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Ahead of publication of annual results on February 27, 2020, Massmart Holdings (owned at 52% by Walmart and controlling chains such as Builders Warehouse, Makro, Game or Jumbo Cash and Carry)...

18 February 2020

Philips. From home appliances to health technology

As a former leading manufacturer of home appliances, Philips is reviewing ownership options for its home appliance business as it is no longer a strategic fit for the future. The Dutch firm (total...

18 February 2020

Casino about to sell discount business

Casino, owner of the hard-discount retailer Leader Price since 1997 is intending to sell the French network of 700 discount stores to Aldi as part of drastic debt reduction plans. The deal would...

18 February 2020

Carrefour is investing in Brazil

In mid-February 2020, the French grocery retailer announces its expansion in Brazil via the acquisition of 30 “cash & carry” stores (banner Makro Atacadista) for US$450 million. In...

18 February 2020

Intersport. “Each store ships from 40 to 70 packages per day”

GRN: Please present Intersport’s omnichannel strategy…Michaël Alimi: Intersport is a sporting goods retailer with 450 stores in France. We launched e-reservation in 2016 and...

18 February 2020

Property. Sephora focuses on convenience

Eager to gain traction in North America and to compete with aggressive rival Ulta Beauty, Sephora will open around 100 medium-sized stores covering around 370 sq.m in the United States and Canada...

18 February 2020

Department stores. It is time for another reshuffle

The department store sector is facing increasingly rough times across Europe in parallel with e-commerce growth. In the U.K., the British high street crisis has already hit department store...

18 February 2020

ECE founds a subsidiary in China

This is an unusual move within the retail property industry. In mid-January 2020, the German property owner ECE (€32.3 billion of assets under management, including 195 shopping malls)...

18 February 2020

DIY / garden retailing. The race to lead is on

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

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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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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...

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