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After receiving agreement from French competition authority to take over the La Grande Récré stores, the JouéClub retailer presented a roadmap for the Christmas period on September 11. E-commerce...

13 September 2024

Fnac Darty launches takeoverbid for Unieuro to create a European leader

Following the approval given by the Italian financial markets authority on August 23, Italian home-electrical retailer Unieuro (2023 sales of €2.63 billion) has until October 25 to accept...

13 September 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Darty signs up with Custplace for long-term customer reviews

Three and a half months after launching "long-term reviews" in partnership with Custplace, Fnac Darty is taking stock. The initiative enabled Darty home electrical retailer to collect an average...

12 September 2024

Truffaut, Boulanger and Cultura victims of a massive cyber attack

Customer data, at the heart of retailing assets, is also of use to cybercriminals. After Zadig & Voltaire and LDLC, Truffaut, Boulanger and Cultura have now fallen victim. Pepe Jeans and...

12 September 2024

10 years after leaving India, Carrefour returns via a franchising agreement

While Carrefour is gradually withdrawing from Africa, the group (2023 sales of €92 billion, up 10.4% on a like-for-like basis via 14,000 stores in 40 countries) announced on September 9 a...

11 September 2024

Anne-Laure Gayet (Jerome Gayet Foundation): “Few retailers have really made getting people back to work a CSR priority”

The Jérôme Gayet Foundation is unusual in that it is made up of volunteer mentors, mainly from the retail, e-commerce and tech sectors. It will be celebrating a fifth anniversary in 2025. As new...

11 September 2024

After Adidas, Lego teams up with Nike to combine sport and play

In the run-up to the Olympic Games, and at a time when only 20% of children engage in the level of physical activity recommended by the WHO on a daily basis, Nike (2023 sales: US$51.4 billion, up...

10 September 2024

H&M and New Look strengthen their agreements on subcontracting practices

As companies are investing in CSRD, fashion retailers are signing more and more agreements to protect the rights of workers and subcontractors in their manufacturing and transport process.

6 September 2024

Beauty: Nykka relies on express delivery to deliver 50% of orders on D+1

On September 3, according to Office Chai, Indian omnichannel fashion and beauty retailer Nykka (US$770 million turnover in 2023, up 24%, 200 stores in 72 Indian cities) launched a 3-hour delivery...

6 September 2024

Xavier Niel joins the board of directors of ByteDance, parent company of TikTok

TikTok has until the end of January 2025 to meet an ultimatum set by the USA. Meanwhile, Frenchman Xavier Niel joined the Board of Directors of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company.

5 September 2024

In the U.S.A., pure-players account for 37% of back-to-school purchases

In the United States, sales of school supplies are expected to reach US$31.3 billion in 2024 (Deloitte). While Walmart leads the market with a 34% market share in value terms, supermarkets and...

3 September 2024

Despite stable inflation, European retail has not recovered in the 1st half of the year

In the Eurozone, the HICP (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) rose by 2.5% in June 2024 (annual change), a level that has been broadly stable since January. In the food sector in particular...

3 September 2024

Couche Tard offers US$38 billion for control of 7/Eleven

Three years ago, North American convenience stores specialist Couche Tard failed to takeover Carrefour. On August 19, the owner of Circle K stores (sales of US$69.3 billion in the year to April...

30 August 2024

Ikea and Walmart rely on marketplaces to boost second hand sales

While Walmart is introducing new categories of second-hand products to its marketplace, Ikea is testing a version of C2C digital marketplace. While this approach has not been successful for...

30 August 2024

In one year, 50% of UK TikTok users have bought on TikTok Shop

In both the UK and the USA, TikTok Shop is gaining market share in the fashion and beauty categories. In the first half of 2024, the TikTok e-commerce service became the 10th-largest e-tailer in...

29 August 2024

Social commerce: engaging, converting and retaining Gen Z

With 5.17 billion users by 2024, and the rise of TikTok Shop in the U.K. and the U.S.A., social networks are a key acquisition and engagement channel for brands. With the arrival of TikTok Shop in...

29 August 2024

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