International News

H&M HOME will be opening the new Concept Store in central London in Spring 2019: at 208 Regent Street. The new H&M HOME Concept Store covers approximately 700 square metres across two floors and will offer the full assortment,...

James Quincey has been elected as the 14th chairman of The Coca-Cola Company, succeeding Muhtar Kent, who plans to retire in April after a Coca-Cola system career that started in 1978. Quincey, who currently serves as President and CEO, will...

ShopperTrak, a Tyco Retail Solutions’ brand, has released a more comprehensive report of shopper behavior during 2018 Black Friday week through the busy weekend, the period spanning from Sunday, November 18 to Sunday, November 25. For the analysis, ShopperTrak...

The fashion industry is in a period of extensive change as a result of ongoing digitalisation. At the same time the H&M group’s transformation work is continuing at a fast pace, with the company prioritising and focusing on its...

American consumers were on track to spend US$ 7.8 billion in online shopping on Cyber Monday, up 18.3 percent from last year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks 80 percent of online transactions at 100 of the largest retailers...

A new international survey conducted by One Hour Translation has revealed a continued upward trend in consumers planning online purchases over the November-December holiday period this year, with the US leading the way. The survey conducted by OHT analyzed...

NIKE, Inc. Has opened its newest Nike House of Innovation, on Thursday, Nov.15 as Nike NYC: a 68,000 sq. ft., six-level, cross-category premium Nike store located at 650 Fifth Ave. Nike NYC is the pinnacle expression of modern retail,...

J.Crew Group, Inc. has announced that a mutual agreement has been reached by the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer James Brett, who will step down, effective immediately. "Jim's passion and experience brought new energy to J.Crew and enhanced...

Amazon on Tuesday announced it will invest US$ 5 billion to build two new headquarters in New York City and Arlington, Virginia. The move will create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000...

Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has announced she is expanding her cosmetic line from online to in-stores. After launching her own makeup line in November 2015 and with the company nearly three years old, Kylie's products can be purchased from...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Monday announced generation of whopping US$ 30.8 billion in terms of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) during Singles' Day sale -- the 24-hour annual shopping event -- held on November 11, beating the last year's...

Zara has launched online sales through a dedicated worldwide online platform - http://www.zara.com/ww - thus bringing its fashions to customers in 106 new markets. Most of these new markets are in Africa and include Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Senegal,...

Instacart, the North American leader in online groceries, has announced the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service. Instacart Pickup gives customers the convenience of both delivery and/or pickup options, allowing them to order through Instacart...

Riding on its Cloud business, retail giant Amazon.com saw its net sales increasing 29 percent to US$ 56.6 billion in the third quarter this year, compared with US$ 43.7 billion in third quarter of 2017. Operating income increased to US$...