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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...

30 January 2016

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Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy

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29 October 2025

EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament

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27 October 2025

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27 October 2025

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23 October 2025

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Since October 19, Japanese logistics company Askul (2024 revenue: 3.3 billion dollars, up by 2% year-on-year) has been the victim of a cyberattack, preventing it from managing e-commerce orders...

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