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From in-vehicle payment services and electric vehicle charging, to personalized push-notification offers and at-the-pump ordering, the convenience store forecourt is evolving thanks to emerging technology… Source: Convenience Stores Download PDF

Canada Goose’s CEO speaks about its business experience explaining how he has transformed a small family entrerprise into one of the most famous fashion brand in the world… Source: Harvard Business Review …

Le 4 Casino in Paris ist ein innovatives Supermarkt-Konzept, das ganz auf eine smarte, gut situierte Urbane Klientel abgestimmt ist… Source: Store+Shops Download PDF

Among retailers that sell groceries, Walmart has been head and shoulders above the pack in the reinvention of routine buying and selling. For this reason the company was elected “Retailer …

A resume of Mc Donald’s history, to understand how to be competitive in a market where the digital approach is now fundamental to win… From: Bloomberg Businssweek Download PDF

Consumer goods brands historically have been hesitant to invest heavily in emerging, untested technologies. But nowadays, investments in consumer engagement tools don’t inexorably lead to unknown territory… Source: Path to …

Luckin Coffee, China rival to Starbucks, has agreed to establish a joint venture with Louis Dreyfus Company to develop ajuice brand in China, as the agricultural trader seeks to expand …

Mobile phones can be one of a grocer’s greatest tools to Improve the customer experience and empower shoppers to make their own choices with a high level of confidence…. Source: …

Creating the “perfect store” environment fortheir products via flawless retail execution has long been the ambition of consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Now, thanks to emerging technologies, the goal is less …

Giant Eagle recently developed a mobile cashless shopping experience in one of its stores using a platform powered by Grabango, a company based in Berkeley, California… Source: Stores Download PDF

The Brazilian e-commerce market is unknown to many. What can cross-border retailers bring to this emerging market? What can the market offer consumers and retailers that are interested in cross-border …

After the great success in only few months, the Danish retailer JYSK wants to reach and exceed the initial, ’15 store openings in two years’ business plan. Now it has …

Grocery group Casino is leaving 200 outlets open after employees go home, with self-checkout machines in their stead. Rival Carrefour SA in May began testing a similar idea in Paris’s. …

The English luxury brand is focused on creating unique designs and an unrivalled shopping experience. Graham Broomfield, Digital Director at L.K.Bennett, speaks about the brand’s strategy and its international expansion… …

Intermarché a dévoilé officiellement miseptembre ce à quoi doit ressembler son parc de magasin dans le future… Source: LSA Download PDF

After a decade of economic growth and low unemployment, German discount grocers like Aldi, Lidl, Netto and Penny Market are suffering in their home market… Source: The Economist Download PDF

Is the facial recognition an helpfull technology for retailers? If the answer is yes, why are so many people concerned by its use in retail stores?… Source: Stores Download PDF

L’enseigne a rénové son magasin du centre commercial des A Temps, à l’ouest de Paris, et en profite pour faire évoluer son dernier concept… Source: LSA Download PDF

En Europe et aux États-Unis, quelques enseignes physiques se sont alliées à Amazon, déclenchant immédiatement les cris d’orfraie de leurs concurrents… Source: LSA Download PDF

Le modèle des hypermarchés est, sinon en crise, au moins sujet à de nombreux questionnements. Cela lui impose de changer pour retrouver de l’attractivité… Source: LSA Download PDF

Aldi ist seit zwei Jahren online auf dem chinesischen Markt präsent. Nun eröffnete Aldi in Shanghai seine ersten beiden physischen Filialen in China… Source: Store + Shops Download PDF

Clothing rental has been around for a decade. But as millennials and Gen Z become a more dominant force, a number of apparel retailers are jumping in more fully… Source: …

E-commerce has opened up a new frontier of acquisition, making more difficult to get sustainable decisions. But might the in-store shopping offer the right solution to the consumer?… From: Frame …

A recent study by McKinsey & Co. on the future of delivery predicts a world where nearly 80% of global deliveries will be automated. Still today retailers continue to invest …

Amazon is quietly testing a new physical retail concept in which it merchandises rotating, curated themed collections… Source: Patch to Purchase Download PDF

After Jack Ma, Alibaba’s new CEO Daniel Zhang is determined to revolutionize the business activities before rivals or the trade war can… Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Vowing to design, build and operate 10,000 environmentally friendly stores across the globe by 2025, Starbucks has a big task on its hands. Will the brand shift its focus from …

Lego has thus retained its status as the world’s biggest toymaker, snatched from Mattel in 2014, even as its American rival last year earned its highest revenues in five years …

Boots has opened its news 28.521 square foot format store in Covent Garden, London. The Brand new Beauty and Wellness halls will introduce exciting new brands…From: Retail Focus Download PDF

Accenture has helped JPMorgan Chase 8 Co. design its new flagship retail store within its global headquarter campus in New York City… Source: Retail Focus Download PDF

Family-owned department store Galeries Lafayette traces its history back 125 years, and has dreamed of opening a store on the Champs-Élysées for almost as long. Now the wait is over.. …

