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After taking over Whole Foods Market in 2017, Amazon is looking at several potential physical retail targets.

11 January 2022

Auchan in the process of buying Carrefour?

Thanks to several investment funds, the Mulliez (AFM) may present a cash offer to get their hands on Carrefour.

11 January 2022

Walmart threatened in China after boycott of Xinjiang products

While Beijing's retaliation first affected H&M and Adidas, electronics and food players will have to take a stand in 2022 on the issue of Uyghur human rights.

10 January 2022

Retail. The new frontiers of the payment experience for 2022

As the “APIsation move” opens up data hidden in Information Systems, the retail payment market is offering an array of innovative services, alongside new players. Who are these new companies, and...

5 January 2022

Fulfillment and subscription. Walmart and Amazon’s winning equation

Marketplaces are flourishing all over the world. Taking care of logistics for third-party sellers is part of success. In the wake of Amazon's model, Walmart developed its fulfillment service in...

4 January 2022

Leroy Merlin Romania. “We will open a marketplace in 2023”

Over 10 years, Leroy Merlin Romania moved from a low-price retail concept to an omnichannel company in which e-commerce plays a major role, both in terms of activity and profitability. What are...

23 December 2021

Majid Al Futtaim Retail believes in “tech-enhanced” convenience

Majid Al Futtaim (assets estimated at US$16,8 billion according to Forbes, with 27 malls and 13 hotels) is the exclusive franchisor of Carrefour in the Gulf, Africa and part of the Asian...

21 December 2021

After Douglas, Criteo strengthens a beauty footprint with Flaconi pure-player

Criteo, which has raised the financial forecast for 2021, is rolling out a retail media offering in the non-food sector. Elise Ophèle, Head of Sales Retail Media Non-Food, and Nicolas Benoît...

17 December 2021

Arnaud Le Gall, Cofidis : “The rise of split payments will accelerate in stores”

During the Covid-19 lockdowns, consumers have adopted Buy Now Pay Later payments, purchasing shoes and smartphones online in installments, directly with their cards. With sales reaching €6 billion...

3 December 2021

Black Friday 2021: the end of hyper growth

For the past two years, fewer U.S. shoppers participated in Black Friday. 2021 showed no exception. Is this a correction from the high base of last year, or a sign of slowing e-commerce growth?

2 December 2021

Self-checkout. How to improve customer experience?

Self-checkout have become a must in restaurants and some specialty retailers. Meanwhile, they don’t create harmony, particularly at supermarkets. How can the associated customer experience be...

1 December 2021

Mobivia wants to launch a reconditioned tyre business

Reducing carbon impact by 5% per year, selling reconditioned tires and batteries, developing a rental offer... Bénédicte Barbry, Director of Sustainable Development at Mobivia (Norauto, Midas...

26 November 2021

E-commerce. Auchan Russia wants to weigh in the balance

Russia is a challenging market for Auchan Retail and its new C.E.O. The challenge? To multiply by 4 the e-commerce turnover by 2023, an ambitious objective...

26 November 2021

Made.com, Maisons du Monde… How to anticipate new circular legislation ?

French legislation (AGEC law) is changing and furniture retailers must adapt. In 2022, retailers will have to offer free return of used furniture: overview of solutions already on the market.

26 November 2021

Primark believes expansion can make up for lack of e-commerce

As Shein discount retailer is gaining traction worldwide, the British retailer bets on physical stores to fuel growth. It plans 47 new stores in the U.S. in 5 years. This expansion is also...

26 November 2021

U.S. investor supports Ahold Delhaize’s IPO plans

Will all offline retailers decide to list e-commerce subsidiaries on the stock exchange? How high will valuations be? With the expected IPO of Bol.com in the Netherlands, these companies have a...

19 November 2021

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