Investments in France do not require any autorisation and the formalities for setting up businesses have been simplified.

Retail follows rooftops. Few real estate adages are more axiomatic. Increasingly, however, the reverse is becoming true, and rooftops, or residential uses, are cozying up to retail.

e-commerce has forced traditional brick-and-mortar retailers to rethink their operations in order to remain competitive. For some, this means developing websites and mobile apps to entice consumers with an omnichannel shopping experience.

With the growing and evolving retail world, one thing had remained constant: retailers did not have to collect sales tax for online sales to states in which they had no physical presence.

In February 2018, L.L. Bean made the tough decision to change its lifetime return policy, which had been in existence for over a century. Following the policy change, the company received backlash from its customers.