Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the important exhibition organization of the retail sector in the World “EuroShop” was held in Düsseldorf, Germany on 05-09March 2017. In this important organization, Kartes took the place on the eleventh saloon, H42 stand. Our stand, which exhibited various design products and various furniture designs, attracted great attention. In the exhibition “EuroShop 2017”, 100.000 people visited from all over the World, and lead us to follow many developments in the sector as well as many new companies. We would like to thank everyone who visited us, who did not leave us alone and who organize this perfect exhibition.

This year Leader’s Conference (LIDKO’12) will take place at capital city of Spain, Madrid. As we are the ‘’ Official Store Design Sponsor’’ of the conference, the well-known retail brands representatives and owners attended to this event. In these 3 days short program people will attend to the conference which interesting and well-known speakers from all around World will have speeches. The future of the Retail market and Turkish Economy will be the main topics.

American Sneaker Sport Brand Skechers opened its 15th Store in row at Izmit as an Outlet Store Concept. The brand which the local consumers like to much, will continue to open new stores in 2017 as well. As Kartes Ltd we are giving service to the brand as store furniture Production and implementation at the site. Thank you for everyone who contributed at the project.

Famous women fashion brand Forever Young opened Its new store at Kiryon, Israel. The store is around 500 m2. The Design of the Store made by Colibri Design and handled by Simp Projects. As Kartes we produced all the furniture of the store and our team installed the whole equipment. Thanks for everyone who contributed.

Aldo continues to growing plan in year 2016. To reach to the growth target they opened two more stores in Turkey. Canadian shoes and accessories retail giant aim to open more store to be able to reach more clients. As Kartes we are producing and installing all the store furniture for the brand. The next store that going to be open will be Kanyon Shopping Mall in Istanbul.

The report examines and lists the 100 largest luxury goods companies globally, based on the consolidated sales of luxury goods in financial year 2014 (which we define as financial years ending within the 12 months to 30 June 2015). It also provides an outlook on the global economy; an analysis of merger and acquisition activity in the industry and discusses the key forces shaping the luxury market.

The world’s 100 largest luxury goods companies generated sales of $222 billion in financial year 2014, 3.6 percent higher year-on-year. The average luxury goods annual sales for a Top 100 company is now $2.2 billion.

The global luxury goods sector is expected to grow more slowly in 2016, at a rate many retailers may find disappointing. The growth rate is slowing in important markets such as China and Russia, although some markets continue to perform well and there are pockets of opportunity across the globe. India and Mexico for example are growing quickly, and the Middle East offers further growth potential.

There is a shift in the luxury path-to-purchase. Empowered by social networks and digital devices, luxury goods consumers are dictating increasingly when, where and how they engage with luxury brands. They have become both critics and creators, demanding a more personalised luxury experience, and expect to be given the opportunity to shape the products and services they consume.

Key findings from the report include:

• Discipline by design: luxury’s new normal – We are now entering the second half of the ‘decade of change’, which is expected to be characterised by discipline.
• Demand for luxury goods is still growing profitably despite economic challenges.
• Italy is once again the leading luxury goods country in terms of number of companies.

Famous local brand Bigshop opened Its 4th Department Store at Beersheva, Israel. The store which includes, Women, Men, Kids, Baby, Toys, Optic, Home Furniture & Textile, and Electronic Departments is around 4.500 m2. The Design of the Store made by Colibri Design and handled by Simp Projects. As Kartes we produced all the furniture of the store and our team installed the whole equipment. Thanks for everyone who contributed.

Retail Days is the greatest business world event in Turkey as well as one of the most distinguished organizations in the international arena. The conference will once again host inspirational speakers as well as industry experts and leaders to share countless new, different and guiding views and topics on November 23-24th. As we are exhibitor and sponsor of the organization since the beginning, we would like to see and host you at the place.

This year Leader’s Conference (LIDKO’11) has taken place at Amsterdam, Netherlands. As we are the "Official Store Design Sponsor" of the conference, the well-known retail brands representatives and owners attended to this event. In this 3 days short program people attended to the conference which interesting and well-known speakers from all around World had speeches. With the ‘’Study Tour’’ event, the participants reviewed different retail trends. At the conference the most efficient message given was to the retailers was "the local market is not enough for the Turkish Retailers, we have to target international markets".

Aldo continues to growing plan in year 2016. To reach to the growth target they opened two more stores in Turkey. Canadian shoes and accessories retail giant aim to open more store to be able to reach more clients. As Kartes we are producing and installing all the store furniture for the brand. The next store that going to be open will be Kanyon Shopping Mall in Istanbul.