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The American coffee chain Starbucks has extended its partnership with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. The partnership sits on Ele.me, Alibaba’s food delivery platform, delivering...

11 September 2018

A new beauty chain opens in Thailand

The Thailand-based retail and property developer Siam Piwat Group with the Japanese group Istyle Inc. has launched a new chain into the US$ 9,8 million beauty market. As a joint venture, the

11 September 2018

CONCEPT OF THE MONTH : The AS Watson new concept in Hong Kong applies technologies intensively

KC18 is the name of the A.S Watson, innovative concept in Hong Kong, based in the Cheung Kong Shopping Center. The subsidiary of CK Hutchinson Holdings Ltd, owned by retired billionaire Li Ka...

11 September 2018

Indian online retailer Myntra is planning a network of offline stores

India’s largest online fashion retailer Myntra sees investment in physical stores as an opportunity to build additional solid trust and awareness of the company’s online sales offers...

11 September 2018

Korea: Hyundai announced an agreement with Amazon Web Service (AWS)

Their joint research will focus on developing the Korean version of Amazon Go. This is the U.S.A. e-commerce firm’s checkout-free offline store. The joint venture will use drones to deliver...

11 September 2018

Data : Unilever and A.S. Watson pleased of their partnership

Each year A.S. Watson serves over 4 billion customers and manages over 130 million members via a loyalty program. The Hong-Kong based retailer gives business partners like Unilever access to this...

11 September 2018

Central Group plans to triple its operation in Vietnam

Thai retail conglomerate Central Group will be spending US$500 million on Vietnamese operations over the next five years, with plans to triple the number of stores and shopping malls to

11 September 2018

CHINA: Convenience storeS have hope for long term expansion… but must controls their costs

With urbanisation and consumption growth, Chinese consumers are buying all kinds of products at neighborhood convenience stores in China, including fast food, ready-to-eat meals, snacks or cold...

11 September 2018

U.S.A. home retailers: Ikea and Ace Hardware best in customer service

An annual study by customer experience management firm Market Force, has spotlighted America’s favorite home retailers. According to this customer satisfaction survey, Ikea ranks 1st for...

11 September 2018

A “Glocal” approach for L’Occitane for a new flagship in New York

Beauty products retailer L’Occitane wants to create tailor-made experiences for all worldwide customers. The latest example of this approach by the French-style retailer is in the new...

11 September 2018

Mexico: N.A.F.T.A. negotiations impact on economy

According to report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, Mexico’s economy is still growing, though uncertainty regarding the prolonged North American Free...

11 September 2018

Small independent retailers gaining ground in the U.S.A

A recent sales report from the New York government shows that overall sales for independent retailers rose by 6.4% in July, compared to July 2017. Not only brick and mortar stores are

11 September 2018

Five Below is one of the country’s fastest-growing retailers

Sales are up 28% year-over-year, driving an aggressive growth plan. As do other dollar-store companies like Dollar General and Family Dollar, Five Below sells everything from books to clothes for...

11 September 2018

The N.R.F. against proposed tariffs on Chinese imported goods

The National Retail Federation (N.R.F.) published a study that shows that the tariffs on Chinese furniture proposed by President Trump will cause higher prices. Tariffs on goods from China...

11 September 2018

U.S retailers benefit from booming economy

The latest financial results published by U.S retailers show that the American booming economy has a real impact on sales and profitability for firms like Walmart, Nordstrom, Target and Home...

11 September 2018

Mc Donald’s Chicago Flagship: Service & sustainability married to technology

In August the fast-food chain opened a new format of restaurant in Chicago prior to refitting American units. Near the corporate HQ, this flagship is part of a global “Experience of the...

11 September 2018

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How Upsellr boosts conversion at Les Mousquetaires and targets traditional PIMs

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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...

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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

Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

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