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Mobile wallets as a sales conversion tool
By simplifying the payment experience whilst enriching it with various services, the digital wallet embedded on smartphones has become a conversion lever for retailers.
5 November 2021
Jeff Bezos invests in Indonesian start-up Ula
Amazon's C.E.O. is taking a stake in B2B startup Ula. The app helps small retailers manage inventory, grow their business and improve margins.
5 November 2021
Alibaba. How to make China its n°1 or n°2 market ?
A subsidiary of Baozun, Full Jet partners with brands to sell on Tmall, Alibaba's marketplace in China. Victoria Glanz, its European C.E.O., reported on the latest changes in the Chinese market.
2 November 2021
Central Retail joins the world of immersive shopping
Central Marketing Group, a subsidiary of Central Retail (Thailand’s No. 1 retailer, with sales of €4.7 billion in 2020), is banking on virtual reality and launching a virtual shopping...
2 November 2021
Migros wants “click & collect” in autonomous mode
After investing in the delivery start-up Smood (delivery in less than an hour), the Swiss cooperative Migros (turnover of about €25 billion last year) is rolling out click & collect...
The Asian adventure ends for Auchan
The French retailer is leaving Asia by selling its Taiwanese stores to PX-Mart. Faced with the dynamics of local players, Asia is a market where foreign retailers are becoming rare.
2 November 2021
Danish retailers commit to developing sustainable packaging
In Denmark, the Ministry of the Environment has teamed up with 16 retailers (including Coop, Salling Group, Lidl, Dagrofa, Aldi, Rema1000, Elgiganten, Matas…) to design recyclable packaging.
2 November 2021
[Exclusive] Showroomprivé to launch ephemeral storage with Monstock
Showroomprivé, one of the European leaders in e-commerce, partners with Monstock for the optimization of its supply chain.
2 November 2021
Japan. Retailers are hiring employees over 80
Faced with a labor shortage, Summit supermarkets (Tokyo) have pushed back the retirement age to 75. Nojima electronics stores decided to go further by dropping an age limit.
2 November 2021
Amazon launches a “Made in France” e-store
In 2019, Amazon launched in Italy a “Made in Italy” e-store. On October 11, 2021, the U.S. retailer opened in France an online store dedicated to “Made in France” products.
2 November 2021
Standalone stores are burgeoning in Europe
Whilst Amazon launched the concept of checkout-free store in January 2018, Tesco, Aldi and Auchan are now following these steps.
22 October 2021
Average basket rising with digital transformation at Value Retail
“There is no return to normal” in the sector of outlet centres, said Scott Malkin, Founder of Value Retail (11 outlet centres in Europe and China). However, the company sees some...
22 October 2021
UK : Selfridges department stores soon under Qatari flag?
Prolonged closure, falling tourist numbers...After suffering the pangs of lockdowns, Selfridges department stores are looking for a new investor to make a real digital shift and secure the future.
22 October 2021
Turkey. Erdogan wants to bet on co-operative retail
As Turkey's economic difficulties erode his popularity, President Erdogan wants to control inflation by hard choices.
22 October 2021
Sephora and The Body Shop speed up deliveries
In the U.S. and Canada, The Body Shop (a subsidiary of Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura Group) partnered with on-demand delivery platform Instacart.
22 October 2021
Glovo, Xiaomi and Giordano invest in Ghana
The Spanish-based on-demand delivery platform Glovo will invest €3.5 million to develop business in Ghana by the end of 2022.
22 October 2021
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