Global Retail Intelligence – February
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: February 19 – Co-op UK Expands Through Franchise Program Co-op UK will offer independent retailers the opportunity to become a part of the brand as it aims to expand beyond the plan to launch around 100 new stores in 2019. From European […]
Global Retail Intelligence – January
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: January 15 – Ahold Delhaize to Open Additional Outlets in Belgium In addition to opening 200 new Fresh Atelier and Shop&Go stores, announced in late October, the group plans to add 100 new supermarkets (SM, AD or Proxy) and 30 to 50 […]
Global Retail Intelligence – December
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: December 18 – China’s JD.com’s JD Central Commerce forms JV with Thailand’s Central Group JD Central Commerce, the joint venture between Chinese internet giant JD.com and Thailand’s largest retail firm Central Group, has teamed up with the government and a private university […]
Global Retail Intelligence – November
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: November 15 – Australia’s Coles Opens Small Format Stores Coles has unveiled its answer to competitor, Woolworths’ Metro small-format store, Coles Local. The first outlet is about half of the size of a full supermarket and will offer gourmet local produce, specialty […]
Global Retail Intelligence – October
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: October 15 – Amazon Bids on 30% Stake in India’s Spencer’s Retail Amazon has bid $400 M for 30% stake in Kolkata-based grocery chain with 128 stores in over 30 cities in India with 58 large-format, hypermarkets and supermarkets and reported revenues […]
Global Retail Intelligence – September
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: September 18 – India’s Aditya Birla Shows Signs of Recovery Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail formed from a merger of Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail and Pantaloons Fashion and Retail Ltd, has been struggling since its creation. In the first two fiscal years […]
Global Retail Intelligence – August
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: August 16 – Mexico’s Elektra Announces Online Shopping to Compete with Amazon Mexican department store chain Elektra announced it will launch an on-line shopping portal to compete with Amazon. Elektra’s marketplace will launch with 25 consumer products business partner brands and the […]
Global Retail Intelligence – July
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: July 31 – Sodimac’s First Store Opens in Mexico This first store in Mexico is located in the Municipality of Cuautitlán Izcalli, in the Metropolitan Zone of Mexico City. The 10,700 m2 store is part of an agreement formed by Falabella and […]
Global Retail Intelligence – June
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: June 20 – JD.com Reaches Record Sales During its Annual 6.18 Shopping Event More than 43 million customers visited online pop-up stores and brought sales for the Chinese online retailer to $24.7 bn during the company’s anniversary on June 18. This falls […]
Global Retail Intelligence – May
To follow is a brief review of retail news from around the world: May 28 – Walmart and Amazon Battle India’s Strong Players, Traditional Family Run Stores Thousands of “kiranas” throughout India pose a legitimate threat to the models of the Western, organized retailers’ models, as they are well-established, pay low wages and pay little […]
