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On 31st May 2023, France's fast-food retailers had to present action plans to the government for adopting reusable tableware for on-the-spot consumption. While the legislation is not yet binding...

2 June 2023

E-commerce: Walmart reduces plastic and packaging

On June, 2023 Walmart (Q1 2023 sales of US$152.3 billion, up by 7.6%, net margin down to 1% of revenue) announced a program to save 2,000 tons of plastic in the USA this year. For the e-commerce...

2 June 2023

Vietnam: Diptyque opens a first physical store with Tam Son

Last month, Vietnamese group Tam Son International added Diptyque and Tory Burch to a portfolio of franchised brands, which includes Hermès, Rimowa, Sandro, Patek Philippe and others. The...

1 June 2023

Carrefour to cut up to 1,500 head office jobs

Carrefour's strategy for reducing staff has two aims. The first is to increase the leased stores (by the end of June, 25% of French hypermarkets will be leased and more than 50% of Carrefour...

1 June 2023

Unibail Rodamco Westfield sells assets in Florida and France

With 1st quarter results showing an increase in mall vacancies in both the U.S.A. and in Europe, URW continues to clean up a balance sheet amid a tightening credit market.

31 May 2023

GDPR : Meta fined €1.2 billion

The Irish Data Protection Agency (DPC) announced on May 22nd a record fine of €1.2 billion against the Meta company for transferring European users’ data to servers in the United...

26 May 2023

U.A.E. retailers will be subject to Corporation Tax from June 1st 2023

While G.D.P. growth reached 7.6% in 2022, the United Arab Emirates will introduce a first Corporate Tax from June 1st, 2023. Set at 9%, this applies to companies whose annual income from...

26 May 2023

India: Shein joins forces with Reliance to fight U.S. regulator

The WSJ revealed that Shein signed a partnership with India’s Reliance Industries as it faces scrutiny from the U.S.A. Stock Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) over enforced labour of Uighur...

26 May 2023

‘Yes Ad’ zones: in-store traffic takes a hit in Q1 2023

Given exclusive access to the Adot study, mind Retail revealed that in France, only 13% of households in ‘Yes Ad’ zones affixed an “opt-in” sticker to letterboxes at the end of March 2023. As a...

25 May 2023

[Case study] Merchandising : How Etam went from 15 to 4 days for new collections set up

With 1,300 points of sale, which account for most of turnover, the Etam Group (Etam, Undiz, Maison 123, Ysé and Livy) adopted the Yoobic application to ensure compliance with in-store...

24 May 2023

Lease transfer: Mall of America wins Supreme Court case

With the Supreme Court's decision, the largest mall in the U.S. continues the challenge against a former president of Sears, requiring the ability to rent commercial space at a higher rate than an...

24 May 2023

USA. Amazon enters the fissure of paid returns

Since 13th April, Amazon has been testing a new approach to returns. In the U.S., a symbolic charge of US$1 is made for returns made via UPS on condition that an Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market...

23 May 2023

Non-food: Lidl expands an online non-food business

Following the Belgian online store launch by Action last week with 150 products (already selling in Netherlands since 2021), Lidl has just launched an e-commerce website in France dedicated to...

23 May 2023

Primark accelerates U.S. expansion to compete with Shein

In the U.S.A., Primark (2022 turnover of €8.9 billion via 408 stores) opened a 17th American store on 20th April in the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo (New York State). Covering 3,200 sq.m...

17 May 2023

B2B: Ikea, Home Depot and Lowe’s strengthen their loyalty programmes for professionals

Since the beginning of the year, brands in the home and D.I.Y. sectors have launched and enhanced loyalty schemes for B2B customers. What are the different offers? An overview of the initiatives.

17 May 2023

CSR. Albert Heijn tests a price premium based on environmental impact

In the Netherlands, the Albert Heijn chain (part of Ahold Delhaize, 2022 turnover: €87 billion, up 6.9% at constant exchange rates) has been offering a dual price for hot drinks (coffee, oat...

17 May 2023

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With turnover down by 5.3% over 9 months, URW announces departure of Jean-Marie Tritant

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