Franchising, retail, business
18/08/2014
A global hazelnut shortage could cause prices of Ferrero's Nutella to jump, Weather.com reported.
Following poor weather in Turkey, prices of hazelnuts have spiked more than 60 percent—unwelcome news for chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella, which uses about a fourth of the global hazelnut supply.
18/08/2014
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) today reported a drop in the vacancy rates for shops in UK towns and cities, with the number of empty stores falling from 10.6 to 10.1 per cent in the last quarter. In London, the number of unfilled premises is even lower at only 7 per cent.
This news comes in spite of the fact that footfall on UK high streets continues to fall on average 0.5 per cent each month in the last quarter. Whilst London has the fewest number of empty stores, it has also experienced the steepest drop in footfall, down 1.8 per cent since July 2013. Only two regions, Scotland and the south west of England, recorded an increase in the number of shoppers.
Leggi tutto: Retailers return to high street even as more shoppers go online
18/08/2014
Dollar General Corp. (DG) offered about $9 billion for Family Dollar Stores Inc., (FDO) excluding debt, setting off a bidding war for a company that had agreed to a $8.5 billion takeover by Dollar Tree Inc. last month.
Dollar General plans to pay $78.50 a share in cash, compared with Dollar Tree’s bid of $74.50 a share in cash and stock, according to a statement today. The deal will generate $550 million to $600 million in cost savings annually three years after its completion, Dollar General said. Including debt, the purchase is worth $9.7 billion.
Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, is fighting to keep its perch at the top of the dollar-store industry. A merger between its two rivals would have created a new market leader, escalating competition at a time when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. also is looming with new smaller-format stores.
Leggi tutto: Dollar General Woos Family Dollar With $9 Billion Bid
13/08/2014
When it comes to food sales, retailers across the U.S. know that times have been pretty tight over the past few years. Dollar sales haven’t really increased since 2012 and unit sales have been relatively flat for five years or more. And with discretionary categories stuck in neutral, Todd Hale, SVP, Consumer & Shopper Insights, says retailers are aiming to “fish where the fish are.” And that means innovating in the categories that can still drive growth in the face of tough economic headwinds.
But where these categories are located is affecting stores as well.
Leggi tutto: Nielsen TV: When it Comes to Food Retail, 'Fish Where the Fish Are'
18/08/2014
I technical consumer goods registrano vendite in calo dello 0,2% tra gennaio e giugno di quest’anno rispetto al 2013. La sola telefonia, con un +10%, resiste all'urto della crisi.
Doccia fredda per il comparto dei technical consumer goods nel primo semestre dell’anno. Stando ai dati comunicati da Aires (Associazione italiana retailer elettrodomestici specializzati) ed elaborati da Accenture, il settore ha registrato, da gennaio a giugno, un calo di fatturato pari allo 0,2% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2013, passando da 4.224 milioni di euro a 4.216.
Leggi tutto: L'elettronica di consumo resta smartphone-dipedendente
19/08/2014
Il gruppo elvetico registra un incremento dei profitti del 14,3%. In salita anche il fatturato, che si attesta a 1,2 miliardi di franchi e si espande del 6%. E nei conti manca ancora il contributo dell'americana Russel Stover, quella dei cioccolatini di Forrest Gump
Leggi tutto: Lindt batte le attese: per il cioccolato svizzero utile semestrale a 46,5 milioni
19/08/2014
Department stores are increasing their focus on autumn/winter 2014 fashion campaigns through various email campaigns.
Barneys New York, Lane Crawford, Harrods, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Selfridges all sent out different emails this past weekend highlighting the new season. The timing of the emails, only a few weeks before the end of summer, will allow consumers time to consider the new season and learn about what each department store has to offer.
Leggi tutto: Department stores diversify email campaigns for fall headstart
19/08/2014
Working abroad may seem like a dream come true, but it can become a financial burden as corporate packages cover less. While Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Dubai have ranked as some of the most popular expat destinations, they also rank among the top 50 most expensive cities to live.
12/08/2014
Even to locals, the transformation of Downtown Los Angeles is hard to believe. Less than a decade ago, there were really two Downtowns: the high rises and upscale lunch spots of the Financial District and... everything else. Cheap eats ruled the day, taco carts crawled the late night streets, and the occasional ramen joint or yakitori spot could be found among the warehouses and shuttered storefronts. But for the most part Downtown was dead.
These days, revitalization is so rampant that it's hard to recognize the same boulevards that used to be near-empty ten years ago. Young, urban crowds flock to bars, restaurants, art galleries and entertainment venues nightly, and it's no longer a surprise to see someone on the streets at all hours of the night. Of course, with the influx of people and money comes competition, and Downtown is quickly becoming one of the most contested core neighborhoods for food and drink in this otherwise decentralized city.
12/08/2014
E' uno degli ultimi baluardi del lusso 100% Made in Italy e il suo nome echeggia sui red carpet più famosi.
Presto, però, potrebbe seguire le orme dei tanti grandi brand tricolore volati via dal Bel Paese. Secondo il quotidiano finanziario Vedomosti, la banca di investimenti russa VTB Capital sarebbe in trattative con Roberto Cavalli per rilevare dallo stilista e proprietario dell'omonimo brand la quota di controllo della maison. Non è la prima volta che i due nomi vengono associati, comunque.
