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Latest Trends and Developments in O2O Retailing

JD.com plans to open 1 million brick-and-mortar convenience
stores through franchising within five years. It invested in Yonghui
Superstores, a supermarket chain in China.
• This follows JD.com’s announcement to open 10,000 home
appliance stores across China.
• The stores will use JD.com’s data analytics and logistics system
to better target consumers and fulfil orders.
• The stores can set up virtual stores on JD.com.

US Retail Revolution

Global Retail Trends
1. Democratization of Luxury
2. Amazon’s Impact on Apparel
3. Home and Big-Ticket Purchases Increasing
4. Beauty Spending Driven by the Selfie Culture
5. Brands Developing an Emotional Connection & More….

Global Retail Reinvented (Bloomberg)

The Art of Decluttering
• The typical American wardrobe has 120
items today vs 36 items in 1930.
• 80% of them are unworn.
• Marie Kondo’s “the Life Changing
Magic of Tidying Up” brought
minimalism to the mainstream.
• Cladwell helps consumers create a
minimalist wardrobe.

Paris—The Third Largest European Startup Hub

This is the third report in our series on European startup capitals. Paris is a leading startup hub globally and is the third-largest European center for startup development. The main factors that make Paris one of the top startup hubs include: