Americas
A poker moves or a survival reflex? By saving JC Penney from bankruptcy, David Simon, President of Simon Property Group, the U.SA....
Americas - November 2020
Future of shopping centres: Amazon is not a panacea, warns Barclays Capital
According to investment bank Barclays Capital in a study entitled “The Long-Awaited Reckoning for Retail”, up to 17% of U.S.A. shopping centres...
According to C.E.O. Marc Tritton (ex-Target) with results for American chain Bed Bath & Beyond (for the second quarter of 2020, closed...
Americas - November 2020
U.S.A.: Cost of returns after Christmas will rise
E-commerce websites (both pure-player and bricks-and-mortar) are expecting to pass on rising costs of goods return after the festive season. Consumers in...
Americas - November 2020
Do-it-Yourself at home: Lowe’s expands offers
The Do-It-Yourself group (turnover US$72.1 billion, 2,200 stores in 2018) has expanded to offer gym and body-building equipment. The brand has extended...
Delivery (whether to home or in a store car park, if possible, on the same day) is no longer optional but a...
Whilst more and more shopping is online, electronic sports are transported to the interior of American malls. Several e-sport players are interested...
Ingka Centres, the Swedish giant’s commercial property arm is betting on city centre shopping centres. Announcing the opening for Autumn 2021 of...
Americas - October 2020
Starbucks adapts a loyalty programme to lockdown
How to bring back the regulars who liked their black coffee ritual before going to work? The Covid-19 crisis had a profound...
After announcing that it would close approximately 125 stores in February (out of a total of 870), Macy’s Inc. is banking on...