International Strategy
January 30, 2012
H&M recently announced its expansion goals for 2012, with plans to add approximately 275 new stores. The fashion retailer will open the most stores this year in China, the United States and the United Kingdom. In addition, it will enter Bulgaria, Latvia, Malaysia and Thailand for the first time.
January 30, 2012
Just a few weeks after unveiling the locations of its first 24 stores in Canada, Target released an expanded list of stores that will debut in 2013. The stores listed included two in Alberta, two in British Columbia, 29 in Ontario and one in Saskatchewan.
January 24, 2012
Hudson's Bay is betting a Canadian touch will revitalize the oldest upscale department store retailer in the U.S. Bonnie Brooks, who is credited with having started to revive the ailing Bay after she got the top job in 2008, was appointed president of Hudson's Bay Co. on Jan. 23.
January 23, 2012
Ikea is withholding its entry into India in spite of New Delhi's move to open its market to foreign retailers as the Swedish homewares company accelerates its expansion in other BRIC countries.
January 18, 2012
American Eagle Outfitters plans to expand in Japan, with the opening of three stores in Tokyo in 2012. The retailer's first store in the country is slated to open on April 18 in a new retail development.
January 9, 2012
Target's plan to open up to 135 stores in Canada is rapidly taking shape as the retailer released the locations of its first 24 stores in the country. As previously announced, Target purchased the leasehold interests of 189 sites currently operated by Zellers.
January 9, 2012
Staples Canada is implementing an in-store solution for printing shelf signs and labels in its 320-plus stores. The AccessVia Web dSignShop allows the office products retailer to produce signs in both English and French, and offers a French-language interface for stores with Francophone employees.
December 28, 2011
The Mint empire, which includes StyleMint, Kate Bosworth's jewelry site JewelMint, and Rachel Bilson's venture ShoeMint, have announced shipping to Canada is officially in effect.
December 22, 2011
American Eagle Outfitters recently opened stores in three new international markets — Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. The retailer opened its store in Jordan at the Taj Mall on Nov. 30; the Morocco store opened in Casablanca at Morocco Mall on Dec. 1; and the Egypt store opened in Cairo’s City Stars Mall on Dec. 10.
December 13, 2011
Coach has opened a temporary online store in China. Housed on the e-commerce site Taobao Mall, the online store will operate from Dec. 12 to Jan. 15, and will offer accessories and gift items, as well as some exclusive and limited-edition products.
