Swedish furniture major IKEA, which is opening its 400,000 sq.ft debut outlet in India on August 9, 2018 features 7,500 furniture and home furnishing products and a 1,000-seater restaurant which is the brand’s largest in over 400 stores it has globally. Source Image Retail
Eleven retail trends that have been really important in this 2018. Source Image Retail
Blue Origin, the other space-obsessed billionaire’s rocket company, isn’t that far behind SpaceX. Source Bloomberg Business Week
Can Bezos cure America’s healthcare blues? No stranger to bold initiatives, Amazon’s founder and chief executive began writing a prescription in January, joining Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon in a venture designed to lower costs for consumers. Source ADWeek
The concept of pop-up shops has morphed from an experimental exercise to a bona fide experiential brand extension. Source ADWeek
Today’s shopping centres are very different from those which emerged twenty years ago and they will need to continue evolving in order to stay relevant to the increasingly savvy and discerning consumer. By Cushman & Wakefield
British shoppers make 18 percent of their purchases online, almost double the U.S. level. By Bloomberg Businessweek
The luxury brand powerhouse is trying to court younger buyers. By Bloomberg Businessweek
While fresh products and e-commerce pose additional opportunities for store brands, their transport comes with additional challenges. By Store Brand
Newly formed Ahold Delhaize USA aims to make its store brands iconic. By Store Brands
A Marin Country stample, Woodlands Market opens its first urban location in San Francisco. By Progressive Grocer