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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. trillion in 2022 and grew at a CAGR of 8 per cent from 2017 to 2022. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9 It was valued at $3.8

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Best Retail Marketing Tips for 2019

Retail Next

From $390 billion in 2016, total sales jumped to $453 billion in 2017. While it brings great opportunities for entrepreneurs, the stiff competition in the market, plus the enormous demand for high-quality service, make succeeding in this industry challenging too. That is why effective retail marketing is crucial.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

Inside Retail

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public.

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BREAKING: The Body Shop snapped up by Aurelius in cut-price deal

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop has been snapped up by private equity investor Aurelius Group for £207m, just a fifth of the price that Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura paid for it in 2017. The sale, which is expected to complete next month, is far below the £500m price tag that Natura was understood to be targetting.

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Why Sephora’s French prestige failed to translate in South Korea

Inside Retail

Those doubts were born out as Sephora was unable to gain traction in the highly competitive beauty retail market of South Korea, after years of heightening losses. I think it would be very difficult for them to come back into the market and be successful even if they tried a new business model,” Maderazzo said. million), 14.5

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. The German hypermart chain Kaufland, and potentially the Lidl supermarket chain, were sizing up the Australian market in 2017 but decided not to proceed.

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Warrick Lambert Takes the Helm at Genie Shopping Amid Growth Surge

365 Retail

However, the landscape changed in 2017 when Google opened its platform to shopping aggregators. Seizing this opportunity, Genie Shopping pivoted to focus on online retail marketing, developing its proprietary “shopping campaign management” technology.