All International articles – Page 175
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GalleryStore of the week: Merkur supermarket, Mariahilferstrasse, Vienna
For a small country, Austria has a lot of good supermarkets. And to an extent, they are very often one of the many guises adopted by Spar.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse mulls sale of French business Phone House
Carphone Warehouse is mulling the sale of its €300m (£259.7m) French arm as part of a review of the business, it is understood.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion to acquire 17 store Dutch menswear chain
JD Sports Fashion is set to make its mark on Holland with the acquisition of contemporary menswear retailer Setpoint, which has 17 stores.
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NewsH&M new brand & Other Stories to make worldwide debut in London
H&M’s new fascia & Other Stories is to make its global debut on London’s Regent Street next month as the Swedish fashion giant relaunches its Oxford Street store.
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OpinionComment: New Look can see the value of exploring new horizons
With most UK retailers talking about multichannel at every opportunity, you can bet that terms like ‘e-tail’ and ‘click-and-collect’ will continue to be popular buzzwords in 2013.
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OpinionComment: European retailers are having to pay the price online
While overall EU retail sales fell again this week according to Eurostat, cross-border EU online revenues remain strong - now attracting interest from tax authorities across Europe.
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OpinionComment: British retailers can use their heritage to help expand abroad
Are international sales the answer to offset depressed domestic demand? My response is a resounding ‘yes’, with caution that it is not a short-term answer or a quick fix.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Gap’s focus on product brings back US shoppers
Gap’s US turnaround continues its upward trajectory. Gap reported net sales for the year ending February 2 reached $15.65bn (£9.7bn), compared with $14.55bn (£9bn) for full-year 2011.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The makeover that put SuperGroup back in fashion
Less than a year ago the retailer was a laughing stock in the City after its own ‘Black Friday’. While analysts still have niggles, SuperGroup is very much back on track.
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GalleryIn pictures: Topshop opens doors of flagship Los Angeles store
Fashion retailers Topshop and Topman will unveil their 30,000 sq ft flagship store at The Grove in Los Angeles today as owner Sir Philip Green continues his quest to conquer the US.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Republic's demise is good for Superdry
If Superdry is the “king” of young fashion brands, its edgier-sounding but weak High Street rival Republic was never going to enter the ranks of the retailing royalty.
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OpinionComment: India remains challenging despite relaxation of rules
This week’s Retail Leadership Summit in India showed the playing field remains as level as it ever was between multinationals and Indian retailers, but that the turnstile is open.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: M&S - the road to Istanbul
So, if you were M&S and wanted to impress the City with your international growth ambitions, what would you do and where would you go?
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AnalysisThe Irish retail market: What retailers need to know
Problems at the Irish arm of B&Q highlight the fragile state of the market. Retail Week examines how retailers in Ireland are faring.
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NewsMarks & Spencer makes £8.5m loss in first four months in Paris
Fashion retailer Marks & Spencer has made a £8.5m loss in its first four months of trading in its Paris store as chief executive Marc Bolland plots further overseas stores.
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GalleryStore of the week: Sportswear retailer, Nike AF1 SoHo, New York
First there were sports shoe shops. Then there were running shoe shops. Now there are shops dedicated to a single sports shoe - well, almost. Welcome Nike’s AF1 store, New York.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Russia’s Magnit on course to overtake grocery rival
Russian grocery retailer Magnit has doubled its profit to $807m (£513.2m) in comparison with 2011. The food retailer reported an impressive net profit margin of 5.57%.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Asos - From coal to global fashion fulfilment in a generation
Back in 1984, the coal-mining village of Grimethorpe became famous for its violent clashes between the miners and the police. But today it is the peaceful hub of Asos’s global logistics operation.
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NewsFurniture etailer Made.com expands overseas with French launch
UK designer furniture etailer Made.com has unveiled the first step in its international expansion strategy with the opening of its French website today.
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NewsAmazon sales soar over Christmas as customers go digital
Digital books helped Amazon experience a bumper Christmas as global sales soared 22% to $21.27bn in its fourth quarter while physical book sales growth stalled.