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After 10 years of administrative delays and 3 years of construction, the large-scale “Mall of Switzerland” will open in Lucerne in November 2017 (65,000 sq.m GLA, 150 stores including...

9 February 2017

Three key points in the Tesco-Booker buyout

Tesco signed an unexpected €4.3-billion deal to purchase rival Booker Wholesale. What’s the rationale behind this external move?

9 February 2017

How do European retail property owners compare?

9 February 2017

Carmila exhibits at the “Maison&Objet” fair

In late January 2017, the property division of Carrefour participated for the 2nd time at this fair, which gathers the home equipment and decoration sectors.

9 February 2017

How RFID boosts profitability

According to various studies, RFID chips help reducing inventory time by at least

9 February 2017

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

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