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How to Plan Your Retail Footprint
Skin care brand Malin+Goetz sees tiny stores as the key to its big ambitions. The brand, a gender neutral line of personal care essentials, looks …
India’s Reliance Retail in Talks for Rights of Beauty Retailer Sephora
Reliance Retail, run by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd, is in advanced talks to get the rights for beauty retailer Sephora in …
Work therapy: can a cyber-commuter prepare a retail employee for life as a digital nomad? | Working holidays
We started a revolution from our beds during lockdown and now it’s spreading to the beach resorts. Having realised that remote working is entirely possible, …
The New Rules of Brick-and-Mortar Retail
NEW YORK, United States — When Brian Bolke walked into Hudson Yards in early 2017, he realised the $25 billion mega-project could be home to …
US Retail Sales Little Changed Last Month as Fuel, Autos Drop
US retail sales stagnated last month on declines in auto purchases and gasoline prices, though gains in other categories suggested consumer spending remains resilient. The …
US Retail Cargo Seen Cooling in Second Half as Inflation, Rates Bite
US ports will see less retail cargo entering the country in the second half of the year as economic growth slows amid back-to-back interest-rate increases …
German Retail Sales Plunge Most Since 1980 as Inflation Bites
German retail sales plummeted in June as consumers cut spending on non-essential goods to cope with record inflation. Sales were down 9.8 percent from the …
The New Rules of Off-Price Retail
Josh Kaplan could not have picked a better time to launch his new start-up, Ghost. The company, which came out of stealth mode last week, …
Offline Escape and the Future of Retail
TORONTO, Canada — In July of 2015, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival hit a milestone. Sales exceeded $84.25 million with 198,000 tickets sold …
In Retail, Discovery Is Dying
The fundamental thesis behind Apple’s iTunes Store rested on the belief that the music industry was a racket and consumers were the victims. Steve Jobs …
Yeezy Gap Brings a Dystopian Retail Experience to Stores
The first thing shoppers will probably notice on entering the Yeezy Gap “experience” that opened in New York’s Times Square today is the bags. They’re …
Yeezy Gap Brings a Dystopian Retail Experience to Stores
The first thing shoppers will probably notice on entering the Yeezy Gap “experience” that opened in New York’s Times Square today is the bags. They’re …
The Hallmark Luxe-Label of Thom Browne Leaves Their First Retail Footprint in St. Tropez
In light of the house’s exponential growth, their latest France location lays the foundation for exemplary displays of quality craftsmanship. In light of the house’s …
US Retail Sales Top Forecast
US retail sales climbed in June by more than forecast in a broad advance, suggesting resilient consumer spending despite decades-high inflation and raising the prospects …
Revlon Extends Rally to 800% From Low as Retail Traders Pile In
Traders piled into shares of Revlon Inc., driving its gains from a record low to 800 percent as individual investors looked to strike a quick …
Sephora’s Bid to Dominate Global Beauty Retail — Download the Case Study
Today, Sephora is synonymous with luxury beauty, generating more than an estimated $10 billion in annual sales across 2,000 stores in 35 countries, making it …
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
This article first appeared in The State of Fashion: Technology, an in-depth report co-published by BoF and McKinsey & Company. Zalando is Europe’s largest online-only …
Nordstrom Defies Retail Slump With Higher Results Forecast, Shares Jump
Nordstrom Inc. raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts on Tuesday as the upscale retailer counts on demand from affluent consumers to help it overcome decades-high …
Brazilian Retail Giant Magazine Luiza Returns to Growth
Magazine Luiza SA reported net revenue of 8.7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2022, up 6.2 percent year-on-year, signalling a return …