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Chinese fast fashion giant Shein (valued at €91 billion in April 2022) will open a first permanent store in Tokyo on 13 November.

3 November 2022

Poland. The convenience store giant Zabka to be nationalised

The Polish government announced an intention to acquire the country’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka (8,000 franchise stores, 2021 turnover of US$2.5 billion, up by 22%...

3 November 2022

Germany: In 6 months, online optician Mister Spex opens 12 stores

The German online optician Mister Spex is continuing a very controlled foray into the physical world. In November 2022, it will open a first store in Switzerland. “This will be our 65th...

28 October 2022

South Korea’s Paris Baguette sets up in London and accelerates in the U.S.A.

At a time when the South Korean group SPC is under fire for working conditions, its Paris Baguette chain (4,000 bakeries worldwide, including 3,400 in South Korea and 600 in the U.S.A., China...

27 October 2022

India. Starbucks opens a Reserve flagship in Mumbai

On 18 October, Tata Starbucks India (300 coffee shops in India, including 32 openings in 2022) opened its first “Reserve” coffee shop in Mumbai in the Maharashtra district. Designed to...

27 October 2022

Frédéric Marty-Debat to move to retail

Frenchman Frédéric Marty-Debat will be leaving as Managing Director of Publicis Commerce France, according to information from mind Retail on Friday 21st October. He will be taking...

25 October 2022

Gucci appoints a Chief Metaverse Officer

Gucci (519 stores at the end of June 2022, half-yearly turnover of €5.17 billion, up 8% on a comparable basis) is expanding into the metaverse. The nugget of the Kering group, owned by the...

24 October 2022

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24 October 2022

USA. TikTok builds warehouses to boots its e-commerce business

…While the app abandoned the rollout of TikTok Shop in Europe, TikTok seems to be looking to expand its e-commerce operations in the U.S. Job postings in recent weeks reportedly indicate...

21 October 2022

Walgreens to take 100% ownership of CareCentrix for US$392 million

…Walgreens Boots Alliance (sales of US$133 billion in 2021, up by 7.5% at constant rates) announced on 11th October an acquisition of CareCentrix for US$392 million. This home healthcare...

20 October 2022

Ikea: store sales rebounded by 13% in 2022

…Ingka Group, the main franchisee of the Inter-Ikea Group managing the bulk of the group’s stores, shopping centres and e-commerce operations, published annual results on 13th October...

19 October 2022

John Lewis goes into clothing rental with HURR

…Since 3 October 2022, John Lewis (turnover of €2.5 billion in the first half of the year to the end of July 2022, 59% of which are online sales) have been offering rental of...

19 October 2022

Quick commerce: Lego partners with Foodpanda

…On 23 September, Foodpanda announced a partnership with Lego (2021 sales of US$8.06 billion, up by 27% vs 2020), marking the toy brand’s entry into the quick commerce market.

18 October 2022

Sephora returns to the UK, in digital first

…In 2005, Sephora closed all 9 U.K. stores, blaming soaring rents and costs. On 17 October 2022, it will launch a U.K. e-commerce site “Sephora.co.uk”. After buying...

14 October 2022

Bricoman : just launched, payment by bank transfer takes off in stores

…On 24 August 2022, the D.I.Y. chain Bricoman dedicated to trade and professional customers (38 stores in France, €730 million turnover in 2021) decided to add payment by bank transfer...

14 October 2022

Tesco cuts 325 jobs at headquarters under margin pressure

…In order to save €572.55 million this year, Tesco announced on 5 October a set of more than 300 redundancies at head office and regional teams. The group is following in the...

13 October 2022

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