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Japan : Rakuten in partnership with Seiyu
Japanese online retail company Rakuten is partnering with Wal-Mart-owned supermarket Seiyu to launch an online grocery service. 20,000 products will be available on the site. “We can tap...
12 December 2018
Metro is exploring partnership in China
Metro AG, the German big-box retailer and wholesaler is exploring options such as selling a minority stake or finding a strategic partner for its Chinese business. Metro China has been very...
12 December 2018
Hong Kong sports brand Xtep launches first store in India
Hong Kong-based Xtep Sports has opened its first Indian flagship store, in Bengaluru. The Xtep group specialises in footwear and sportswear with 6,035 stores in 31 China provinces plus Vietnam...
12 December 2018
Foreign brands continue for high-end home interiors market in Vietnam
Brands like Cassina, Badari Lighting, Cantori, Diemme Cucine, Formitalia, and Versace Home continue to open within the high-end interior market in Vietnam. According to the Vietnam Chamber of...
12 December 2018
Mall of the month: Bangkok’s IconSiam
Asia’s newest retail destination has finally open. With 500 stores and more than 100 restaurants, the ambitious development called ‘IconSiam’ near the riverfront in Bangkok...
12 December 2018
Chinese grocery market is expected to grow 32.6% by 2022
The Chinese grocery market is the largest grocery market in Asia. It is expected to grow significantly by 2022, preserving its status as Asian market leader. A report released by the international...
12 December 2018
Thor Equities opened 4 retail centres in Mexico
Thor Equities Group, (Mexico City-based Thor Urbana, Thor Equities Europe and Thor Equities North America), is launching 4 new projects in Mexico totalling approximately 650,000 sq.m in October...
12 December 2018
2018 Retail Reputation Report
For its annual study, Retail Reputation.com analysed 4.7 million online consumer posts on Google and Facebook, detailing in-store shopping experiences at 30,000 locations owned by 88 retail...
12 December 2018
Solid performance for Brazilian Natura & Co
The multi-brand and multi-channel group Natura &Co posted a 3rd quarter of solid performance. Consolidated sales rose 37.1% (reported sales) to reach US$837,9 million. Reported income more...
12 December 2018
Lowe’s will withdraw from Mexico
The American D.I.Y. retailer Lowe’s is looking to close retail operations over 13 stores in Mexico and 2 smaller U.S. businesses. The company has already shut 99 Orchard Supply stores in...
12 December 2018
Macy’s set to recover
The department store chain Macy’s reports fresh strong sales growth. Total sales grew 2.3% to US$5.4 billion and net income more than doubled to U$62 million from U$30 million the year...
12 December 2018
The North Face prefers mobile P.O.S. in prototype store
After a 12-month search for a site, outerwear specialist The North Face opened a 372 sq. prototype store in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg. “We consider this as a retail laboratory. This...
12 December 2018
Brandless’ pop-up shop conveyed the brand’s mission
Brandless, a San Francisco-based start-up opened in November a “pop-up with purpose” store in New York City in the trendy Meatpacking District. Brandless sells “better for...
12 December 2018
Canada Goose transforms dressing room’s into freezers
The Toronto-based company is adding frigid rooms to some of its stores where shoppers can test the luxury coats in temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius (-13 Fahrenheit). A Montreal location...
12 December 2018
Ferrero opened a flagship in New-York
Italian group Ferrero opened a permanent Nutella Cafe in the heart of New York City in November. The cafe, the brand’s second in the US after its debut in Chicago last year, is designed to...
12 December 2018
Office Depot likes co-working spaces
The American office supply retailer is hoping to find another use for its 1,400 store locations by turning them into co-working spaces. The company is testing the concept through a Los Gatos...
12 December 2018
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AI agents: the KPIs that led L’Oréal to scale up across its warehouses
After testing 7 AI agents in its warehouses, L’Oréal is scaling up. Deployed to coordinate picking waves, manage replenishment and handle stocktaking, Manhattan’s agents have helped cut several...
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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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Danone turns to AI to personalise marketing campaigns and test advertising in ChatGPT
AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...
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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”
Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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