Barnum & Bailey’s birthplace is the location of independent grocer DeCicco & Sons’ newest supermarket… Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Checkout-free or cashierless technologies inch closer to implementation in large grocery retail… Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Online retailers make in-person connections through product deliveries and returns. One of the best exemples of this strategy comes from the company Navar… Source: Path to Purchase Download PDF

Auf dem Deutschen Shopping-Center Forum (DSCF) 2019 stellten Projektentwickler aktuelle Revitalisierungsobjekte vor… Source:Store + Shops Download PDF

How Boxed.com, one of the most efficient and advanced private brand in the world, can beat all the competitors with its innovative business model… Source: Store Brands Download PDF

A new generation of online retailers takes on the giants of e-commerce. The most successful companis come from China, Russia, Brazil and Portugal… Source: The Economist Download PDF

The newest store is the latest example of Cosentino’s family dedication to the Kansas city-area grocery market. The supermarket counts around 60,000 square feet offering all of the basics, with …

Department stores have been hit by a combination of changing shopping habits, high running costs and years of underinvestment. However other key factors are also having an effect on the …

Auf dem Deutschen Shopping-Center Forum (DSCF) 2019 stellten Projektentwickler aktuelle Revitalisierungsobjekte vor… Source:Store + Shops Download PDF

The report looks at the current commerce landscape through the lens of the modern shopping journey. The path to purchase today may be more complicated than ever, but everyone still …

The annual ranking of the top 100 retailers by NRF. Actually, the sector seems dominated by retailer with a brick-and-mortar heritage… Source: Stores Download PDF

A summary of Albertsons’s story to discover how the retailer, started from one store and a dream, is now a grocery leader in USA… Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Today artificial intelligence, mobility and connectivity have made robots more advanced that ever. Robots can move, grip, perfom tasks and now are becoming more prevalent in retail … Source: Stores …

A recent report revealed that most consumers have positive attitudes toward eco-friendly products and services, but they often seem unwilling to pay for them… Source: Harvard Business Review Download PDF

Fast forward to 2019 and there are approximately 153,237 convenience stores operating in the United States. What will change in the next 50 years in this sector?… Source: Convenience Store Download …

Retailers and store designers alike are responding to new and different aspects of food marketing with the aim to improve the service and to attract more customers… Source: Progressive Grocer …

Manolo Blahnik has opened its new flagship in one the world’s most iconic retail areas: Omotesando Tokyo. The project Is the latest In a lb-year working relationship between Nick Leith-Smlth …

San Diego, the second-largest city in California, is known as a mecca for surfers and sun worshippers, but it also has a fiercely competitive grocery market. Progressive Grocer recently visited …

The head of Walmart’s international division has told staff at Asda that it is seriously considering a path to an IPO after Sainsbury deal blocked… Source: Financial Times Download PDF

The State of Fashion 2019 marks the third year of an ongoing partnership between The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company, bringing analytical rigour and evidence to better understand …

Sears’ bankruptcy filing last year sparked torrents of criticism. Here’s what leaders can learn from an icon’s slow-motion collapse… Source: Fortune USA Download PDF

A crafty mix of convenience and low prices turned Dollar General into a retail giant. How much bigger can it get?… Source: Fortune USA Download PDF

Lidl is tapping into Boxed’s technology capabilities to offer online ordering and on-demand delivery to Lidl Shopper. The pilot program starts in June and in parts od New York and …

7-Eleven teamed with National Collegiate Athletic Association sponsor BodyArmor this year to launch a pair of March Madness-themed augmented reality experiences within the retailer’s mobile application… Source: Rise Download PDF

Waitrose, which operates more than 350 stores, has also embraced sustainability and always seems to be introducing something new to take its green initiatives to another level…Source: Store Brand Download …

Northwestern University’s Plum Market store aims to accommodate a range of food allergies and dietary lifestyle choices by providing a mix of natural, organic and specialty products housed in a …

Behind Canada Goose’s success to discover which are the winning long-term strategies to stay competitive in the North American market… Source: Forbes USA Download PDF

Germany based-discounter Aldi opened in Shanghai its first two store in China as a part of a pilot program. Aldi is said to want to proceed cautiously during the pilot …

Les deux filiales du groupe Casino ont annoncé le 22 mai un rapprochement stratégique. Objectif: partager leurs points forts pour accélérer sur le digital… Source: LSA Download PDF

Pour la troisième année de suite, les ventes de l’enseigne progressent, le déploiement de la démarche Good Food doit permettre de poursuivre sur cette lancée… Source: LSA Download PDF

Casino has sold is stake in Via Varejo, the Brazilian electrical-goods retailer, in the latest push from the French supermarket… Source: Financial Times Download PDF

On the top floor of Barneys New York’s imposing edifice of fashion, just past the men’s tailored suits, sits The High End, the luxury retailer’s new store-in-store venture that gives …

7-Eleven newst convenience store in Dallas is a testament to the retailer’s commitment to enhancing customer experience. The first-of-its-kind “lab store” for the company is an experiential testing ground where …

