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M&A. “Investors are more attracted by omnichannel luxury brands than pure DNVBs”
Alain Bernard, former President of the North American business of Richemont Group, explains the dynamics of the luxury sector in the U.S.A. In a market where the cost of digital marketing is...
22 March 2022
E-commerce: Macy’s and Darty outsource search engine to Google
Google continues to move towards e-commerce. At the 1-to-1 trade fair in Monaco, the group announced that the search engine would be made available to European online retailers.
21 March 2022
To comply with commercial lease legislation, Gorillas launches click & collect
From click & collect services to moves to become a member of the reference retail federations, quick-commerce companies are looking for a way out, as they face rising pressure from council...
18 March 2022
Casino opts for a split of its financial division
After a very difficult year for Casino, the pressure of the financial markets is increasing and it is time for the financial services to make big moves.
15 March 2022
Matthieu Guignard (Mondelēz International): “The market is not offering mature e-retail media K.P.I.s”
With more than 25 brands including Orea, Milka, Lu, Prince, Tuc, Toblerone and Côte d'Or, Mondelēz International, one of the world's leading advertisers, rolled out 460 e-retail media campaigns in...
14 March 2022
Egypt. Retailers accused of exploiting the Ukrainian crisis to inflate prices
Egypt is, for the moment, safe from “out of stock” delays. However, local consumers have made complaints against food retail chains, which would take advantage of the inflationary trend to...
10 March 2022
TK Maxx and other fashion brands boycott Russia
Following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, TK Maxx is selling its stake in the Russian retailer Familia. Another American has been added to the list of fashion brands suspending activities in Russia.
8 March 2022
FRANCHISE EXPO PARIS: “THE PROPERTY SECTOR CONTINUES TO HAVE THE MOST DYNAMIC GROWTH”
The international franchise exhibition, Franchise Expo Paris, will be held March 20th to 23rd 2022. Sylvie Gaudy is division director at Reed Exposition, one of the organisers of the Paris show...
7 March 2022
Customer loyalty: Payment data at the service of customer knowledge
Personal profiles, bank cards, purchase and loyalty vouchers. Thanks to detailed knowledge of customers that is now omnichannel, brands are turning this into new levers to build customer loyalty...
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4 March 2022
Metavers: Brands must adopt the codes of this new digital media
What business opportunities are associated with the notion of metavers, these collaborative spaces made possible by 3D? Will avatars, these customers in pixel version, shop in virtual stores...
24 February 2022
CBRE “Property companies are lining up to avoid changing a commercial lease”
For the past 2 years, Covid-19 has heavily impacted the value of commercial property. For the 10 largest countries in Western Europe, commercial rents fell sharply. Here is a summary in figures...
23 February 2022
Walmart targets US$100 billion in online sales by 2022
Walmart, the world's leading retailer, published annual financial results and notes that 2020 and 2021 have been a complex year. Their results show a sustained turnover growth and large expansion...
23 February 2022
Lise Charmel : “Any cyber risk is even greater today because there is no longer full insurance cover”
Lingerie retailer Lise Charmel, highly active in Russia and Eastern Europe, reported a massive cyberattack two years ago. For the company, whose annual turnover reached €60 million in 2018 as the...
18 February 2022
Dare the franchise!
To reinvent yourself professionally, investing in a franchise can be a reassuring and clever choice. It's time to inquire to participate in the next edition of Franchise Expo Paris, the major...
17 February 2022
Fitness Park & Yoobic. “Training savings amount to hundreds of thousands Euros”
How to lead digital change within a staff, whilst opening 60 points of sale per year, in branches and franchises? This is the case for Fitness Park sports clubs, which have expanded from 50 to 250...
17 February 2022
Fashion. Gen Z stuck between ethics and overconsumption
The "Greta Thunberg generation" demands more inclusion and commitment from retailers. However, these customers remain the backbone of fast-fashion, one of the world's most polluting industries...
- Retail
- Analysis
16 February 2022
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How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months
Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...
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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”
Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...
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Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store
According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...
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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls
On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...
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Deborah Van Dessel (Lagardère Travel Retail): “We are testing AI tools and prompts for store layout”
Between global governance, local ambassador clubs and deployments at scale, Lagardère Travel Retail identified major operational gains thanks to AI, while other use cases reveal the current limits...
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25 November 2025
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Coupang’s C.E.O. resigns after data leak of 33.7 million customers
On December 10, Park Dae-Jun, CEO of South Korean e-commerce retailer Coupang (2024 revenue: US$31.5 billion up by 29%) resigned. The cause was a security breach that exposed the personal...
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