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Booming since the Covid-19 pandemic, the development of advertising on e-commerce sites is accelerating in Europe and worldwide. Players are now organising the supply, demand and tools to make it...

2 December 2022

Guillaume Motte takes over as head of Sephora Worldwide

While the beauty retailer returned to the 2019 levels of activity, Guillaume Motte will have to complete omnichannel and digital acceleration to defend against increased competition in the U.S.A.

1 December 2022

TJX Companies: new C.F.O. for outlet giant

US outlet retailer TJX Co. appointed John Klinger as new C.F.O. His mission is to boost the high margin business, that already takes advantage of overstock issues.

1 December 2022

Inclusion: Disabled people denounce the “self check-out

While in France, the "self check-out" system is denounced because it does not always allow people to pay in cash, in the USA, its inaccessibility for people with disabilities is criticised by...

1 December 2022

Sanofi launches into express product delivery

Sanofi, the international pharmaceutical giant, acquired a stake in the drug delivery start-up Livmed’s on 22 November. Via its para-pharmacy subsidiary Sanofi Santé Grand Public...

1 December 2022

Lawson hires remote salespeople to manage cashiering

In Japan,the convenience store chain Lawson (17,600 units and a turnover of US$417 million in 2021, up by 19%) opened a store almost entirely made up of avatars on 28 November to mark the launch...

30 November 2022

Unibail Rodamco Westfield: “The challenge is to create a mix of retail and residential properties”

Unibail Rodamco, Europe's number one shopping centre operator, is continuing to make progress in residential property. Anne-Sophie Sancerre, Director of Operations for Southern Europe, discusses...

28 November 2022

Greece. Supermarkets forced to offer a low-price basket

With inflation at 12% in October 2022, above the Eurozone average of 10.7%, Greek consumers have seen their spending soar.The Greek government has guaranteed, from 2 November until the end of...

28 November 2022

Sélim Chidiac (L’azurde): “Online, 20% of customers use the Tabby split payment solution”

Sélim Chidiac, C.E.O. of the L'azurde jewellery group, which has historically focused on wholesale, presents his strategic directions for increasing direct distribution. This includes deployment...

28 November 2022

ManoMano launches a Black Friday for professional clients

The D.I.Y. marketplace ManoMano launched Prodays, a promotional event for professional customers to run from 22nd to 28th November, 2022.

25 November 2022

Robotic manufacturing: denim specialist Unspun opens in Hong Kong

Unspun, the American brand of "zero waste" jeans based on a silhouette scanning technology and a 3D weaving technique, opens its first physical store in Asia.

25 November 2022

U.S.A.: Retailers’ stocks levels continued to rise in Q3 2022

Eager to attract Black Friday shoppers and streamline older inventories, U.S. retailers are competing via promotional pressure. In the U.S., inventories of the S&P 500 companies reached...

25 November 2022

To compete with Cdiscount, Mirakl launches a retail media offer

Mirakl, the software publisher which specializes in marketplaces with clients such as Boots and Leroy Merlin, will launch in April 2023 an e-retail media solution. The Mirakl Ads...

21 November 2022

Kiabi to open soon 70 corners in Auchan hypermarkets

Kiabi unveiled their strategic roadmap for 2023. This includes expanding products for children and babies, launching the new marketplace in Spain and Italy and massively rolling out “corners” at...

21 November 2022

Etam adopts an innovative technology to dye fabrics on demand

The lingerie retailer Etam (whose brands include Undiz and Etam, with 85% of the range from Asia and 15% from Europe) aims for a more reactive supply chain. The underwear retailer takes...

18 November 2022

Confidential. Carrefour hypermarket offer soon available on Uber Eats

After having successfully regained market share and customers for physical stores, Carrefour is investing with Uber Eats to rebuild e-commerce.

17 November 2022

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18 September 2026

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...

10 September 2026

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

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Between a decline in exhibitor numbers, visitors number and high costs, the outcome of NRF Europe 2026 proves mixed. For its part, the American National Retail Federation, owner of the trade show...

18 September 2026

Seizure of Auchan Retail’s assets in Russia penalises a risky gamble

Via a presidential decree on September 17, Vladimir Putin placed the Russian subsidiaries of Auchan, Leroy Merlin (now Lemana Pro), Nestlé and logistics provider FM Logistic under temporary...

21 September 2026