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South Korea's Lotte Mart to sell loss-making stores

LotteMart,theretailarmofSouthKorea'sLotteGroup,isexpectedtosellsomeofitsloss-makingstoresinChina,aSouthKoreannewspaperreported.Butitisfindingithardtosellthestor

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Xiaomi's Indian Mi Home store clocks record-breaking revenue in 12 hours

Xiaomi sets a new single day record in the Indian smartphone offline retail industry.

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Xiaomi's Indian Mi Home store clocks record-breaking revenue in 12 hours

XiaomisetsanewsingledayrecordintheIndiansmartphoneofflineretailindustry.BANGALORE,May(22)—LeadingtechnologycompanyXiaomilauncheditsfirstMiHomestoreinIndiawithar

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Victoria's gets closer to Chinese women

US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret is opening its first full assortment stores in China. Two stores will open initially, one in Shanghai and the other in Chengdu.

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Starbucks courts millennials with $10 coffee at new Reserve bars

Starbucks Corp co-founder Howard Schultz's plan to build a new prestige brand is a bet that moving upscale can raise the profile of the world's largest coffee brand with millennials like Megan Sauers.

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Thanksgiving sales surge online as shoppers stay home for holiday

Online spending by U.S. bargain hunters climbed to above $1 billion by Thanksgiving evening, according to Adobe Digital Index, surging almost 14 percent from a year ago and reflecting a broader trend away from brick-and-mortar shopping.

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Marks and Spencer says to shut 100 stores in overhaul

British retailer Marks and Spencer said Tuesday it will shut more than 100 stores, among them many foreign shops including its Champs Elysees branch in Paris, in order to cut costs after posting a first-half loss.

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Ikea to launch e-commerce business model in Shanghai

Swedish home furnishings retailer Ikea Group will launch its e-commerce business in Shanghai and start to sell its products online by the end of August.

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There's a "dirty open secret" in retail, and it's killing Macy's and Gap

It's getting harder than ever to persuade people to visit physical stores with the rise of online shopping, Forbes contributor Barbara Thau writes, calling falling foot traffic a "dirty open secret" in the industry.

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Apple's store plan faces roadblock

In a setback to Apple's plans to open stores in the country, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has red-flagged a panel's recommendation to relax the mandatory local sourcing norm for the Cupertino-based company to sell its products through the single-brand retail window.

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Shrinking profit pushes China's department stores for changes

​Chinese general merchandise firms suffered shrinking profits last year and are shutting down their physical stores due to rising costs and impacts from the growing e-commerce market.

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Smaller Korean cosmetics firms storm the citadel

Medium-sized Korean cosmetics company Tonymoly will open an outlet in the premium Sephora chain store in downtown Paris next month.

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Apple expands in China with 5 more stores

Apple Inc. continued its rapid expansion in China during the first month of 2016, opening five stores to tap the company's fastest-growing market.

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Apple Stores finally coming to India

The Apple Store is coming to India — or at least a few counters are, along with those signature wooden tables. They will be debuting in India in partnership with Tata-owned consumer electronics chain Croma, which will host Apple at six of its locations as a pilot.

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China's online/offline synergy--a marriage of convenience

The eating habits of urban Chinese have changed dramatically since the proliferation of takeaway food delivery apps has brought restaurant-quality meals to almost everyone's front door.

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Giant planned hide-and-seek game alarms Sydney IKEA store

​Retail giant IKEA has been alarmed by a giant hide-and-seek game planned by social media organizers at one of its Sydney stores.

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Apple gears up for bumper China harvest

Apple Inc. is greatly speeding up market expansion in China by opening five new stores in roughly five weeks.