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India : Reliance signs a franchising deal with Gap
Gap Inc (sales of US$16.7 billion in 2021, +2% from 2019) is coming back to India via a new franchising agreement with Reliance Retail. Headquartered in Mumbai, Reliance is India’s largest...
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8 July 2022
H&M and Inditex reduce their exposure in China
…The Swedish retailer H&M (turnover of US$5.36 billion in Q2 2022, up by 12% in local currency) has discreetly closed its largest store in Mainland China on 24 June 2022.
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8 July 2022
Mexico’s largest convenience retailer to acquire Swiss network Valora
…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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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- Essentials
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 &...
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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...
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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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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...
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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...
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23 June 2022
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
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29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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- Retail tech
15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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US retailers divided over the rise of autonomous shopping agents
In the US, Gap, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and eBay are taking very different approaches to agentic commerce. While TV shopping giants QVC and HSN see these new intermediaries as an opportunity to...
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21 October 2026