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Decathlon opens a first store in Ghana
Having made inroads in Ivory Coast and Senegal,
18 May 2017
“LEBANON IS AN ARABIC COUNTRY INFUSED WITH A QUALITY EUROPEAN SCENT”
In Lebanon, the ABC Group is active in all the key retail sectors. The firm is a traditional retailer and outlet operator, plus a franchise partner and a developer of shopping centres. Sophie...
18 May 2017
Neinver invests in the Netherlands, Poland and Germany
Neinver will start construction of the Amsterdam outlet centre
18 May 2017
Adyen doubles sales for the 2nd year in a row
In 2016, the payment services firm Adyen posted revenues up by nearly 100% to
18 May 2017
Lego considers an alternative to plastic bricks
Eager to reduce its carbon footprint,
18 May 2017
Galeries Lafayette inaugurates an urban vegetable garden
Following Whole Foods’s initiative in Brooklyn,
18 May 2017
Retail expansion continues in Russia
Following Armani Exchange (from Italy), Hunkemoller (Netherlands) and Superdry (U.K.) in 2016,
18 May 2017
Wagamama opens for Spain and Bulgaria
The British restaurant chain Wagamama opened its first Spanish restaurant in April 2017.
18 May 2017
BENETTON POACHES A RUSSIAN EXPERT
A Harvard graduate, a seasoned executive in fashion retail and a Russian expert,
19 April 2017
A LIFEBOAT FOR MACY’S?
Jeff Gennette (aged 55) is the new C.E.O. of Macy’s, the U.S. biggest department stores by sales.
19 April 2017
CATERING SECTOR. A EUROPEAN OFFENSIVE FOR TASTE
Within the catering sector, no European player managed to become truly global compared to Burger King or McDonald’s. Faced with such Anglo-Saxon domination, new European players such as Vapiano...
19 April 2017
South Korea. Department stores house concessions of “pure players”
Before June 2017, previously online-only retailers such as Imvely,
19 April 2017
Indian G.D.P. highest in the world amid demonetization policy
In Q4 2016, India’s economy grew by a remarkable 7% year-on-year.
19 April 2017
HNA from China wants to invest in Dufry travel-retail business
The Chinese conglomerate HNA is interested in investing in the Swiss giant Dufry,
19 April 2017
7-Eleven targets 20% annual sales growth in the Philippines
To reach this growth, PSC, the licensee of the “7-Eleven” convenient stores,
19 April 2017
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