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Will Chinese state interventionism be sufficient to put retail back on track, at a time when G.D.P. fell by 6.8% in the first quarter of 2020, following a 6% rise in Q4 2019? This was the first...

20 May 2020

The Chinese Dada soon to be listed in the U.S.?

While China and the U.S.A. clash over the origin of the pandemic, the American market remains receptive to Chinese companies. As financial markets have survived the crisis rather well, a major...

20 May 2020

Crisis accelerates e-commerce for Brazil

Latin America is the least-advanced continent in terms of e-commerce, with 0.1% of online sales for F.M.C.G.’s in Brazil in 2018, according to Kantar. However, things are changing...

20 May 2020

U.S.A. Making cash-strapped consumers spend money

In the U.S., where consumption accounts for 68% of G.D.P. and unemployment is rising sharply, the giants of F.M.C.G.s are trying to prevent households with tight budgets from migrating to private...

20 May 2020

Business Case Etam. “There is more interest in trusting one’s clients than in distrusting them.”

How can you reduce the stress and complexity of customers trying outfits but improve customer relations in fashion retail? For Laurent Milchior, Managing Director of the Etam Group (15% of...

20 May 2020

Technical solutions to manage flows

The German Xplace regulates flow to access the store, relieving the burden on employees and reassuring customers. Sensors record the number of people entering and leaving the market in real time...

20 May 2020

“Do you provide luxury or accessibility? Of course, we offer both!”

For the luxury sector, should retailers raise margins by winning more customers with trinkets at accessible prices, or raise prices on emblematic bag models? The answer to both prompts appears to...

20 May 2020

Ikea. What projects are active in China and the U.S.?

The world’s leading furniture retailer Ikea unveiled principal strategies for China, where it operates 30 stores and 3 shopping centres in Beijing, Wuxi and Wuhan. In the Beijing mall...

20 May 2020

GDP per country

In the first quarter of 2020, GDP fell by 6.8% in China. It also fell by 5.8% in France, 5.2% in Spain, 4.8% in the USA and 3.8% in Germany. In the Eurozone, its decline reached -3,8 %.

20 May 2020

Luxury market

According to Bain & Co. the luxury market (personal goods) is expected to decline between -20% and -35% this year. The McKinsey firm predicts a decline of between -35% and -39% for...

20 May 2020

Growth in e-commerce sales

According to the latest ACI Worldwide study in early May 2020, e-commerce sales jumped by 209% in April 2020 compared to April 2019. “Hundreds of millions of consumers around the world have...

20 May 2020

Global GDP

According to the I.M.F., the Covid-19-related recession is expected to be deeper than the financial crisis of 2008-09. World G.D.P. is expected to decline by 3% in 2020, compared to -0.1% in 2009.

20 May 2020

Department stores. What prospects and strategies?

According to several department store managers interviewed by our editors, the return to normal should not take place before 2021. At a time when certain groups such as J.C.Penney and Neiman...

20 May 2020

Retail. The West delays whilst the East is innovating

From Hong Kong to the Emirates, the retail of tomorrow is being invented in the Far East. Where business has reopened, retailers and property companies are charting a new course. Business...

20 May 2020

Mark Thomson, Zebra : “Self-scanning and contactless payment is now booming in Europe”

Zebra delivers software and solutions that helps retailers to elevate customers’ shopping experience, to track and manage inventory and to improve supply chain efficiency. Sophie Baqué discussed...

5 May 2020

Ebay poaches a Walmart’s online expert as C.E.O.

On April 27th, Jamie Iannone, (a seasoned executive of traditional retail) will take appointment as C.E.O. of Ebay, a pioneer of the Silicon Valley online industry. Iannone is a Princeton and...

20 April 2020

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Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

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In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...

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