STRATEGIES AND EXPANSION PLANS OF RETAILERS

Retail

EHI has named the best store concepts

A successful mix of shop design, colors, materials, lighting, and visual merchandising. That’s what it took again this year to win a EuroShop RetailDesign Award.

THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE IN 2014

A recent study by CBRE finds that consumers want convenience and a social experience when choosing where to shop.

ONLINE RETAIL IS GROWING UP

A recent study by EHI and Statista shows that the rapid growth of the e-commerce market in Germany is over for now.

SHOPPING IN KL

Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the former “Asian Tiger” Malaysia, has seen better days from an economic perspective.

HUNGARY WITHOUT SHOPPING SUNDAYS

Legislation forcing all retail shops to close on Sundays entered into force in Hungary on March 15, 2015; most shops are forced to close on Sundays and at night.

TWENTY NEW STORES IN 2015

The Polish clothing chain “50 Style,” owned by Marketing Investment Group, is on an expansion drive.

20 YEARS OF MAPIC – LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD

It was the usual framework: Sunshine; the laid-back the historic old town; the vibrant, busy life of southern France in the midst of November; the dark-suited businessmen meeting in the Palais de Festival or in the many restaurants and bars of Cannes. It was the 20th MAPIC, the retail real estate fair, in November 2014.

“WE SEE MANY SIMILARITIES WITH SCANDINAVIA”

Camilla Høymer Steen, COO of Bik Bok, explains in an interview with ACROSS that there are a number of possible countries on her expansion radar – including Austria.

“ANYONE WHO SURVIVES A STORM COMES OUT STRONGER”

The Italian brand EYE Sport operates in the problem markets of Spain and Greece, among other places. In an interview with ACROSS, CEO Alessandro Ariu explains what he and his business partners have learned from the crisis.

CITYFIT PLANS 50 FITNESS CLUBS IN POLAND

Nicholas Moses, Managing Director of CityFit, says that shopping centers and retail parks will play a central role as locations in this expansion. He opened the first fitness studio in Plaza Rzeszow in May.

SHOPPING CENTERS IN EUROPE – 50 YEARS OF CHANGE?

Shopping malls – in the form of bazaars or antique market halls – have been around for almost 2,000 years. It took until 1956, however, for the first “modern” integrated shopping mall (under one roof) to be opened – the Southdale Center in Minneapolis (USA).