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In January 2017, McDonald’s has launched a home delivery service for fast-food orders, supplied from 200 restaurants in Florida (Tampa, Miami, Orlando).

9 February 2017

Subscription models gain ground in Americas

Eager to understand habits of online shoppers, Procter & Gamble created a subscription service for Gillette, available in São Paulo, Brazil, which is housed by the online retailer Home...

9 February 2017

Sales drop near the Trump Tower

In the holiday season, Tiffany’s sales fell by 14% in its 5th Avenue flagship (New York) located near the Trump Tower, amid protests, intense media and security presence.

9 February 2017

Neiman Marcus renounces a stock market listing

The department store retailer cancelled the process of financial listing, which started 17 months ago.

9 February 2017

Casino is in fair growth in Latam

In Brazil and Colombia, Casino’s sales grew by 6.6% to more than €15 billion last year.

9 February 2017

When U.S. malls lose their flagship anchor tenants

The news is so unique that it’s worthwhile highlighting. Whereas traditional retailers are pulling back in the U.S., the eyewear retailer Warby Parker will open at least 25 stores in 2017...

9 February 2017

How a U.S.-Mexican war would affect retailers

In late January 2017, a dispute between the U.S. and Mexico erupted, as Donald Trump plans to make Mexico pay for the construction of a wall along the border, which could be financed by a 20%...

9 February 2017

Ikea lowers Russian prices

In January 2017, Ikea-Russia announced a major price strategy, cutting prices by about 17% for 20% of its range.

9 February 2017

Kiko expands in Turkey

In 2017, the Italian cosmetics retailer plans to open 3 “flagships” in Ankara, Izmir and Antalya.

9 February 2017

The Mall of Switzerland will open in 2017

After 10 years of administrative delays and 3 years of construction, the large-scale “Mall of Switzerland” will open in Lucerne in November 2017 (65,000 sq.m GLA, 150 stores including...

9 February 2017

Three key points in the Tesco-Booker buyout

Tesco signed an unexpected €4.3-billion deal to purchase rival Booker Wholesale. What’s the rationale behind this external move?

9 February 2017

How do European retail property owners compare?

9 February 2017

Carmila exhibits at the “Maison&Objet” fair

In late January 2017, the property division of Carrefour participated for the 2nd time at this fair, which gathers the home equipment and decoration sectors.

9 February 2017

How RFID boosts profitability

According to various studies, RFID chips help reducing inventory time by at least

9 February 2017

Foot Locker Kids lands in Germany

The sporting goods retailer Food Locker opened its first “Kids” concept in Stuttgart (90 sq.m GLA in the Milaneo mall). Other units are expected shortly.

9 February 2017

Home electrical. Media Markt tests rental services

In Germany, Media Markt is testing a rental service of 500 home electrical items (smartphones, cameras, drones, gaming consoles, vacuum cleaners, etc.) in partnership with the Grover start-up.

9 February 2017

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