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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

Home equipment retailer Maisons du Monde opens in the U.A.E

In late June, the home furnishing retailer Maisons du Monde (289 stores, sales of €882 million in 2016, up by 26%)

11 July 2017

Will Ikea be exempted from India’s 30% rule of local supply ?

The Indian government plans to ease local sourcing rules for single-brand retailers such as Ikea and Decathlon.

11 July 2017

JD offers premier luxury delivery

Eager to represent more luxury brands, the Chinese online retailer Jingdong (known as JD.com) launched a “white glove” delivery service for premium items, such as luxury watches and...

6 July 2017

Alibaba is more powerful than Amazon and eBay combined

Last year, Alibaba’s processed more than US$547 billion in transactions,

16 June 2017

Can discount retail prosper in China?

After 20 years of Chinese operations, the South Korean Shinsegae

16 June 2017

100 million inhabitants in the new Beijing?

In China, the governmental is moving ahead to create the mega-city of Jing-Jin-Ji.

16 June 2017

Asia. Online and offline mergers have started

Why are Europeans so interested in Amazon’s entry into the bricks-and-mortar sector in the United States of America, and not interested in Alibaba’s similar investments in China? In...

16 June 2017

India to become the 3rd largest consumer market by 2025

According to the Boston Consulting Group, India will be the 3rd largest consumer market in the world by 2025. “Even assuming conservative annual G.D.P. increases of 6% to 7%,

16 June 2017

E-commerce gains traction in the U.A.E

In late May 2017, the Dubai-based developer Emaar Malls bought 51% of the online fashion retailer

16 June 2017

U.A.E. Cost of rent in malls under the spotlight

“We believe that base rents in malls should be calculated as a percentage of sales”,

16 June 2017

Iran acts to sustain local manufacturing

Since March 2017, the Supreme Leader of Iran has implemented a new custom law in the textile industry.

16 June 2017

Coach consolidates via external growth

In the U.S., Coach signed a US$2.4 billion deal to purchase Kate Spade,

16 June 2017

Chilean retailer Falabella in fair growth in Q1 2017

The Latin American giant Falabella posted sales

16 June 2017

Los Angeles. Westfield will open Amazon Books

In May 2017, Amazon received the approval to open a 485-sq.m bookstore within Westfield Century City

16 June 2017

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