Posts tagged Brazil

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    Jardins district welcomes its first shopping mall located in the heart of Sao Paulo

    Jardim Pamplona Shopping unveils two new floors, along with a gourmet terrace offering panoramic views of the neighbourhood, as well as the city's first mall food park

    2017 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Carrefour Brazil opens its 70th Express outlet

    Carrefour Brazil closed 2016 with the opening of its 70th Carrefour Express shop, reflecting the growing popularity of its convenience model in the South American nation.

    2017 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Lush Cosmetics to close stores and factory in Brazil

    British cosmetics brand Lush is leaving Brazil for the second time. In an official release, representatives from the company revealed that it would be closing its stores and factory in the South American country on June 20, explaining that the business has not been able to make a profit over the four years it has operated in the country.

    2018 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Babies “R” Us to enter Brazil

    WHP Global, parent company of Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us, has signed an exclusive long-term license agreement with Ragabesh & Co. to bring Babies “R” Us to Brazil for the first time.

    2022 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Chile retailer Falabella to purchase Linio for $138m

    Chilean retailer Falabella said on Wednesday it had purchased Latin American e-commerce company Linio for $138 million (105.11 million pounds), adding in a regulatory filing that it was seeking $800 million in financing to put towards the acquisition and other investments.

    2018 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Dior opens new Brazil store

    The luxury conglomerate LVMH has once again expressed its interest in the Latin American market, opening a second Dior store in Brazil.

    2022 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Levi’s launches its Indigo Store Concept in Brazil

    The American brand specialising in jeans, Levi’s, launched in December, at Shopping Anália Franco, in São Paulo, its Indigo concept of stores in Brazil, a format that is already present in key Levi’s sales points globally, such as in SoHo, in New York.

    2022 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Amazon.com starts direct sales of merchandise in Brazil after delays

    Amazon.com Inc is launching its long-awaited in-house fulfilment and delivery network in Brazil after months of delays caused by complicated logistics and a highly complex tax system in the largest Latin American economy.

    2019 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Dufry Group debuts in Brazil

    Finally, after years of waiting for government approvals to be finalised, yesterday (22 August), Dufry officially opened its first Brazilian duty free border shop in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, at the border with Argentina.

    2019 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Carrefour Brasil wholesale unit to keep pace in store openings

    The wholesale division of Carrefour Brasil, the nation’s largest retailer, plans to keep up its aggressive pace of store openings for at least the next three to four years, the unit’s chief executive officer told Reuters on Tuesday.

    2018 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Brazilian retailers, mall operators shut to contain coronavirus

    Brazilian retailers and mall operators are closing doors and redirecting efforts to e-commerce, as the private sector adjusts to help slow spread of the coronavirus that has infected over 1,500 people and killed 25 across the South American country.

    2020 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Carrefour gets Brazilian antitrust nod for Grupo BIG acquisition

    Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has recommended the approval of the acquisition of Grupo BIG by the Brazilian arm of Carrefour.

    2022 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Burberry to shut 1 in 10 stores worldwide to elevate brand

    Burberry to shut 1 in 10 stores worldwide as part of overhaul to portray the brand as more luxury

    2019 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Brazil’s Mercado Extra to open 50 new stores In 2020

    Brazilian retail group GPA is planning to open 50 new stores under the Mercado Extra format by the end of 2020.

    2020 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    WH Smith enters South America with seven airport stores in Brazil

    WH Smith has teamed up with Duty Free Americas to open seven of its travel stores in RIOgaleão - Tom Jobim International Airport in Brazil.

    2018 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge

    Walmart Inc has sold an 80 % stake in its Brazilian operations to Advent International, exiting an underperforming business in its third major international deal since April.

    2018 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Brazil’s Grupo BIG rolls out 'Next Generation' supermarkets

    Brazil’s Grupo BIG (former Walmart Brasil) has launched a new, 'next generation' supermarket format.

    2020 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Brazil gets its first 'healthy' supermarket

    Super Saudavel, the first supermarket in Brazil to offer 'healthy' products selected by a team of nutritionists, has opened its doors to customers. The store is located in the Alto de Pinheiros district of São Paulo.

    2019 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Nike expands distributor business model in South America

    American sports and footwear giant Nike, Inc. announced on Thursday that it is transitioning its Nike brand business in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay to strategic distributor partnerships with local partners Grupo Axo and SBF.

    2020 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo to reopen malls for 15 days as of June 1

    Malls and street shops will be allowed to reopen in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city and the epicenter of its coronavirus outbreak, for 15 days as of June 1, according to a plan unveiled on Wednesday by Governor Joao Doria and Mayor Bruno Covas.

    2020 - Media Team Retailp.com