Content about Latin America

May 20, 2013
American Sportswear employs LogFire warehouse management

American Sportswear, a Panama-based wholesaler and retailer that exclusively distributes the Tommy Hilfiger brand for most of Latin America and the Caribbean, is utilizing the LogFire extended warehouse management solution.

February 26, 2013
BDO survey: Retail CFOs bullish about M&A, IPO activity in 2013

The retail industry is poised for another year of heavy deal flow.

December 11, 2012
Report: Sephora to open 50 stores in Latin America by 2016

Sephora plans to open 50 stores in Latin America by 2016, the San Francisco Business Times reported.

October 17, 2012
Report: Alsea to invest $110 million to expand Starbucks in Latin America

Alsea, Latin America's biggest restaurant operator, will invest $110 million over the next three years in 220 new Starbucks cafes in Mexico and Argentina, Reuters reported.

October 11, 2012
Carrefour Q3 revenue up

Carrefour SA reported that its revenue edged up in its third quarter, driven by strong sales in its convenience stores and markets in Asia and Latin America.

June 20, 2012
Starbucks to expand presence in Latin America; ‘several hundred’ stores planned for Brazil

Starbucks Coffee Co. details its expansion plans for Latin America, including the opening of its first shop in Costa Rica on June 20.

June 20, 2012
Starbucks to expand presence in Latin America; ‘several hundred’ stores planned for Brazil

Starbucks Coffee Co. details its expansion plans for Latin America, including the opening of its first shop in Costa Rica on June 20.

April 23, 2012
H&M to enter Latin America in fall

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) will enter Latin America this fall, opening a flagship in Centro Santa Fé, Mexico City.

April 23, 2012
H&M to enter Latin America in fall

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) will enter Latin America this fall, opening a flagship in Centro Santa Fé, Mexico City.

February 29, 2012
Gap enters Central America

Gap Inc. is expanding its footprint in Latin America.

January 17, 2012
South America’s largest retailer selects SAP solution to help manage carbon emissions and energy consumption

The Grupo Pao de Acucar, the largest retailer in South America, has selected the SAP Carbon Impact OnDemand solution to monitor and manage carbon emissions and energy consumption in each of its 1,832 stores.

November 3, 2011
Jones Lang LaSalle in turnkey branding initiative for Nextel

Commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle will complete the rebrand, design and build-out of retail locations for mobile communications provider NII Holdings for its licensed Nextel brand in Latin America as part of a turnkey brand implementation strategy.

October 24, 2011
Global Expansion

Amid an uneven and slow recovery at home and financial volatility in established European markets, U.S. chain retailers are increasingly looking to emerging global markets to expand operations, increase overall revenues and gain a competitive advantage. The reasons are obvious: Consumer spending is on the rise in many of these areas, boosted by, in some instances for the first time ever, a growing middle class. Equally important, emerging markets present significant opportunities for store growth.

October 12, 2011
Gap to open first Chile stores

Gap said Wednesday it will advance its expansion in Latin America with new store openings in Chile in October, and will introduce Gap and Banana Republic stores to Panama and Colombia in 2012.

September 19, 2011
Starbucks to expand in Latin America

Starbucks Coffee Co. plans to expand in Latin America after concentrating in recent past years more on Asia, founder and CEO Howard Schultz said at a presentation in Madrid, Bloomberg reported.

September 19, 2011
Starbucks to expand in Latin America

Starbucks Coffee Co. plans to expand in Latin America after concentrating in recent past years more on Asia, founder and CEO Howard Schultz said at a presentation in Madrid, Bloomberg reported.

July 21, 2011
DemandTec and Farmacias Ahumada extend agreement

DemandTec said Thursday that Latin America’s largest drugstore retailer Farmacias Ahumada S.A. (FASA) has extended its agreement to use DemandTec’s advanced pricing analytics to drive profit and customer loyalty.

May 25, 2011
American Express CFO Survey: Economic outlook high, M&A activity to ramp up

Optimism about economic expansion is on the rise among senior finance executives in the United States and around the rest of the globe, according to the annual American Express/CFO Research Global Business & Spending Monitor.

February 28, 2011
VeriFone to supply its PAYware Merchant card payment service for Latin America McDonald's restaurant operations

VeriFone Systems announced it has won a contract to supply its PAYware Merchant card payment and settlement hosted service to Arcos Dorados, the largest restaurant operator in Latin America and the largest McDonald's franchisee in the world.

February 28, 2011
VeriFone to supply its PAYware Merchant card payment service for Latin America McDonald's restaurant operations

VeriFone Systems announced it has won a contract to supply its PAYware Merchant card payment and settlement hosted service to Arcos Dorados, the largest restaurant operator in Latin America and the largest McDonald's franchisee in the world.

February 10, 2011
Small Formats, Big Opportunities

A 3,500-sq.-ft. Walmart? Sounds hard to believe, but the world’s largest retailer broke new ground in January when it opened “Walmart on Campus” on the grounds of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The store, open to students and non-students alike, reflects the sea change that has occurred at Wal-Mart Stores and throughout the industry during the past couple of years as retailers across the board show increased flexibility and a willingness to rethink formats and footprints — most often, by thinking smaller. 


February 3, 2011
Walmart Latin America: 'Sustainagility' as key to profitable growth

Walmart Latin America CEO Eduardo Solorzano said Thursday in a speech that Walmart is using the company's expertise in sustainability as a means for profitable growth.

January 26, 2011
OXXO selects NEC’s POS platform

NEC Corp. of American announced that OXXO, the largest convenience store chain in Latin America, has selected NEC’s new point of sale hardware platform, TWINPOS 4500 as its standard.

December 17, 2010
The Retail Power 10

Some are entrepreneurs who built their companies from the ground up, turning one idea into a billion-dollar global empire.

September 8, 2010
Bernardo Hees named Burger King CEO

3G Capital said Thursday Bernardo Hees will lead Burger King Holdings as CEO upon completion...

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