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Keen to continue reducing the historical reliance on oil revenue and diverting assets into non-hydrocarbon sectors, an investor from the United Arab Emirates invested a large minority share in the...

13 April 2018

Fashion. When retailers say “farewell” to seasons

As the fashion sector is increasingly driven by consumer demands, an array of international retailers has abandoned the historical “seasonal” calendar, removing the previously...

13 April 2018

The “cost-killer” Action

Which retailer can boast 25 years of consecutive growth with 1,095 profitable stores? This is Action, whose sales jumped by 28% to €3.4 billion in 2017 according to preliminary results. This...

13 April 2018

Flying Tiger. Quirky style and low prices

Nicknamed the “daughter of Ikea and dollar stores”, the Danish retailer Flying Tiger Copenhagen is establishing a market position based on very low prices. Its name comes from the word...

13 April 2018

Hema struggles to convince investors

Unlike Action, the Dutch retailer Hema (722 stores in October 2017) operates with a more challenging cash-rich model, focused on its private label and urban locations. Despite an expansion move...

13 April 2018

Home-Decoration. New invaders from cold countries

Hema, Action, Sostrene Grene and Flying Tiger manage to mix functional and clean design with extremely low prices. As an interesting trend, all come from Nordic countries, where people pamper...

13 April 2018

Forever 21 struggles in India

The Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Group (ABFR), holding the exclusive franchising rights of U.S.A. retailer “Forever 21” for two years, is reducing the scale of operations...

20 March 2018

India’s main cities sees strong retail demand

According to JLL, retailers’ demand for locations within Indian malls should increase by 81% in 2018, driven by strong economic fundamentals and the higher purchasing power of young people...

20 March 2018

Asia drives Hermès global sales

According to preliminary results, the luxury retailer Hermès posted revenue of €5.5 billion in 2017 (+9%) at constant exchange rates, pushed by a strong business boost from Asia. Asia...

20 March 2018

Asian giants will not purchase the British Arcadia Group

This was a formal denial prompted by an article published in the Sunday Times. In February 2018, the Chinese fashion conglomerate Shandong Ruyi (owner of high-end fashion brands such as Bally...

20 March 2018

Vincent Rey, Madura : “Our next showroom will have a zero inventory policy”

A discussion with Vincent Rey, C.E.O. of Madura’s home decoration retailer.

20 March 2018

Iron hand at Nordstrom

The Board of Nordstrom department stores rejected the US$8 billion buyout offer from the founding family partnered with Leonard Green & Partners. The takeover offer was estimated as too low...

20 March 2018

From Birchbox to Mac

In July 2018, the seasoned beauty executive Philippe Pinatel will be appointed Global General Manager of the Mac cosmetics retailer (3,400 freestanding units in 106 countries, part of Estée...

20 March 2018

Gap is leaderless again

In February 2018, the fashion retailer Gap Inc. announced that veteran President Jeff Kirwin has resigned after three years as brand President. Joining Gap Inc. in 2004 from the U.S. grocer...

20 March 2018

Mc.Kinsey. Navigating into fashion’s new centre of gravity

For the 2nd year in a row, McKinsey unveiled an annual report called “The State of Fashion”. This study tracks sales, operating and economic profit of fashion retailers. Personalisation, speed to...

20 March 2018

After Sandro and Bally, Lanvin moves under the Chinese flag

In late February 2018, Fosun International acquired a majority stake in French fashion brand Lanvin, which faces a liquidity crisis. Lanvin’s current shareholders, the media magnate...

20 March 2018

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