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In order to reduce raw material and the CO2 impact, the Swiss trainer manufacturer On Holding invented a subscription model, with the obligation to return used running shoes. The pilot was...

19 July 2022

Francois Guilluy, Maty : “Our customers can pay with the PayWish app, it’s a small revolution”

Enabling customers to pay quickly and simply, without investing in new Eftpos terminals, while controlling the technical and financial risks. These are the objectives of the jeweller Maty, which...

12 July 2022

NRF-Kantar’s TOP 50 global retailers in 2022

In 2022, Walmart, Amazon, Schwartz and Aldi dominate the annual ranking established by Kantar for the American Retail Federation (NRF). Which retailers have joined and which left the ranking?...

12 July 2022

Fractional payments: the state of grace is over

Fractional payment fintechs have eaten their fill. After two years of euphoria, in 2020 and 2021, they are facing rising interest rates, following inflation, and an increase in the risk of...

1 July 2022

Alexander Soncini, VTEX : “In Brazil, 40% of online sales of C&A come from Whatsapp”

Listed on the US Stock Exchange for one year, the Brazilian unicorn VTEX stands out from many IT publishers thanks to its broad functional scope (e-commerce, marketplaces and OMS) and wants to...

28 June 2022

La Vie en Rose: “We will launch the BNPL with Klarna by December”

How can a fashion retailer choose between the wide range of payment methods? What are the associated costs with Klarna or with Mastercard? Interview with Eric Champagne, C.I.O. of Canadian brand...

23 June 2022

Primark launches store-based e-commerce

Primark, which had always refused to sell online, is launching a new e-commerce model based on store operations. A good compromise for the low-cost retailer in the face of high costs for...

23 June 2022

Lily Cadell, Ankorstore: “We launch a fulfillment service from September 2022”

Présente dans 33 pays d’Europe, la marketplace Ankorstore (€ 379 millions levés depuis sa création, risque de solvabilité classé élevé par Societe.com) digitalise la vente en gros. Comme...

17 June 2022

Lionel Jouve, Carrefour : “The growing complexity of the payment chain is underestimated”

How does a global retail Group (turnover: €81.2 billion in 2021), selling in more than 30 countries, adapt to the continuous changes in payment methods? What are the Carrefour group's priorities...

3 June 2022

LVMH and Chanel hit by current Chinese Covid-19 lockdowns

What will be the effects for the Chinese luxury sector of inflation combined with the severe lockdown over the last two months? A recent study from Daxue Consulting provided some answers.

3 June 2022

Aude Vicaire (Marketpay): “To succeed, crypto payments must be able to rival the speed of Visa”

Available in Brazil, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Denmark, payment provider Marketpay handled €2.3 billion transactions in 2021. Aude Vicaire, Director of Products, Solutions and...

2 June 2022

Lush: “We left Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook to protect our community”

Lush, the cosmetics retailer whose fiscal year ends in June 2022, decided to leave social media six months ago. Chloé Chazot, Communications Manager for France, Belgium and Luxembourg, takes a...

30 May 2022

65% of polish people approve of boycotting brands operating in Russia

According to Inquiry, a Warsaw-based research company, the attack on Ukraine was both a shock and a great challenge. The Polish people have committed all possible resources to help Ukrainians in...

30 May 2022

Ikea allocates €3 billion for digital stores

With online sales accounting for 30% of business, the Ingka Group is investing heavily to move stores to omnichannel. The automated click & collect pilot in Paris may serve as an inspiration...

10 May 2022

Social Commerce. Amazon buys Glowroad to strengthen in India

In India as in the U.S.A., Amazon's ambitions in social commerce are high. By taking over the Glowroad platform, it follows the same strategy as Walmart, which launched a social commerce system.

9 May 2022

Digital marketing: Wethenew partners with Adsteroid

Eager to accelerate growth, the pure-player of limited edition sneakers Wethenew, signed up with Adsteroid, a specialist in performance advertising. The DNVB, which is about to make inroads in...

5 May 2022

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While AI conversational chatbots have become widespread in e-commerce, La Grande Récré shared with mind Retail the results of the tool launched in summer 2025 with iAdvize: number of queries...

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A competitor of Save Your Wardrobe, the start-up Prolong, which focuses on returns, warranty, repair, and after-sales service, announced the signing of Mellow Yellow footwear retailer, a jewellery...

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Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Levi’s enter peak season with high stock levels

Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025

EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament

On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...

27 October 2025

France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model

While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...

13 October 2025

Casino : Jean-Charles Naouri tried for corruption and stock price manipulation

Two years after the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) concluded an investigation into Casino, the trial of Jean-Charles Naouri, C.E.O. of the retail group from 2005 to...

7 October 2025

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