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Walmart, the world's leading retailer, published annual financial results and notes that 2020 and 2021 have been a complex year. Their results show a sustained turnover growth and large expansion...

23 February 2022

UK. Substitutions are a problem at Aldi

The British consumer association Which? voted Aldi as the worst retailer for online order substitutions. According to the survey, 49% of Aldi customers received a substitute item in their last Web...

22 February 2022

Change management and franchising. Fitness Park relies on Yoobic

Fitness Park (turnover of €200 million in 2019, 250 sports clubs in France, Spain and Portugal) plans to open 50 new stores this year, including 15 in Spain.

22 February 2022

Qatar welcomes first international Printemps store

On February 17th, the Printemps Group (15 department stores and 9 Citadiums) announced a long-postponed opening of a first international department store in September 2022 in Doha.

22 February 2022

Lise Charmel : “Any cyber risk is even greater today because there is no longer full insurance cover”

Lingerie retailer Lise Charmel, highly active in Russia and Eastern Europe, reported a massive cyberattack two years ago. For the company, whose annual turnover reached €60 million in 2018 as the...

18 February 2022

Machine Learning. Amazon reduces packaging waste

Amazon (sales of US$469.8 billion in 2021, up by 22% from 2020) has declared battle against “vacuum logistics”. This is a real ecological and economic scourge of e-commerce, with...

18 February 2022

Shein strengthens a presence in Singapore

On February 16, Reuters reported that Shein (valued at US$50 billion in 2021) is planning more staff and expanding in Singapore, where the Chinese pure player moved headquarters.

18 February 2022

Austria. Skiing becomes a climate issue

The popularity of skiing is in free fall in Austria, where ski resorts welcomed 52.8 million visitors in 2019 including 66% of foreigners. But in 2022, Covid-19 is forcing visitors to change...

18 February 2022

Carrefour partners with Brut to create a live broadcast shopping service

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

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