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On Tuesday February 1st, in a joint statement, the video and social media Brut and the Carrefour Group announced a new joint venture.

18 February 2022

Dare the franchise!

To reinvent yourself professionally, investing in a franchise can be a reassuring and clever choice. It's time to inquire to participate in the next edition of Franchise Expo Paris, the major...

17 February 2022

Fitness Park & Yoobic. “Training savings amount to hundreds of thousands Euros”

How to lead digital change within a staff, whilst opening 60 points of sale per year, in branches and franchises? This is the case for Fitness Park sports clubs, which have expanded from 50 to 250...

17 February 2022

Fashion. Gen Z stuck between ethics and overconsumption

The "Greta Thunberg generation" demands more inclusion and commitment from retailers. However, these customers remain the backbone of fast-fashion, one of the world's most polluting industries...

16 February 2022

The French e-retail media market grew by 42% in 2021

The growth of the French digital advertising market in 2021, around 24%, is notably driven by retail media, a lever boosted by the increase in online purchases and which is more effective since...

16 February 2022

China. Record market share for Apple in Q4

It had been 6 years since Apple conquered such a large market share in China, which reached 23% in Q4 2021, making the Californian company the biggest smartphone vendor over the same period. The...

15 February 2022

Alma brings Tencent into its capital to accelerate in Europe

The French fractional and deferred payment platform brings in Tencent, GR Capital and Roosh Ventures as shareholders. It plans to open in at least 5 new European countries in 2022.

15 February 2022

Retail facing cyber risks

The rise of telecommuting and online sales created opportunities for cybercriminals. How can retailers deal with different types of cyberattacks in 2022? What are the associated costs? Here is an...

10 February 2022

How far will China’s economic slowdown go?

For the year 2022, the International Monetary Fund revised economic growth forecast for China downwards, from 5.6% to 4.8%. The reasons for this are the continued downturn in the property sector...

10 February 2022

Beauty-tech. The race for financing continues

In Europe, the drugstore sector is not that familiar with Initial Public Offerings. However, in the Middle East two stock market listings involving pharmacy chains are worth following.

8 February 2022

Watsons opens website and a first store in Qatar

Hong Kong-based cosmetics retailer Watsons is making inroads in Qatar with a website and a first store located in Doha Festival City. With a 300 sqm sales area, it offers 200 brands of beauty...

7 February 2022

Dubai. Lego and Harry Potter focus on experiences

If there is one thing the U.S. and the Middle East have in common, it is retailtainment. For the Dubai Shopping Festival, the Mall of the Emirates is hosting a temporary store: Harry Potter...

7 February 2022

Amazon’s online sales stagnate in Q4

In the fourth quarter ended December 2021, Amazon‘s e-commerce sales grew by only 1% year-on-year. The group, which has published unaudited figures, posted an annual turnover of...

7 February 2022

Alltricks “Stores should not take anything away from the Web experience”

With 160,000 references online and stores covering 300 sq.m on average, the pure-player Alltricks reported a GMV up by 30% in 2021. Its current challenge is to make customers discover the range...

4 February 2022

John Lewis, Maisons du Monde and Ikea : What results of custom advice services ?

At John Lewis British department stores, the number of personalised appointments has reached 74,680 since the service was launched in mid-April 2020. These appointments concern home design and...

4 February 2022

Walmart: click & collect has tripled in 2 years

At Walmart (sales of US$559 billion in 2020 up by 6.7%), the value of Web orders picked up in store via a “curbside pick-up” service increased from US$7.2 billion in 2018 to US$20.4...

3 February 2022

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The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

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Already in POC, Dialog’s conversational agent shows up in the search bar

Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

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This month, our editorial team highlights how innovation is taking shape around payment. This key stage, enabling turnover to be collected by retailers, is at the heart of numerous pilots and...

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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

11 December 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent

In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...

12 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025