RETAIL MARKET

Europa Star

RETAIL MARKET

0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120

“Reinventing yourself as a concept watch store”

“Reinventing yourself as a concept watch store”

BRICK & CLICK / SWITZERLAND

“We’ve been a family business for fifty years. Besides the boutique, 35 years ago we took over a vintage watch shop called Au Vieil (...)

“We are a service company, not a supermarket”

“We are a service company, not a supermarket”

BRICK & CLICK

A testimonial by Pablo Fuster, Relojería Alemana, in Mallorca (Spain).

“A garden of tranquillity in contrast with the digital jungle”

“A garden of tranquillity in contrast with the digital jungle”

BRICK & CLICK / GERMANY

“Faced with chains, supermarkets and mono- brand boutiques, a good number of traditional family boutiques have closed. And this concentration of the market (...)

“Retailers must transform themselves into showrooms”

“Retailers must transform themselves into showrooms”

BRICK & CLICK

“Today, retailers are coming under enormous pressure. Consumer behaviour is changing rapidly."

“We’re multi-brand and we still firmly believe in that model”

BRICK & CLICK / ITALY

“We have a main Flagship Store in Milan, still run by the founding family. We also operate the Rolex and the renewed Patek Philippe boutiques (...)

Of bricks and paper, clicks and storms

Of bricks and paper, clicks and storms

EDITORIAL

As a reading of this issue’s substantial “Brick & Click” dossier will reveal, watch retail is truly in the doldrums – or, more accurately, in total (...)

Baume & Mercier partners with Mr. Porter

Baume & Mercier partners with Mr. Porter

The Swiss watchmaker has joined forces with the leading global retail platform, helping men be more stylish without all the (...)

10 added-value retail tips to beat the market

10 added-value retail tips to beat the market

WATCHMAKING

Consultant and instructor Gianfranco Ritschel is one of the most knowledgeable insiders in the watch business. A veteran of Rolex, Bucherer, Piaget and (...)

Video Interview with Alexander Seidl, Exclusive Distributor of Zenith Austria & Central and Eastern Europe

Video Interview with Alexander Seidl, Exclusive Distributor of Zenith Austria & Central and Eastern Europe [Video]

One of the top men at Zenith sits down for an exclusive Europa Star interview to discuss the brand’s history and its future (...)

ALL AROUND THE WORLD - Watch Retail Map

ALL AROUND THE WORLD - Watch Retail Map

Retail Map is the new Europa Star regular column which monitors the watch boutiques and stores movements throughout the world. We encourage all our (...)

Walking in the death zone: how aggressive discounting is threatening the watch industry

Walking in the death zone: how aggressive discounting is threatening the watch industry

The watch industry’s slowdown has trapped many brands in a dilemma: price rebates are supposed to motivate consumer demand and boost sales. Yet aggressive (...)

GIANFRANCO RITSCHEL: “The reality is that, when we open boutiques, we put watch retailers out of business”

GIANFRANCO RITSCHEL: “The reality is that, when we open boutiques, we put watch retailers out of business”

Smartwatches, the younger generation, retail: an overview of the state of the industry with watchmaking consultant and instructor Gianfranco Ritschel, one (...)

Fighting crime, one watch at a time

Fighting crime, one watch at a time

The Watch Register is a new database of over 50,000 timepieces, providing a search and register service to encourage the trade to carry out due diligence, (...)

DISTRIBUTION - Paris: One Street, Two Breakaways: Colette - Chronopassion

DISTRIBUTION - Paris: One Street, Two Breakaways: Colette - Chronopassion

Located only a few metres away from each other, they are both influential and extravagant in a conservative territory: one caters to hipsters and the (...)

DISTRIBUTION - Future in motion, in-store versus online sales?

DISTRIBUTION - Future in motion, in-store versus online sales?

In-store versus online sales: some thoughts on the future of retailing.

RETAILER PROFILE - “Watch Brands in Switzerland Will Come Back to the Retailers”

The strong Swiss franc, brand relations, consumer behaviour: Vevey-based retailer Julien Meylan takes us behind the scenes of a multi-brand watch (...)

Mechanical Entomology - Four Artistic Visions at the M.A.D. Gallery

Mechanical Entomology - Four Artistic Visions at the M.A.D. Gallery

The MB&F M.A.D.Gallery is proud to present a collection of “Mechanical Entomology” featuring insect-inspired sculptures by four talented artists hailing (...)

Jaeger-LeCoultre Opens its First New York Flagship on Madison Avenue

Jaeger-LeCoultre Opens its First New York Flagship on Madison Avenue

Following Beverly Hills, Boca Raton, Las Vegas, Costa Mesa, Palm Beach, Aventura and Miami Design District, Jaeger-LeCoultre opens its first New York (...)

DISTRIBUTION - After-Sales Service: a Ticking Time Bomb?

DISTRIBUTION - After-Sales Service: a Ticking Time Bomb?

The issue of after-sales service is more relevant than ever. Each year, almost 30 million Swiss watches – including around 6 million mechanical watches – (...)

RETAILER PROFILE - FROJO, SELLING WATCHES AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD

Mountain resorts provide a very interesting customer base for watch retailers. French group Frojo recently made the move to Val d’Isère to grab a piece of (...)