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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...
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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...
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16 January 2019
Sézane, the French cult-brand expands in U.K.
The French fashion brand Sézane founded by Morgane Sézalory is expanding outside France. Sézalory started her career by selling vintage clothes on eBay before developing her...
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16 January 2019
Ikea déploiera au printemps un premier magasin urbain à New-York
The world’s leading furniture company Ikea is heading out into cities to meet customers “wherever they are” and to win future clients, as 70% of the global population will live...
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16 January 2019
Italy: Clothing Italian chain OVS in difficulty.
An exceptionally mild autumn in Europe hit low-cost clothing group OVS (turnover of €1.4 billion in 2016), issuing a profit warning on 5th December. With 1,473 stores in 2016, OVS is the...
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16 January 2019
Four new formats for Leroy Merlin España.
Leroy Merlin and Akí (both part of French Groupe Adeo) joined forces on 1st January 2019. According to web site “diyinternational.com”, Leroy Merlin will operate under four...
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16 January 2019
Germany: First losses for Aldi Nord occurs.
The German discounter has made losses for the first time in its home market, selling via 2,300 stores. Turnover was only up by 1%, well below the planned rate of 4% growth. In 2017, Aldi Nord...
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16 January 2019
Poland: Biedronka plans 100 to 150 new stores in the coming years.
Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins plans to open up to 150 Biedronka supermarkets each year in Poland. The company operates 2,850 stores under the Biedronka banner in Poland following...
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16 January 2019
Gemo begins international expansion with its “family store” concept
Faced with a competitive environment against Primark or Amazon, Gemo is remodelling operations. Founded in 1991 by the family group Biotteau, which also owns Eram, the value brand previously sold...
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16 January 2019
IN CHINA, RETAIL businesses face a new law on e-commerce in 2019
China will implement new e-commerce laws with effect from January 1st 2019. Market leaders such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Xiomi (B.A.T.X.) or the Chinese G.A.F.A. (Google, Apple, Facebook and...
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16 January 2019
Retail is « Datail »
Algorithms. Data science. Robotics. Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps retailers to handle a vast amount of challenges, including optimisation of supply-chain management in real time, delivery...
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16 January 2019
Mary Dillon, The power of beauty for ULTA
In U.S.A. Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women list, Mary Dillon personifies the newcomers in retail. Ranked at 45th beside Judith Mc Cenna (Wal-Mart International), Ann-Marie Campbell and...
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12 December 2018
Pablo Isla (Zara) prized by Harvard
A retailer on top of business leadership? Inditex C.E.O.’s Pablo Isla, working since 2005 with Amancio Ortega, (founder of the Spanish fashion group) was named Harvard Business...
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12 December 2018
A new face for Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret has boosted demand for sexy but affordable women’s lingerie. Created in 1977 by Roy Raymond for men to buy lingerie for their partners, the brand is now an icon of...
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12 December 2018
New drivers for the most expensive high streets: technology, food and … less retail
Causeway Bay replaced Fifth Avenue in New York in the top 10 most expensive retail streets in the world, according to the Cushman & Wakefield 2018 report. In the future, retail will likely...
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12 December 2018
U.A.E.: Call for Amazon and Souq.com boycott on social media
Angry at the Washington Post’s coverage of the Saudi Kingdom following Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, Saudis are calling for a boycott of Amazon.com because of shared ownership with U.S.A...
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12 December 2018
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
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