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According to “European Outlet Shopping”, the 2nd annual report by Pragma Consulting (formerly FSP), the European outlet industry continues to deliver impressive growth. Despite the growth of...

11 September 2018

Expansion : “Brazil is not a market for amateurs”

Brazilians hold General elections in October, including for the office of President. Struck by a severe recession, is Brazil still an attractive market for retailers ? Global Retail News gives...

11 September 2018

When the “clicks” inspire the “bricks”

Whilst many brands are developing physical stores, two retail models stand out, at odds from each other. Traditional “retailers” are typically characterised by a large sales area and an array of...

31 July 2018

Europe. How far will e-commerce take over ?

European online retail sales for 2017 increased by over 12%, particularly for Southern countries.

3 July 2018

Retail Property. From the Expert

According to Patrick Brenninkmeijer, Portfolio Director for Redevco Switzerland and Central Europe, secondary cities offer bright spots for retailers. He explains why Geneva is one of these.

10 June 2018

Are retailers heading towards a zero plastic strategy ?

Plastic is derived from fossil fuels and often made for a single use. It ends up in landfills and in all oceans, infiltrating all living creatures (including us) in the form of tiny “micro...

2 June 2018

Where are the retail “Eldorados” in 2018 ?

The 11th survey by C.B.R.E. “How Global is the business of retail” reveals the most targeted destinations for retailers operating outside their domestic markets. This survey identifies the 123...

2 June 2018

Interview. “Brazil is clearly in stand-by”

A discussion with Gontran Thüring, former Chief Leasing Officer at Klepierre for 27 years and General Delegate of the French National Council of Shopping Centers since 2016.

2 June 2018

How JD.com built a Chinese empire

Just like Alibaba was the biggest attraction of the NRF in New York in early 2018, the Chinese online and offline retailer JD.com created the buzz during the World Retail Congress held in April...

28 May 2018

The Future of Retail by Jerry Storch

Editor Marie Driscoll met the veteran retail executive Jerry Storch. As founder of Storch Advisors his career of over 30 years included prime role such as Vice Chairman of Target hypermarkets...

23 May 2018

FROM THE EXPERT

For Andrew Foulds, Portfolio Director of Redevco U.K., retailers should have a city view rather than a country view for their European expansion.

16 April 2018

Home-Decoration. New invaders from cold countries

Hema, Action, Sostrene Grene and Flying Tiger manage to mix functional and clean design with extremely low prices. As an interesting trend, all come from Nordic countries, where people pamper...

13 April 2018

Mc.Kinsey. Navigating into fashion’s new centre of gravity

For the 2nd year in a row, McKinsey unveiled an annual report called “The State of Fashion”. This study tracks sales, operating and economic profit of fashion retailers. Personalisation, speed to...

20 March 2018

Are showrooms the future of retail ?

For some retailers, inventory should be invisible in stores transformed into showrooms. For others, “warehouse stores” with staff preparing online orders in the back-office are a smarter...

19 March 2018

Amazon is now the 6th largest global retailer

The 21st edition of the “Global Powers of Retailing” survey from Deloitte showcases how the 250 largest retailers performed in 2016. U.S. firms, headed by Wal-Mart, remain the big gorillas...

27 February 2018

From the Expert

Three questions answered by Mrs Bonnet-Desplan, Associate Lawyer at Ernst & Young

26 February 2018

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