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The ethnic fashion and saree categories in India are growing at a very healthy rate. India’s ethnic wear industry is currently estimated to be US$11.63 billion and expected to grow further...

16 January 2019

Delivery services in New York : FreshDirect fears Jet.com.

Less than a year ago, FreshDirect, an online grocer, had a 73% online grocery market share in New York City but today the service only covers 63% of the market. FreshDirect is being pushed out by...

16 January 2019

Canadian Lululemon launches a service similar to Amazon Prime.

The canadian athletic wear brand beloved by yogis Lululemon experiments a subscription loyalty service. After a successful pilot program in Edmonton, Canada, the retailer launches a US$96 annual...

16 January 2019

Grupo Boticário expected a 7% growth in 2018.

The Brazilian perfumery and cosmetics franchiser, Grupo Boticário is on track to repeat last year’s results and post a 7% annual growth, reaching US$3.3 billion in revenue for 2018...

16 January 2019

Rebag plants resale shop in Westfield World Trade Center

Rebag, marketed as the ultimate destination for buying and selling luxury handbags, has opened its fifth new location this year in Westfield World Trade Centre. The store “houses the most...

16 January 2019

BEAUTY. THE DISRUPTIVE BRAND Aesop continues growth spurt

The luxury skin and soap brand Aesop, part of the Brazilian group Natura&Co, registers strong growth “in all channels and geographies during the third quarter in 2018”, according...

16 January 2019

H&M grows globally during 2018.

The Swedish fashion retailer H&M continued global growth in 2018. In a preliminary report for its 2018 fiscal year, the fashion giant said sales (including V.A.T.) increased by 5% up to...

16 January 2019

Carrefour Italia take new initiatives.

The French retailer experiments a new concept in its Portogruaro’s hypermarket. Extending over 5,000 sq.m, the hypermarket offers 20,000 SKUs of which 2,400 SKUs of fresh products (including...

16 January 2019

Inditex manages strong growth.

Whilst many rivals are struggling, Inditex once again showed strong numbers for the first 9 months of this financial year. Both net and gross profit grew 4% on the year. Inditex reported a net...

16 January 2019

Sainsbury opens Selly Oak superstore.

The British retailer Sainsbury opened a 1st Selly Oak store. The new concept raises the level of sophistication for shopping in a supermarket, offering complex and multiple department store...

16 January 2019

Beauty retailer Douglas AG expands market position

As one of Europe’s leading premium beauty retailer, Douglas continues to develop and enhance the well-established brand. The German group (2,400 stores in 21 countries) has changed logo and...

16 January 2019

Clas Ohlson’s cautious strategy of less international and more services

Swedish home improvement chain Clas Ohlson AB (237 stores) is taking a completely different business direction. Following her appointment as C.E.O. in June 2017, previously Ikea’s Head of...

16 January 2019

Amsterdam promotes local retailers.

The city of Amsterdam and property developer Greenhouse launched a new digital platform promoting local Dutch retailers. The platform is “Bij Ons Amsterdam”, translated as “With...

16 January 2019

New service helps independent shops in West London.

The giant London landowner Grosvenor Estates introduced a new retail concierge service as a landlord to help smaller, independent retailers build a high street presence in the West End. With the...

16 January 2019

Danish designer Henrik Vibskov takes on Paris with new Pop up-store.

The Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov has opened a first pop-up store in Paris, offering direct sales of designer men’s and women’s collections for the autumn/winter. This is...

16 January 2019

Amazon under fire in Europe.

The e-commerce giant Amazon is the target of an antitrust probe into the terms the company sets for other sellers in Germany. Amazon is both the largest retailer and the biggest platform for...

16 January 2019

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