All International articles – Page 159
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AnalysisAnalysis: The evolution of the online marketplace
From eBay and Rakuten to Amazon and Asos, marketplaces are becoming a central part of retailing in the UK. Tamsin Brown takes a look at how they are evolving.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Amazon moves upmarket with luxury beauty store
Amazon has made its first move to capture the high-end health and beauty market with the launch of a dedicated luxury beauty store on Amazon.com.
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OpinionComment: Burberry's new boss Christopher Bailey faces a shift in the luxury retail landscape
As Angela Ahrendts moves on to take a senior post at Apple, Burberry’s incoming chief executive could be facing a shift in the geography of the luxury retail landscape.
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OpinionComment: Adopt a visionary approach to ecommerce for retail success
I have just returned from presenting at Shop.org, the US’s leading ecommerce event and the digital arm of the National Retail Federation, where I was asked to present in the ‘Bootcamp’.
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OpinionComment: Has the in-store digital display wave crashed?
The tendency to clad everything with an iPad or touchscreen is disappearing fast and old-fashioned visual merchandising is taking its place.
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GalleryStore of the week: Spain shows big hypermarkets are still beautiful
Among many pundits of late, the view has been aired that, as a format, the UK hypermarket’s best days may be behind it, with the general mantra seemingly being that smaller is more beautiful.
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NewsPaperchase sales and profits up as it eyes expansion
Paperchase’s pre-tax profit jumped 5% in the year to January 28, as it opened 13 new stores and grew its international business.
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NewsJaeger outlines five-year strategy to revamp brand and draw on heritage
Jaeger has unveiled plans to rebuild its UK business before expanding internationally as part of a five-year strategy that includes returning it to the black by next year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco and Sainsbury's quests for success
The UK’s two biggest quoted grocers released updates last week - both provided an interesting snapshot of the state of affairs for the two retailers. Rebecca Thomson charts how each has evolved and where they might go next.
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NewsGeorge at Asda makes Dubai debut
George at Asda has made its debut in Dubai with a store in the Al Ghurair shopping mall.
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GalleryIn pictures: J Crew unveils first UK store
US casualwear giant J Crew opened a menswear-only store in Bloomsbury, central London, this morning as the retailer enters the UK for the first time.
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OpinionComment: Carpetright's Lord Harris will keep calm and carry on
Carpetright gave the City a double shock on Friday - a profit warning and the exit of its chief executive Darren Shapland.
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AnalysisAnalysis: J Crew chairman Mickey Drexler profiled
Having been involved in some of the greatest US retail success stories of the past three decades, the indomitable American is now bringing J Crew to the UK.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Système U targets €1bn sales from Drive format
French grocer Système U has reported online sales of i240m (£202m) between January and August. About 90% of that was generated through the Drive format, where a customer orders online and collects in store.
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OpinionComment: Global retail expansion needs a localised touch
Two leading figures in global grocery used this week’s World Retail Congress to declare that the “age of imperialism” in international retailing was over.
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OpinionComment: Luxury and trust in the spotlight at World Retail Congress
The World Retail Congress has yielded its usual mix of outspoken characters and bold pronouncements on the future of retail.
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NewsWalmart dissolves India JV as it opts to go it alone
Walmart is dissolving its relationship with its JV partner in India as it opts to go it alone in the country.
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NewsSir Philip Green mulls using Kate Moss to launch Topshop in China
Topshop may use its newly-inked partnership with model Kate Moss as a springboard to launch in mainland China next year.
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OpinionComment: Retailers gear up for Christmas
Get ready, Christmas is almost here. Yes, really. No sooner have the barbecues, pop-up tents and water pistols been consigned to the shed, then retailers’ minds shift towards Christmas.
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NewsCarrefour and Tesco declare end of the "age of imperialism"
Two of the world’s largest grocers, Carrefour and Tesco, have declared the “age of imperialism” in global retail expansion over and urged retailers to localise their offer.