11/08/2014
Photographers have grown weary of the ‘peacocks’ posing outside catwalk shows. Now fashion bloggers are pointing their lenses elsewhere to find authentically interesting looks
In 2013, legendary style editor Suzy Menkes published an essay titled “The circus of fashion” in the New York Times. In it, she nailed the backlash against the crowds who hang around outside various fashion weeks, suggesting that they – the stars of street style – were eclipsing what was happening on the catwalks. “We were once described as ‘black crows’,” she wrote, “but today, the people outside fashion shows are more like peacocks than crows.”
05/08/2014
Qual è la vera storia della Amatriciana? L’amatriciana (in romanesco matriciana a causa dell’aferesi) è un condimento per la pastasciutta, tipico delle osterie e trattorie romane. Gli ingredienti sono: guanciale, pecorino e pommidoro. Prende il nome da Amatrice, una cittadina in provincia di Rieti. Nell’800, nel rione Ponte (zona di piazza Navona area ponte Sant’Angelo), esisteva un vicolo chiamato de’ Matriciani (dopo il 1870 vicolo degli Amatriciani) e una piazza (oggi Piazza Lancellotti) dove i Grici (Sabini) tenevano mercato, vendendo pane, salumi e formaggi dei monti Sibillini; sostavano poi nei pressi di una locanda chiamata L’Amatriciano.
11/08/2014
You may think that lower prices are always a good thing. After all, aren’t your customers looking for a deal? If you can offer them the cheapest drinks, doesn’t it follow that you’ll have customers to flocking to your bar?
Not necessarily! The truth is, lower prices aren’t always better for business. In fact, you might find that you can absolutely charge higher prices without turning away any customers. But how? Read on to find out about the strategies some bars are using to increase prices—and then you might want to do the same thing!
Focus on quality.
Leggi tutto: What Strategies Some Bars are Using to Increase Prices
10/08/2014
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08/08/2014
Nuove possibilità per i manager occupati nella gestione del reshoring
Le moderate speranze nei confronti della ripresa del mercato segna un'inversione di tendenza e si assiste ad un lento ritorno delle produzioni in terra natia.
Da qui nascono nuove possibilità per i manager di ritorno, il cui delicato compito è di accogliere nuovamente in patria le industrie precedentemente delocalizzate. Secondo il rapporto Global Industrial Executive Survey - Leadership Strategies for Accelerating Growth, curato da Stanton Chase, i 450 top manager a livello mondiale intervistati presentano una nuova situazione secondo cui il reshoring diventa la vera possibilità occupazionale.
08/08/2014
Sales of Italian luxury group Prada have slowed as demand in Asia and Europe weakens.
Prada’s revenue rose just one per cent to 1.75 billion euros ($2.34 billion) in the six months through July. The Asia Pacific markets recorded overall revenue growth of just two per cent at constant exchange rates with performance remaining weak in Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Revenue in Europe declined one per cent both at constant and current exchange rates, due to a fall in the volume of tourism and by the negative general economic environment which has hit domestic consumption.
10/08/2014
Politicians hail signs of economic recovery, but others foresee little change for the country's jobless millions
Just streets away from Madrid's only three-Michelin-starred restaurant, peeling buildings in the city's Tetuán neighbourhood have been plastered with posters featuring the faces of five women. Placed at eye level, each a few yards apart, the women's portraits are accompanied by descriptions of their situation. "I'm one of the 23,000 people in Tetuán who has to decide between eating or paying the bills," reads one poster. "My daughters and grandchildren barely get by on my €600-a-month pension," reads another.
The Invisibles of Tetuán campaign was dreamed up by local activists after city officials disagreed with them over the need for a community food bank.
Leggi tutto: Why a little economic growth won't see an end to the pain in Spain
10/08/2014
Mars Retail Group is banking on the growing consumption of chocolate in China.
The group has opened a massive M&M branded store in Shanghai, which combines shopping and entertainment.
The 1600 sqm M&M’s department store is located at Brilliance Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai’s version of Times Square.
07/08/2014
Ci sono datori di lavoro che non riescono a trovare le figure di cui hanno bisogno. Ecco quali
La crisi economica c'è e la recessione pure. Ma i posti di lavoro non mancano.
Secondo un sondaggio della fondazione studi del Consiglio nazionale dell’Ordine dei consulenti del lavoro, ci sono infatti datori di lavoro che non riescono a trovare le figure di cui hanno bisogno.
Leggi tutto: Siamo in recessione, ma il lavoro c'è. Ecco i posti disponibili
07/08/2014
Pharmacy giant Alliance Boots has sold 55 per cent of its business to US pharmacy Walgreens in a £9bn deal.
The deal, which does not qualify for a controversial tax inversion, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015 and will see Walgreens keep its headquarters in the US amid increased scrutiny from US tax authorities.
Chief executive Greg Wasson said: “We took into account all factors, including that we could not arrive at a structure that provided the company and our board with the requisite level of confidence that a transaction of this significance would need to withstand extensive IRS review and scrutiny.”
L’idea di creare un blog giornaliero per il mondo del retail nasce grazie ai continui feedback positivi che riceviamo dalle notizie condivise attraverso diversi canali.
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Verranno condivise le loro esperienze, le loro attitudini e le loro experties. Un blog di condivisione, quindi.
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