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Whilst more and more shopping is online, electronic sports are transported to the interior of American malls. Several e-sport players are interested in physical locations, taking advantage of the...

5 October 2020

Ingka Centres. After London, head for San Francisco

Ingka Centres, the Swedish giant’s commercial property arm is betting on city centre shopping centres. Announcing the opening for Autumn 2021 of an urban shopping centre in the heart of San...

5 October 2020

Starbucks adapts a loyalty programme to lockdown

How to bring back the regulars who liked their black coffee ritual before going to work? The Covid-19 crisis had a profound impact on Starbucks (31,795 stores. Turnover in 2019: US$26.5 billion)...

5 October 2020

Macy’s Inc. builds on brands and centralises supply chain

After announcing that it would close approximately 125 stores in February (out of a total of 870), Macy’s Inc. is banking on a stand-alone format for Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s...

5 October 2020

How Walmart accelerates transformation without Asda and thanks to TikTok

If the restriction announcement made by President Trump is confirmed, the American computer and Cloud giant Oracle (turnover 2019 US$34.5 billion) and partner Walmart, leader in superstores and...

5 October 2020

E-commerce. Mobile applications are on the rise

The use of shopping through mobile applications is spreading alongside the explosion of e-commerce. Globally, the installation of e-commerce applications increased by 25% in Q2 2020 compared to...

5 October 2020

Marks & Spencer successfully completes online transformation with Ocado Retail

On September 1st, the Ocado Retail Ltd delivery platform ceased Waitrose deliveries and switched to Marks and Spencer, its 50-50 partner in the joint venture from February 2019. Despite this...

5 October 2020

Carmila supports franchising development of retailers

According to a press release, the Carrefour group’s property arm has launched Carmila Franchise & Development. The third largest listed shopping centre company in Europe (215 shopping...

5 October 2020

Douglas cosmetics delivered by Glovo in Spain

The German selective perfumery chain Douglas has teamed with Spanish express delivery start-up Glovo. It is the only cosmetics retailer in Spain to offer this home delivery. 1,500 products are...

5 October 2020

Christos Kalogerakis “Due to Covid, we sped up our e-commerce strategy for a new marketplace”

Created in 2019 through the merger of Public (part of Olympia Group in Greece) and MediaMarkt Hellas (a subsidiary of German Ceconomy), PMM Group reported online sales growth by a factor of 9...

5 October 2020

Nike praises its digital and direct-to-consumer model

“Our digital strategy cannot be copied easily”. According to John Donahoe, C.E.O., Nike is coming out of the crisis stronger than ever. He presented results for 2021 Q1, ending August...

5 October 2020

Textile: EcoAlf relies on technology to save oceans

The Spanish company EcoAlf, whose slogan is “No Planet B” (5 flagships and more than 1,000 corners around the world) wants to promote photocatalytic treatment. This is a coating that...

5 October 2020

Payment: Amazon still in charge

The world number one for e-commerce (turnover US$88.9 billion in the second quarter of 2020) had already disrupted the market for retail self-scanning with its “just walk out” formula...

5 October 2020

Mirakl’s success. E-commerce marketplaces essential against Covid-19

Amongst star performers whom emerged from the Covid-19 crisis, there is undoubtedly the French nugget Mirakl. This solution offers retailers the opportunity to rapidly develop their own...

5 October 2020

Recycling, environment: Lego invests €400 millions in R&D

Lego, the famous retailer of construction games (turnover 2019 €5.2 billion, 570 stores) is stepping up investments to protect our planet. Anne Besson, Marketing Director of Lego France, Iberia...

5 October 2020

Eco-responsible: an expensive imperative but a risky transition

Lockdown has accelerated awareness of dangerous climate change among consumers. How to respond to this concern, to show credibility without being accused of greenwashing, while reinventing one’s...

5 October 2020

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Hanshow makes a breakthrough in the US but stumbles on the economics of smart trolley

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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...

10 September 2026

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...

10 September 2026

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Between a decline in exhibitor numbers, visitors number and high costs, the outcome of NRF Europe 2026 proves mixed. For its part, the American National Retail Federation, owner of the trade show...

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Seizure of Auchan Retail’s assets in Russia penalises a risky gamble

Via a presidential decree on September 17, Vladimir Putin placed the Russian subsidiaries of Auchan, Leroy Merlin (now Lemana Pro), Nestlé and logistics provider FM Logistic under temporary...

21 September 2026