South America – Page 2
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Analysis
International news analysis: Carrefour opens Easy c-store in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first convenience store offer in China, 10 years after opening its first supermarket in the country.
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Opinion
Comment: Lessons to learn from Colombia’s retail success story
Colombia’s booming retail sector provides a glimpse of the opportunities available to businesses looking to expand overseas.
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News
Zara rations Venezuelan shoppers to five purchases a month as demand soars
Zara has restricted its Venezuelan customers to five purchases per month as it struggles to cope with a huge surge in demand in the country.
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Analysis
International analysis: Is there any such thing as a global consumer?
As more retailers expand internationally, Retail Week investigates whether a global retail consumer exists - or if each country needs a different approach.
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News
Waitrose taps into overseas demand for branded products
Waitrose is to build on the success of its own-label export business by selling products from brands including Cornish Sea Salt and Doves Farm Organic.
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London most desirable city for international retailers
London is home to more international retailers than any other city in the world, as it continues to be a magnet to new brands.
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Overseas online shopper numbers surge, BRC reports
UK retailers have experienced a surge in online searches from key overseas markets including the Netherlands, France, Germany and the US.
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Analysis
International analysis: Is the Carrefour supertanker turning around?
With a mere 1.4% growth in sales to E20.46bn (£17.6bn), Carrefour’s performance remained weak in its second quarter.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is international retail interest in Chile hotting up?
As Waitrose inks a deal to supply products to Chilean grocer Unimarc, Retail Week explores the retail opportunities and challenges in one of South America’s most developed countries.
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Opinion
Comment: UK retailers can find success trading overseas
For the past four weeks I’ve travelled around the world: Hong Kong, Australia and the Americas, South and North.
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News
Walmart Latin America makes new appointment
Walmart has appointed Enrique Ostalé, president and chief executive of Walmart Chile, as executive vice-president, president and chief executive of Walmart Latin America.Based in Mexico City, Ostalé will assume his new role on March 1.
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Analysis
International analysis: Carrefour ends Brazilian ecommerce operations
For most people, the words ‘Brazil’ and ‘online’ are often synonymous with growth.
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Analysis
Analysis: Why have so few retailers entered Brazil?
As the countdown to the Rio Olympics begins, Rebecca Thomson looks at the country’s retail industry and asks why few UK retailers have ventured into one of the world’s largest economies.
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Analysis
Overseas 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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Analysis
Challenges await the new Carrefour chief executive
In Lars Olofsson’s last full quarter as chief executive, French grocery giant Carrefour reported a 0.9% rise in first quarter sales excluding fuel, at constant exchange rates, to E22.5bn (£19bn).
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News
Walmart to focus on expanding existing operations
Walmart is to concentrate on expanding its operations in existing markets rather than entering new locations this year. However, the retailer is still looking at possibilities to enter new countries and acquire technology and other capabilities.Walmart highlighted it has no plans at present to enter Russia but said it would ...
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Analysis
How can IT drive international expansion?
How can retailers expanding into new international territories ensure sales aren’t hampered by IT headaches? Alison Clements reports on how EPoS systems can be rolled out globally.
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Analysis
Emerging markets drive profits growth at Casino
French grocery group Casino reported strong results for 2011 last week, boosted by overseas operations.
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Analysis
Which are the most exciting emerging markets?
So where will you head off to in 2012? To help plan your international forays this year, Rebecca Thomson considers some of the most exciting emerging international retail markets in the most unlikely of places.
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Gallery
Topshop, Santiago, Chile
There’s been a lot of news recently about Topshop beaming down in Chicago, but putting the US to one side for a moment, what about Chile?
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