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Sandro and Maje land in Canada
The high-end fashion retailers Sandro and Maje, with majority shareholder the Chinese firm Shandong Ruyi,
24 March 2017
Calzedonia travels from Italy to the U.S.A
The fashion brand Calzedonia (clothing and beachwear) will open its 1st U.S. store in Q1 2017 on 40 sq.m in Garden City (New York State).
24 March 2017
Wal-Mart closes more stores in Brazil
Wal-Mart (480 stores in Brazil) continues to review feasibility in Brazil.
24 March 2017
The Body Shop soon for sale
The L’Oréal Group (sales of € 25.8 billion in 2016 up by 2.3%) plans to sell The Body Shop (3,000 stores in 66 countries).
24 March 2017
At Harrods, beauty is a winning bet
At Harrods in London (US$1.76 billion in sales last year, owned by Qatar Holding),
24 March 2017
Fashion : OVS travels from Italy to China
In late February, the Italian listed retailer OVS (OVS Fashion, OVS Kids, Upim, Upim Kids, Excelsior and Coin department stores) signed a franchise agreement with Li&Fung to open two...
24 March 2017
Devialet starts a global expansion
In February 2017, the high-end retailer of wireless loudspeakers opened a 50 sq.m store in Hong Kong in the Ifc Mall, spending €500,000.
24 March 2017
Ikea Centres sells 50% of the retail parks
The Pradera investment fund is investing €900 million to purchase 25 retail parks from Ikea Centres.
24 March 2017
Seb is growing in Germany
The maker of the small electrical appliances Seb Group (owner of Tefal and Moulinex) posted sales of €5 billion in 2016 (+6% like-for-like).
24 March 2017
Germany : Zalando buys physical stores
In early March 2017, the online fashion retailer Zalando announced the purchase of Kickz footwear retailer for an undisclosed investment.
24 March 2017
Carrefour driven up by international business
Carrefour’s sales grew by 2.7% in 2016, driven by Latin America (+16%) and European countries such as Italy and Poland (+2%) at constant exchange rates.
24 March 2017
VIEWPOINT FROM A MASTER
Warren Buffet (aged 86), Head of Berkshire Hathaway (US$420 billion in asset value) said
14 March 2017
A new C.E.O. at Geox
Gregorio Borgo is the new C.E.O. of Geox Italian footwear retailer. Mr. Borgo is
14 March 2017
RETAIL-CONTAINERS EXPAND IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
In Senegal, the Decathlon sporting goods retailer (sales of €10 billion in 2016
14 March 2017
DUBAI’S MALL OWNERS ARE URGED TO LOWER RENTS
In Dubai, the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres wants mall owners to
14 March 2017
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