A new era in Chinese shopping offers a glimpse into the likely future of retail around the world. Indeed, more than $413 billion of goods will be sold through social …

L’un veut faire de même avec la vente en ligne. L’autre s’internationalise après avoir dévoré un quart de la distribution alimentaire dans son pays… Source: LSA Download PDF

KPMG’s research introduced during F.I.R.A meeting in Shanghai Download PDF

This report by KPMG studies the role of hyper-personalization today, and how  the major players have already mastered the importance of tailoring to their customers… Download PDF

Who’s in the best position to eventually wind up on top of the grocery store food chain? Discover it thanks to the annual ranking of top grocers… Source: Progressive Grocer …

L’Oreal USA has launched a digital skin diagnostic tool meant to tackle the woes associated with aging skin using augmented reality and artificial intelligence…Source: Rise Download PDF

Wegmans recently announced a deal with DoorDash to offer delivery of the grocers prepared foods (cold and hot). The service, named Wegmans Meals 2GO, is active in five locations… Source: …

Levi Strauss & Co. is moving in the digital era: beginning this fall, any consumer across the U.S. will be able to customize an individual pair of jeans…Source: Rise Download …

Over the past six years, Korean skin care has gone from being a hip niche market in the U.S. to a mainstream phenomenon. One of the main protagonist is the …

Monoprix peaufine un nouveau profil de magasin qui valorise les produits de l’univers de la maison et de la décoration… Source: LSA Download PDF

Le groupe est entré en négociations exclusives pour acquérir Naturel Découvertes. Une alliance majeure pour deux entreprises complémentaires par leur offre… Source: LSA Download PDF

A $250 million revamp of Saks’ Manhattan flagship is the tip of the spear in the hypercompetitive department store wars. The new street-level space is a 53,000-square-foot emporium for leather …

L’Oréal’s modiface and Hong Kong-based health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson group announce virtual makeup try-on #colourme… Source: Design: Retail Download PDF

The PwC report, based on the opinion of more than 21,000 online consumers in 27 countries, explores the impact that new technologies have on the customer experience, allowing them to …

Compact urban market aims to bring culinary inspiration to a diverse Philadelphia neighborhhod with a 9,500-square-foot store…Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Infusing Birchbox’s prestige brands and expertise into Walgreens footprint, these collaboration has the goal to reimage the beauty retail experience… Source: Design: Retail Download PDF

A look at the current state of high street retail in UK discovering which retailers and trends are dominating the scene… Source: Storai Download PDF

The research summarizes attitudes and investments that retailers and digital business professionals are making for both their store and their online businesses. It explores in particular themes as omnichannel fulfllment, digital …

With reported plans to aggressively expand its Amazon Go concept, c-store operators need to play up their competitive differences… Source: Convenience Store News Download PDF

The constant growth of the American brand is the reason why Levi’s executives decided to take the company public again… Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

A cultural transformation is underway at Walmart as the retailer makes heavy investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning to keep up with changing customer preferences and assess new innovations…Source: …

Specialty beverage retailer BevMo! is testing the voice activated in-store shopping assistant. The five-store pilot is running in five California locations through the end ol March…Source: Shopper Marketing Download PDF

Catering the changing needs of c-stores doesn’t just mean examining their current wants and needs; it requires looking into the future and anticipating how those wants and needs will change…Source: …

Yum China Holdings Inc, owner of the fast-food KFC in China, is betting on cashless stores, innovative food items, and customized service …Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Unlike other shopping centres, H Queen’s was conceived with only two types of tenants in mind and one type of customer. Its art galleries and restaurants target a well-heeled clientele …

En difficulté depuis un an, Conforama joue une partition compliqué e sur un marché en pleine recomposition… Source: LSA Download PDF

Un chiffre d’affaires pour 2018 en hausse de 3 7 % et l’ouverture dans de nouveaux pays: les signaux passent au vert pour le pure player de l’ameublement…Source: LSA Download …

Grocery and convenience store retailer Hy – Vee Inc. combined elements of what it knows best, supermarkets and c-stores, to introduce its newest concept: Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh. The store …

Ikea cherche à multiplier les lieux de contact avec ses clients. Cela passe par de plus petits formats, à l’image de son adresse parisienne…Source: LSA Download PDF

Le cinquième magasin parisien de l’enseigne nordiste vient d’ouvrir, dans le nouveau quartier de Clichy-Batignolles…Source: LSA Download PDF

On February 1st a new law forced retailers to raise prices of food staples lest consumers be unduly profiting from shops trying to lure them with good deals. ..Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download …

Following the example of Amazon Go, c-stores and grocers are deploying their own self-scanning payment apps to provide a frictionless checkout experience to the customers …Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

Next month $20 billion development officially opens in a previously inhospitable area on Manhattam’s Far West Side for a new and innovative area…Source: Fast Company Download PDF

One of the finest regional chains of c-stores and fueling centers in USA, is embarking on the most ambitious growth plan in its 40-year history… Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

The magazine polled 3,750 executives, directors, and analysts to find out which companies are the world’s corporate role models…Source: Fortune USA Download PDF

