WHSmith has opened a flagship standalone bookshop concept airside at London Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. The 170sq m ‘The Bookshop by WHSmith’ complements the two airside WHSmith stores in range, …
Sports Direct has bought Jack Wills out of administration after competing against Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group. It will acquire 100 Jack Wills stores in the UK and Ireland and take …
Luxury skincare brand Aesop has opened a distinctive store in south-central Seoul designed by Hong Kong designers Mlkk Studio. The designers laid out the two-level Aesop store in Seoul using …
CVS has a plan to win over millennials and it looks a lot like Amazon Prime: free home delivery of products from shampoo to cold medicine, all for an annual …
Amazon is eyeing up India’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, according to The Economic Times. Two senior executives told the Indian newspaper that Amazon is in talks to acquire a 26% stake …
The biggest mall owner in the U.S., Simon Property Group said it’s considering more opportunities where it would invest in a retailer to help keep it afloat. “I think it’s …
EssilorLuxottica is buying Dutch opticians group GrandVision for up to 7.2 billion euros ($8 billion) in cash to take control of thousands of stores where it sells spectacles and lenses. …
Just Eat and Takeaway.com want to join forces to fight Uber Eats and Amazon in Europe’s crowded food delivery market. Dutch company Takeaway.com said that it had reached a preliminary …
Philippine restaurant operator Jollibee Foods is to buy US cafe brand The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf outright for US $350 million. The acquisition is Jollibee’s largest to date, and …
Lidl Ireland has announced that it has opened its 200th store in Tullamore in County Offaly. The new store is part of the retailer’s €200 million investment plan for 2019, …