All International articles – Page 184
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AnalysisMarket focus: Retail in Germany
Value fashion giant Primark has high hopes for the German market as it opens its first store in Berlin.
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OpinionComment: Asos connects with success
The fortunes of online fashion group Asos were in stark contrast to those of Marks & Spencer over the same period.
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OpinionOlympics: Economy boost or bit of a nuisance?
Ok, I’m going to use the ‘O’ word – a dangerous undertaking if guidelines being circulated to Oxford businesses about the enigmatically named ‘torch-relay event’ are to be believed.
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AnalysisMOOD Stockholm: Shopping centre with a difference
The new MOOD Stockholm shopping centre in the Swedish capital is different from many.
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AnalysisF&F arrives in Brno
It is more than a year since Tesco opened its first F&F standalone store in Prague. Now the brand is spreading its wings with its largest outlet to date, in Brno.
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OpinionEcommerce is not borderless
Online retailers must recognise cultural differences to thrive, says Ulric Jerome.
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OpinionA good merger’s like a good marriage
Transatlantic miles of column inches have been inspired by the recently announced merger of Alliance Boots and Walgreens.
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OpinionComment: UK health food market fails to capture consumer interest
The UK arm of the US health food retailer Whole Foods Market’s has reported that its losses have widened in the UK.
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NewsWhole Foods UK losses widen
Whole Foods Market’s losses widened in the UK in its year to September 25, 2011.
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Analysis10 ways Walmart changed retail
It is 50 years to the day since the first Walmart store opened. Here we examine the most significant ways that that retailer transformed the stores sector.
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NewsThe Kooples scales back UK expansion plans
French retailer The Kooples has pulled out of plans to open a store on Savile Row as it slows down its UK expansion plans.
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GalleryStore of the week: Levi’s, Champs Élysées, Paris
Levi’s flagships are generally worth taking a look at, if only to see what the latest thinking in dealing with the brand’s heritage might be.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Fifty years of Walmart
Half a century ago today Sam Walton opened his first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas. George MacDonald examines how the company went on to change the global retail landscape.
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AnalysisTransatlantic tie-up creates healthy future for Alliance Boots
Stefano Pessina of Alliance Boots and Gregory Wasson of Walgreens tell Tiffany Holland about their plans to create a strong global partnership.
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AnalysisKesa rebrands following lacklustre financial results
Kesa Electricals has revealed a business restructure and a new focus on multichannel retailing across its European network.
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NewsMothercare braces for battle as US childrenswear giant moves into Gulf
Mothercare’s strong position in the Middle East maternity market could be threatened as US counterpart, childrenswear giant The Children’s Place, prepares to make its debut in the region.
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AnalysisOverseas growth: Why the VISTA countries are worth considering
Retailers eyeing overseas growth often look at the BRIC markets, but VISTA countries – Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand and Argentina – are worth considering.
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NewsFurniture retailer Oka inks global licensing deal
Furniture and homewares retailer Oka is to expand internationally as it inks a global licensing deal with Li & Fung subsidiary LF Products.
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NewsDisney Store: Transforming UK trading
The children’s retailer aims to sprinkle some fairy dust on its UK fortunes.
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OpinionBoots’ Walgreens deal creates a retail giant
In selling a 45% stake in Alliance Boots to the US pharmacy giant Walgreens, owner Stefano Pessina has struck perhaps the most significant deal for a UK retailer since the Walmart acquisition of Asda and realised his own dreams of transforming the Boots brand.