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“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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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20 December 2016
BHV department store to open in Dubai
The 1st BHV unit in the Emirates will open on
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20 December 2016
Gap reinvents itself in Dubai…
In November, the world’s 1st GapFit store (clothes for women, men and children) opened in Jumeirah Beach. This 90 sq.m store is run by Al Tayer Group, which also runs Gap stores in the Gulf.
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20 December 2016
Kiabi is now active in Congo…
On December 8, the fashion retailer Kiabi has opened a 1st store in Brazzaville (1,250 sq.m) in Grand Fleuve mall, in partnership with Mercure International of Monaco.
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20 December 2016
Which are the world’s most expensive High Streets?
After years of tremendous growth, the world’s highest rental values have reached a plateau in 2016. How can they recover growth again?
U.A.E. Emaar’s owner wants to create an Arabic Amazon
Eager to tap the small but growing online sales market in the Arabian Gulf (sales of US$5.3 billion in 2015), Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, has launched Noon...
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20 December 2016
China faces a million-baby boom…
As the one-child policy was relaxed in October 2015, allowing couples to have 2 children, the government announces that the birth rate will grow by 5.7% in 2016.
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20 December 2016
Malaysia will house Asia’s biggest outlet centre…
The 2nd construction phase of the Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA has started in Sepang, near Kuala Lumpur airport. Developers are Mitsui Fudosan from Japan and the public firm Malaysia Airports Holdings...
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20 December 2016
Esprit will sell online in India…
The fashion retailer Esprit has signed an exclusive partnership with online fashion retailer Myntra (owned by Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer by sales). Esprit will sell its women...
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20 December 2016
Can Aldi succeed in China?
According to an Aldi’s spokeswoman in Australia, the German discount retailer will make inroads in China in the 1st half 2017, starting with a website selling ambient products and beverages...
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20 December 2016
China is the 1st market for connected appliances…
According to Euromonitor, China will account for half of the world’s market of connected appliances this year, with 15 million units sold out of 30 million in total.
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20 December 2016
Fashion retailers refine their strategy
For Etam Group (women’s fashion and lingerie, more than €1.3 billion in sales in 2015), the Chinese business model
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20 December 2016
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The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
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4 September 2026
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...
3 September 2026
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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock
Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...
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21 August 2026
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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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21 August 2026
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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”
The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
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ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...
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24 August 2026
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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...
3 September 2026