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It closed 281 “corners” in department stores in 2016 and 59 in Q1 2017.

26 July 2017

Auchan increases Ukrainian footprint

In late June 2017, Auchan Retail confirmed the purchase of the 9 supermarkets from Karavan.

26 July 2017

Percassi launches a “Vegan” restaurant

Percassi Food & Beverage, food branch of the eponymous group opened “Soulgreen”

26 July 2017

Will Starbucks succeed in the land of espresso?

In 2018 the very first Italian Starbucks will open in Milan on 2,400 sq.m

26 July 2017

Eram footwear is marching into China

The Eram shoe retailer is about to sell into China

26 July 2017

Mall of Switzerland, The Mall of the Month

Located to the north of Lucerne and a 60-minute drive from Zürich, the Mall of Switzerland will open on November 8th, 2017. This covers a total of 65,000 sq.m GLA, including...

26 July 2017

Sephora makes inroads in Germany

Germany is Europe’s 3rd largest beauty market. In late June 2017, the cosmetics retailer Sephora (part of LVMH Group)

26 July 2017

Which retailers are still expanding in Turkey ?

While most international players have suspended expansion plans in Turkey (Douglas from Germany, Tesco from the U.K. and C&A from the Netherlands have closed operations), local grocery...

26 July 2017

An IPO would help expansion plans for Sandro and Maje

The accessible luxury firm SMCP (Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot)

26 July 2017

The Dutch retailer Hema is again for sale

The British venture capital group Lion Capital is exploring various scenarios regarding its non-food retailer Hema, purchased in 2007 from Maxeda for €1.1 billion.

26 July 2017

Galeries Lafayette has landed in Istanbul

In late May 2017, Galeries Lafayette opened its first Turkish unit within the high-end mall Emaar Square in the Çamlıca district of Istanbul via a franchising agreement with the luxury...

26 July 2017

The concept of the month : Saks Off Fifth

Barbara Horatz, Marketing Director of The Outlet Resource Group, visited the first Saks Off 5th store opened in Europe in June.

26 July 2017

“With e-commerce Delsey now knows details about each loyal customer”

The Delsey luggage manufacturer is shifting focus from wholesale to e-commerce. Albert Engler, Global Marketing Director, explains the firm’s strategy.

26 July 2017

How far will “tech” investments increase in retail ?

Global Retail News investigates a new phenomenon. Eager to lead the digital transformation race, many mall owners are investing in incubators, start-ups and retail technology. We examine why such...

26 July 2017

Which stores post annual sales of US$70,000/ sq.m ?

This is the productivity of the duty-free stores operated by DDF (i.e. Dubai Duty Free) and located in Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports.

11 July 2017

H&M expands in Kazakhstan

Having made inroads into Kazakhstan in March 2017, with a first fully owned H&M store in the Mega Alma-Ata mall with two floors over 3,000 sq.m in the capital city

11 July 2017

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