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In Europe, the young brands of skincare and beauty have decided to increase their brand exposure on the retailers’ shelves. “The Ordinary” (skincare) and “Aime”...

8 October 2019

Swedish giant Ikea bets on Chinese expansion

The Ikea Group has just released figures for the fiscal year ending in August 2019. Total sales are €41.3 billion (+6.4% year-on-year) driven by store openings and online sales. If the Group...

8 October 2019

China. Which retailers bet on Pinduoduo, and why?

As e-commerce is very advanced in China with platforms such as Alibaba, JD and WeChat, other online operations are recording fair growth. This is the case of the fast-growing Pinduoduo (PDD)...

8 October 2019

Uncertain change or better results at JD.com?

The Beijing-based online retailer JD.com is struggling with a staff exodus, following fierce market competition alongside a sex scandal in 2018 with Richard Liu Qiangdong, a founder and C.E.O...

11 September 2019

Home Depot’s faces a consumer boycott

Bernie Marcus, (aged 90) is the co-founder of the world’s biggest D.I.Y. retailer The Home Depot. In a recent interview for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 90-year-old magnate...

11 September 2019

Study. Top five D.I.Y. retailers are well-established, but disruption is coming

According to the annual report from Dähne Verlag, the D.I.Y. retail market in Europe is challenged by an array of trends. A sample ranges from new consumers habits of...

11 September 2019

Singapore. Loyalty programs are not enough anymore

According to a Criteo S.A. survey conducted in Singapore about brand loyalty, consumer purchase decisions have changed: loyalty programs and low prices do not fit the purpose anymore. Indeed, due...

11 September 2019

India. A year later, what retail lessons for Ikea?

As the world’s biggest retailers Wal-Mart and Amazon continue their foray into India’s major cities, the Ikea Group is adjusting its strategy after 12 months of operation. As a...

11 September 2019

Esprit relies on 1st German footwear retailer to get back on its feet

The German footwear retailer Deichmann (sales of €5.8 billion in 2018) and the Hong Kong-headquartered fashion brand Esprit (sales of €1.78 billion last year) sealed a new deal to...

11 September 2019

Animal Bars. The Asian version of retail experience?

As all global retailers are in search of qualitative and “Instagrammable” shopping experiences, the expansion of retail concepts based on experience with living animals is striking in...

11 September 2019

Ranking. Alibaba and JD.com are Asia’s largest retailers

According to an Euromonitor study published in August 2019, the Chinese companies Alibaba and JD.com dominate the ranking of Asia’s 100 largest retailers by sales. This study also highlights...

11 September 2019

In India, Amazon and Wal-Mart further merge online and offline

The leading Indian retailer Future Retail (2,000 stores including the supermarket chain Big Bazaar) has signed an historical deal with Amazon. After having purchased Wholefoods in the U.S.A...

11 September 2019

Mega apps, gamification and high-end interactions are key to succeed in China

What are the pillars of a successful retail strategy in China, which is expected to become the world’s largest market for fashion in 2020 as forecasted by McKinsey? In this mobile-first...

11 September 2019

The price of Dubai commercial leases continues to fall

According to a JLL study, the rents for Dubai’s best commercial locations fell by 4% in the quarter ending in June 2019 (annual evolution), and this trend is expected to continue until 2020...

11 September 2019

Urban Outfitters makes inroads in the Gulf

Urban Outfitters partnered with the Azadea Group, with a September opening of a first store in the Middle East within the iconic Dubai Mall (350,000 sq.m GLA, 41 million visitors in the first half...

11 September 2019

Casino recovers its capital but keeps its franchised business

Eager to reduce debt, the Casino Group (managed by Jean-Charles Naouri) has sold Vindemia, a subsidiary in the Indian Ocean. While the share price of Casino collapsed and the Group’s debt...

11 September 2019

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