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In late April 2017, the Saudi Labour Minister said that

18 May 2017

ECONOMIC INDICATORS. INDIA AND CHINA DRIVING GLOBAL GROWTH

According to a report from the International Monetary Fund in April 2017, the world’s economic growth will be

18 May 2017

Chalhoub doubled store closures in 2016

Last year, the Chalhoub luxury retailer

18 May 2017

STUDY. FIVE NEW LANGUAGES OF LOYALTY

What is generating continued consumer loyalty in today’s retail environment? Accenture helps to answer this critical question in

18 May 2017

Apple opens its 3rd store in the U.A.E

In late April 2017, Apple opened its 3rd store in the U.A.E.

18 May 2017

Decathlon opens a first store in Ghana

Having made inroads in Ivory Coast and Senegal,

18 May 2017

Neinver invests in the Netherlands, Poland and Germany

Neinver will start construction of the Amsterdam outlet centre

18 May 2017

Adyen doubles sales for the 2nd year in a row

In 2016, the payment services firm Adyen posted revenues up by nearly 100% to

18 May 2017

Lego considers an alternative to plastic bricks

Eager to reduce its carbon footprint,

18 May 2017

Galeries Lafayette inaugurates an urban vegetable garden

Following Whole Foods’s initiative in Brooklyn,

18 May 2017

Retail expansion continues in Russia

Following Armani Exchange (from Italy), Hunkemoller (Netherlands) and Superdry (U.K.) in 2016,

18 May 2017

Wagamama opens for Spain and Bulgaria

The British restaurant chain Wagamama opened its first Spanish restaurant in April 2017.

18 May 2017

Redevco’s mall in Bordeaux is soaring with medium-sized stores. At the I.C.S.C

European Conference in Warsaw in April,

18 May 2017

BENETTON POACHES A RUSSIAN EXPERT

A Harvard graduate, a seasoned executive in fashion retail and a Russian expert,

19 April 2017

A LIFEBOAT FOR MACY’S?

Jeff Gennette (aged 55) is the new C.E.O. of Macy’s, the U.S. biggest department stores by sales.

19 April 2017

South Korea. Department stores house concessions of “pure players”

Before June 2017, previously online-only retailers such as Imvely,

19 April 2017

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