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Quick commerce and new online players. What is a value proposition and challenges for brands?
In the highly competitive sector of food delivery, FMCG manufacturers are increasingly interested in the quick commerce market. They are betting that some of them will survive and have entered a...
1 July 2022
Cybersecurity: Shoprite attacked by ransomware
In mid-June 2022, the South African retail group Shoprite (2,933 stores in February 2022, under various banners including Shoprite, Usave, LiquorShop, Checkers Hyper, Checkers and House &...
28 June 2022
Majid Al Futtaim sets up wholesale in Egypt with Supeco
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), Carrefour’s exclusive franchisor in the Middle East, opened a first wholesale store in Egypt in May 2022. Located in the October City mall (West of Cairo), it is the...
28 June 2022
Alexander Soncini, VTEX : “In Brazil, 40% of online sales of C&A come from Whatsapp”
Listed on the US Stock Exchange for one year, the Brazilian unicorn VTEX stands out from many IT publishers thanks to its broad functional scope (e-commerce, marketplaces and OMS) and wants to...
Longchamp extends partnership with Adyen to Asia and North America
…After choosing Adyen as PSP for European e-commerce sites and stores one year ago, Longchamp announced on June 14, 2022, to extend the solution to the USA and Canada in July...
24 June 2022
Unibail wants to launch automated ‘click & collect’ at Forum des Halles
…In France, Unibail Rodamco Westfield (URW) is following an omni-channel strategy. After Vélizy 2, the Forum des Halles Paris centre will host an automated ‘click &...
La Vie en Rose: “We will launch the BNPL with Klarna by December”
How can a fashion retailer choose between the wide range of payment methods? What are the associated costs with Klarna or with Mastercard? Interview with Eric Champagne, C.I.O. of Canadian brand...
23 June 2022
Primark launches store-based e-commerce
Primark, which had always refused to sell online, is launching a new e-commerce model based on store operations. A good compromise for the low-cost retailer in the face of high costs for...
23 June 2022
USA: Simon Property wants to aggregate product data with “Simon Search”
…From 19 June, the world’s no 1 shopping centre operator Simon Property Group (SPG) will launch Simon Search, a solution that allows customers to see what items are in stock over 29...
23 June 2022
Vinted launches lockers at Carrefour and Franprix
…After Back Market, Vinted is taking first steps into stores. The marketplace (GMV of €2.75 billion in 2021 via 45 million users) will launch, at the end of June, lockers in Carrefour...
23 June 2022
Pricing : perceived inflation is 4 times higher than actual inflation
;;;According to Dunnhumby‘s Consumer Pulse global survey edited at the end of May 2022, perceived inflation on food prices is significantly higher than measured inflation. In May 2022, food...
22 June 2022
The Mulliez family association moves into retail media with Gamned!
…Valiuz, the data entity of the AFM created in 2019, is partnering with Gamed! (TF1 Group) to launch a retail media tool and customer data monetization offer.
17 June 2022
Ukraine: new provisions adopted to facilitate dismissals in wartime
Since the martial law introduced in March 2022 (see article n°12971) was not able to take into consideration all labour relations issues in times of war, the Ukrainian parliament adopted a...
17 June 2022
China : Ikea closes a second unprofitable store
…In China, qualified as a major expansion priority only 6 months ago by Ikea, the Swedish retailer has started to rationalise the store footprint. Following successive lock-downs and a...
17 June 2022
Chanel, Hermès, Audemars Piguet: how to preserve customer experience when demand peaks?
…In Asia and in the USA, luxury retailers record strong demand and excessive traffic in their stores. As a result, Chanel has decided to open stores dedicated to premium customers by 2023...
17 June 2022
Cegid acquires StorIQ, one of the rivals of Yoobic
…On 13 June, during its “Cegid connections retail 2022” event in Monaco, POS solutions provider Cegid (sales of €632 million in 2021 up by 11.5% from 2020) announced the...
17 June 2022
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Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy
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