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How to measure a successful omnichannel retail strategy
According to David Le Douarin, retailers must monitor key indicators to enhance retail efficiency, including seamless customer identification, acquisition cost and price expectations.
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6 June 2017
INDIA MOVES TOWARDS A UNIFIED V.A.T.
India’s government has made a huge step in April 2017 to unify its
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23 May 2017
Marks & spencer revamps its team
Archie Norman (aged 63) will become Chairman of Marks&Spencer from September 1, delighting investors. He will replace
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23 May 2017
NEW C.E.O. FOR HUDSON’S BAY EUROPE
Olivier Van Den Bossche, C.E.O. of the German department stores Kaufhof, has suddenly resigned after
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23 May 2017
Brendon O’Reilly promoted
The industry trade group “Developers of Outlet Centres and Retailers”, part of the ICSC, recently added a new Board position of International Director, which is filled by Brendon...
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23 May 2017
China buys into Parisian chic
Combining luxury codes with fast creation cycles, inspired by the fast fashion giants such as Zara and H&M is the strategy of SMCP accessible luxury retailer, which
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23 May 2017
Ginza 6, The mall of the month
In Japan’s capital city, the mixed-use complex “Ginza Six” opened its doors in mid-April 2017, including a
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23 May 2017
The Vault by Saks, The concept of the Month
The U.S. department stores Saks Fifth Avenue opened their first jewellery specialty store in
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23 May 2017
BRAZIL. FOOD RETAILERS GET READY FOR THE BIG NEXT BOOM
For Casino, Carrefour and Wal-Mart, one of the next big battlegrounds is several thousands of kilometres away.
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23 May 2017
U.S.A. WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF AMAZON PRIME CONSUMERS?
In April 2017, the Fung Global Retail & Technology think tank surveyed 2,684 U.S. members of Amazon Prime subscription services, which
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23 May 2017
BRAZIL. GAP IS LOOKING FOR A NEW FRANCHISE PARTNER
As part of a reorganisation of debt, the Brazilian fashion retailer
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23 May 2017
U.S. FASHION TOGGLES TOWARDS ONLINE AND DISCOUNT
In late April 2017, the U.S. fashion retailer Bebe made an utterly dramatic business decision. This Californian firm
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23 May 2017
Will natura take over the Body Shop ?
The Brazilian beauty retailer Natura is negotiating to buy The Body Shop. In February 2017,
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23 May 2017
Nike moves towards fast fashion
In the U.S.A, Nike aims to double the speed of
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23 May 2017
THAILAND’S OUTLETS NEED TO UPGRADE
In Thailand, outlet centres have a notable feature. They are highly reliant on tourists who
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19 May 2017
CHINA’S N°1 FOOTWEAR RETAILER CHANGES HANDS
In China, a consortium of local investors made an offer to take over the shoe and fashion retailer Belle International, which runs an array of
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19 May 2017
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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls
On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...
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Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership
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