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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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TJX Companies: new C.F.O. for outlet giant
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. 
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“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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“The best payment experience is offered by Uber”
As one of the final decisive steps, consumer payments is a battlefield for retailers looking for innovation, efficiency and speed. We investigated a retail arena in full swing.
15 November 2017
Dubai. Gucci opens an amazing concept for children’s clothes
As high-end retailers increasingly target fashion for children, Gucci chose the Dubai Mall to establish an amazing store for children in early October. Gucci’s Creative Director Alessandro...
24 October 2017
Costco to expand in France.
After 3 months of business, Costco’s first French store attracted 44,000 members for an average basket of €125, higher than Costco’s global average around €100. As in Spain...
23 October 2017
Can foreign retailers still succeed in China ?
Faced with China’s unbridled mall expansion and fierce growth of online sales, how do foreign retailers prioritise investments ? Live from Shanghai, Global Retail News investigated how retailers...
18 September 2017
Will South African Shoprite travel to Europe ?
In August 2017, Steinhoff International Holdings (known as “Africa’s Ikea”) finally unveiled a plan to buy 22.7% of Shoprite, Africa’s largest supermarket operator by...
18 September 2017
Beauty retailers consolidate to go global
With regulatory approval, the Brazilian retailer Natura completed the purchase of The Body Shop in early September 2017, significantly increasing brand awareness, geographic reach and sales...
18 September 2017
Pressure increases for toy retailers
Can U.S. toy retailer Toys’R’Us (875 stores in the U.S. and 765 internationally) successfully restructure debt without seeking bankruptcy protection? In June 2017, borrowing was
18 September 2017
How far will “tech” investments increase in retail ?
Global Retail News investigates a new phenomenon. Eager to lead the digital transformation race, many mall owners are investing in incubators, start-ups and retail technology. We examine why such...
26 July 2017
The British retailer Tesco enters East Africa
Tesco made a debut in Kenya via the F&F fashion chain. The first store opened in December 2016 in The Hub (Karen vicinity in Nairobi), where Majid Al Futtaim already operates a Carrefour...
12 January 2017
Lessons of a master
Walter Loeb (aged 91) has lived more lives than many of us. Born in Germany in 1925, he escaped the Holocaust and emigrated to first Italy and then to the U.S.A, including fighting in France on...
10 September 2016
E-commerce in China is now a prime shopping channel
Alibaba Group Holding’s runs China’s leading online marketplaces. However, its business model is at the odds of Amazon. Molly Morgan, Senior PR Manager at Alibaba Group EMEA, explains the growth...
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On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...
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Online authentification : Prelude expands a “message free” solution globally 
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13 March 2026
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As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...
13 March 2026
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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn
Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...
25 February 2026
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Klépierre, URW, Carmila: in 2025, retail media and services accounted for nearly 10% of net rental income
Published on February 12 and 19, annual financial results of the three major European property companies show that Klépierre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, and Carmila are no longer singing from the...
24 February 2026