The U.S. is expected to be dominantly multicultural by 2044, so c-stores need to adapt starting now… Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

New rules will force Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart to make big changes in the way they sell in India…Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Will greater China overtake the US as the world’s largest fashion market for the first time in centuries during 2019? The answer on McKinsey&Co’s “The State of Fashion 2019 Report” Download PDF

The report identifes the 250 largest retailers around the world and analyzes their performance across geographies and product sectors. By Deloitte Download PDF

Responsible for the interior of the New Bond Street establishment, which featured a dry-stone wall to emphasize the luxury brand’s British provenance, was Universal Design Studio. Source: Frame Download PDF

Reimagining retail: Nike’s House of Innovation shows that the lure of big data shouldn’t mean the loss of theatre. Source: Frame Download PDF

Der spanische Fast-Fashion-Riese Zara hat in Mailand seinen Flagship-Store wieder¬eröffnet. Im Mittelpunkt steht die glanzvolle Architektur des ehemaligen Kinopalasts. Zudem verkörpert der Store den neuen Online-Offline-Ansatz. Source: Store + Shops …

Unzählige Kunden haben über Jahrzehnte im Restaurant des Globus-Marktes am Firmensitz in St. Wendel im zweiten Obergeschoss ihren Hunger gestillt, der Besuch war für viele “Tradition”. Source: Store + Shops …

Frank Rosenthal, expert en marketing du commerce, fondateur de Frank Rosenthal Conseils et auteur de plusieurs livres, dont le dernier paru est Donner du sens au commerce, dévoile à LSA …

Dans son plus grand magasin au monde, à Osaka, au Japon, Muji tente une incursion dans l’alimentaire et dans les produits frais. Ceux-ci sont magnifiés dans un décor de bois …

CES is more driverless-centric than ever, but the payoff remains well down the road. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Voice-enabled devices star at this year’s biggest gadget show. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Take a look at what’s happened over the past year, however, and you’ll see that grocers have made tremendous strides and are laying the foundations for further technological advances in …

PayPal has a market capitalization of $100 billion,  100 times what it was worth when it went pubblic in 2002, and the number of users has grown from 15 million …

Mobile marketing, ordering and payment continue to change at a rapid pace, and today’s c-store operators need to keep up to compete. Source: Convenience Store News Download PDF

Lidl’s acquisition of 27 Best Market stores i n New York and New Jersey positions the German retailer for “record-breaking food retail success. Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Target’s private brand strategy is helping the retailer achieve impressive growth in a challenging retail environment. Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

The retailers succeeding in private brands are the ones embracing private brands to differentiate with innovative and exclusive products that offer consumers a value, all while growing their profits. Source: Progressive …

The report examines how brands have placed the customer at the center of their strategies, offering new tools and experiences to grown the engagement…By Alliance Data Download PDF

During the holiday season, department stores around the world create Christmas Windows very similar to art creations…Explore with us the most impressive! By Global Retail Alliance Download PDF

Tous les regards sont tournés vers les ventes en ligne de novembre et d é c e m b re qui, propulsées par les promotions du Black Friday, devraient générer …

While its proposition of selling the cheapest trend-led product on the high street is key, its culture and eye for detail should also be recognised. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Supermercadista deve estar atento para nao deixar de oferecer ao seu cliente todas as opcoes de meios de pagamento que atendam as suas necessidades. Source: Super Varejo Download PDF

Under new leadership, the department store chain’s struggling clothing division is undergoing major change. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Supermercadista deve estar atento para nao deixar de oferecer ao seu cliente todas as opcoes de meios de pagamento que atendam as suas necessidades. By Super Varejo Download PDF

A number of established apparel retailers are taking a page from a business model pioneered. By Internet Retailing Download PDF

Over 25 years Amazon has become part of our everyday shopping experience, but has the impact of the ultimate disruptor been good or bad for retail? By Retail Week Download PDF

Once-storeless startups are linking with old-line retailers to reach new customers. Will it work? By Fortune USA Download PDF

The fashion etailer’s product, customer, technology and market strategies mean it is well-placed to achieve its aim of doubling its sales revenue. By Retail Week Download PDF

E-commerce giant partners with Good Housekeeping at Mall of America for 2018 holiday season. By Shopper Marketing Download PDF

Retailers are spending heavily on new facilities and technology to meet shoppers’ growing expectations. By Internet Retailer Download PDF

Le distributeur de produits surgelés vient d’annoncer un nouveau plan stratégique qui s’accompagne d’un concept de magasin: Vision. By LSA Download PDF

Depuis un an, la filiale colombienne de Casino teste un étonnant concept de supermarché urbain très premium, Carulla Fresh Market. By LSA Download PDF

Italians, even in the smallest of towns, make big demands on their luxury fashion emporiums. A special network gives them a helping hand.  By Monocle Download PDF

With profits tanking and stores poised for closure, the department store chain’s new finance boss tells about its revival plans. By Retail Week Download PDF

In the latest instalment of our Retail Reimagined series, examining how traditional formats would look if they were redesigned today, Retail Week explores the beauty store of the future Download PDF

