Digital
Ingka Group, the main franchisee of the Inter-Ikea Group managing the bulk of stores, shopping centres and online operations, reported annual financial results on...
Gorillas, Cajoo, Flink or even Glovo offer a vertical model combining dark stores, picking and delivery. These companies rent B-locations for urban...
Grocery retailer Auchan Retail (sales of €31.6 billion in 2020 down by 5.2%) doesn’t communicate much about its marketplace offering, launched in 2014 with...
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Majid Al Futtaim, Carrefour’s franchisor for 30 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, inaugurated its first standalone supermarket on September...
Digital - September 2021
Square aims for seamless mobile payment in retail
The U.S. payment solution specialist Square, founded by Jack Dorsey (co-founder of Twitter) is now allowing retailers to accept mobile payments via its...
In early September 2021, the Swedish retailer Ingka (390 Ikea stores in 32 countries, 45 shopping centers plus an e-commerce site accounting for 18%...
In the United States, Amazon plans to open several stores dedicated to fashion, home appliances and technical products, that will in some ways operate...
Sephora relies on external growth to advance in European largest beauty markets. On July 23, 2021, the LVMH subsidiary announced the acquisition of...
When it’s not Yes, it’s No. Since April 1st, 2021, online retailers in the European Union are no longer allowed to track visitor page...
On July 11, 2021, the Seattle-based department store chain Nordstrom took a minority stake in the British and profitable pure-player Asos, who also owns...
Digital - July 2021
An e-commerce battle is raging in Korea
In the end of June, Shinsegae bought 80% of eBay Korea for US$3 billion. E-Mart supermarkets (Shinsegae Group) are thus poised to...