenges for Retail

How can retailers and brands engage with “Gen Zens”? This generation (teenagers aged less than 18) will represent 32% of the global population by 2019, but without the same spending profile as...

8 October 2018

JD Sports announce new U.S.A. expansion

The British sports and fashion group JD Sports Fashion Plc hits record growth with aggressive plans for expansion in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia. In 2017, the chain benefited a current trend for...

8 October 2018

48% of online shoppers still pay in cash in Poland

According to a study conducted by the research firm Kantar TNS, 48% of the respondents who shop online

8 October 2018

LDLC.com open two stores in Spain

Already selling in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, the IT specialist LDLC.com has opened a first store in Barcelona over 600 sq.m., with a second

8 October 2018

Ikea believe in self-driving cars

The future of self-driving cars has taken hold at Ikea. According to the furniture retailer, cars will become real mobile spaces, where passengers can have fun or work during a trip. The Swedish...

8 October 2018

Combination of the two largest German department stores

Two of the largest German department store chains, Karstadt and Galeria Kaufhof, are merging. The purpose of the merge is to strengthen the chains’ position in the competition against...

8 October 2018

Turkey: Government call for use of Turkish lira in property sales

As many of the shopping mall investments in Turkey were financed with US$ or € loans, the owners have seen their debt burden rise with recent volatility in the exchange rate. The Turkish lira...

8 October 2018

Casino’s Monoprix chain agree to sell groceries via Amazon

Casino’s Monoprix chain agree to sell groceries via Amazon. U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon and French food retailer Casino announce that groceries sourced from Monoprix would be available in...

8 October 2018

MARVIN ELLISON réveille Lowe’s

L’ex-PDG de J.C. Penney est un homme pressé. En juillet, Marvin Ellison endossait le costume de C.E.O. chez Lowe’s. Depuis, il n’a pas perdu de temps pour sortir de sa...

11 September 2018

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