Summary October 2016
  • Cover Story. Outlets & pure-players, the race for bargains. With the rise of online private sales, traditional outlet centres are facing new rivals for command of their domain…


 

Summary September 2016
  • Cover Story. Last-mile delivery, the Big Bang. New creative initiatives accelerate around the last-mile delivery, as the volume of online orders has become massive.


 

Summary July 2016
  • Cover Story. Start-ups, retail vitamins. As many U.S. and European firms invest in start-ups, we examine how those new ventures enhance retail value…


 

Summary June 2016
  • Exclusive survey on the home improvement sector. An interview with John Herbert, General Secretary of European D.I.Y. Retail Association and Valerie Dequen, General Delegate of Unibal federation.


 

Summary May 2016
  • How Sephora is changing the beauty rules. Sephora, for disposal 15 years ago, has become a growth engine for LVMH, accounting for more than 15% of Group sales. Summary of this month…


 

Summary April 2016
  • An exclusive survey of the online grocery sector. From the U.S.A. to the U.K., the Anglo-Saxons seem well positioned in the race for the last kilometre. Insights from the U.S. (Instacart), U.K. (Asda) an France (Leclerc).


 

Summary March 2016
  • An exclusive survey on the Millennials’ generation (20-34 years). For this Women's Day edition, we met 3 young women living in Copenhagen, Shanghai and Sao Paulo.


 

Summary February 2016
  • Eataly. “Working in food, it’s like working in the heart of people”. An interview with Nicola Farinetti, C.E.O. of Eataly U.S.A.


 

Summary December 2015
  • Ikea-Centres restarts expansion in Russia. An interview with Mister Armin Michaely, General Director of Ikea-Centres in Russia

 

Summary November 2015
  • U.S. grocery retailer Whole Foods pins global growth on natural products.
    By Rob Twyman, President of Whole Foods Market for Northern California.


 

Summary October 2015
  • High-end beauty retailer l’Occitane pins global growth on natural products.
    By Nicolas Siriez, Managing Director of L’Occitane en Provence


 

Summary September 2015
  • “Why do Indians highly value the independent shops?”
    By Bijou Kurien, Executive Chairman India and Strategy Board Member of LCapital Asia.


 

Summary July 2015
  •  “Half of the customers at L’Oréal Outlet no longer buy our beauty products in supermarkets”
    By Delphine Leblanc, Director Retail and Clearance at L'Oréal.


 

Summary June 2015
  • McDonald's and Quick. What are growth levers for fast food in 2015?
    By Larry Light, former Global Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald's and Thierry Rousset, International Director at Quick.


 

Summary May 2015
  • “Grupo Exito is constantly looking for expansion opportunities”. By Carlos Mario Giraldo, President of Grupo Exito


 

Summary April 2015
  • “Aldo’s footwear stores have enormous potential in Western Europe, China and India”. By Aldo Bensadoun, Founder of Aldo Group

 

Summary March 2015
  • “Kiabi fashion stores will open in Saudi Arabia and Poland this year”. By Nicolas Hennon, General Director of Kiabi.

 

Summary February 2015
  • “Jumia is inventing Africa’s retail model for tomorrow. It’s so exciting!” By Sacha Poignonnec, co-Director of Jumia since 2012

 

Summary January 2015
  • Flashback. What key events in the retail sector during the year 2014?

     

 

Summary December 2014
  • “Seb Group has a retail network of 1,057 stores in 43 countries”. By Géraud d’Adhemar, Retail Director at Seb Group.

     

 

Summary November 2014
  • “At John Lewis, every partner receives the same percentage of bonus, from the CEO to the store handler.” By Andy Street, Managing Director of John Lewis department stores.

     

 

Summary October 2014
  • “Shopping in the Middle East is a matter of entertainment rather than just buying”. By Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Chalhoub Group.

     

 

Summary September 2014
  • E-commerce. “In India, ensuring delivery of goods for the last mile is the most challenging”. By Amit Agarwal, Country Manager of Amazon India.

 

Summary July 2014
  • Underwear. “Hunkemöller is in advanced talks to sign a franchising agreement in India”

 

Summary June 2014
  • Travel retail operations, a springboard to foreign expansion for retailers. By Ambroise Fondeur, Managing Director of Aelia and Alex Avery, a Director of Pragma Consulting.

 

Summary May 2014

What is the future of department stores? By Christopher Knee, Deputy Director of the International Association of Department Stores.

 

Summary April 2014

Who were the emerging market consumers in 2013 ?

Summary March 2014

Shiro Tamai, Director of global retail at Asics.

Summary February 2014

Deloitte / Stores Media. Global Powers of Retailing 2012/13.

Summary January 2014

Euromonitor. North Africa and Middle East : What prospects for the beauty Retail Market.

Summary December 2013

GFK.  2013 overview of Europe’s purshasing power.

Summary November 2013

Brazil, How to invest in the Brazilian retail sector in 2013 ?

Summary October 2013

Pascal Roussarie, France Retail Director at Cetelem.
« Consumer credit accounts for 13% of the French consumption ».

Summary August-September 2013

Who were the most International Retailers in 2012 ?

Summary July 2013

Xavier Desjobert, Development Director of CFAO.
«Via our joint venture, we will expand the Carrefour Brand in eight African countries».

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