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How far will China’s economic slowdown go?
For the year 2022, the International Monetary Fund revised economic growth forecast for China downwards, from 5.6% to 4.8%. The reasons for this are the continued downturn in the property sector...
10 February 2022
Beauty-tech. The race for financing continues
In Europe, the drugstore sector is not that familiar with Initial Public Offerings. However, in the Middle East two stock market listings involving pharmacy chains are worth following.
8 February 2022
Watsons opens website and a first store in Qatar
Hong Kong-based cosmetics retailer Watsons is making inroads in Qatar with a website and a first store located in Doha Festival City. With a 300 sqm sales area, it offers 200 brands of beauty...
7 February 2022
Dubai. Lego and Harry Potter focus on experiences
If there is one thing the U.S. and the Middle East have in common, it is retailtainment. For the Dubai Shopping Festival, the Mall of the Emirates is hosting a temporary store: Harry Potter...
7 February 2022
Amazon’s online sales stagnate in Q4
In the fourth quarter ended December 2021, Amazon‘s e-commerce sales grew by only 1% year-on-year. The group, which has published unaudited figures, posted an annual turnover of...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
7 February 2022
John Lewis, Maisons du Monde and Ikea : What results of custom advice services ?
At John Lewis British department stores, the number of personalised appointments has reached 74,680 since the service was launched in mid-April 2020. These appointments concern home design and...
4 February 2022
Walmart: click & collect has tripled in 2 years
At Walmart (sales of US$559 billion in 2020 up by 6.7%), the value of Web orders picked up in store via a “curbside pick-up” service increased from US$7.2 billion in 2018 to US$20.4...
3 February 2022
Shein plans an I.P.O. in New York
According to Reuters, Chinese fashion pure-player Shein (sales of US$15.7 billion in 2021, with the U.S.A. as its largest market) has hired Bank of America, Goldman...
3 February 2022
Netherlands. Hema wants to sell to companies
The potential of B2B is of interest to many retailers. If professional customers are at the heart of Ankorstore’s business model (GMV grew by 950% in 2021 compared to 2020), they are also of...
31 January 2022
Ingka Centres invests in a 7th mall in China
After 3 mall openings last year in China, the subsidiary of Ingka Group (whose turnover reached €37.4 billion as of August 31, 2021, up by 6%) is continuing expansion and announced the...
28 January 2022
Victoria’s Secret cedes control of China
On Jan. 25, 2022, Victoria’s Secret (VS) announced a joint venture in China, 49% owned by Chinese rival Regina Miracle and 51% owned by the company.
28 January 2022
Mango moves to 5th Avenue
Mango (€1.84 billion in sales in 2020 including 42% online) will open in the first half of 2022 a 2,100-sq.m and three-level flagship store in Manhattan (711 Fifth Avenue).
28 January 2022
Consumer reviews. Fashion Nova pays a US$-4.2 million settlement to FTC
On January 26th, 2022, U.S. retailer Fashion Nova (US$ 615 million in 2020) has payed US$ 4.2 million to the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC, the California-based company used...
28 January 2022
Shopify and JD.com launch in the Chinese market
On January 18th, the Canadian firm Shopify, which provides retailers with software to build and operate an e-commerce site, concluded a major agreement with the Chinese JD.com.
27 January 2022
Decathlon: managerial audacity follows a strategy
Barbara Martin Coppola (aged 45) will take over as C.E.O. at Decathlon in March 2022. A telecoms engineer by training (critical in the race in digital transformation), the former C.D.O. of...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
27 January 2022
Wang Ning, Chinese toy specialist, lands in London with Pop Mart
Aged 35, Mr. Wang Ning made his fortune with an improbable bet: selling toys (figurines and dolls) in surprise bags. In 2020, his company Pop Mart recorded a turnover of US$382 million, up by 49%...
27 January 2022
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Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent
In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
12 December 2025
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Price-fixing investigation: Swatch and Citizen under scrutiny in Italy
On December 9, 2025, Swiss watch groups Swatch (Tissot, Mido and Hamilton) and Japanese Citizen (Bulova, Vagary, Frédérique Constant and Alpina) were placed under investigation by...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
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11 December 2025
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In the U.S.A., retail job cuts rise 139% in a year
According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a company specialising in employment trend analysis, in the U.S.A., 2025 has been tough for retail employment. The sector recorded 91,954 job cuts...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
9 December 2025
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...
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- Economy and regulators
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28 November 2025
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Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s
As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...
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2 December 2025
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Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration
On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...
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- Economy and regulators
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5 December 2025