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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...
- Retail
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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...
- Retail
- Analysis
27 February 2018
From the Expert
Three questions answered by Mrs Bonnet-Desplan, Associate Lawyer at Ernst & Young
26 February 2018
“Who’s the boss” new grocery brand is expected in Spain and Brazil
After the wave of retail private labels, a new brand created by consumers has launched in Europe. Sophie Baqué met Nicolas Chabanne, co-founder of “Who’s the boss” and partner Gilles Tisserand...
16 February 2018
“We are the boss”
Whilst consumer mistrust has spread across traditional business and the associated inaccurate content of goods, this has sparked new and exciting initiatives in the form of “niche” brands. These...
- Retail
- Analysis
16 February 2018
D.I.Y. ‘‘At Mano Mano, we have a wide-open opportunity ahead of us”
Becoming Europe’s biggest online retailer of D.I.Y. and gardening products is the grand ambition of Mano Mano, a specialised and fast-growing marketplace, which fills a gap unexploited by the...
18 January 2018
Market place. My best ennemy ?
For some retailers, large market places such as Amazon and Tmall can help generating additional revenue or quickly evaluate a new territory. For others, trading with them means joining forces with...
- Retail
- Analysis
18 January 2018
“Growth of online retail reinforces the importance of flagship stores”
The 29th edition of Cushman & Wakefield’s report ranks the most expensive streets in each country by prime rental value, giving an analysis of trends for property values. .
- Retail
- Analysis
20 December 2017
“In China, Origins’ sales double every two years”
Sophie Baqué met Jean-Alexandre Havard, International Director of the Origins natural cosmetics brand (owned by Estée Lauder, with 105 stores worldwide including 65 in the U.S.A.).
20 December 2017
LOBLAW, THE CONCEPT OF THE MONTH
To enhance loyalty and compete with Amazon, “click & collect” subscriptions expand across North American supermarkets.
20 December 2017
What is the potential for retail growth in Algeria ?
Despite economic uncertainty since 2014 and fear of further political instability, Algeria’s retail sector remains resilient. Sophie Baqué met
Mr. Fodil Korichi, Founder of Algeria’s biggest...
19 December 2017
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Small parcels tax: France, Italy, Romania and Benelux respond to low-cost marketplaces
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
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Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration
On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...
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