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In South London, an in-store flexible workspace is expected to open over the next few weeks at Tesco’s New Malden supermarket.

20 May 2022

Reebok, McDonald’s and Shell sell Russian assets for good

Faced with threats of seizure and nationalization of their assets (including brands), some retailers have decided to close down in Russia. In mid-May, Shell sold its fleet of 411 service stations...

20 May 2022

Customer relations and loyalty: what are the new CRM levers?

Retailers are facing more restricted customer data, increased need for personalisation and customization plus rising costs of digital projects like SEO, customer acquisition and advertising. In...

16 May 2022

PayPal is moving towards mobile payment in stores

The online payment platform PayPal (turnover of US$25.6 billion in 2021, up by 18%) wants to transform smartphones into payment terminals – thanks to a simple application. It announced the...

12 May 2022

Adidas expects a difficult year in China

In Q1 2022, Adidas‘ sales in China fell by 35% year-on-year, at constant exchange rate. The company’s total activity remained steady with sales of €5.3 billion. This was up by...

12 May 2022

Ikea allocates €3 billion for digital stores

With online sales accounting for 30% of business, the Ingka Group is investing heavily to move stores to omnichannel. The automated click & collect pilot in Paris may serve as an inspiration...

10 May 2022

Social Commerce. Amazon buys Glowroad to strengthen in India

In India as in the U.S.A., Amazon's ambitions in social commerce are high. By taking over the Glowroad platform, it follows the same strategy as Walmart, which launched a social commerce system.

9 May 2022

Brazil. Food retailers want to create a common marketplace

Brazil’s largest retail association ABRAS, which hosts 1,200 grocery retailers managing 90,000 stores, wants to create a common digital marketplace. Out of 1,200 members, around 100 have...

9 May 2022

Cegid signs with Tiffany & Co

;;;Tiffany & Co (a subsidiary of the LVMH group for one year) signed with Cegid to adopt the Cegid Retail unified commerce technology platform Cegid Retail Y2.

6 May 2022

Digital marketing: Wethenew partners with Adsteroid

Eager to accelerate growth, the pure-player of limited edition sneakers Wethenew, signed up with Adsteroid, a specialist in performance advertising. The DNVB, which is about to make inroads in...

5 May 2022

Japan. Will Muji be the key to boosting Lawson’s sales?

…On 22 May, the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson (14,656 stores, turnover of US$5.5 billion in 2020) strengthened the partnership with Muji, already distributed in 110 stores since...

5 May 2022

Redevco enters the city logistics business

…The Dutch private property asset manager Redevco is now the majority shareholder of Redos, a German investment group specialising in urban logistics and also retail parks (€3.4...

4 May 2022

Galeries Lafayette and Printemps eye retail media potential

…Galeries Lafayette and Printemps are considering the potential of retail media. With margin rates of around 40%, retail media does not leave retailers indifferent. According to our...

4 May 2022

Metavers: Meta opens a physical store in California

…On May 9, Meta (turnover of US$115 billion in 2021, up by 38%) will open a first physical store on the company’s campus in Burlingame, California. This 144 sq.m Meta...

4 May 2022

Label Emmaüs : ” The system of second hand to finance new is not coherent “

While the AGEC law is forcing one of the most polluting industries in the world to take the path of sustainable development, for Maud Sarda, co-founder and director of Label Emmaus, most textile...

29 April 2022

Seven and I Holdings opens governance to the international market

Article written by Regine Eveno and published on April 29, 2022…How to bring new skills and a more offensive strategy to the United States, where 7-Eleven’s 24-hour convenience stores...

28 April 2022

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Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

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