Retail News Flash vom 09.07.2024
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Stationary fashion retailers were able to maintain their revenue levels in the first half of 2024 despite the ongoing slump in consumption. According to the TW test club, fashion retail companies achieved a par in sales compared to the previous year.
The Hotel Bauer Il Palazzo in Venice- Billionaire Bernard Arnault, owner of the luxury brand group LVMH, has entered the bidding war for the acquisition of a renowned hotel in Venice: the Hotel Bauer Palazzo, according to a report by the news agency Bloomberg. The famous hotel, which is located directly on the Grand Canal, is owned by Rene Benko's Signa Group and came onto the market following its insolvency.
The optician chain Fielmann is expecting slightly higher sales for the current year following the takeover of the US company Shopko Optical.The group now expects consolidated sales of around 2.3 billion euros for 2024, as Fielmann announced in Hamburg on Monday. That is around 100 million euros more than initially promised. The existing business is developing in line with expectations, it said. Shopko will contribute to sales for six months.
BRANDS: Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier announces twelve new tenants! With the Grand Opening on October 17, the city of Hamburg will welcome a vibrant new destination in the heart of HafenCity – a place that dynamically combines retail, residential, office space and leisure attractions. In recent months, further brands have been brought on board that will further differentiate the retail and lifestyle destination's offering.
- With adidas, another global brand is opening a store on 1,200 sqm store
- Läderach, a premium chocolatier founded in Switzerland in 1962
- Kapten & Son, a lifestyle brand
- LIEBESKIND BERLIN, with its impressive 170 sqm
- Tom Tailor
- HARIBO Deutschland
- Hunkemöller
- Deichmann.
- Airpaq
- Brammibal's Donuts - Europe's first purely vegan donut bakery
- At Hashtag#TheFjordHouse, a concept store
Dondup closed the past financial year with a significant increase. The fashion company based in Fossombrone in the Marche region is now opening its first flagship store over 200 sq m in Germany, at Residenzstrasse 26 in Munich. It is only the third of its kind for Dondup after Milan and Antwerp. The high-quality interior is intended to reflect the timeless design of the brand and Italian elegance at the same time. A striking eye-catcher: the ice-blue carpet paired with the light blue wall color. This is a patent-protected shade that is created when jeans are dyed and is intended to be reminiscent of the dyeing process. Italian design icons such as Castiglioni lamps and furniture by Baxter set matching accents.
In future, retailers and service providers will be able to receive contactless payments from credit or debit cards, Apple Pay and other digital wallets without the need for special payment terminals. Apple launched its Tap to Pay payment service on the iPhone in Germany on Tuesday, which will be introduced in the USA in February 2022 and then in ten other countries.
New e-commerce dimensions: Parallel to the German launch of Apple's first spatial computer ""Vision Pro"" on July 12, Otto is expanding its live shopping offer with its own in-house developed app.Otto's Vision Pro app will allow customers to experience products in 3D right before their eyes during live shopping shows using augmented reality (AR) before they buy them. Apple wants to seamlessly connect digital content with the physical world in future using the AR capabilities of Vision Pro. This should take the possibilities of e-commerce platforms such as Otto to a new level.
Retailers in Germany are preparing to combat shoplifting. Expanding security measures is one of the prioritized projects for many retailers this year, says expert at the EHI retail research institute, Frank Horst. The reason for this are figures that worry the industry: According to an EHI study published on Tuesday, customers stole goods worth 2.8 billion euros last year.
Links:
https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/7f_XCqx4qCXV9AqUNhmPc?domain=click.mc.textilwirtschaft.de
https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Dondup-eroffnet-ersten-flagshipstore-in-deutschland,1645362.html
https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Apple-bringt-neue-zahlungsmethode-nach-deutschland,1644796.html
https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Otto-startet-mit-live-shopping-per-augmented-reality,1641821.html
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https://de.fashionnetwork.com/news/Zunahme-bei-ladendiebstahlen-wendepunkt-erreicht-,1646924.html
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