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Foot Locker Kids lands in Germany
The sporting goods retailer Food Locker opened its first “Kids” concept in Stuttgart (90 sq.m GLA in the Milaneo mall). Other units are expected shortly.
9 February 2017
Home electrical. Media Markt tests rental services
In Germany, Media Markt is testing a rental service of 500 home electrical items (smartphones, cameras, drones, gaming consoles, vacuum cleaners, etc.) in partnership with the Grover start-up.
9 February 2017
Redevco consolidates its German footprint
The Pan-European retail real estate investment manager Redevco (405 assets worth €7.1 billion) purchased 3 German malls via an investment of €160 million
9 February 2017
Fewer investors, more retail experts at Carrefour
The scope of Carrefour’s shareholders changed in January 2017, as the largest shareholder is now the Moulin family, owner of the Galeries Lafayette department stores.
9 February 2017
Diving into Sephora’s strategy
Regardless that Sephora does not reveal online results, e-commerce has become a top priority. Having launched e-commerce sites in Romania, Rep. Czech, Switzerland, Spain and the U.A.E. (with...
9 February 2017
Fashion, between expansion and degreasing
News from fashion retailers around the world is dizzy. The Netherlands-based C&A (1,500 stores across Europe) will close 20% of the Spanish store network, counting 23 unprofitable stores out...
9 February 2017
Global retail ranking. Amazon is now the 10th largest retailer
The 20th edition of the “Global Powers of Retailing” survey from Deloitte showcases the performances of the 250 largest retailers. U.S. firms, headed by Wal-Mart, remain the big gorillas and...
9 February 2017
“We want to roll out franchised store networks in emerging countries”
Within developing countries and an unsophisticated retail market, LafargeHolcim has expanded beyond cement manufacturing into a full retailer of building materials. Sophie Baqué met Iqbal Omar...
9 February 2017
Will Apple soon manufacture in India?
Apple is discussing manufacturing in India to emulate the Chinese model. Local manufacturing would allow the U.S. giant to open stores in India, matching the legal requirement for foreign...
17 January 2017
Brazil. Lojas Americanas is ready for new capital increase
Eager to gain agility, the retail giant Lojas Americanas has set up a plan to increase capital of up to US$2.5 billion. It wants to enhance investment in its online business B2W, which operates...
17 January 2017
European D.I.Y. retailers face mixed housing markets
In 2016, the housing property market reached record highs in some European countries. This market, which directly affects the sales of equipment retailers such as Kingfisher, Leroy-Merlin and...
17 January 2017
Clothing and textile markets will remain in the red in 2017
In the five largest European economies of the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain, sales of textile and clothing have ended the year 2016 in a negative trend. In these five combined markets...
12 January 2017
Chinese tourists flock to New York
In 2016, Chinese visitors to the Big Apple are expected to hit a record high of 958,000, seven times the number in 2007. New direct flights and recent favourable visa polices have boosted Chinese...
12 January 2017
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