Prior to the iPhone's first release in 2007, most of us didn't have the handheld personal computers more commonly known as smartphones. We didn't have mobile apps, decent phone cameras for capturing photos and videos, or mobile shopping.
Source: ER Magazine
A point of difference in favor of traditional supermarkets, most agree, is customer service, which will be a focal point for many retailers.
Source: Progressive Grocer
For Coborn's Inc., a new store in a growing community was the perfect opportunity to create a bold new image and up its game in all of its offerings to shoppers.
Source: Progressive Grocer
Impossible de rattraper son retard face à Amazon. Mais pour rester dans la course et accélérer sa diversification sur le e-commerce, Walmart s'offre Jet.com, une start-up du secteur pour un montant d'environ 3,3 milliards de dollars (2,9 milliards d'euros) dont 3 milliards en numéraire et 300 millions en actions).
Source: Points de Vente
Nouveau concept pour les hypermarchés Géant Casino. L'enseigne a entrepris une rénovation complète de son identité visuelle, de la façade à l'agencement intérieur, de la signalétique à l'encaissement, corners spécialisés au drive et communication.
Source: Points de Vente
Après des mois de suspens, le verdict est enfin tombé. L'Autorité de la concurrence autorise la Fnac à racheter Darty.
Source: Points de Vente
Unilever has rejected a $143bn takeover approach from Kraft Heinz, the food conglomerate backed by three Brazilian billionaires and US investor Warren Buffett, setting the stage for a battle between two of the largest consumer goods companies in the world.
Source: FT Weekend
Chinese gross domestic product expanded 6.8 percent in the final quarter of 2016, up from 6.7 percent in the previous quarter and the first quarterly acceleration in two years. Retail sales rose 10.9 percent in December from a year earlier, the best monthly results in 12 months.
Source: Bloomberg
Macy's, the largest U.S. department-store chain, got to its size by gobbling up rivals-regional chains such as Kaufmann's, Marshall Field's, Abraham & Straus, and Filene's.
Source: Bloomberg
General Motors has been spending billions of dollars on Cadillac, trying to recapture the magic that made the name synonymous with luxury in the U.S. for almost 60 years. There are signs the effort is finally paying off-in China.
Source: Bloomberg
Troquer l'austérité contre le sex-appeal, c'est le pari fou des pharmaciens. Et ça marche. En empruntant les codes du sélectif tout en cultivant leur capital confiance, les officines gagnent des parts de marché. Le combat reste à mener sur le web et la fidélisation. From Points de Vente
L'analyse de flux et le comptage de personnes en point de vente n'ont jamais été aussi cruciaux pour les enseignes. Compter permet, non seulement, de gérer, mais aussi d'analyser et de prévoir l'activité. Une démarche qui met en oeuvre plusieurs technologies différentes. From Points de Vente