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Tesco cuts 325 jobs at headquarters under margin pressure
…In order to save €572.55 million this year, Tesco announced on 5 October a set of more than 300 redundancies at head office and regional teams. The group is following in the...
13 October 2022
Retail Media: Galeries Lafayette and Rakuten leverage their data
…If Galeries Lafayette was already thinking about monetising customer data in May 2022, it is now a done deal. At the end of September, the group internally developed internally a retail...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
13 October 2022
Saudi Arabia invests US$1,000 billion in tourism
At the end of August 2022, Lagardère Travel Retail (Relay and Aelia Duty Free stores, turnover of €1.7 billion in H1 2022 down by 15% compared to H1 2019) won the concession...
6 October 2022
Apparel Group opens first “phygital” fashion store in Dubai
Sit comfortably on a couch in front of a giant screen showing brand images like Calvin Klein or Tommy Hilfiger. Select the items you like on the shelves provided. Move to a fitting room, just...
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6 October 2022
Japan. Muji launches products for less than US$3.5
Minimalist homeware retailer Muji is launching a new concept called Muji 500, offering items for less than US$3.46 (500 yen). The first store opened in Tokyo on 30 September 2022, on the 4th floor...
4 October 2022
Ikea: sales fall by 10% in South Korea
In the financial year ending August 31, 2022, Ikea‘s turnover decreased by 10% in South Korea.
30 September 2022
Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard donates his company for the planet
Article by Regine Eveno, published on September 30, 2022…A pioneer in the defence of the planet and Founder of a group with a turnover of US$750 million in 2021 (via 80 stores worldwide)...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
29 September 2022
Luxury. Are Chinese now in the age of frugality?
…In China, the decline in luxury goods sales and the slowdown in G.D.P. (up by only 0.4% in Q2 2022) is giving way to a new market of second-hand luxury. In August 2022, the hashtag #why do...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
29 September 2022
Sephora Singapore adds consumer reviews into the store experience
…After a phase of qualitative studies in Shanghai and Singapore, Sephora inaugurated a new concept called “Asia store of the future” in Singapore on September 23, 2022, on 425...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
29 September 2022
UK. In six months, the B&Q marketplace drives 8% of the brand’s online sales
…In the six months to 31 July 2022, Kingfisher Group saw sales fall by 4.1% to €8.1 billion and profit fall by almost 30% to €562 million. Compared to the first half of 2019...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
28 September 2022
[Confidential] Guillaume Apostoly to join as C.I.O. for Sephora
…According to our sources, Guillaume Apostoly, Chief Information Officer of Maisons du Monde and member of the Board, is about to join Sephora (LVMH). He will replace Anziz El Ahdj, who has...
27 September 2022
Costco continues growth and profitability trajectory in Q4 2022
…Costco, the world’s 2nd largest retailer by revenue, saw sales increase by 15% in the quarter ended 28 August 2022, to US$72.09 billion. The wholesale chain is slowing down slightly...
27 September 2022
[Case study] Makro Belgium cut the equivalent cost of 200 full-time staff
BackgroundIn Belgium, the hypermarket chain Makro (sold by Metro AG to the investment company Bronze Properties in the summer of 2022) operates 6 stores and has an annual turnover of €500...
27 September 2022
A fund takes control of Eataly for €200 million
…Controlled by the Farinetti family, the restaurant-grocery chain Eataly (44 stores in 15 countries, turnover of €464 million in 2021), is preparing to continue expansion after selling...
26 September 2022
ID Kids to test SoftPOS payment
…In a bid to make a payment experience more transparent, the ID Kids childcare retailer will be testing “SoftPOS” mobile payment in stores from 2023. This new payment trend...
23 September 2022
[Use Case] Furniture retailer But quadrupled click-through rate with location-based SMS
…The contextAlthough for furniture retailer But (320 stores, total turnover of €2.12 billion in 2021), the paper leaflet remains the primary marketing and sales activation lever, the...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
23 September 2022
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Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent
In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
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12 December 2025
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Price-fixing investigation: Swatch and Citizen under scrutiny in Italy
On December 9, 2025, Swiss watch groups Swatch (Tissot, Mido and Hamilton) and Japanese Citizen (Bulova, Vagary, Frédérique Constant and Alpina) were placed under investigation by...
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11 December 2025
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In the U.S.A., retail job cuts rise 139% in a year
According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a company specialising in employment trend analysis, in the U.S.A., 2025 has been tough for retail employment. The sector recorded 91,954 job cuts...
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9 December 2025
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...
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28 November 2025
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Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s
As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...
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2 December 2025
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Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration
On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...
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5 December 2025