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A musician shareholder at G-Star
Musician Mr. Pharrell Williams, aged 42, is the new joint owner of Dutch jean specialty retailer “G-Star Raw”.
30 March 2016
How to start an online retail business in Asia ?
Marcelo Wesseler, the visionary and inspiring C.E.O. of Singapore Post Commerce, explains how retailers can launch an online business in Asia.
30 March 2016
The mall of the month
Doha, Qatar’s capital city, will boast an unprecedented mall in 2016. It will be the region’s 1st open-air mall with 26°C air-cooling.
30 March 2016
Ikea will open in Morocco at last
After more than 5 months of delays, the first Ikea store in Morocco
30 March 2016
Stitch Fix, The Concept of the Month
Neil Stern, Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle in Chicago, explains the personalized and pushed retail model of the U.S. retailer Stitch Fix.
30 March 2016
Turkish retailers rely on the domestic market
During 2015, the sales of H&M in Turkey jumped by 64%,
30 March 2016
Millenials survey : Grace, 30, Shanghai
Grace, 30 years, Shanghai “I save around 50% of my income”
30 March 2016
Milenials survey : Luisa, 26, Paulo
Luisa, 26 years, Sao Paulo “I prefer having less of higher quality”  
30 March 2016
Millenials survey : Mia, 24, Copenhague
Mia, 24 years, Copenhagen “I buy 50% of clothes online and 50% in stores”
30 March 2016
Meeting with Millennials
How can we build stores that are attractive to younger customers? What will be the new frontiers of retailing tomorrow? We surveyed a range of the Millennials generation.
30 March 2016
Ikea invests in “pick-up” stores
After the recent openings of “Order and Collection Points” in the U.A.E and Thailand
28 February 2016
EATALY. “WORKING IN FOOD, IT’S LIKE WORKING IN THE HEART OF PEOPLE”
Less than 10 years after a debut, Eataly won the NRF’s award as International Retailer in 2016. Sophie Baqué met Nicola Farinetti, the son of Founder Oscar Farinetti, to understand why Eataly...
20 February 2016
“Kids grow, clothes don’t grow”
Some retail concepts appear as instant very good ideas. This is the story of Vigga, a disruptive Danish retail start-up that won Ebeltoft’s Group Retail Innovation Award at the NRF Big Show 2016.
12 February 2016
Benetton India appoints CEO
Sundeep Chugh is promoted as C.E.O. of Benetton-India.
3 February 2016
A French woman takes over at I.C.S.C.
Following work for the French government, organising major sporting events such as the
3 February 2016
Resignation at Marks & Spencer
Marc Bolland, the Dutch C.E.O. of Marks & Spencer (M&S) has decided to
3 February 2016
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