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Shein hires Lazada’s Vice President
With the appointment of Jessica Liu, formerly of Alibaba and Lazada, as Vice President, the fast fashion giant is making a new move.
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US outlet retailer TJX Co. appointed John Klinger as new C.F.O. His mission is to boost the high margin business, that already takes advantage of overstock issues. 
1 December 2022
“77% of retailers want to increase the drive-to-store portion of their advertising investment”
By Sandrine Prefaut, Managing Director of S4M in France. Operating in 10 countries (USA, Canada, France, Italy, UK, Switzerland, Benelux, Asia-Pacific region…), S4M is an international “drive to...
13 January 2022
The young designer of Parade wants to dethrone Victoria Secret
The news is rich for the highly emblematic Cami Téllez, Founder of Parade, a direct-to-consumer lingerie brand currently valued at US$140 million. In November 2021, she opened her first...
3 December 2021
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Eco-responsible: an expensive imperative but a risky transition
Lockdown has accelerated awareness of dangerous climate change among consumers. How to respond to this concern, to show credibility without being accused of greenwashing, while reinventing one’s...
5 October 2020
Post-Covid-19: Mobilising teams around the customer experience
During the height of the pandemic, retail staff managed the unexpected: inventory, new health and sanitary regulation and customers. When normal trade returns, it is imperative for retailers to...
8 September 2020
Drive in shopping: a formula for the future?
It seems that customers have integrated click & collect, drive thru stores and curbisde pickup into their shopping processes. Experiments conducted by Aushopping (Ceetrus) in France and CapitaLand...
6 July 2020
Retail. The West delays whilst the East is innovating
From Hong Kong to the Emirates, the retail of tomorrow is being invented in the Far East. Where business has reopened, retailers and property companies are charting a new course. Business...
20 May 2020
China and Austria. Which learnings as stores reopen?
From China to Austria, retail is gradually emerging from hibernation. What are the most effective strategies and timetables?
20 April 2020
Retailers face an enforced halt to business
Non essential store operations are closed by governments whilst grocery retailers struggle with exploding demand, both online and in stores. Retailers have tough questions as they face a temporary...
17 March 2020
Amazon moves to global n°3 retailer
Fresh from the Retail Big Show, Deloitte publishes a detailed study of the World’s top 250 retailers. G.R.N. considers the results. What are the main trends forming international retail? The...
18 February 2020
Phygital. Return to basic principals
After emerging as a disruptive new business, digital is transforming core retail business. What are the technologies which allow more operational efficiency in stores? Looking of ‘phygital’...
14 January 2020
Are shopping centres still justifiable?
What is the “raison d’etre” of shopping centres in 2020, and after? At the Mapic conference held in November, GRN explored a sector in the midst of critical change.
12 December 2019
New M.D for Walmart U.S.A.
In the United States, Walmart announced the surprise departure of Greg Foran, who ran Walmart U.S.A. for the past five years, i.e. 4,769 stores excluding the Sam’s Club cash & carry...
14 November 2019
2nd hand retailers with zero climate impact
How to combine environmental care with savings? The 2nd hand trend, born from childcare and furniture, now disrupts an array of categories, from luxury to mass fashion and sporting goods.
14 November 2019
Food & omnichannel. Thailand shows the way
In Thailand, Central Group is the largest retailer by sales. The food subsidiary with sales of €1.8 billion turnover in 2018 is run by the grocery expert Stephane Coum, (aged 48), a former...
8 October 2019
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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”
Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...
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Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
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How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
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