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The continued dramatic upheaval of the toy sector is marked by Amazon’s toy sales growing by 12% in 2017 matched by Toys’R’Us closing all the operations in the U.S.A. and the...

3 July 2018

In 2018, Amazon’s sales will jump by almost 30% in the U.S

According to a study from eMarketer, Amazon is on track to capture 49.1% of the overall U.S. online sales, an increase from 44% in 2017. If this forecast is accurate, the company is crossing a...

3 July 2018

Cash & Carry. Carrefour-Brazil launches a high-speed checkout

In the Vila Maria Atacadao cash & carry store in São Paulo, Carrefour is testing a new completely automatic checkout system. This is an unprecedented move for the Brazilian wholesale...

3 July 2018

US$500 billion in Tariffs on Chinese products? For the U.S

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, “It is definitely a realistic possibility” that the U.S. will impose tariffs on all $500 billion worth of goods imported from China as part of...

3 July 2018

U.S. malls vacancy hits six-year high

According to a study from Reis (77 cities studied), mall vacancy rate reached 8.6% in the quarter to June 2018, up from 8.4% in Q1 2018. Malls are the emptiest they’ve been since 2012...

3 July 2018

Wal-Mart gets sale green light from Brazilian authority

In late June 2018, the Brazilian antitrust authority approved a sale of Wal-Mart’s local business to the buyout investing firm Advent International without sales of

3 July 2018

American Dream Miami, The Mall of the Month

As store closures are accelerating, in May this year Florida officials approved plans to build the largest mall in the U.S.A. Called the American Dream Miami, this will cover 576,210 sq.m GLA for...

3 July 2018

Department stores. “Enhancing fulfilment capacity is a priority”

In Canada, the department store retailer La Maison Simons (15 department stores, sales of US$385.6 million in 2017) completed the largest investment in 178 years of trading. A US$166 million...

2 July 2018

Department stores. “Enhancing fulfilment capacity is a priority”

In Canada, the department store retailer La Maison Simons (15 department stores, sales of US$385.6 million in 2017) completed the largest investment in 178 years of trading. A US$166 million...

2 July 2018

H&M repairs clothes in Paris

Eager to pull shoppers away from e-commerce and return to buying in stores, Hennes & Mauritz installed sewing machines at the heart of its newly revamped Paris flagship in Rue Lafayette...

1 July 2018

Retail Property. From the Expert

According to Patrick Brenninkmeijer, Portfolio Director for Redevco Switzerland and Central Europe, secondary cities offer bright spots for retailers. He explains why Geneva is one of these.

10 June 2018

Howard Schultz. From Starbucks to politics ?

In June, Howard Schultz, (aged 64) resigned as Chairman of Starbucks. After almost 30 years working for the coffee behemoth (which runs more than 28,000 stores in 77 countries), he is succeeded by...

10 June 2018

From X5 to Magnit

Continually strengthening management, Russia’s 2nd largest grocer Magnit (sales of €16.5 billion in 2017, a rise of 6% via 16,530 stores) poached Mrs. Olga Naumova as Executive...

10 June 2018

Our tribute to Kate Spade

In June 2018, the designer and creative entrepreneur Kate Spade (aged 55) died in New York in a sadly familiar case of depression illness. Born in Kansas City in 1962, Spade started working in New...

10 June 2018

Dubai Tourism will offer flights and attractions on virtual mall service Fliggy

To encourage more Chinese tourists to the Emirate, Dubai’s tourism authority has signed with Fliggy, the online travel service platform owned by Alibaba Group. As a ‘virtual’...

10 June 2018

70 firms will cease using South African mohair

South Africa produces 50% of the world’s mohair and exports to China, Italy, the U.K. and Taiwan. However, following the release in May 2018 of animal cruelty video footage from Angora goat...

10 June 2018

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