Fuelled by an understanding that conspicuous markers of luxury have become outdated, retailers are altering their strategies in an effort to appeal to a more inclusive audience. By Frame Download PDF

The phrase “Venmo me”—synonymous with “pay me”— has become common among young adults when splitting cabs, bar tabs and rent. That’s why consumers often think of Venmo only as a mobile peer-to-peer payment service.  By …

E-commerce platform providers are launching new services, strategies and tools to appeal to merchants that want help managing their growing online businesses. By Internet Retailer Download PDF

Amazon is the largest online retailer in the United States by a wide margin, and its continued growth has major implications for everyone selling goods online. Here are the latest …

How did the US department store giant lose its way, and what can retailers this side of the pond learn from its demise. By Retail Week Download PDF

The Dreamery is located behind Casper’s first permanent retail store in the heart of New York City. Designed by architecture firm Hollwich Kushner, The Dreamery encourages city-dwellers to make sleep …

Gucci’s SoHo store is more than a clothing outlet; it also functions as a place for recreation, intended to encourage visitors to linger a while longer. Designed to host rotating …

GRA Press Release, End of November 2018 Download PDF

The Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping phenomenon gets stronger every year. By DMI Download PDF

In this report you can discover how and why retailers outperform competitors and which challenges are facing European retailers in 2018/19. By Internet Retailing Download PDF

Brick-and-mortar retailers can personalize store brands through exclusive products, memorable store experiences, creative packaging and other methods. By Store Brands Download PDF

The main changes in retail during this 2018. By Store Brands Download PDF

London’s property companies are forging ahead with developments across the city center and on both banks of the Thames River. Source: WWD Download PDF

Set to be one of the most ambitious real estate projects in Abu Dhabi, Reem Mall will be positioned on Reem Island and become the major new retail, leisure, dining and entertainment …

MAPIC is the leading international retail real estate event for key property players to build the ultimate retail and leisure mix in order to become a complete lifestyle destination. The 24th edition …

The rise in travel & tourism has intensified the demand for apparels, cosmetics, food items and electronics retail in the travel retail market. Moreover, increase in urbanization and changes in lifestyle are …

Etele Plaza is a 55,000sq m GLA shopping and entertainment centre which is currently under development in the top multi-modal transportation hub of Hungary. Source: RLI Download PDF

A leading partnerfor luxury across the Middle Eastsince 1955,luxury powerhouse Chalhoub Group is an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services. From its base in Dubai, the group has become …

Dubai’s latest development to redefine new-age destinations through leveraging cutting-edge technologies to create exceptional blended retail, dining, hospitality, entertainment and residential offering. Source: RLI Download PDF

SES is showing the way forward for shopping centres by creating destinations that offer a variety of activities even after closing time. Source: Retail Watch Download PDF

Meyer Bergman is not the only retail specialist building a new platform in response to the growth of ecommerce. Source: Retail Watch Download PDF

Outlet centres remain one of the most – if not the most -resilient sub-segment in the European retail landscape. Source: Retail Watch Download PDF

The explosive growth of e-commerce in recent years has led to a strong demand for a developed network of order fulfilment centres and other types of logistics hubs. Retail specialists …

Delegates at a recent retail briefing at EXPO REAL heard that retail is thriving throughout Europe, and Germany in particular. Source: Retail Watch Download PDF

As competition for centres increases, operators are adding more individual services to stand out from the crowd, including offers that make the shopping trip more convenient and provide a good …

Une architecture plus aérée, une construction éco-responsable, un nouveau mix commercial… Ces immenses paquebots mutent en lieux de vie où les bureaux, les loisirs et la culture ont droit de cité. …

At No. 1 Carnaby Street, fitness trainers Jeannine and Nathalie are putting a group through a HUT workout. Just metres away, a less active crowd sip rose lattes and munch …

Meet the French duo who are showing the fashion world how to do retail – and they’re not even based in Paris. Source: Monocle Download PDF

The italian retail property market is ripe for inward investment, with major development projects currendy under way throughout the country. Source: Mapic News Download PDF

Convergence may be the retail buzzword for physical and digital retail but bringing both together needs a retail rethink. Source: Mapic News Download PDF

With retail destinations offering far more than stores, the retail mix has never been more diverse, yet Europe still has some catching up to do. Source: Mapic News Download PDF

Advances in Asian retail seem to know no boundaries, with the continent at the vanguard of automation, experience and the willingness to pioneer new ideas. Source: Mapic News Download PDF

Originated from an idea conceived by the Lonati Group – the historic Brescia-based holding company, a market leader in the production of textile machinery – that set its sights on …

Good Goût, la start-up française de l’alimentation infantile brio, fondée en 2010, a été récemment rachetée par H &H. Bien que peu connu du public, ce groupe hongkongais développe depuis …

Le passage en caisse reste un épineux probième pour les distributeurs qui cherchent sans arrêt à le fluidifier. De la caisse traditionnelle à la caisse sur mobile, LSA fait le …

