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“No parking. No business”, used to say trailblazers of the retailing business. We may discover that no mobile services results in no customers. A recent study published by the Mobile...

8 October 2018

New technologies for Cashless and no Cashier stores

With Amazon Go, the biggest group of E-commerce in the world introduced a new store concept where consumers simply arrive, take products and leave. The group opened a 3rd Amazon Go September 5th...

8 October 2018

JD Sports announce new U.S.A. expansion

The British sports and fashion group JD Sports Fashion Plc hits record growth with aggressive plans for expansion in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia. In 2017, the chain benefited a current trend for...

8 October 2018

48% of online shoppers still pay in cash in Poland

According to a study conducted by the research firm Kantar TNS, 48% of the respondents who shop online

8 October 2018

LDLC.com open two stores in Spain

Already selling in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg, the IT specialist LDLC.com has opened a first store in Barcelona over 600 sq.m., with a second

8 October 2018

Ikea believe in self-driving cars

The future of self-driving cars has taken hold at Ikea. According to the furniture retailer, cars will become real mobile spaces, where passengers can have fun or work during a trip. The Swedish...

8 October 2018

Combination of the two largest German department stores

Two of the largest German department store chains, Karstadt and Galeria Kaufhof, are merging. The purpose of the merge is to strengthen the chains’ position in the competition against...

8 October 2018

Turkey: Government call for use of Turkish lira in property sales

As many of the shopping mall investments in Turkey were financed with US$ or € loans, the owners have seen their debt burden rise with recent volatility in the exchange rate. The Turkish lira...

8 October 2018

Casino’s Monoprix chain agree to sell groceries via Amazon

Casino’s Monoprix chain agree to sell groceries via Amazon. U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon and French food retailer Casino announce that groceries sourced from Monoprix would be available in...

8 October 2018

MARVIN ELLISON réveille Lowe’s

L’ex-PDG de J.C. Penney est un homme pressé. En juillet, Marvin Ellison endossait le costume de C.E.O. chez Lowe’s. Depuis, il n’a pas perdu de temps pour sortir de sa...

11 September 2018

C.B.R.E. Inc reorganises around 3 new units

One of the world’s largest managers of retail property re-structures as 3 global businesses. Mike Lafitte is promoted to Global C.E.O., Advisory Services, with responsibility for leasing...

11 September 2018

Calvin McDonald is Lululemon’s C.E.O

Married with four children, Canadian Calvin McDonald is the new Chief Executive Officer of Lululemon Athletica, the yoga-inspired athletic clothing group. McDonald served for 5 years as President...

11 September 2018

South Africa: Furniture and decor retailer Block and Chisel opens an in-store café

The firm has opened The Block Café at the store in the Diep River suburb in Cape Town, with a simple menu, including toasties and domestic Fairtrade coffee. The dining area is a mixture of...

11 September 2018

South Africa experiences weakest growth since October 2017

South African retail sales for June 2018 grew by 2.9% year-on-year, excluding the effects of inflation, showing the rate of growth has fallen for the third month. The total retail sales growth...

11 September 2018

Saudi Arabia sets deadline for health drive in food services

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (S.F.D.A.) has ruled that restaurants, cafés and all other food facilities in the kingdom have until December 31st 2018 to comply with

11 September 2018

Dubai Square: A giant shopping mall in the United Arab Emirates

A new retail project announced by Dubai Holding and Emaar Properties is under way. Dubai Square is a new retail metropolis built in Dubai Creek Harbour along the historic Dubai Creek. With over...

11 September 2018

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With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...

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Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers

On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...

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Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision

As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...

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Faced with sluggish demand, The Home Depot and Lowe’s cut 1,400 jobs and reaffirm a B2B focus

In the United States, with the home improvement and D.I.Y. market under pressure, retail leaders are reorganising. Home Depot and Lowe's, respectively No. 1 and No. 2 in the market, announced...

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Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional

For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...

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