Sophie Baqué

The NRF Big Show was full of new products and services. We offer a selection including IT solutions to reduce waste and the management of SLEDs in the food industry with Afresh and CodaBene. These...

At the NRF conference, sustainability-focused technology solutions took a back seat to automation and AI. However, Ikea, Levi's and L'Oréal stood out with interesting case studies and roadmaps.

Task management planning for vendors, integration within the Cegid Retail ERP software by June 2023 and a possible acquisition of clienteling software. With the Cegid Retail Store Excellence...

In December 2022, IAB Europe presented a study of the e-retail media offerings, conducted out of the 91 largest e-retailers (by revenue) in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the U.K...

After 2 years of accelerating e-commerce followed by 2022 as a year of energy and inflation crisis, plus a summer of climate emergency, the context for 2023 is uncertain. Retailers are caught...

On 10th January 2022, the electronic tag specialist SES-Imagotag (turnover of €423 million in 2021) entered exclusive negotiations to acquire The Memory. Created in 2018, this start-up...

In 2022, Chanel was the most active luxury brand on China’s social media. According to a survey by the data analysis platform iPaiban, Chanel published 72 posts on a WeChat...

Five years after the acquisition of Westfield, URW is accelerating a sale of assets in the U.S.A. to reduce debts. 

The make-up brand, valued at US$2.2 billion in 2019, is now closing its stores in the U.S.A., following a 30% drop in turnover between 2019 and 2021. It has become a symbol of the fragility of...

Faced with rising energy and transportation costs, the furniture company Nitori Holdings is reviewing a retail footprint.

According to The Information, several US-listed Chinese tech giants are cancelling plans to list in Hong Kong. Among them, Pinduoduo (capitalised at US$100 billion) and Full Truck Alliance, a...

Increase in frequency, conquest of Berlin and of the Paris region in Q1 2023, selective automation of fulfillment centres… While funding is tightening for quick-commerce companies, Picnic is...