Europe – Page 7
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Analysis
Inside retail's global giants: Zalando
Retail Week looks inside German online fashion giant Zalando, which despite recent trading pressure is vying to become an ‘operating system for the fashion industry’.
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News
Carrefour denies making Casino merger approach
Carrefour has refuted claims from French grocery rival Casino that it approached the business over a possible tie-up.
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News
Amazon's Gurr warns of 'civil unrest' over Brexit
Amazon’s UK boss Doug Gurr has warned there will be “civil unrest” if Britain leaves the EU without a trade deal.
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Analysis
Tesco-Carrefour deal: Key questions answered
When Tesco revealed it had struck a partnership with French grocery giant Carrefour, two words instantly sprang to mind: buying power.
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News
Ocado signs international deal with Swedish grocer ICA
Ocado has signed up another international partner to use its proprietary technology, bringing Sweden’s biggest grocer ICA on board.
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News
Updated: Floating shopping mall to open in English Channel
The world’s first floating shopping centre, poised to open in the English Channel as developers bid to exploit potential loopholes in Brexit rules, was an April Fools’ Day joke.
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Analysis
How-to guide: Launching online in Italy in 2018
Italy’s GDP grew a better-than-expected 1.7% in 2017 and there is money to be made in the country’s ecommerce market.
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News
Retailers face ‘£8bn bill’ in event of hard Brexit
Retailers could be hit with a “debilitating” £8bn spike in the cost of consumer goods if the UK fails to strike a deal with the EU.
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Opinion
Opinion: Investors right to climb aboard the Ocado bus
“A global player for solutions in grocery retail” – that was the bold vision Ocado boss Tim Steiner mapped out for his business in 2014.
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Opinion
Opinion: Casino deal proves Ocado stock is not a gamble
The Ocado stock had always looked like an investment more akin to a gamble, rather than an odds-on winner.
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Opinion
Opinion: Casino's bet on Ocado should pay off
French supermarket Casino signed a deal with online retailer Ocado to leverage the latter’s technology and expertise for the development of its own online business.
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News
Ocado pens international deal with French giant Casino
Ocado has penned an international deal with French grocery giant Casino as it steps up efforts to license its technology to overseas retailers.
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News
AO.com losses widen as investment hits bottom line
AO.com has posted widening losses at the interim mark despite healthy sales rises across the UK and Europe.
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Interview
How Mountain Warehouse’s boss is battling the terrain
Mountain Warehouse is on the cusp of its 20th anniversary, and during that time it has consistently defied the downturns that have tripped up its rivals.
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News
Holland & Barrett revs up for 'aggressive' EU expansion
Holland & Barrett’s chief financial officer Chris Keen said its new owners L1 Retail have ‘taken the shackles off’ its international expansion ambitions.
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Data
Data: Top 10 most expensive shopping streets by rent
New Bond Street has been ranked as Europe’s most expensive shopping street for retailers to have a store on.
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Analysis
In numbers: First-half figures cement Tesco recovery
Tesco posted surging profits and sales in its first half as the grocer built further momentum in its turnaround journey.
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News
Reserved eyes UK store push after Oxford Street launch
Reserved is plotting a wider assault on the UK market just weeks after opening its first store on London’s Oxford Street.