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In April 2018, the Angelina tea room and restaurant operator (28 sites in late 2017) opened a large unit covering 1,200-sq.m on the sea side of Djeddah (Saudi Arabia). Facilities include a...

10 June 2018

L’Occitane slows in Japan

In the year to March 2018, L’Occitane International posted net sales of €1.3 billion (including 14% of online sales), whilst profit dropped by 27% to €96.5 million due to a lower...

10 June 2018

India. Ikea to open its 1st store in one month

The Swedish retailer is due to open its first store in Hi Tec City, Hyderabad (Telangana state) on July 10, 2018. The investment for this 37,175-sq.m GLA store exceeded €100 million...

10 June 2018

In 2018, India’s G.D.P. will grow faster than China

For Goldman Sachs, India will lead the global growth in 2018 with a G.D.P. increasing by 8%, whereas China’s G.D.P. is expected to grow by 6.5%. As a comparison, the U.S.A., Germany and...

10 June 2018

The LVMH equity fund re-invests in Indian fashion

L-Catterton Asia, the fund backed by LVMH, will take a 10% stake in Future Lifestyle Fashions, India’s largest integrated branded fashion firm which represents 31 brands via 400 stores...

10 June 2018

Takashimaya from Japan is looking for an Asian balance

If the Takashimaya department store in Singapore (Orchard Road) is reportedly earning more than US$27 million per year, the Shanghai unit should report a loss for a 7th consecutive fiscal year to...

10 June 2018

China. Targeting the corridor from Shanghai to Shenzen

“It is definitely in this region that there is money in China and that the technology companies are, said David Zoba, President of Jones Lang Lasalle. Abercrombie & Fitch has excellent...

10 June 2018

Lord & Taylor to close the 5th Avenue flagship

In the quarter to May 2018, the Hudson’s Bay Co. posted like-for like revenue down by 0.7% combined with a net loss of US$308 million, almost twice that of 2017. The group confirmed closure...

10 June 2018

JD Sports travels from the U.K. to the U.S.A

The British sporting goods retailer JD Sports will take over its U.S. rival Finish Line (556 stores) via a US$558 million deal. The regulatory approval is expected no earlier than in June 2018. In...

10 June 2018

The Home Depot plans its biggest recruitment for technical skills

The Home depot adopts a D.I.Y. approach to building technology, via a recruitment plan of 1,000 tech employees by December 2018, including software engineers, user experience designers, product...

10 June 2018

A make-up session at Wal-Mart ?

Eager to differentiate from online retailers, Wal-Mart will offer a service-backed presentation of its exclusive

10 June 2018

Taco Bell moves to self-service orders in Brazil

Active in Brazil since 2016 via a master franchising agreement with Carlos Wizard Martins, the Taco Bell restaurants (owned by Yum Brands) signed with the Brazilian software company Linx to equip...

10 June 2018

Ikea is planning a Latin America foray

In late May 2018, the Swedish furniture retailer Ikea said it would open its first South American stores by 2020 in Chile, Colombia and Peru via a franchising agreement with Falabella...

10 June 2018

U.K. big firms have to publish worker-to-boss pay gaps by law

From 2020, U.K.-listed firms with more than 250 employees will be legally required to publish the gap between the salary of their C.E.O. and the average salary of a U.K. worker. “We...

10 June 2018

Electronics. Media Markt and Fnac-Darty create a purchasing alliance

Ceconomy from Germany (Saturn and MediaMarkt, sales of € 22,2 billion in 2017 including 10.5% online) and its French rival Fnac-Darty have signed a strategic alliance, focusing on purchasing...

10 June 2018

Views at the Viva Technology show

“Grocery retailers are not doing well and are simply watching a ship sink until it really is too late” said an expert at the Viva Technology Conference. “They keep cutting costs...

10 June 2018

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Through an agreement to acquire 70% of the operator of Grand Frais, the US investment fund Apollo aims to double stores and evolve a model that has so far been entirely focused on physical retail...

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What is the total amount of assets under management at FDJ United Ventures?FDJ United Ventures was launched in 2015. We invest in European start-ups supported by La Française des Jeux (FDJ...

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