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Which are the world’s most attractive global destinations ?
For 16 years, the "Global Retail Development Index" from AT Kearney has informed retail investment by ranking the 30 most attractive developing countries. It identifies countries that are both...
27 July 2017
SES Imagotag may have a new Chinese shareholder
The specialist of electronic labels (sales of €177 million in 2016 via 150 million labels in 12,000 stores) entered exclusive negotiations with BOE Technology from China, the world’s...
27 July 2017
H&M expands in Indian 2nd tier cities
In the 2nd half of 2017, H&M will add eight stores in India, including second-tier cities in its expansion plan. New stores are expected in Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai
27 July 2017
South Korea, a world engine for online FMCG sales
According to Kantar Worlpanel, e-commerce accounted for 4.6% of the global FMCG and fresh products market in value during the fiscal year ending in December 2016, but it generated 35% of its...
27 July 2017
Like the U.S., China has too many malls
Like the U.S.A., China has too many malls (4,600 in total) and not enough people to shop there, said CBRE. In Q1 2017, retail vacancy in second-tier cities reached worrying levels in some Chinese...
27 July 2017
India has the potential to grow like China
“Beauty and fashion are still underpenetrated categories in India, said Bijou Kurien, Board Member of L-Capital Asia to Womens’ Wear Daily.
27 July 2017
Thierry Garnier’s top three priorities for Carrefour-China
During a conference at the Viva Technology conference gathering start-ups, seamless integration of mobile technology appeared as a top priority for the C.E.O. of Carrefour China, Mr Thierry...
26 July 2017
Can retailers overcome counterfeiting in Iran ?
Although Tehran’s citizens offer the highest per capita consumer spending in the Middle East, with US$4,700 per person inhabitant in 2016, counterfeiting remains a threat to foreign...
26 July 2017
Carrefour gains the Middle East
In late June 2017, the Dubai-based conglomerate of Majid Al Futtaim
26 July 2017
Brazil is L’Occitane’s growth engine.
In the fiscal year to March 2017, L’Occitane posted a €132 million margin.
26 July 2017
Brazil. Via Varejo is still for sale.
In Brazil, G.P.A. has decided to adjust financial
26 July 2017
Primark lands in New York
As fashion retailers are closing at a record pace, Primark
26 July 2017
Is this the final big mall in the U.S.?
As retailers reduce expansion, this 80,110-sq.m mall (opened in 2014) in Sarasota,
26 July 2017
What future for Instacart?
This delivery start-up Instacart, founded by a former Amazon engineer, sees dramatic implications with the
26 July 2017
Nike did not need Amazon… until now
After having refused to sell via Amazon alongside its own retail channels, the sporting goods retailer Nike (sales of US$34.4 billion in the fiscal year to May 2017, up by 6%) has decided that it...
Grocery retailers under pressure with the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
According to analysts, Amazon is likely take over Whole Foods Market (sales of US$16 billion in 2016 via 477 stores) despite six others potential suitors having made rival offers since April 2017...
26 July 2017
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