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With a population of 110 million and a G.D.P. of US$8,573 per capita, the Philippines is a strong potential retail market, clearly understood by Skechers (sales of US$1.55 billion in Q3 2021, up...

6 January 2022

Russia. Inflation gives a boost to discount stores

Whilst inflation reached 8.4% in 2021 according to Rosstat (compared to 4.9% in 2020) and price increases are the main concern of Russians ahead of Covid-19 worries, low-cost retailers are doing...

6 January 2022

Uber’s business model declared illegal in London

On December 6, 2021, the High Court has rejected case brought by Uber regarding the legality of its business model in London. The US ride hailing giant brought the case after the Supreme Court...

6 January 2022

Adyen completes offer with mobile payment terminals

The Dutch company Adyen announced on January 5th the launch of Android mobile terminals at the point of sale in the E.U., the U.K. and the U.S.A. The terminals “all-in-one eliminates the...

5 January 2022

Zalando creates a role of Chief Operating Officer

Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion retailer (GMV of €10.7 billion in 2020, +30%), is creating a Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.) position. As of March 1st, 2022, the former...

4 January 2022

Second-hand marketplaces. Vinted is now ahead of Ebay

According to the Cross-Border Commerce Europe study of December 9, the second-hand market is growing 11 times faster than the traditional retail market. In Europe, it is booming: from €16...

3 January 2022

U.K. Selfridges: Central and Signa acquire another department store

British department stores Selfridges are finally being taken over by Thailand’s Central Group and Austria’s Signa, in the form of a 50/50 joint venture. This is the continuation of the...

3 January 2022

CES 2022 deserted by tech giants

While the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is one of the rare events to retain a physical presence, the biggest tech show of the year is suffering from numerous cancellations for 2022, scheduled to...

3 January 2022

Alibaba wants to split international business

Following the Q3 2021 results on November 18, Alibaba announced a separation of Chinese and international e-commerce businesses. A number of overseas subsidiaries, including Lazada, AliExpress and...

3 January 2022

GRDI: Top 10 most attractive countries for retailers

According to Kearney‘s Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), Africa will become the fastest growing market for retail. The study, which examines emerging markets, raises critical...

22 December 2021

Walgreens plans to sell Boots

In order to focus on its new healthcare provider business and the North American market, Walgreens Boots Alliance (sales of US$132.5 billion in the year to August 2021, +7.5%) is considering...

21 December 2021

Israel. Shufersal’s online sales fall

In Q3 2021, Israeli supermarket chain Shufersal reported that online revenue fell to 18.7% of business, compared to 20.8% in Q3 2020.

17 December 2021

TikTok invests in Dubai delivery start-up

An unexpected investor emerged in the latest round of funding for Dubai-based delivery start-up iMile.

17 December 2021

A mapping of the French retail techs

In an annual study, Klein Blue and Finance Innovation offer a panorama of French retail technology. Find them the 383 startups in this article.

17 December 2021

Black Friday. BNPL payment volumes explode across Europe

According to data released by payment service provider Mollie, the use of Buy Now Pay Later payment methods (BNPL) increased by 51% in Europe during the Black Friday period, compared to the same...

17 December 2021

[exclu] Retail media. What are the rates in France?

In the U.S.A., the retail media market (including advertising investments on e-commerce sites) will pass US$30 billion in 2022. Amazon alone accounts for 75% of this market.

17 December 2021

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Italy seizes €27.4 million from CEVA Logistics for fraud and undeclared labour

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5 March 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?

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...

5 March 2026

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...

4 March 2026

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...

25 February 2026

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...

2 March 2026