Retail

  Emirates Business Theluxurycloset.com, the fast growing online marketplace that buys, sells, and consigns personal luxury goods, mostly pre-owned and at a discounted price, announced that it has closed a $7.8 million Series B round of funding. The financing was led by Wamda Capital, a venture capital firm investing in technology-enabled companies in the MENA region, and Middle East Venture …

  Bloomberg The British division of Aldi is ramping up plans for expansion, unaffected by the shock Brexit referendum, as the German discount retailer enjoys booming demand. Aldi UK announced on Monday that it will invest £300 million ($389 million, 346 million euros) to revamp its stores over the next three years. “Future capital expenditure plans are unaffected by the …

  Bloomberg BHS will reopen as a UK online brand this week as new owner Al Mana Group of Qatar seeks to revive the 88-year-old British retailer only months after it failed. Al Mana, which acquired the BHS brand at the time of its collapse in June, will initially sell a range of lighting and home-furnishing products on BHS.com, the …

  Bloomberg Aritzia Inc., a Canadian women’s fashion retailer, may raise as much as C$400 million ($304 million) in its initial public offering after boosting the amount of shares being offered by 25 percent. Aritzia owners lifted the number of subordinated shares being sold to 25 million from 20mn, according to sale documents. The shares are being marketed for C$14 …

  Paris / AFP US online retailing giant Amazon rolled out across Europe on Thursday its section where it features hand-crafted products sold directly by artisans. More than a thousand European artisans have joined Handmade, where they can present their wares on the e-commerce website as well as explain their craft and the unique properties of each object.Amazon emerged as …

  Bloomberg Inditex SA, the world’s biggest clothing retailer, reported earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as the company prioritized online expansion over store openings. First-half operating profit increased 8 percent to 1.61 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in the six months through July, Inditex said on Wednesday. Analysts expected 1.58 billion euros. Revenue rose 13 percent in the first weeks of …

  Bloomberg Airbnb Inc. gained market share in France, the world’s most visited tourist destination, despite a string of terrorist attacks that depressed bookings at traditional hotels. The San Francisco-based company’s apartment-sharing website drew 3.6 million travelers to France in June, July and August, 86 percent more than in the same period a year ago, it said in a statement …

  Bloomberg Amazon is already the biggest clothing seller online. It might soon overtake most of its brick-and-mortar rivals in fashion sales, as well. There were no runway models on any Amazon catwalk at last week’s New York Fashion Week. But the e-commerce giant still loomed large in the minds of retail executives watching it elbow its way into the …

  Bloomberg OVS SpA, Italy’s largest children’s clothing retailer, agreed to buy Charles Voegele Holding AG with two other investors for about 56 million francs ($57 million), ensuring the survival of the ailing Swiss chain after years of speculation about its future. The offer price of 6.38 francs per share is 2.1 percent higher than Charles Voegele’s closing price on …

  Bloomberg Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has selected asset manager Pradera as the lead bidder to buy 27 European retail parks surrounding its stores, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Pradera has offered about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to buy the assets which are being sold through broker Cushman & Wakefield Inc., the person …