Massimo Volpe, Managing Director of GRA (Global Retail Alliance) and Chairman F.I.R.A.E (Forum Four International Retail Association Executives), was one of the speaker at “Ecommference”, the event that took place …
German wholesaler Metro AG has kicked off the sale of its China operations by calling for bids, in a deal that would value the business at between $1.5 billion and …
Today opens almost one million square feet of retail space in Manhattan: the newest Hudson Yards. With 18 million square feet of residential and commercial development, five office towers including a …
More than 8,000 attendees gathered at this year’s Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas. Shoptalk describes itself as an event “where the entire retail ecosystem comes together to create the future of retail based on …
Dollar Tree will close up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and convert another 200 into Dollar Tree locations. Additionally, while trimming Family Dollar stores, it will open 200 others in …
The rental market boom is sending a clear signal to brands struggling to survive in the current retail climate: it is time to adapt to changing purchase behaviors, or risk …
Dubai mall operator Majid Al Futtaim has announced the investiment of $103 millions for the redevelopment of its City Centre Deira mall. As part of the project, the mall will …
Nearly two years after Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, a new supermarket chain could help the e-commerce giant sell more groceries to more people, gather valuable data and …
It may be widely reported that China’s economy is slowing down, but this isn’t stopping the country from soon taking over the US as the world’s top retail market for …
Marks & Spencer has formed a £1.5bn online delivery joint venture with Ocado to bring M&S’s ready meals to internet shoppers for the first time. M&S will pay £750m for …