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The Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) will soon be lauching a competitive tender to manage and operate shops at the Eiffel Tower (available on the B.O.A.M.P...

According to Mrs. Susanna Chin, Chief Representative of the Hong Kong giant Li&Fung for the East-China region, digital technology should be invisible in-store. “Technology is like...

Which retailer can boast 25 years of consecutive growth with 1,095 profitable stores? This is Action, whose sales jumped by 28% to €3.4 billion in 2017 according to preliminary results. This...

Nicknamed the “daughter of Ikea and dollar stores”, the Danish retailer Flying Tiger Copenhagen is establishing a market position based on very low prices. Its name comes from the word...

Unlike Action, the Dutch retailer Hema (722 stores in October 2017) operates with a more challenging cash-rich model, focused on its private label and urban locations. Despite an expansion move...

Hema, Action, Sostrene Grene and Flying Tiger manage to mix functional and clean design with extremely low prices. As an interesting trend, all come from Nordic countries, where people pamper...

In February 2018, the fashion retailer Gap Inc. announced that veteran President Jeff Kirwin has resigned after three years as brand President. Joining Gap Inc. in 2004 from the U.S. grocer...

In the United Kingdom, the general merchandise retailer Argos has developed one of the fastest delivery systems in the world. This high-street retailer sells an array of electronics, houseware and...

For some retailers, inventory should be invisible in stores transformed into showrooms. For others, “warehouse stores” with staff preparing online orders in the back-office are a smarter...

Geox has poached an expert in luxury goods to lead its brand of quality shoes. Matteo Mascazzini became C.E.O. of the Italian retailer on February 1st, replacing Gregorio Borgo, who is leaving the...

Whilst consumer mistrust has spread across traditional business and the associated inaccurate content of goods, this has sparked new and exciting initiatives in the form of “niche” brands. These...

For some retailers, large market places such as Amazon and Tmall can help generating additional revenue or quickly evaluate a new territory. For others, trading with them means joining forces with...