Le vent tourne pour le meubLe. L’année 2018 s’avère bien plus compliquée que les précédentes. Plusieurs acteurs y perdent leur latin et leur avenir passera par une nécessaire remise en question. État …

La conversion des Simply Market en Auchan Supermarché s’est achevée au terme d’un an et demi de travail. Une transformation d’envergure qui aura coûté 230 millions d’euros et commence à donner ses …

L’Europe assistera-t-elle à l’apocalypse du commerce physique tel qu’on le voit aux Etats-Unis ? Source: Business Immo Download PDF

On aura finalement tout écrit sur la grande distribution et sa traduction immobilière, l’hypermarché. Qu’il devait se réinventer. Qu’il devait se réenchanter. Qu’il devait proposer à ses clients une… expérience. …

The real estate trade fair will steer discussions on retail’s future with a focus on entertainment. Source: WWD Download PDF

GRA Press Release Mid November 2018 Download PDF

The report analyzes 3,516 US and UK consumers who had shopped online at least once in the last month to understand how people shop online today and what this means …

A roundup of social, local and mobile marketing activity at retail. Source: Shopper Marketing Download PDF

New research shows that, when it comes to shopping, the post-Millennial generation may have more in common with their parents and grandparents than their all-too-frequently canonized predecessors. Source: Shopper Marketing …

Walmart is changing the way it works with digital content providers by choosing 11 partners to ally with on a priority level, the Path to Purchase Institute learned in September. …

With sustainability a top-of-mind issue for consumers and businesses alike, it makes sense that retailers and trading partners would collaborate In initiatives to make the world a greener place. Source: …

An expansion of an in-store department, the new free-standing Hy-Vee HealthMarket opened this summer in the retailer’s home base of West Des Moines, Iowa. Source: Progressive Groces Download PDF

If a grocery store layout is like a geometry problem, solving for the perimeter seems to be more Important than focusing on the midpoint. Indeed, the right angle for grocers when It comes to …

Grocers embrace the evolving role of technology as a tool that optimizes decision-making, learns as it goes, recommends next-best actions and reacts faster than ever before. Source: Progressive Grocer Download …

À Paris Porte de la Chapelle, le grossiste a repensé son magasin autour de différents services digitaux. L’objectif pour l’enseigne? Développeras ventes omnicanales et monter en puissance sur le non-alimentaire. …

Le spécialiste allemand de [‘animalerie accélère son développement. Au rythme d’une cinquantaine d’ouvertures annuelles, il vient d’inaugurer son 1500e point de vente en Europe, à Pontault-Combault (Seine-et-Marne). Tout sauf un …

L’espace vide dans les colis de l’e-commerce devient, face au boom des envois et sous la pression croissante de consommateurs écovigilants, une question prioritaire pour les chargeurs et les prestataires. Source: LSA …

Le rayon vins et spiritueux du 4 Casino, le concept-store récemment ouvert dans un quartier huppé de ia capitale, tente de révolutionner l’agencement et la vente de ces PGC pas …

Le 23 octobre, E. Lecierc a inauguré son premier magasin dédié au bio: Le Marché bio. Fidèle à son credo, l’enseigne veut démocratiser ce secteur avec des prix 30% inférieurs aux concurrents. Objectif: …

Confrontés aux dures réalités du marché et aux exigences actionnariats, trois spécialistes de [‘équipement de la personne viennent d’annoncer des évolutions stratégiques. Camaïeu se place sous une procédure de sauvegarde, …

Fiches produits, import du catalogue, paiement intégré… Même s’il affirme se concentrer sur le développement de ses revenus publicitaires, le réseau social de partage de photos développe des fonctionnalités qui …

The sun hadn’t yet risen over Gurtar Sandhu’s 7-Eleven store near downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 10 when four plainclothes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed inside. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Is the online retail giant’s new physical presence an experiment for experiment’s sake or a genuine threat to its traditional rivals. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Digital leaders from Boden to Zalando are turning to bricks and mortar. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

The fashion retailer has ambitions to become ‘an online platform that includes stores’ – and it is well-positioned to fulfil this aim. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Some claim the fascia is a reaction to Brexit, others that it is in response to Aldi and Lidl, but the discount Chain is more about Tesco returning to its …

As more and more celebrities and influencers shun corporate endorsements to create their own brands, where does this leave fashion retailers? Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Ahead of his strategy update in December, the retailer’s boss has delivered a bullish message to staff – but there is much still to do, writes George MacDonald. Source: Retail …

In the latest instalment of our Retail Reimagined series examining how traditional formats would look if they were redesigned today, Gemma Goldf ingle explores the fashion store of the future. Source: Retail …

The department store chain’s new Watford store focuses on beauty within boss Sergio Buchers new-format strategy. Geoige MacDonald pays it a visit. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Après cent trente-deux années d’activité, l’enseigne Sears se déclare en faillite. La faute à la chute des ventes, à l’incapacité de s’adapter à la concurrence et aux erreurs commises par …

