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Criticism for the wave of D.I.Y. enthusiasts. In a survey published in January by Lowe’s, the majority of homeowners regret personally starting on projects that were too complex. To complete...

3 March 2022

Mitchell & Ness bought by Fanatics and American stars

On February 18, Fanatics (valued at US$18 billion), a sportswear retailer, bought 75% of Mitchell & Ness (US$350 million in sales by 2021). The remaining 25% of the company is shared between...

3 March 2022

Victoria’s Secret hires a first model with Down’s syndrome

As Victoria’s Secret (Q4 2021 sales of US$1.4 billion, up 3.7%) attempts to reinvent itself to regain market share, the brand is taking more steps toward social inclusion.

3 March 2022

Sephora creates a Global Digital Director

As a subsidiary of the luxury group LVMH, Sephora is on track. Digital transformation will support 17 online sales sites (accessible in 10 languages), engagement of customers via social networks...

3 March 2022

Blackstone invests in urban logistics in Europe

As demand for urban warehouses accelerates, Mileway, a Dutch logistics company owned by Blackstone, reaches a US$24 billion valuation.

24 February 2022

Subway plans 700 new restaurants in Thailand

With 37,500 restaurants by the end of 2021 (including 20,000 in the U.S.), Subway plans to open 700 restaurants in Thailand by 2032, in partnership with local franchisor About Passion.

24 February 2022

Uber: meal and grocery delivery outpaces personal transportation

For Uber, the 2021 financial results confirm the decline of the historical business of private passenger cars and the growth of Uber Eats.

24 February 2022

Etam opts for a multimodal supply chain with KBRW

Use Case. To optimise stock rotation, the Etam Group (1,400 points of sale, 3 warehouses in 59 countries) completed 2 years of OMS, which manages inventory of 4 brands on a single platform...

24 February 2022

UK. Substitutions are a problem at Aldi

The British consumer association Which? voted Aldi as the worst retailer for online order substitutions. According to the survey, 49% of Aldi customers received a substitute item in their last Web...

22 February 2022

Change management and franchising. Fitness Park relies on Yoobic

Fitness Park (turnover of €200 million in 2019, 250 sports clubs in France, Spain and Portugal) plans to open 50 new stores this year, including 15 in Spain.

22 February 2022

Qatar welcomes first international Printemps store

On February 17th, the Printemps Group (15 department stores and 9 Citadiums) announced a long-postponed opening of a first international department store in September 2022 in Doha.

22 February 2022

Machine Learning. Amazon reduces packaging waste

Amazon (sales of US$469.8 billion in 2021, up by 22% from 2020) has declared battle against “vacuum logistics”. This is a real ecological and economic scourge of e-commerce, with...

18 February 2022

Shein strengthens a presence in Singapore

On February 16, Reuters reported that Shein (valued at US$50 billion in 2021) is planning more staff and expanding in Singapore, where the Chinese pure player moved headquarters.

18 February 2022

Austria. Skiing becomes a climate issue

The popularity of skiing is in free fall in Austria, where ski resorts welcomed 52.8 million visitors in 2019 including 66% of foreigners. But in 2022, Covid-19 is forcing visitors to change...

18 February 2022

Carrefour partners with Brut to create a live broadcast shopping service

On Tuesday February 1st, in a joint statement, the video and social media Brut and the Carrefour Group announced a new joint venture.

18 February 2022

China. Record market share for Apple in Q4

It had been 6 years since Apple conquered such a large market share in China, which reached 23% in Q4 2021, making the Californian company the biggest smartphone vendor over the same period. The...

15 February 2022

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