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In 2017, the Decathlon Group crossed the threshold of €11 billion in sales (excluding V.A.T.) via 1,352 operating stores but excluding franchises. The group’s sales growth decelerated...

19 March 2018

Automated fashion manufacturing threats emerging countries

In Bangladesh, an independent country since 1971 with 165 million people, more than 300,000 jobs were created per year between 2003 and 2010 in the garment and textile sector. However, this fell...

19 March 2018

Tesco opts for Zero Based Budgeting

The wheel turns full circle. A decades-old financial strategy once well-established among consumer goods manufacturers is now expanding within retailers. With a company-wide commitment to cost...

19 March 2018

Argos moves from “old school” to sophisticated omnichannel retailer

In the United Kingdom, the general merchandise retailer Argos has developed one of the fastest delivery systems in the world. This high-street retailer sells an array of electronics, houseware and...

19 March 2018

Are showrooms the future of retail ?

For some retailers, inventory should be invisible in stores transformed into showrooms. For others, “warehouse stores” with staff preparing online orders in the back-office are a smarter...

19 March 2018

A first “Fashion Week” in Saudi Arabia

From March 26 to March 31, the first “Arabian Fashion Week” in Saudi Arabia will take place in Riyadh, with catwalks from Roberto Cavalli, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Harvey Nichols...

19 March 2018

Jumia e-commerce website still unprofitable in Morocco

In 2017, the “African Amazon” named Jumia as exceeded 100 million visitors and registered 800,000 orders in Morocco, an increase of 115%. “Our turnover doubled in Morocco last...

19 March 2018

Wal-Mart expands into Africa

During the trading year to late December 2017, the African subsidiary of Wal-Mart named “Massmart” posted total sales up by 1% to US$8 billion via 423 stores located in 13 sub-Saharan...

19 March 2018

Inflation to increase in the U.A.E. this year

In 2018, inflation is expected to rise to 3.3% in the United Arab Emirates as a result of the 5% V.A.T. introduced in January 2018, plus higher oil prices that will increase transportation costs

19 March 2018

Plus-size fashion expands a retail footprint

The U.S. fashion brand Universal Standard launched in 2015 (sales of US$20.4 billion in 2016) has closed a US$7 million round of Series A funding. The plus-size retailer plans to use this new...

19 March 2018

Wal-Mart is optimistic

Wal-Mart’s online sales grew by 23% in Q4 2017 (from +50% in Q3 2017) as sales growth slowed via Jet.com, acquired in 2016. The online business totalled US$ 11.5 billion in 2017, remaining...

19 March 2018

J.C. Penney teams up with young sensation

J.C. Penney is targeting young girls by teaming up with the social media star JoJo Siwa, (aged 14). It has launched an exclusive line of girls’ clothes and bedding inspired by the young...

19 March 2018

Sonae denies interest in Wal-Mart Brazilian stores

After Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico said that Sonae could partner with buyout firms, the Portuguese retailer stated that it was “not involved in the matter”. Wal-Mart Brazil has...

19 March 2018

Investors return to Brazil’s retail sector

In 2018, the food retailer Carrefour-Brazil will invest US$617 million in capital expenditures to fuel growth of its “cash and carry” business. Carrefour aims to open 20 new wholesale...

19 March 2018

Retail returns increase in the U.S

Reflecting the rise of online shopping in the United States, where purchases are more likely to be returned, about 13% of sales made during the Christmas holidays, i.e. during the months of...

19 March 2018

Casino Guichard takes over Sarenza

Having declined 20 bids, footwear pure-player Sarenza will be purchased by the Monoprix supermarkets (sales of €5 billion in 2017, owned by Casino Group). In 2017, Sarenza posted sales of

19 March 2018

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