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Tesco launches in Pakistan
Eager to test its private labels in Pakistan, the British Tesco signed a three-year deal with Alpha Supermarket, an established Indian retailer selling to a population of 200 million people.
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24 March 2017
Carrefour-Brazil I.P.O. is planned in May
Carrefour is planning an I.P.O. of the Brazilian unit in May 2017, said Valor newspaper.
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24 March 2017
In Brazil, retail sales fell by 6.2% last year
As a comparison, one year ago in 2015, they decreased by 4.3% (source IBGE).
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24 March 2017
Online will fuel the U.S. retail growth in 2017
According to Fitch Ratings, U.S. retail sales are expected to increase up to 4% during 2017, excluding cars and petrol.
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24 March 2017
Germans race for the U.S. discount sector
The German retailer Lidl confirmed a strong U.S. start in the summer 2017, with a goal of 100 East Coast openings the first year, including North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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24 March 2017
Sandro and Maje land in Canada
The high-end fashion retailers Sandro and Maje, with majority shareholder the Chinese firm Shandong Ruyi,
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24 March 2017
Calzedonia travels from Italy to the U.S.A
The fashion brand Calzedonia (clothing and beachwear) will open its 1st U.S. store in Q1 2017 on 40 sq.m in Garden City (New York State).
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24 March 2017
Wal-Mart closes more stores in Brazil
Wal-Mart (480 stores in Brazil) continues to review feasibility in Brazil.
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24 March 2017
The Body Shop soon for sale
The L’Oréal Group (sales of € 25.8 billion in 2016 up by 2.3%) plans to sell The Body Shop (3,000 stores in 66 countries).
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24 March 2017
At Harrods, beauty is a winning bet
At Harrods in London (US$1.76 billion in sales last year, owned by Qatar Holding),
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24 March 2017
Fashion : OVS travels from Italy to China
In late February, the Italian listed retailer OVS (OVS Fashion, OVS Kids, Upim, Upim Kids, Excelsior and Coin department stores) signed a franchise agreement with Li&Fung to open two...
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24 March 2017
Devialet starts a global expansion
In February 2017, the high-end retailer of wireless loudspeakers opened a 50 sq.m store in Hong Kong in the Ifc Mall, spending €500,000.
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24 March 2017
Ikea Centres sells 50% of the retail parks
The Pradera investment fund is investing €900 million to purchase 25 retail parks from Ikea Centres.
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24 March 2017
Seb is growing in Germany
The maker of the small electrical appliances Seb Group (owner of Tefal and Moulinex) posted sales of €5 billion in 2016 (+6% like-for-like).
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24 March 2017
Germany : Zalando buys physical stores
In early March 2017, the online fashion retailer Zalando announced the purchase of Kickz footwear retailer for an undisclosed investment.
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24 March 2017
Carrefour driven up by international business
Carrefour’s sales grew by 2.7% in 2016, driven by Latin America (+16%) and European countries such as Italy and Poland (+2%) at constant exchange rates.
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24 March 2017
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O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai
On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...
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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
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Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
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