Analyst CornerWeekly Insights Aug 14, 2015 Coresight Research August 14, 2015 Executive Summary Macy’s announced a joint venture with Fung Retailing Limited to explore retailing in China starting in late 2015 Alibaba is paying US$4.6 billion for a 19.99% stake in Suning, a major Chinese electronics retailer with 1,600 stores in 289 cities Costco plans to open its first store in France, the first of up to 15 stores planned over the next 10 years Havaianas, the Brazilian footwear maker, is entering into a new strategic alliance with several Disney properties, and the two companies are collaborating on the design of cobranded flip-flops Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: High-Income Consumers Turn Optimistic About Economy; Plus, Inflation Awareness Declines: US Consumer Survey InsightsUS Forecast To See Multibillion-Dollar Hit from Falling International Visitor Spend: Another Retail HeadwindAnalyst Corner: Five Back-to-School Shopping Trends to Watch, with Madhav PitaliyaResearch Preview: Agentic Commerce—Retail Moves to Product Visibility and Checkout on ChatGPT