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China and Austria. Which learnings as stores reopen?
From China to Austria, retail is gradually emerging from hibernation. What are the most effective strategies and timetables?
20 April 2020
“Retail businesses will continue to shift online, depending on their capacities to do so”
What’s happening in the U.S. and South Korea? Neil Stern, Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle in Chicago and Board Member of E-Mart (South Korea) offers an analysis.
19 March 2020
Ingka Group. “Instead of building malls, we are looking to buy existing urban assets”
While Ikea has clearly prioritised city centre formats, Sophie Baqué met Jan Kristensson, in charge of the brand's real estate strategy.
18 March 2020
Retailers face an enforced halt to business
Non essential store operations are closed by governments whilst grocery retailers struggle with exploding demand, both online and in stores. Retailers have tough questions as they face a temporary...
17 March 2020
IS DATA PRIVACY THE NEW PILLAR OF THE U.S. AGAINST CHINA?
In just 12 months, the U.S. retail landscape changed its attitude regarding protection of private data. Some experts go even further, comparing Western democraties and ‘Chinese autocracies’ run...
18 February 2020
3 questions to Otto Ambagtsheer, C.E.O. of Via Outlets
“Second-hand products and outlets have a natural connection”
18 February 2020
Amazon moves to global n°3 retailer
Fresh from the Retail Big Show, Deloitte publishes a detailed study of the World’s top 250 retailers. G.R.N. considers the results. What are the main trends forming international retail? The...
18 February 2020
Phygital. Return to basic principals
After emerging as a disruptive new business, digital is transforming core retail business. What are the technologies which allow more operational efficiency in stores? Looking of ‘phygital’...
14 January 2020
With Greenweez, Carrefour aims to become Europe’s n°1 organic e-retailer
The organic market is gaining customer traction, both online and in physical stores. Greenweez.com, a Carrefour subsidiary which specialises in online grocery, is moving pawns into Europe. Sophie...
12 December 2019
“Values of medium-sized shopping centres are falling, we don’t see a clear future for this class of asset”
Patrick Delcol, Head of Pan-European Retail at BNP Paribas Real Estate answers key questions for G.R.N.
12 December 2019
Are shopping centres still justifiable?
What is the “raison d’etre” of shopping centres in 2020, and after? At the Mapic conference held in November, GRN explored a sector in the midst of critical change.
12 December 2019
2nd hand retailers with zero climate impact
How to combine environmental care with savings? The 2nd hand trend, born from childcare and furniture, now disrupts an array of categories, from luxury to mass fashion and sporting goods.
14 November 2019
Food & omnichannel. Thailand shows the way
In Thailand, Central Group is the largest retailer by sales. The food subsidiary with sales of €1.8 billion turnover in 2018 is run by the grocery expert Stephane Coum, (aged 48), a former...
8 October 2019
« THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN ONLINE SALES AND DRIVE »
3 questions to Gary Swindells, C.E.O. of Costco-France
3 October 2019
Bijou Kurien, Board Member, L-Catterton Asia : “Lack of physical presence does not constrain you from being an international player”
Bijou Kurien is a member of the strategy Board at L-CATTERTON, the investment fund supported by LVMH. He decrypts for Global Retail News the current challenges of the transformation of "retail...
13 September 2019
1999-2019. Twenty years of retail…and the future?
In 2019, retailers and their customers have become more connected and global than ever. For this special 20-year edition of Global Retail News, we interviewed some of the world’s most influent...
10 September 2019
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