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The U.S. discount fashion retailer Burlington Stores (turnover of U$2.2 billion during the quarter to late January 2020, via 720 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico) announced a closure of the...

18 March 2020

Beauty retailer Natura & Co. posts solid results

In Brazil, the cosmetics giant Natura recorded a solid performance in the 4th quarter of 2019, with sales of US$1 billion, a rise of 7.3%. Adjusted E.B.I.T.D.A. grew by 12% to US$177 million...

18 March 2020

Retail Property. Time for asset reshuffle has come

Across Europe, retail property companies are reviewing portfolios to adjust to a fluctuating context. E-commerce is gaining market share and the retail property market is become less resilient and...

18 March 2020

Ace & Tate adds sustainability and physical stores

The Dutch eyewear direct-to-consumer brand Ace & Tate launched in 2013 as a pure-player, but now operates more than 50 fully-owned stores across 10 European countries. The latest innovation is...

18 March 2020

Edeka Zurheide, The Concept of the Month

Whilst supporting ‘Euroshop’ G.R.N. reviewed the very high-end supermarket Edeka Zurheide (on Berliner Allee, 10 minutes from Düsseldorf central station). Halfway between retail...

18 March 2020

Omnichannel and trade-focused concepts fuel D.I.Y. growth

In 2019, the British trade-focused retailer Toolstation (part of Travis Perkins retail group) posted total sales up by 26% via 400 stores. Like-for-like sales grew by 16%. In the U.K., the store...

18 March 2020

Portuguese giant Jeronimo Martins has sights on Romania

The Portuguese grocery retailer (sales of €18.6 billion in 2019, up by 7.5%, and a rise of 7.9% in net profit to €433 million) continues expansion into Eastern Europe. Whilst Portuguese...

18 March 2020

Asia and omnichannel boost growth for Decathlon and Intersport

Europe’s biggest sporting goods retailer, Decathlon, raised the competitive bar in 2019 with turnover of €12.4 billion, a rise of 9%. Revenue growth was almost twice as fast as in 2018...

18 March 2020

Will 2020 be better for British C.E.O.s?

According to a study from Korn Ferry amongst British retail executives, C.E.O. turnover has increased by 25% in the retail industry in 2019, reaching a 7-year high. A total of 55 C.E.O.s changes...

18 February 2020

H&M names new female C.E.O.

In an industry reliant on women as customers, the Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz placed an unusual bet by appointing a seasoned woman executive at the top of the corporate ladder...

18 February 2020

Tupperware is banking on omnichannel

In New Delhi, the American manufacturer of kitchenware Tupperware announced 100 new sales outlets for 2020. In India, the brand operates stores in different cities, and now sells in almost 100...

18 February 2020

The E.U. opens its doors to Vietnam

The European Union has agreed to open its markets to Vietnam, while closing doors to Cambodia. This rewards Hanoi for progress in terms of labour guarantees and punishes Phnom Penh for human...

18 February 2020

Fashion. SMCP fuelled by Asian growth

SMCP, parent of contemporary French labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and its new men’s business De Fursac (acquired in September 2019) and controlled by Chinese textile conglomerate Ruyi...

18 February 2020

Tesco sale in Asia pushes Thai conglomerates into the spotlight

As Tesco seeks a buyer in Asia for 1,967 stores in Thailand and 74 stores in Malaysia, with the Tesco Lotus brand being valued at US$9 billion, the power of family controls, anti-competition and...

18 February 2020

Hong Kong. Commercial leases under threat from protest unrest

As the protest movement in Hong Kong entered its eighth month in January 2020, high-end property owners and retailers continue to suffer collateral damage and are taking measures. In November...

18 February 2020

Ikea bets on e-commerce in India

As part of its strategy to meet its customer at their point of convenience, wherever and whenever possible, Swedish home furniture retailer Ikea has launched an online retail business in Pune. It...

18 February 2020

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