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Having entered the Czech Republic last year in a joint venture with The Prague Outlet

18 April 2017

During the month of February 2017, physical retail sales grew by just 0.4% year-on-year in the U.K. in total.

18 April 2017

Mr. Edi Truell, Founder of the “Duke Street” private equity firm, is working on a joint bid to purchase the successful British restaurant chain.

18 April 2017

Klépierre is not part of CAC40 anymore

In late March 2017, the retailer property developer Klépierre left the elite group of France’s 40 largest firms.

18 April 2017

HOW U.S. TEENAGERS REDUCE THEIR FASHION BUDGET

In the U.S.A., the volume of items being traded online has more than doubled since 2013. Whereas many fashion retailers such as

31 March 2017

Ikea expands in the Emirates

Ikea, whose sales grew by a single-digit in 2016 in the U.A.E.

24 March 2017

CDiscount ends an African adventure

Having closed in Senegal and Cameroon, Cdiscount discreetly shut the subsidiary for the Ivory Coast in December 2016.

24 March 2017

Telepizza is about to make a foray in Iran

The Spanish pizza retailer “Telepizza” signed a master franchise agreement with the Momenin Investment Group based in Iran and headed by Mr.

24 March 2017

Kidswear : A promising 1st month in Tehran

In Iran, the first “Kids Around” fashion store, inaugurated on 20 January 2017 in Tehran, posted a turnover of €64,000 during its 1st month of business.

24 March 2017

Dubai’s retail market is fragmenting

“The warning signs of market saturation have started to show in Dubai, where retail stock grew by 8% in 2016”, said Core Savills.

24 March 2017

Uniqlo moves towards sport specialty retail

In Tokyo, a new “Uniqlo Move” shop-in-shop will open in mid-March 2017. This 75-sq.m corner is located in Takashimaya department store in Shinjuku, only selling sportswear clothing.

24 March 2017

Tesco launches in Pakistan

Eager to test its private labels in Pakistan, the British Tesco signed a three-year deal with Alpha Supermarket, an established Indian retailer selling to a population of 200 million people.

24 March 2017

Carrefour-Brazil I.P.O. is planned in May

Carrefour is planning an I.P.O. of the Brazilian unit in May 2017, said Valor newspaper.

24 March 2017

In Brazil, retail sales fell by 6.2% last year

As a comparison, one year ago in 2015, they decreased by 4.3% (source IBGE).

24 March 2017

Online will fuel the U.S. retail growth in 2017

According to Fitch Ratings, U.S. retail sales are expected to increase up to 4% during 2017, excluding cars and petrol.

24 March 2017

Germans race for the U.S. discount sector

The German retailer Lidl confirmed a strong U.S. start in the summer 2017, with a goal of 100 East Coast openings the first year, including North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

24 March 2017

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