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In Europe, the huge D.I.Y. and gardening markets (value of €400 billion) have two caracteristics : half of the sales are in B-2-B and they are untouched by digitalisation. This shows a high...

18 February 2020

IS DATA PRIVACY THE NEW PILLAR OF THE U.S. AGAINST CHINA?

In just 12 months, the U.S. retail landscape changed its attitude regarding protection of private data. Some experts go even further, comparing Western democraties and ‘Chinese autocracies’ run...

18 February 2020

Ikea. Change of perimeter in the UK

In the United Kingdom, the world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea (turnover of €41.3 billion for the financial year ended August 2019, + 6.4%) is adapting its store fleet to e-commerce...

18 February 2020

3 questions to Otto Ambagtsheer, C.E.O. of Via Outlets

“Second-hand products and outlets have a natural connection”

18 February 2020

Wrist watches. Apple beats traditional Swiss sales

Although Apple does not confirm unit sales, Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimated that Apple sold a total of 30.7 million Apple Watch units in 2019. The entire Swiss watch industry...

18 February 2020

Coronavirus impacts global retail

China was hit by a new Coronavirus epidemic in December 2019. To date, the virus caused the death of at least 1,800 people before spreading abroad. From Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic, to...

18 February 2020

Advertorial. “In future, 80% of e-commerce will come from grocery stores”

With electronic labels and anti-breakage surveillance cameras, SES-imagotag optimises store operations.GRN: After the NRF Big Show, SES-imagotag is exhibiting at EuroShop. What is your vision of...

18 February 2020

Amazon moves to global n°3 retailer

Fresh from the Retail Big Show, Deloitte publishes a detailed study of the World’s top 250 retailers. G.R.N. considers the results. What are the main trends forming international retail? The...

18 February 2020

Carrefour bets on picking robots in the Gulf

For more efficient grocery e-commerce, small back-office sites heavy with automation and housed in the back of current stores have become a priority for many retailers. Eager to process online...

11 February 2020

Canada Goose. From a family company to a luxury brand

Founded in the 1950s in Toronto, Canada Goose (revenue of US$222 million for the quarter to September 2019, +28%) started as a company initially specialised in professional cold weather wear like...

14 January 2020

A woman is the new boss at Majid Al Futtaim malls

In December 2019, Mrs Shireen El Khatib, a 25-year veteran retail executive, has been appointed C.E.O. of Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Shopping Malls. She will lead a portfolio of 26 malls in the Gulf...

14 January 2020

JD.com bets on experiential for brick-and-mortar

The Beijing-based online retailer JD.com (revenues of US$18.9 billion in Q3 2019, up by 28.7%) unveiled a huge 50,000 sq.m. store located in Chongqing, China. Opened on 11th November, known as...

14 January 2020

China. H&M partners with YCloset for rental program

The Stockholm-based fashion retailer H&M (revenue of US$6.41 billion in Q4 2019, operating 4,972 stores) announced in December 2019 that it is launching a 3-month rental pilot program in China...

14 January 2020

Harrods to open first Chinese stand-alone store

British department store Harrods (a subsidiary of Qatar Holding LLC and a turnover of €987.6 million for the year to February 2019, a rise of 1%), will open a first store in Shanghai in 2020...

14 January 2020

Tesco seeks buyer for Asian businesses

Tesco is Britain’s biggest retailer by sales with US$75.3 billion annual revenue in the year to February 2019. This is a rise of 11.3% and includes the Booker merger. The firm operates 6,767...

14 January 2020

FMCG. Chinese shoppers keen on imported products

In China, consumers continue to buy more and more imported F.M.C.G. products (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) despite the slowdown in G.D.P. (only up by 6% in Q3 2019). According to a study by Kantar...

14 January 2020

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According to our sources, the young start-up Hymalaia is continuing development in retail with 4 new retailers currently in POC and an imminent fundraising. We examine the details.

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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

Leroy Merlin and Aroma‑Zone launch in‑store analytics pilots with XXII

French retail tech XXII, which aims to become the Google Analytics and Contentsquare of physical stores, has already signed with 15 retailers and shopping centres, mind Retail learned. A year...

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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...

4 December 2025

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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...

12 December 2025

Price-fixing investigation: Swatch and Citizen under scrutiny in Italy

On December 9, 2025, Swiss watch groups Swatch (Tissot, Mido and Hamilton) and Japanese Citizen (Bulova, Vagary, Frédérique Constant and Alpina) were placed under investigation by...

11 December 2025

In the U.S.A., retail job cuts rise 139% in a year

According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a company specialising in employment trend analysis, in the U.S.A., 2025 has been tough for retail employment. The sector recorded 91,954 job cuts...

9 December 2025

Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation

After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...

28 November 2025

Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration

On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...

5 December 2025

Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s

As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...

2 December 2025