Sparc Group Holdings II LLC (New York), owner of fast-fashion retailer Forever 21, is entering a strategic partnership with online marketplace Shein (Singapore). The partners say the deal is focused …
Selina Butterfield-Mashoofi is CFO at Central Co-Op. She speaks to World Retail Insights about the company’s business model, and how the retailer is finding opportunities amid challenging economic times. Tell …
South Korea e-commerce sales are forecast to register a strong compound annual growth rate of 7.7 percent over the next four years, to reach KRW 202.6 trillion (USD 160.4 billion) …
Struggling homeware retailer Wilko has suspended home deliveries as it teeters on the brink of collapse. The company said on its website that home delivery was “temporarily unavailable” but that …
Amazon.com Inc. is launching the biggest overhaul of its grocery business since it acquired Whole Foods Market six years ago—revamping stores, testing new highly automated warehouses and, for the first …
Wearing the chunkiest, ugliest shoes has always been in fashion for some. But now it’s clog girl summer, and Birkenstock is bracing for a possible September IPO that would value …
Walmart is looking for alternative ways to keep its carbon emissions in check—witness its latest partnership with fashion tech startup Rubi Laboratories. As part of the tie-up, the retailer plans …
Amazon.com Inc. will double the number of US same-day delivery facilities in the “coming years,” the company announced Monday, an investment executives are counting on to maintain Amazon’s lead in …
This is a smaller store dedicated to kitchen and bedroom planning, which customers can visit for home furnishing advice and expertise to help design their ideal space. The launch marks …
Back-to-school shopping is just around the corner — that means sharpened pencils, fresh rubber erasures, pristine notebooks, and loose-leaf paper. It can be an arduous task for parents and their …