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Red. From “clicks” to a physical store
In Shanghai, Global Retail News visited the Red store, a physical version of the eponymous fast-growing website. This concept is totally focussed on customer satisfaction. It was a struggle not to...
21 May 2019
Massimo Volpe, FIRA : “Does it make sense to protect all the data with GDPR if it impacts innovation?”
Sophie Baqué discussed with Mr. Massimo Volpe, President of the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA*), during the C.I.R.I.S. conference held in Shanghai in April 2019.
21 May 2019
Adrien Fabry, Phoceis: “Without a long-term project and a budget exceeding €100,000, do not plan to sell via social e-commerce in China”
A further route to sell into China with online retail is social commerce, led by WeChat (Tencent Group). This all-purpose app includes a messaging system, a social network, an online sales...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
21 May 2019
“Alibaba truly shares a lot of data with retailers and brands”
Eager to enter China’s more competitive retail market, many brands and retailers now launch online first, opening a store on the Tmall marketplace (Alibaba). G.R.N. investigated the process.
21 May 2019
China. The triumph of ‘New Retail’
Exciting and frightening, ‘New retail’ is everywhere in Shanghai. Alongside the C.I.R.I.S. conference, Global Retail News met the Vice Presidents of Alibaba at their Hangzhou HQ, together with an...
21 May 2019
Urban stores and e-commerce, sources of growth for DiY chains
According to the annual report of Dähne Verlag, 3 topics dominated the European DIY market in 2017: the emergence of compact concepts for city centers, e-commerce at an early stage, and the...
- Retail
- Analysis
9 October 2018
A rescue to avoid bankruptcy for Sears
Sears Holdings C.E.O. and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert has published a proposal to avoid bankruptcy for the department store. The ESL Investments plan would include US$3.22 billion in asset...
8 October 2018
Generation Z brings new challenges for Retail
How can retailers and brands engage with “Gen Zens”? This generation (teenagers aged less than 18) will represent 32% of the global population by 2019, but without the same spending profile as...
- Retail
- Analysis
8 October 2018
Outlet retailing is booming in Europe
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...
- Retail
- Analysis
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...
- Retail
- Analysis
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.
- Retail
- Analysis
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...
- Retail
- Analysis
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
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