Asos unveiled a 14% jump in pre-tax profits in its half-year results this week. Retail Week looks at some of the overseas rivals trying to emulate its success.
Source: Retail Week
In 2000, Robin Chase co-founded Zipcar. She had three young children and $78 in the bank. Today, the car-sharing company has nearly 1 million members. While Chase had no transportation experience, she knew how to run a business.
Source: New Leader
On the omnichannel front, the number of grocers with a full-fledged program in place inched up compared with the year prior (three points to 12 percent), although there’s still a long way to go.
Source: Progressive Grocer
As they enter 2017 with a new, pro-business administration in Washington, D.C., grocery retailers are feeling more optimistic than they did at the dawn of 2016.
Source: Progressive Grocer
When you come to the Fork Lift in Northern California’s Cameron Park, take it. Especially if it’s Fork Lift by Nugget Markets.
Source: Progressive Grocer
Independent grocers tend to be a forward-looking lot, and optimism remains high. “We’re off to a good start, and we feel pretty good about this year,” says Jimmy Wright, owner of Wright’s Market, in Opelika, Ala.
Source: Progressive Grocer
Le rachat de Darty par la Fnac a fait boule de neige. Une nécessité pour les enseignes si elles veulent rester dans la course.
Source: LSA
De la supérette à [‘hypermarché, Carrefour compte une multitude de concepts et de surfaces de vente à travers le monde. Georges Plassat en a pointé six, qui expriment la diversité aujourd’hui à l’oeuvre chez le distributeur.
Source: LSA
Dans la droite ligne d’une vingtaine de projets en France, le supermarché participatif SuperQuinquin a ouvert, le 1er avril, dans le quartier populaire lillois de Fives. Il est réservé aux 500 sociétaires de la coopérative.
Source: LSA
Carrefour a déployé une politique puissante en matière de ressources humaines au niveau du groupe. Mais ces ambitions communes doivent ensuite s’adapter aux spécificités de chaque pays, depuis le recrutement jusqu’à la formation continue.
Source: LSA