Retail

STRATEGIES AND EXPANSION PLANS OF RETAILERS

Max Mara opens first store in Norway

Max Mara’s first flagship store is located at Karl Johans Gate 16 in Oslo and covers 400 sq m over two floors.

Discounter Pepco exits the Austrian market

Pepco entered the Austrian market in 2021 and currently operates 73 stores.

Company anniversary and first store opening in Zurich

HANRO is present in almost 50 countries, including 13 of its own stores in Dubai, New York, Amsterdam, Rome, Munich, Gstaad and now Zurich.

First Costa Coffee store in Belgium

For the premiere in Belgium, Costa Coffee and its partner Lagardère Travel Retail have chosen a central location at Liège-Guillemins station.

RESERVED opens flagship store at Westfield Centro

RESERVED is continuing its flagship store expansion and will open a store at Westfield Centro in mid-2025. As part of LPP SA, one of the fastest growing fashion companies in Europe, RESERVED is pursuing the goal of being represented in the most important shopping centers in Germany.

Italian fashion brand La Perla Manufacturing is insolvent

The branch which is now in receivership is not the entire company behind La Perla. It is the branch which is responsible for manufacturing.

Fashion and lifestyle company Peter Hahn closes the majority of its stores

The focus is on online business, and therefore 14 of the 17 stores in Germany and Switzerland are being closed.

PUIG to prepare for IPO

The stock market debut is expected to take place before the summer.

Jacob Cohën First store opened in Germany

The first store of the Italian clothing label was opened in Wertheim Village.

Asda opens 110 Express stores in the UK in February

Asda was acquired by Mohsin und Zuber Issa (EG Group) and TDR Capital in 2021 and has since driven its expansion into the £40 billion convenience sector.

The Body Shop files for insolvency in Great Britain

The Body Shop operates almost 200 stores in the UK as well as a distribution center and head office.

NEW H-OUR STORE APP BUSINESS MODEL TRANSFORMS SHOPPING CENTER LEASE MARKET

Making good and sensible use of existing space and offering innovative concepts a chance in an effort to attract customers – that is a challenge for every shopping center. METRO PROPERTIES has developed h-our Store: Through the completion of minimal formalities, all online, new tenants have the opportunity to present their offerings at well-established and renowned locations in the region’s commercial landscape.

Aldi and Lidl continue to expand in UK

Aldi and Lidl are currently the fourth and sixth largest retailers in the country. Both companies will continue to expand their market presence in the UK.

Woolworth Wants To Triple The Number Of Its Stores In Germany

Woolworth is pressing ahead with its expansion and plans to open up to 150 new stores in Germany just this year. In an interview with the German “Handelsblatt”, CEO Roman Heini said that there should be over 2000 stores in five years.

Birkenstock celebrates the most successful year and opens its very first community studio in London

In the most successful year in its almost 250-year history, the company continued to record double-digit sales growth in all segments and channels in 2023.

Peek & Cloppenburg wants to reduce the size of some of its stores in order to increase footfall with new concepts

Following insolvency proceedings under self-administration last year, Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf is back on track to generate profitable sales.

The Tod’s Group has plans to delist from the Milan Euronext stock exchange

The reason for this is the privatization of the Italian luxury group with the private equity firm L Catterton.

The french clothing rental service Le Closet launches in Germany

The subscription model is based on a box system and is now also intended to encourage German customers to make environmentally conscious consumption decisions.

Arc’teryx opens its first stores in Paris

The shop-in-shop in La Samaritaine and the flagship store are the first two opportunities for direct contact with Parisian customers.

First “Ninja Warrior Germany” Park Opens In Spring At MERCADO Nürnberg

With the opening of the first official “Ninja Warrior Germany” park, the MERCADO Nürnberg shopping and leisure center is getting people off the sofa again and expanding its leisure expertise at the same time.

Amazon Europe’s luxury division enters the resale market via HEWI

Following the example of What Goes Around comes Around in America, the HEWI (Hardly Ever Worn It) cooperation with the e-commerce platform Amazon Europe is now starting.

dm Invests 1 Billion Euros In Remodeling All Stores In Germany

By 2030, all 2100 dm stores are to be equipped with the new store design for a special shopping experience. The launch has already taken place at the Durlach-Center in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Sustainable Reorientation of Shopping Centers

Online retail continues to change the shopping landscape, and people have adapted their leisure behavior as a result of the pandemic. Consequently, the role of shopping centers needs to be rethought. Shopping centers are no longer straightforward “shopping machines”, but must prove themselves as sustainable and versatile community centers, argues HBB.

The Body Shop will sell part of its European and Asian Business

The deal is the latest change at The Body Shop International Limited under the new ownership of private equity firm Aurelius, who snapped up the business from Natura &Co S.A for £ 207 million in November 2023.

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