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In the fiscal year ending in September 4, 2019, Primark posted mixed results. Margins were less generous than in the past but sales were up by 4% to €8.4 billion. This was driven by 14 store...

9 October 2019

How can hypermarkets save a full time per year?

According to Fabrice Haïat, Co-founder of the Yoobic software editor, “our solution enables grocery retailers to check only the required “end-of-life” products instead of...

9 October 2019

Picard makes inroads in Norway

Already successfully selling in Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, Picard (950 stores) just opened its 1st unit in Norway. This store of 100 sq.m is in the Niels Juels...

9 October 2019

Debenhams bets on a Middle East franchise

With a new C.E.O. as turnaround specialist, Stefaan Vansteenkiste, the British department store firm of Debenhams (revenue of US$ 2.3 billion in 2018, a fall of 2.4% from the previous year)...

9 October 2019

Can 24-hour grocery stores be profitable in Europe?

Business case studies. The concept of 24h/24 supermarkets has been spreading across Europe, from France with Carrefour and Casino (with 60 stores in late February 2019) to Germany with Edeka and...

8 October 2019

Beauty. When young shoots jostle traditional retailers

In Europe, the young brands of skincare and beauty have decided to increase their brand exposure on the retailers’ shelves. “The Ordinary” (skincare) and “Aime”...

8 October 2019

Swedish giant Ikea bets on Chinese expansion

The Ikea Group has just released figures for the fiscal year ending in August 2019. Total sales are €41.3 billion (+6.4% year-on-year) driven by store openings and online sales. If the Group...

8 October 2019

Food & omnichannel. Thailand shows the way

In Thailand, Central Group is the largest retailer by sales. The food subsidiary with sales of €1.8 billion turnover in 2018 is run by the grocery expert Stephane Coum, (aged 48), a former...

8 October 2019

China. Which retailers bet on Pinduoduo, and why?

As e-commerce is very advanced in China with platforms such as Alibaba, JD and WeChat, other online operations are recording fair growth. This is the case of the fast-growing Pinduoduo (PDD)...

8 October 2019

« THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN ONLINE SALES AND DRIVE »

3 questions to Gary Swindells, C.E.O. of Costco-France

3 October 2019

Bijou Kurien, Board Member, L-Catterton Asia : “Lack of physical presence does not constrain you from being an international player”

Bijou Kurien is a member of the strategy Board at L-CATTERTON, the investment fund supported by LVMH. He decrypts for Global Retail News the current challenges of the transformation of "retail...

13 September 2019

Uncertain change or better results at JD.com?

The Beijing-based online retailer JD.com is struggling with a staff exodus, following fierce market competition alongside a sex scandal in 2018 with Richard Liu Qiangdong, a founder and C.E.O...

11 September 2019

Home Depot’s faces a consumer boycott

Bernie Marcus, (aged 90) is the co-founder of the world’s biggest D.I.Y. retailer The Home Depot. In a recent interview for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the 90-year-old magnate...

11 September 2019

Study. Top five D.I.Y. retailers are well-established, but disruption is coming

According to the annual report from Dähne Verlag, the D.I.Y. retail market in Europe is challenged by an array of trends. A sample ranges from new consumers habits of...

11 September 2019

Singapore. Loyalty programs are not enough anymore

According to a Criteo S.A. survey conducted in Singapore about brand loyalty, consumer purchase decisions have changed: loyalty programs and low prices do not fit the purpose anymore. Indeed, due...

11 September 2019

India. A year later, what retail lessons for Ikea?

As the world’s biggest retailers Wal-Mart and Amazon continue their foray into India’s major cities, the Ikea Group is adjusting its strategy after 12 months of operation. As a...

11 September 2019

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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...

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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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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

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...

11 December 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent

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

Retail tech mapping 2025: 42% of start-ups already profitable, 53% aiming for breakeven within 3 years

In their final update for 2025 covering retail tech mapping, FDJ Ventures and France Digitale present new challenges for French retail start-ups. These include financing, slowing company creation...

10 December 2025