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India’s US$11 billion online sales in 2022 are expected to reach US$55 billion by 2027, according to a report by Asia Loopers. The pre-Diwali promotions are an opportunity to review the...

7 December 2022

CO2 capture materials are developing in the U.S.A.

Two start-ups, Origin Materials and Newlight Technologies, are developing materials based on greenhouse gas (GHG) capture. These materials are used in the manufacture of clothing, tyres, cutlery...

7 December 2022

Chinese giants under pressure as pay rises

On 22 November, violent protests broke out at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China. Employees of the Apple supplier protested against poor pay for new workers and continued Covid-19...

7 December 2022

Confidential. Citrus Ad to open an office in Dubai

Advertising technology company Citrus Ad (owned by Publicis Group since 2021) is building a team in the United Arab Emirates. According to Alban Villani, C.E.O. EMEA, “We are in the process...

6 December 2022

Galeries Lafayette launches a franchise in India

On 17th November 2022, Galeries Lafayette signed a franchise agreement with Indian fashion giant Aditya Birla Fashion Retail (ABFRL, 3,500 stores).The chain will enter India in 2024, with a...

6 December 2022

After Toy’R’Us, Macy’s adds Claire’s to the partnership

On 29th November, Claire’s announced a partnership with Macy’s (2021 turnover of US$24.5 billion, equivalent to 2019 levels) to open “shop in shop” in 21 department stores...

6 December 2022

Amazon: 10,000 redundancies expected and disposals in India

After doubling employees between 2020 and 2022, Amazon is now taking a step back. On November 17th 2022, the e-commerce giant announced a staff reduction plan to balance slowing online...

5 December 2022

Sanofi launches into express product delivery

Sanofi, the international pharmaceutical giant, acquired a stake in the drug delivery start-up Livmed’s on 22 November. Via its para-pharmacy subsidiary Sanofi Santé Grand Public...

1 December 2022

Lawson hires remote salespeople to manage cashiering

In Japan,the convenience store chain Lawson (17,600 units and a turnover of US$417 million in 2021, up by 19%) opened a store almost entirely made up of avatars on 28 November to mark the launch...

30 November 2022

Greece. Supermarkets forced to offer a low-price basket

With inflation at 12% in October 2022, above the Eurozone average of 10.7%, Greek consumers have seen their spending soar.The Greek government has guaranteed, from 2 November until the end of...

28 November 2022

ManoMano launches a Black Friday for professional clients

The D.I.Y. marketplace ManoMano launched Prodays, a promotional event for professional customers to run from 22nd to 28th November, 2022.

25 November 2022

U.S.A.: Retailers’ stocks levels continued to rise in Q3 2022

Eager to attract Black Friday shoppers and streamline older inventories, U.S. retailers are competing via promotional pressure. In the U.S., inventories of the S&P 500 companies reached...

25 November 2022

To compete with Cdiscount, Mirakl launches a retail media offer

Mirakl, the software publisher which specializes in marketplaces with clients such as Boots and Leroy Merlin, will launch in April 2023 an e-retail media solution. The Mirakl Ads...

21 November 2022

Etam adopts an innovative technology to dye fabrics on demand

The lingerie retailer Etam (whose brands include Undiz and Etam, with 85% of the range from Asia and 15% from Europe) aims for a more reactive supply chain. The underwear retailer takes...

18 November 2022

Carrefour and Publicis will create a joint venture for retail media

Carrefour and Publicis Groupe announced on Tuesday 8th November a joint venture to develop the retail media market for Latin America and Europe. This combine the platform dedicated to the...

9 November 2022

South Korea: Ocado signs with Lotte Group to open robotic warehouses

UK-based Ocado signed a deal with Lotte Shopping (Lotte Group’s retail subsidiary) to build robotic warehouses but no value was announced. The South Korean giant, with more than 1,000 stores...

7 November 2022

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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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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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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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