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In China, the commercial property sector is showing positive signs as transactions pick up again.

17 June 2021

In Tokyo, Uniqlo opens the doors of a “Neighborhood” store

In early June 2021, Fast Retailing opened a 1,950 sq.m Uniqlo store in the historical and tourist district of Asakusa.

16 June 2021

Concept of the Month. Patagonia Provisions

One year after a launch, the food marketplace created by Patagonia is gaining ground. What are the ambitions?

16 June 2021

Auchan-Russia wants to accelerate online

Auchan-Russia will invest US$277 million up to 2024 to develop e-commerce business from soup to nuts, including creating a technical platform and building data.

16 June 2021

H&M stops lending suits for job interviews

The initiative launched in the United States and in the UK was highly commendable, but complex to operate. For 24 hours, a job candidate could reserve an H&M suit on the One/Second/Suit...

16 June 2021

Sephora and Crate & Barrel support the black cause

In the U.S.A., the “15% Pledge” is gaining ground in the retail industry. Launched by Sephora in 2020 following George Floyd’s passing in Minneapolis, around 20 retailers joined...

16 June 2021

Sustainable Retail. From vision to action

According to BCG, 30% of our wardrobes could be filled by second-hand clothes by 2026. And the second-hand market is expected to grow by 20% over the next five years. At a time when the priority...

16 June 2021

Saudi Arabia. Carrefour automates e-commerce with Takeoff

For the Gulf region, a different equation is emerging for e-commerce. Carrefour in Saudi Arabia is opting for an interesting mix. To date, it is rolling out only one robotic warehouse per city...

15 June 2021

NRF is optimistic for retail in 2021

As predicted on June 9th by the National Retail Federation, U.S. retail sales (online and offline) are expected to grow between 10.5% and 13.5% this year.

15 June 2021

Etsy takes over the “British Vinted”

The Etsy marketplace (revenues of US$1.72 billion in 2020, + 111%) announced the acquisition of the British second-hand platform Depop for US$1.63 billion. This should be effective in Q3 2021...

15 June 2021

“The CSR change is easier to make when you have good margins”

Nathalie Baudoin has been Marketing Director Europe at Patagonia for 12 years. She discusses the sustainable milestones set by the retailer, well before competitors

15 June 2021

Kingfisher. With 21% of e-commerce, what role for physical stores?

As e-commerce keeps gaining ground, Kingfisher's D.I.Y. stores have been seeing new functions and new jobs, which change daily organization. Romain Roulleau, Chief Digital Officer, summarized this...

4 June 2021

KKR to take a stake in Cegid

In five years, Cegid's valuation has seen more than a nine-fold increase. This is highlighted by KKR’s entry into the capital of the management software publisher.

4 June 2021

Rewe and Sonae offering stores with no cashier queue

Rewe, Sonae, Tesco and Metro AG are investigating a potential future for retail payment. Such solutions combine reduced human interaction with removal of delays for queuing and payment.

4 June 2021

“Maybe that e-commerce will grow to 25% of the U.S. grocery market in the long term”

Owned by the Korean giant Emart, Good Food Holdings is a premium grocer, whose main rivals are Wholefoods (Amazon) and Trader Joe’s (Walmart). Neil Stern, CEO since September 2020, explains his...

28 May 2021

Tell me who your customers are, I’ll tell you who you are

Eager to deploy Artificial Intelligence and boost physical retail, Navori Labs, the specialist in digital signage solutions, launched Aquaji software. This innovative smart data solution measures...

28 May 2021

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Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

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Already in POC, Dialog’s conversational agent shows up in the search bar

Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

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On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

With Grand Frais, Apollo makes a first move into European grocery retail

Through an agreement to acquire 70% of the operator of Grand Frais, the US investment fund Apollo aims to double stores and evolve a model that has so far been entirely focused on physical retail...

19 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025

Pierre Brousseau (FDJ United Ventures): “For 2026, we are positioning ourselves in a more rational and offensive again VC market”

What is the total amount of assets under management at FDJ United Ventures?FDJ United Ventures was launched in 2015. We invest in European start-ups supported by La Française des Jeux (FDJ...

12 December 2025