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Brazilians hold General elections in October, including for the office of President. Struck by a severe recession, is Brazil still an attractive market for retailers ? Global Retail News gives...

11 September 2018

Inditex and H&M compete for India’s fashion share

During the last fiscal year, Inditex’s sales jumped by 20% year-on-year to €151 million via the Zara and Massimo Dutti brands. However this is one of the slowest rates in the country...

3 August 2018

Eataly soon in Brussels

The food and restaurant retailer Eataly (turnover of €465 million in 2017, up by 20% from 2016) confirmed they will be opening in Brussels by 2023. On the Anspach boulevard, near the Stock...

1 August 2018

When the “clicks” inspire the “bricks”

Whilst many brands are developing physical stores, two retail models stand out, at odds from each other. Traditional “retailers” are typically characterised by a large sales area and an array of...

31 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...

20 July 2018

Primark defies gloom

The British fashion discount retailer Primark, which has no online business, posted a total sales increase of 6% during the period of 40 weeks ending in June 23, 2018. Growth was driven by global...

20 July 2018

Europe. Birth of a giant department store gorilla ?

In Germany, the Austrian investment company Signa Holding and Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) signed a letter of intent to merge their respective department store chains, bringing together...

20 July 2018

Eager to reduce plastic waste, Lush opens a “naked” store

In June 2018, the cosmetic retailer Lush opened a store in Milan at 42, Via Torino where all products have no packaging. The store will be used by customers to share and exchange ideas for a future

20 July 2018

Outlet centres. Neinver accelerates in Germany

The specialised Spanish investor for outlet shopping centres completed the integration of “Montabaur The Style Outlets”, between Frankfort and Cologne. Covering 13,900 sq.m GLA, it...

20 July 2018

Chanel luxury posts first ever financial results

Owned by the secretive Alain and Gérard Wertheimer brothers, whose grandfather was the business partner of founder Gabrielle “Coco”, the Chanel firm has broken with a...

20 July 2018

Customers continue to ignore retail apps

In the retail sector, consumer testimonies are often illuminating. As a case study for July 2018, Delphine, a mother (aged 37), bought a dress on sale for €19.9 at a Gap store in Paris (Porte...

20 July 2018

Beauty. Customers want to buy in peace

New online research from Automat and Wakefield revealed that 60% of women who buy beauty products in store wish to remain private and shop without sales advice. This U.S.A. study covered 1,500...

20 July 2018

Decathlon President bows out

In a surprise move without notice, Mathieu Leclercq (aged 49 and son of the founder Michel) has not renewed his contract as President of Decathlon’s Supervisory Board. His re-appointment had...

3 July 2018

Disruption at Cencosud

In June, Cencosud’s C.E.O. Jaime Soler suddenly resigned. His departure is said to be due to strategic differences with the controlling shareholder Horst Paulmann about the future of the...

3 July 2018

Clarks footwear loses C.E.O.

Following an alleged breach of professional code of conduct, Mike Shearwood has resigned as C.E.O. of the British footwear retailer. An investigation is considering accusations of inappropriate...

3 July 2018

Europe. How far will e-commerce take over ?

European online retail sales for 2017 increased by over 12%, particularly for Southern countries.

3 July 2018

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