À Périgueux, le groupe Beauty Success teste un concept baptisé Nicole revenant à l’essence de la parfumerie, en privilégiant le conseil personnalisé et une offre sélective de marques. Source: LSA …

Les projets autour de la blockchain commencent à se multiplier, particulièrement sur le sujet de la traçabilité alimentaire. L’objectif consiste à répondre à la défiance des consommateurs mais aussi à …

L’enseigne, leader de la mode à petits prix, fait toujours bien mieux que son marché, année après année. Et, surtout, quarante ans après sa création, continue à essaimer dans le monde avec, …

L’enseigne, très dynamique depuis plus d’un an, compte bien poursuivre sur sa lancée en redoublant d’efforts sur les produits frais, mais aussi sur les magasins urbains et le digital. Une feuille de …

Alors que Cora, Carrefour et E.Lecierc possèdent déjà des drives piéton, Auchan entre dans la danse. Un développement à observer dans la bataille des livraisons, des services et de la conquête …

L’Association familiale Mulliez a désigné Edgard Bonté comme nouvel homme fort d’Auchan, pour mettre un coup d’accélérateur à la transformation de l’entreprise. Une arrivée et un changement de gouvernance synonymes de désaveu …

Dans le 13e arrondissement, Biocoop a ouvert son plus grand magasin parisien de vrac, avec 180 références. Plébiscitée par les clients, cette présentation de produits impose néanmoins une gestion particulière. …

Même s’il est chahuté sur son marché national, le leader mondial de la beauté continue à y investir car le pays reste une référence de qualité qui fait vendre à l’étranger. …

Les tribunaux de commerce de Paris et d’Évry ont rendu leur verdict concernant Toys “R” Us France, racheté par Jeliej Jouets, et Ludendo (La Grande Récré), repris parson PDG avec la Financière …

Surprise! Alors qu’on pensait l’idée enterrée, la loi Alimentation interdit l’emploi du mot «gratuit» pour les produits alimentaires. Le dispositif et son calendrier prennent de court industriels et distributeurs, mais …

Il y a deux ans, le magasin jurassien dirigé par Christian Trouilhet, jusqu’alors conçu en deux blocs de 6 000 m2, organisait son transfert pour ne plus opérer que dans …

Dans ia galerie de l’Intermarché de Fiers (Orne), on trouve depuis quelques jours un magasin qui cible les seniors et le «bien vieillir». Ce point de vente pilote s’articule autour du bien-être, …

Disco was a flash in time, albeit a bright one. The neon lights and polyester pantsuits ripped through the seventies and – like glitter that just won’t come off – …

Neobio is making a name for itself in China’s hospitality scene. In its candy-coloured Shanghai restaurant, kids can run riot in the playground in full view of their dining parents. …

The chairman and chief executive officer of Sinovation Ventures says America’s technology industry can’t afford to underestimate the artificial intelligence companies he’s funding in China. Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek Download PDF

User Acquisition Trends and Benchmarks 2018 Download PDF

GRA Press Release – End October 2018 Download PDF

Now in its fifth year, Engine’s annual Customer Experience Report offers insights into what UK consumers believe are the qualities of great service. Download PDF

Today’s customers expect more from brands than ever before, and it’s these demands that continue to push the industry forward with great speed. Download PDF

Behind its popular organic and free-from private brand, SuperValu continues to innovate to help its retail partners differentiate. From Store Brands Download PDF

The new retail concept was unveiled In September at the new Regent Street store ahead of a global rollout. From Retail Focus Download PDF

The new L’Occitane store at 555 Fifth Avenue in New York Is the latest In a wave of new flagships and concept stores to launch around the world. From Retail …

Lighting helps visually connect the brand with consumers, while bringing the retail space to life like a piece of theatre, finds Retail Focus. Download PDF

Savile Row is one of London s most famous and prestigious streets and acts as a cultural hub for sartorial style and bespoke tailoring, not only for the city of …

With the amount of technology at our fingertips today, creating a reactive, collaborative working approach between retailer, interior designer and shopfitter has never been easier. Download PDF

The 93 sq m space on Brewer Street In Soho was designed In-house and offers the brand’s full collection of unisex footwear, jeans and ready-to-wear. From Retail Focus Download PDF

Putting communities at the heart and taking cues from the best retail stores is hey to the survival of banks. From Retail Focus Download PDF

Get creative to differentiate your fresh sections and lock down shoppers’ loyalty. From Store Brand Download PDF

The North American retail real estate transformation continues, as once-venerated brands such as Toys ‘R’ Us disappear from the landscape, making room for retailers and experiences that are more relevant …

Lower internet penetration and a slower transition to e-commerce have helped support physical retail sales in Southern Europe in recent years. From Mapic Magazine Download PDF

Many of Russia’s retail centres are enjoying fresh impetus, thanks to the rapid rise of F&B. The magazine looks at how food and leisure experiences are helping to drive growth …

Years of strong retail growth have resulted in a race for space in Scandinavia. But with competition and online penetration beginning to make their mark, the region is going through …

