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There may be an alternative path for retailers to escape the Amazon steamroller. In the U.S.A, the Group created by Jeff Bezos controlled 38% of total online sales in 2019 (source: eMarketer, data...

14 November 2019

Carrefour-Brazil invests with digital wallets and reduces store management

In Brazil, Carrefour (453 stores, sales of €10.2 billion in the 9 months to September 2019 as rise by 6% like-for-like) invested in 49% of Ewally, a company in Sao Paulo that specialises in...

14 November 2019

Galeries Lafayette affirms ambitions in Shanghai

In late October 2019, the 2nd Galeries Lafayette store opened in Shanghai. Covering 25,000 sq.m GLA, it is located in the Lujiazui business district in Pudong, within the L + Mall. According to...

14 November 2019

Kingfisher adds to the top team

Thierry Garnier, who replaced Veronique Laury as C.E.O. of Kingfisher in late September 2019, created a new role for John Wartig, a seasoned financial expert who joined Kingfisher as interim...

14 November 2019

Circular economy and home appliances. Boulanger shows the way

The circular economy, increasingly valued in fashion, is spreading in all retail sectors and especially home appliances. Like its American counterpart Home Depot (encouraging the recycling of...

14 November 2019

The furniture sector is looking for new balance

As the world’s biggest furniture retailer Ikea continues to show audacious growth, mid-size rivals struggle in Europe. Conforama is currently being restructured (40 store closures), a...

14 November 2019

Central Retail from Thailand and Signa advance pawns in Austria

The KaDeWe brand will open a 4th department store in Vienna, Austria. This is due for the autumn of 2023 in the Mariahilfer Strasse over a sales area of 58,000 sq.m. The building is owned by the...

14 November 2019

Hudson’s Bay drops the curtain in the Netherlands

For the Hudson’s Bay Company, selling outside Canada was a calculated risk. The adventure lasted two years. The chain announced a closure of all Dutch department stores and e-commerce...

14 November 2019

The Rocher Group lights up sales in Japan and Africa

According to Bris Rocher, C.E.O. and grandson of the founder of the beauty retailer Rocher Group, “You need three things to become a company with a purpose. Firstly, you need an authentic...

14 November 2019

Germany. Decathlon resells 2nd hand goods

In Germany, the sporting goods retailer Decathlon has set up an ingenious system dedicated to sale of 2nd hand goods. “In 2017, we expanded our returns policy in Germany and our store...

14 November 2019

Spanish “malls” focus on catering and leisure

In Seville, the Lagoh shopping Centre (owner Grupo Lar, 123,500 sq.m GLA of retail space, 135 shops including Zara, Five Guys, Lego and Primark) opened in late September. There are now 564...

14 November 2019

Retailers taking over reusable period underwear trend

Health awareness is rising amongst consumers. Women are concerned about hygienic protection and following new trends like reusable period underwear, menstrual cups or washable pads appearing on...

14 November 2019

Continued combines fashion and rental

The Danish company Continued, founded in Stockholm by Mrs. Vigga Svensson, is a kind of UFO in Europe. Her passionate and passionate founder had created “Vigga” four years ago: based...

14 November 2019

3 questions to Jules Coignard, Founder of Circul’R

Who are the most engaged retailers in the “Green” fashion?Jules Coignard : Decathlon is in full sustainable transition. They launched an environmental display system on their textile...

14 November 2019

2nd hand retailers with zero climate impact

How to combine environmental care with savings? The 2nd hand trend, born from childcare and furniture, now disrupts an array of categories, from luxury to mass fashion and sporting goods.

14 November 2019

Join e-commerce experts at ‘PrestaShop’ Day in Warsaw

On November 5th 2019, ‘PrestaShop’, the leading e-commerce platform in Europe and Latin America invites retailers to network at the “PrestaShop Day” in Warsaw. The...

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While his start-up shakes up an array of players focused on product data management solutions, Edouard Margain, Co-Founder of Upsellr, shared with us at NRF Europe the results of the data...

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

While at NRF Europe, Hanshow revealed a major contract with one of the U.S. retail giants to mind Retail, its smart trolley has yet to prove a market match. A hardware-focused strategy that raises...

18 September 2026

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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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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