Stefano Passarello, very well known for his performances with numbers for Italian retail giants, named fastest age-group runner at the Ironman World Championship 2017.…
Claudia Shaw: The rise of malls has made shopping boring
A veteran of the luxury retail industry, Claudia Shaw took a position with Chanel’s senior team in Asia in 1996 and has been with the company ever since. Her current position as ambassador and regiona…
JD.com parent company hires academic for global expansion
Chinese B2C e-commerce service provider JD Group announced the establishment of a strategy unit and international business expansion unit.…
Lagardère Travel Retail promotes Axel Gauthey as it eyes growth in Asia
Lagardère Travel Retail has promoted Axel Gauthey to the newly-established role of Executive Vice-President Business Development, Middle East, Africa & Asia and Senior Advisor Global Accounts.…
Jack Ma sees decades of pain as Internet upends older economy
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy.…
Meet the woman behind Starbucks’ rapid growth in China
Wong was promoted to country CEO from president last October after 16 years with Starbucks, the last 5 of which she’s spent overseeing the opening of almost 2,000 stores, spearheading Starbucks&…
Michael Hill names new CEO
Experienced executive Phil Taylor has won out in an international search to be confirmed as chief executive officer of jewellery retailer Michael Hill International.…
How China’s ‘Mr. Bags’ boosts luxury handbags sales
Chinese blogger Tao Liang, better known as Mr. Bags, posts consistently turn faithful fans into big spenders for luxury fashion brands.…
New CEO of FlipKart in India to compete Amazon
Last month Flipkart promoted former Tiger Global Management executive Kalyan Krishnamurthy as the CEO of India’s largest online retailer…
5 second generation Indian retail tycoons
Here are five scions of top industrialist families who are marking their presence felt in today’s retail environment with their new ideas.…