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Ikea Australia will offer the sale of second-hand furniture on its website from the beginning of 2022. Its “As is” section will allow users to view used furniture available at the...

12 November 2021

Ikea believes in the urbanisation of shopping and moves into the heart of London

Ingka investments is spending €446 million in retail space to bring IKEA to Oxford Street in London.

5 November 2021

Frederico Trajano, head of Magazine Luiza, is revolutionising Brazilian e-commerce

Since taking over the household appliance retailer in 2015, Frederico Trajano (C.E.O.) has transformed the chain nicknamed Magalu into a hive of e-commerce and digital startups.

5 November 2021

[Exclu] Torg to open 3 brand villages in India

Torg International and Village Groupe joined forces to enter the Indian market. Village Groupe is one of the leading outlet village companies in India and will partner Torg in opening 3 branded...

5 November 2021

India. Reliance Retail’s new Trojan horse in a fight against Amazon

Reliance Retail is going on the offensive against Amazon by taking over the 7/11 franchise. It is positioning itself in the ultra-proximity networks, after the Supreme Court's ruling over Future...

5 November 2021

Mobile wallets as a sales conversion tool

By simplifying the payment experience whilst enriching it with various services, the digital wallet embedded on smartphones has become a conversion lever for retailers.

5 November 2021

Jeff Bezos invests in Indonesian start-up Ula

Amazon's C.E.O. is taking a stake in B2B startup Ula. The app helps small retailers manage inventory, grow their business and improve margins.

5 November 2021

Alibaba. How to make China its n°1 or n°2 market ?

A subsidiary of Baozun, Full Jet partners with brands to sell on Tmall, Alibaba's marketplace in China. Victoria Glanz, its European C.E.O., reported on the latest changes in the Chinese market.

2 November 2021

Central Retail joins the world of immersive shopping

Central Marketing Group, a subsidiary of Central Retail (Thailand’s No. 1 retailer, with sales of €4.7 billion in 2020), is banking on virtual reality and launching a virtual shopping...

2 November 2021

Migros wants “click & collect” in autonomous mode

After investing in the delivery start-up Smood (delivery in less than an hour), the Swiss cooperative Migros (turnover of about €25 billion last year) is rolling out click & collect...

2 November 2021

The Asian adventure ends for Auchan

The French retailer is leaving Asia by selling its Taiwanese stores to PX-Mart. Faced with the dynamics of local players, Asia is a market where foreign retailers are becoming rare.

2 November 2021

Danish retailers commit to developing sustainable packaging

In Denmark, the Ministry of the Environment has teamed up with 16 retailers (including Coop, Salling Group, Lidl, Dagrofa, Aldi, Rema1000, Elgiganten, Matas…) to design recyclable packaging.

2 November 2021

[Exclusive] Showroomprivé to launch ephemeral storage with Monstock

Showroomprivé, one of the European leaders in e-commerce, partners with Monstock for the optimization of its supply chain.

2 November 2021

Japan. Retailers are hiring employees over 80

Faced with a labor shortage, Summit supermarkets (Tokyo) have pushed back the retirement age to 75. Nojima electronics stores decided to go further by dropping an age limit.

2 November 2021

Amazon launches a “Made in France” e-store

In 2019, Amazon launched in Italy a “Made in Italy” e-store. On October 11, 2021, the U.S. retailer opened in France an online store dedicated to “Made in France” products.

2 November 2021

Standalone stores are burgeoning in Europe

Whilst Amazon launched the concept of checkout-free store in January 2018, Tesco, Aldi and Auchan are now following these steps.

22 October 2021

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12 December 2025

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