All Europe articles – Page 37
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NewsDixons Retail to bow out of loss-making Spain
Electricals group Dixons Retail is to say adiós to Spain and shut its loss-making business there as part of its strategy to concentrate on “winning markets and formats”.
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Software optimises Boden’s content
Fashion etailer Boden has increased sales and conversion rates after installing software to help it find the optimum way of presenting its content.
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NewsJohn Lewis expands online with international delivery
Retailer confident it can conquer US, Europe and Australia with ‘world class’ home product offer.
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AnalysisEuroShop: (retail) field of dreams
The triennial store equipment fest begins in Düsseldorf tomorrow with a host of exhibitors and installations. Ulrich Spaan, vice-president trade shows at EHI, previews what visitors can expect to see
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AnalysisThe shop of the new
Many of Europe’s biggest store equipment manufacturers will launch their next generation products at EuroShop. Mark Faithfull looks at some of the innovations to be unveiled in Düsseldorf
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NewsJohn Lewis to open website to Europe
John Lewis is to open up its website for international orders to 25 European countries, enabling it to gather data on which cities could support physical department stores.
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Kesko net sales rise 3.9% to £7.5bn
Retail group Kesko has reported a net sales rise of 3.9% to E8.8bn (£7.5bn) for 2010, with operating profit nearly doubling to E268m (£230m).In Finland, net sales increased by 4.3% and in other countries by 2.2%. International operations, which include Scandinavia, Baltics and Russia, accounted for 16.7% of net sales. ...
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Jerónimo Martins to open neigbourhood store chain
Portuguese retailer Jerónimo Martins is planning to open a new chain of small franchised neigbourhood stores over the coming months. The retailer will open two wholly owned stores under the new banner and will then work towards its expansion under a franchising scheme. The new business model will be developed ...
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AnalysisThe big shop
Held every three years, EuroShop remains a massive event on the retail design calendar and the organiser is promising that technology and sustainability will lead the way in 2011.
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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Topshop calls off entry into Norway after copyright dispute
Arcadia Group-owned fashion retailer Topshop has called off its market entry into Norway after a copyright dispute with a local retailer that has already registered the brand Topshop in the country. Topshop has been in negotiations with the owner for more than a year without results.
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Lidl launches in Cyprus
Schwarz Group’s discounter Lidl launched in the Cypriot market this week, opening its first seven stores simultaneously. Following the opening, the discount retailer’s goal is to “eventually fully cover the geographical area of Cyprus in order to be able to serve even more residents”, the company said. The first stores ...
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Lidl to acquire competitor Tengelmann's Plus discount stores in Bulgaria
Lidl has been given the regulatory go-ahead to acquire competitor Tengelmann’s Plus discount stores in Bulgaria.Following an investigation by the country’s competition commission, the authority concluded that the deal would not hinder competition in the retail market. Plus Bulgaria has been running 23 stores since October 2009, with a staff ...
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OpinionBrazil finally comes of age
The Goldman Sachs Conference in New York last week assembled a powerful line-up of more than 50 leading retailers.
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Lidl offers TV travel deals
Schwarz Group’s discount grocer Lidl is offering its holiday travel deals through a specialist TV channel.Lidl in Germany has teamed up with travel shopping TV Sonnenklar.tv to promote its monthly holiday trip special offers on air. The 30-minute programme is broadcast daily at 4pm.According to reports Lidl is advertising its ...
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Auchan H1 sales grow 6.8%
Hypemarket operator Auchan has reported that sales grew 6.8% for the first half of 2010 to €20bn (£16.69bn), of which 54% was generated by its international operations. Group like-for-like revenue at constant exchange rates and excluding petrol sales increased 1%.Net profit from continuing operations came to €248m (£207m), up by ...
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Penny to invest £12m in new Romanian stores
Germany-based Rewe Group’s discount division Penny is to invest €15m (£12m) opening 10 stores by the end of 2010.The retailer has opened nine stores so far in 2010, each covering between 10,765 sq ft and 14,000 sq ft. In total, Penny has 108 stores in Romania, six of which are ...
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Mercator sales up 3.2%
Mercator has reported sales of 1.33bn (£1.10bn), up 3.2% year-on-year.Its profit increased 57% to 18m (£14.7m). Mercator has invested about 45m (£37m) in the first half of the year, mainly in developing its retail network.
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Rewe sees potential for 150 Billa Box stores
Rewe Group chief executive Frank Hensel sees potential for up to 150 Billa Box convenience stores, Hensel has told Austrian daily Kurier. The first Billa Box pilot was launched last year in central Vienna, trading from 1,600 sq ft.
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Ahold Q2 net sales up 10.8%
Food retailer Ahold saw net sales in the second quarter of 2010 climb 10.8% to €7.1bn (£5.8bn) compared with the same quarter last year, up 4.4% at constant exchange rates.This was positively impacted by business acquisitions in the first quarter, mainly Ukrop’s in the US.