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…By October 2022, the Mexican retailer Femsa (turnover of US$27 billion in 2021) wants to take over Swiss retailer Valora (2,700 automatic kiosks and stores) in a US$1.15 billion deal.

7 July 2022

Cloud computing: Walmart strengthens its independence

…On 23 June, Walmart unveiled Triplet Model, a hybrid cloud computing solution based on third-party servers hosted by Microsoft and Google, but also on its own servers installed for the...

7 July 2022

Sustainability: Shein reviled on TikTok and Youtube

…Shein is facing increasing criticism from a younger generation of sustainable consumers. In the U.S.A., Ava Grand, a young fashion design graduate from Marist College, started to...

7 July 2022

Ikea advances in India and takes a step back in Russia

;;;In India, Ingka Group (whose fiscal year will close in August 2022) is pursuing an omnichannel expansion strategy. After opening a 42,500 sq.m store in Bangalore (Karnataka state) in May 2022...

7 July 2022

Swarowski to reinvent itself under Alexis Nasard’s leadership

Article written by Regine Eveno and published on July 11, 2022;;;How can Swarowski crystal, famous in the post-war years, be restored to a former glory? Born from the brilliant idea of its founder...

7 July 2022

An American lady at the head of the Arabian Centers Company

Article written by Regine Eveno on July 5, 2022…An American woman with a high international profile is taking over management of the largest shopping center operator in Saudi Arabia, the...

7 July 2022

Fractional payments: the state of grace is over

Fractional payment fintechs have eaten their fill. After two years of euphoria, in 2020 and 2021, they are facing rising interest rates, following inflation, and an increase in the risk of...

1 July 2022

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...

28 June 2022

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 &...

24 June 2022

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

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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