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Auchan outpaces Jeronimo Martins as Portugal’s leading retailer
In Europe, the consolidation move continues amongst supermarkets. On August 3, Auchan Retail announced the purchase of 489 Dia stores (Minipreço and Mais Perto banners) plus 3 warehouses in...
8 August 2023
Photovoltaics, electricity bills: retailers launch a green offensive
In the retail sector, the average electricity bill before the Ukraine crisis ranged from €20,000 a year for a specialist store, €80,000 a year for a supermarket and €500,000 a year...
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8 August 2023
India: Walmart reinvests US$1.4 billion in Flipkart
After scaling back operations in the U.K., Brazil and Japan, Walmart is strengthening control over Indian online retailer Flipkart. On July 30, 2023, the firm invested US$1.4 billion, buying the...
4 August 2023
Automatic checkouts: Specialist retailers follow in supermarket footsteps
In the early 2000s, self-checkout (SCO) systems were introduced in France at Auchan and Casino, and in the U.S.A. at Kroger and Costco, operated by IBM Retail. Today, Intermarché has 1,600...
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4 August 2023
[confidential] Decathlon Belgium wants to recruit 100 subscribers per month for a rental offer
At Decathlon Belgium, the “We Play Circular” rental system is gaining ground. Launched initially with 70 families and two stores (Brussels and Antwerp), the second stage began in May...
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4 August 2023
USA : TikTok adds an e-commerce site to compete with Shein and Temu
TikTok (1.17 billion users by June 2023) is opening an e-commerce business in the U.S.A. Ranging from clothing to electronic equipment, the “Made in China” offer is available directly...
3 August 2023
Decathlon slashes private labels to boost performance
Faced with a slowdown in sales and concentration in the sector, Decathlon (turnover of €15.4 billion in 2022, up 12% including 16.8% online) is pulling out the heavy artillery. In mid-July...
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3 August 2023
Lidl launches a retail media business in Germany
On 18 July 2023, the German Schwarz Group (owner of Lidl and Kaufland) announced the immediate launch of an online retail media offering, in partnership with online advertising technology company...
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2 August 2023
DSA: After Zalando, Amazon tries to escape Brussels’ constraints
After Zalando, it is now the turn of Amazon (2022 sales: US$514 billion) to claim the firm has been “unfairly targeted” by the E.U. and the rules laid down to prevent systemic risks...
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2 August 2023
U.K. Will duty-free shopping for foreign tourists return soon?
The scheduling of a parliamentary debate on 7 September 2023 on the reintroduction of duty-free shopping in the U.K. is a first victory for British retailers. During this debate for around fifty...
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24 July 2023
Following Central Retail, Aeon invests massively in Vietnam
On 19 July, the leading Japanese retailer Aeon (turnover of US$16.6 billion in Q1 2023, up by 5% in one year) received a US$41 million loan from JBIC and Mizuho Bank to expand in southern Vietnam...
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24 July 2023
Amazon up in arms over €3 delivery charges for books
On 27 June in France, Amazon announced instructions to sue the French Council of State to court over a ministerial order of April 4, 2023. This will introduce a minimum carriage charge of €3...
20 July 2023
China: Harrods targets the ultra-rich with a private club in Shanghai
On 17 July, Harrods announced the evolution of “The Residence” concept (launched in 2020) with the creation of a private club for ultra-rich customers. The company’s first...
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20 July 2023
Retail media: despite Kingfisher and Leroy Merlin’s initiatives, the DIY market will need 18 to 24 months to become mature
In mid-June 2023, Kingfisher announced the launch of Kingfisher Retail Media France, an omnichannel retail media agency run by Gwenola Coicaud (formerly of Criteo) for the Castorama and Brico...
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19 July 2023
U.S. retailers raise minimum threshold for free delivery by 23%
In the U.S.A., where e-commerce accounted for 15.1% of retail in Q1 2023 via US$272.6 billion in sales, the party is over when it comes to free deliveries and returns, which have damaged the...
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19 July 2023
Jeremie Profeta, CTO Sonepar “The digital marketplace will launch in France by the end of 2023 and the USA could follow very quickly”
Sonepar, the world's largest electrical equipment retailer, has announced investments of €2 billion in supply chain and €1 billion in an international digital platform. Jeremie Profeta, C.T.O. and...
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18 July 2023
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
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