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To recover revenue growth and innovation, the direct-selling retailer Natura Cosmeticos aims to open a large number of stores in the next 5 years. “We are fully committed to direct sales...

12 January 2017

U.S. and China. Which future for retail?

Chinese firms are already reassessing their investment projects in the United States of America following the election of Donald Trump on November 8, 2016 and his controversial Tweeter statements...

12 January 2017

AMAZON, THE CONCEPT OF THE MONTH

In Germany, the Centro shopping centre in Oberhausen has housed a 35 sq.m Amazon corner since October 2016. This store sells exclusively electronic products and related accessories (tablets...

12 January 2017

A weaker retail sector in Turkey

In Turkey, business is complicated for those who disagree with the President Erdogan. The owning family of the Modern East Mall, opened in the Asian part of Istanbul in May 2016 (60,000 sq.m GLA...

12 January 2017

Brussels combats retail tax avoidance

In Europe, the Green deputies have reported that Inditex, the world’s largest fashion retailer by sales (revenues of €16.4 billion in the 9 months to October 2016, up by 11%) set up...

12 January 2017

Decathlon rolls out its urban format

In the last years, the French sporting goods retailer Decathlon used Spain to pilot smaller shops, but the chain has now expanded into a European landscape in order to rationalize retail sq.m. For...

12 January 2017

Rocher Group consolidates internationally

Eager to accelerate international growth, the Rocher Group (Yves Rocher beauty stores and Petit Bateau fashion stores, sales of €2 billion in 2015) announced a first entry into Japan, the...

12 January 2017

Luke Lim, AS Louken, Singapore: “Alibaba is likely to keep investing in brick & mortar retailers”

Three questions to Luke Lim, C.E.O. of AS Louken consulting firm based in Singapore.

12 January 2017

CHINESE FAILURES : WHAT WENT WRONG FOR RETAILERS?

In 2016, several foreign retailers closed operations in China, where the retail market is increasingly mature and competitive. What did not work? Between e-commerce business, building flagships or...

12 January 2017

More than one billion mobile subscribers in Africa

According to Ovum, the African continent will have more than one billion active phone chips in the end of 2016 and 1.3 billion in 2021. If the number of subscribers has slowed,

24 December 2016

“Dior Beauty” lands in the World Trade Centre…

After Las Vegas, Dallas and San José, a 58-sq.m “Dior Beauty” store opened in New York, within the brand-new Westfield mall. To attract young women, often courted by independent...

24 December 2016

U.S. department stores are navigating hard.

The U.S. Commerce Department reported that in September 2016, department store sales fell by 6.4% year-on-year, compared to an increase of 6.1% for restaurants and bars and 11% for online sales. A...

24 December 2016

No more C.E.O. at Richemont

The world’s 2nd largest luxury retailer by sales doesn’t need a C.E.O. Richard Lepeu will step down in March 2017 and will not be replaced. To ease decisions, the head of each large...

20 December 2016

People inside, really?

In a study of 800 C.E.O.s from global firms, Korn Ferry measured what they believe can generate profit and how people may fit that vision. C.E.O.s say that technology will create greater value in...

20 December 2016

A new C.E.O. at Natura

Roberto de Lima has resigned as President of Natura Cosmeticos after just 2 years, effective immediately.

20 December 2016

BHV department store to open in Dubai

The 1st BHV unit in the Emirates will open on

20 December 2016

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