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Primark : expansion with smaller formats
If store traffic and sales remain below 2019 levels, the discreet fashion retailer is relaunching a sustained expansion while rationalized square metres. It also confirms no home delivery.
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7 December 2022
UK: Burberry and Mulberry penalised by the end of the tax refund for tourists
At a time when American tourists are returning to continental Europe, the abolition of the V.A.T. refund (effective from 2021) is holding back sales for British retailers.
6 December 2022
Victoria’s Secret acquires Adore Me to restore image and return to growth
After a disappointing Q3, Victoria's Secret & Co. is revising forecastsdownwards at the start of the Christmas season. In order to strengthen future results, the lingerie group made a...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
5 December 2022
Guillaume Motte takes over as head of Sephora Worldwide
While the beauty retailer returned to the 2019 levels of activity, Guillaume Motte will have to complete omnichannel and digital acceleration to defend against increased competition in the U.S.A.
1 December 2022
TJX Companies: new C.F.O. for outlet giant
US outlet retailer TJX Co. appointed John Klinger as new C.F.O. His mission is to boost the high margin business, that already takes advantage of overstock issues.
1 December 2022
Inclusion: Disabled people denounce the “self check-out
While in France, the "self check-out" system is denounced because it does not always allow people to pay in cash, in the USA, its inaccessibility for people with disabilities is criticised by...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
1 December 2022
Unibail Rodamco Westfield: “The challenge is to create a mix of retail and residential properties”
Unibail Rodamco, Europe's number one shopping centre operator, is continuing to make progress in residential property. Anne-Sophie Sancerre, Director of Operations for Southern Europe, discusses...
28 November 2022
Sélim Chidiac (L’azurde): “Online, 20% of customers use the Tabby split payment solution”
Sélim Chidiac, C.E.O. of the L'azurde jewellery group, which has historically focused on wholesale, presents his strategic directions for increasing direct distribution. This includes deployment...
28 November 2022
Robotic manufacturing: denim specialist Unspun opens in Hong Kong
Unspun, the American brand of "zero waste" jeans based on a silhouette scanning technology and a 3D weaving technique, opens its first physical store in Asia.
25 November 2022
Kiabi to open soon 70 corners in Auchan hypermarkets
Kiabi unveiled their strategic roadmap for 2023. This includes expanding products for children and babies, launching the new marketplace in Spain and Italy and massively rolling out “corners” at...
21 November 2022
Confidential. Carrefour hypermarket offer soon available on Uber Eats
After having successfully regained market share and customers for physical stores, Carrefour is investing with Uber Eats to rebuild e-commerce.
17 November 2022
[Amazon Results] At nearly US$10 billion, advertising outpaces subscriptions for US giant
For the first time, Amazon's advertising revenue exceeded subscriptions revenue in Q3 2022. The services to third-party merchants, the second largest business unit, and AWS remained very dynamic...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
4 November 2022
Banyan wants to bridge the first-party data gap between retailers and fintechs
The American company Banyan is developing a platform that enables retailers to feed their purchase data to financial players, in order to enrich services and applications through dedicated...
4 November 2022
Simon Property partners with Alibaba to accelerate live shopping
To strengthen business with Chinese consumers, the U.S. mall owner Simon Property unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Alibaba, via "live shopping" sessions. The launch is scheduled for...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
3 November 2022
Cathy Collart Geiger, C.E.O. of Picard
Exclusive interview with Cathy Collart Geiger, Picard's C.E.O. as a guest at the last FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, of which mind Retail is a partner. She explains her ambitions for the group's...
24 October 2022
Kroger-Albertsons: US$24.6 billion merger to create a customer data giant
In the U.S.A., the food retailer Kroger announced the purchase of competitor Albertsons on 14th October 2022. While this deal looks defensive in the short term, it is also offensive in the long...
24 October 2022
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Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
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Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s
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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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