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In May 2023, Whitney Robinson, former editor-in-chief of Elle Decoration, opened the first Café Elle in the luxury Via Riyadh retail complex. This is alongside renowned concepts such as the...

3 July 2023

USA. Furniture pure-player Wayfair tries “brick & mortar” again

Originally scheduled for mid-May 2023, Wayfair announced that a first physical store will welcome customers in Spring of 2024. The 14,000 sq.m flagship store is under construction at the Chicago...

30 June 2023

Amazon denies potential takeover of Ocado

Following an article in the Times stating that Amazon might be interested in a potential takeover of Ocado, shares in the British pure-player, which also has a business as a logistics provider for...

29 June 2023

In the United States, BNPL is increasingly used for essential purchases

According to Adobe, the percentage of online orders paid for with BNPL grew by 14% in 2022 in the U.S.A. In January and February 2023, the increase rose by 10% year-on-year. However, it would...

29 June 2023

Marimekko: Heading for Asia with a first store in Singapore

Finnish fashion and homeware brand Marimekko (turnover of €166.5 million in 2022, up 9% in one year) is strengthening an Asia presence with a start-up in Singapore. The firm will open an...

27 June 2023

Joe Tsai replaces Daniel Zhang as head of Alibaba

Whilst the group is undergoing a major reorganisation without a proven stable business in China, Alibaba‘s C.E.O. Daniel Zhang announced that he will be stepping down on 20th June 2023. On...

27 June 2023

Amazon joins forces with Omnicom in generative A.I.

On Thursday 22nd June, Omnicom Group announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use the ML machine learning services and chips to develop creative expertise, in particular via the...

26 June 2023

Social Commerce. YouTube launches live shopping in South Korea

After TikTok (1.09 billion users in April 2023) with TikTokShop, it’s now YouTube‘s turn (2.53 billion) to launch a live shopping channel. The video platform owned by Alphabet...

26 June 2023

Spain: Inditex, Mango, H&M, Primark, Kiabi and Uniqlo set out to negotiate their own branch collective agreement

Set up early in 2023 as a discreet lobby, Asociación Retail Textil España (ARTE) has recently announced initial discussions with trade unions over the potential for its own...

26 June 2023

Retail media: Kingfisher, Rakuten, Galeries Lafayette and 10 other retailers join the Carrefour-Publicis joint venture

On 15 June, Alexandre Bompard and Arthur Sadoun, C.E.O.s of Carrefour and Publicis respectively, presented the first stage of their partnership in online retail media at Vivatech. Announced in...

19 June 2023

USA. Victoria’s Secret goes digital with Amazon

While Victoria’s Secret already offers beauty products on Amazon, on June 6, 2023, the company announced that it would also be adding 4,000 new fashion items to the platform, including...

9 June 2023

Carrefour arrives in Israel and promises low prices

On 9th May, Carrefour announced services for Israel with the opening of an e-commerce site and 50 franchised stores, partnered with the Yenot Bitan subsidiary of the Israeli group...

9 June 2023

Uber extends retail media offering to France

From June 2023, Uber will be making a new advertising product available to retailers and brands in France: Sponsored Item, which will enable brands of F.M.C.G. products to run ads on the Uber Eats...

8 June 2023

UAE. Majid Al Futtaim strengthens Blue Rewards loyalty app

On 5th June 2023, the Al Futtaim group announced the addition of new features to its “Blue” application (2.1 million users). Since the launch of the loyalty programme in June...

7 June 2023

India. Metro sells to Reliance Retail for €320 million

On May 11, 2023, Metro AG announced a sale of Indian wholesale operations to Reliance Retail for €320 million. Assuming constant exchange rates, the German cash & carry specialist expects...

6 June 2023

E-commerce: Asos, the object of desire for Alibaba

According to the Sunday Times, Turkish pure-player Trendyol, controlled by Alibaba, made an offer to buy Asos for US$1.24 billion in December 2022. Established by Morgan Stanley...

6 June 2023

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