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As Shein discount retailer is gaining traction worldwide, the British retailer bets on physical stores to fuel growth. It plans 47 new stores in the U.S. in 5 years. This expansion is also...

26 November 2021

Beijing. Starbucks launches a cultural store concept

On November 10, Starbucks (2020 turnover of US$21 billion vs. US$23 billion in 2019) opened a new kind of store in Beijing, which combines the display of local art (an ancient wax printing...

19 November 2021

U.S. investor supports Ahold Delhaize’s IPO plans

Will all offline retailers decide to list e-commerce subsidiaries on the stock exchange? How high will valuations be? With the expected IPO of Bol.com in the Netherlands, these companies have a...

19 November 2021

Poland’s biggest e-player challenges Amazon

In Eastern Europe as elsewhere, e-commerce is consolidating. Allegro wants its share of the cake and buys Mall for €881 million.

19 November 2021

UK. Tesco partners with Gorillas for 10-minute deliveries

On October 28, Gorillas and Tesco announced a partnership to enter the quick commerce market. The promise? Deliver products in 10 minutes through dark-stores within Tesco supermarkets.

19 November 2021

CONCEPT OF THE MONTH : PAO DE ACUCAR FRESH

After withdrawing from the hypermarket segment with the sale of 71 Extra stores to Assai, the Brazilian GPA (€6.7 billion turnover in the six months to the end of June 2021, subsidiary of the...

17 November 2021

A PAYMENT EXPERIENCE IS A WEAPON OF MASS CONVERSION

Born online, payment facilities are now deployed in offline retail. These are highly effective marketing tools to increase average spending and conversion from enquiry to sale.

17 November 2021

Conversational commerce. Walmart buys Botmock

On November 2nd, 2021, Walmart (2 billion baskets per quarter) bought shares in the start-up Botmock. The latter, created in 2016, specialises in conversational chat apps and has more than 50,000...

12 November 2021

Supply chain plays spoilsport for Christmas

A survey of 5,728 global consumers was conducted by Oracle Retail. The study reveals consumer concerns about supply delays for Christmas.

12 November 2021

Carrefour to invest €3 billion in digital between 2022 and 2026

During the Digital Day, on November 9th in Paris, Carrefour (sales of €58.7 billion in the first 9 months of 2021) presented its digital expansion plan.

12 November 2021

India. And if live-commerce was not reserved for the Chinese market?

India is 5 years behind China in the introduction of live-commerce. Myntra (a subsidiary of Flipkart, itself owned by Walmart) is partnering with short-form video platform Moj to launch live...

12 November 2021

Australia. Ikea launches a marketplace dedicated to second-hand

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

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