Convergence has become the mantra for next-generation retail. The magazine looks at how MAPIC will reflect the coming together of online, offline and experience retail. From Mapic Magazine Download PDF

The 2018 Outlet Summit, which takes place on November 13, will bring together around 150 top professionals from a sector that is rapidly proving itself to be a valuable part …

MAPIC served up another new event in 2018 in the shape of MAPIC Food & Beverage in Milan. More than 2,000 participants from 50 countries were drawn to the inaugural …

The third edition of MAPIC Italy saw the event move to a new, larger venue in Milan as 2,000 national and international players gathered to learn and network. From Mapic …

Both physical and online retail are set for growth in India. But those attending MAPIC India were advised that retailers need to target expansion outside the country’s metropolitan centres. From …

Unplugged networking events took the MAPIC roadshow to London twice this year to unpack the latest news, views and insights from the UK retail and F&Bi sectors. From Mapic Magazine …

The UAE’s mega-developers are keeping up the pace in Dubai, while also investing in ambitious projects throughout the Gulf and North Africa. Meanwhile, beyond Dubai, leisure is opening up new …

Unstaffed stores, mobile/ payments, drone delivery, in robotics — in Asia, the future of retail is already a reality. A growing middle class, rapid take-up of online commerce and mobile shopping, plus …

There is no longer a clear definition of retail, with stores increasingly appearing in non-traditional environments and customers choosing to spend their money on a diverse range of activities, from …

The biggest news for Western Europe’s retail sector is less about new development or UK retail administrations and more about how tech giant-backed innovation could reshape the industry. From Mapic …

Si les ouvertures se poursuivent, à un rythme certes moindre, le drive fait face à une période de mutation. Émergence du drive piéto n , livraison à domicile géré e …

La montée en gamme des enseignes à prix cassés pousse toute la grande distribution allemande vers le haut. Les investissements dans le parc immobilier et l’élargissement des offres vont bon …

Patiemment, après avoir f e r mé près de 400 de ses magasins ces dernièr es années, La Halle se reconstruit. La rentabilité revenue, l’enseigne entend maintenant refaire parler d’elle. …

Pour fêter ses 120 ans, le groupe Casino a inauguré à Paris le 4 Casino, un magasin qui représente une vision du commerce de demain : ouverture non-stop et forte …

Le numéro un du foie gras et du saumon fumé a remis à plat son organisation. De quoi dégager de nouveaux moyens pour ses marques et accélérer à l’international. From LSA …

En rachetant l’enseigne américaine de supermarchés trio, Amazon cherchait à s’imposer dans la distribution alimentaire. Un an plus tard, cette acquisition a commencé à porter ses fruits, tout en stimulant …

It’s been obviousfor a while now that, in the aftermath of the recession, the term “brickand-mortar” ceased to be a clunky cliché and became instead a mark of death. From Bloomberg …

How Tractor Supply perfected its niche. From Bloomberg Businessweek Download PDF

Retailers in China are more likely to take risks than their Western counterparts, rolling out formats and features that may still be in beta mode—or face pushback in markets where …

Who’s your favorite online retailer? Amazon and Walmart hold the greatest amount of sway, preferred by 85 percent of the more than 7,000 adult consumers polled by Prosper Insights & …

The “spirit of the south,” as exemplified in the men’s, women’s and children’s apparel products sold under the Southern Tide brand, has been expanded into an emerging new chain of …

There is no doubt that today’s consumers are increasingly demanding and fickle to boot. They’re not altogether loyal. Now, they want to try on products in the comfort of their …

Recently, however, the thought has taken on a whole new meaning. Millenials now account for about one in five mothers nationwide. As o f 2016, 50 percent of children had millenial parents, according to …

Picture the dusty, hard-working professional contractor at the end of a long day, tapping out the next day’s job orders — a new supply of nails, screws and bolts, or …

Return policies are coming back to haunt some retailers. Customers — and some people who are not customers — seem to have an insatiable appetite for bringing goods into a …

Di Di Chan shares the lament of consumers everywhere. “I really like to shop,” she says, “and I hate waiting in line.” Retailers have long looked for ways to improve …

As retailers continue to generate increasingly vast amounts of data through new point-of-sale systems, many are upgrading infrastructure to process it all. For a quick-serve restaurant franchiser with several hundred …

Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work. Source: Monocle Download …

Casino aurait été approché par Carrefour pour un hypothétique rachat, initiative tout de suite démentie par l’assaillant supposé. À qui profiterait une telle opération? Source: Lsa Download PDF

Fiscalité, hausse du seuil de revente à perte, plafonnement des promos… Le délégué général de la FCD fait le point sur les différents sujets que traitent actuellement les pouvoirs publics. Avec une …

Le numéro un de la distribution alimentaire britannique a l’intention d’ouvrir l’an prochain 10 à 15 magasins à la marque Jack’s, son nouveau format discount lancé le 20 septembre. Download PDF

Sous l’impulsion du web, des pure players qui ouvrent des boutiques et de [‘appétence des consommateurs pour davantage de personnalisation, [a distribution fait sa mue. Au coeur de cette révolution, [‘impression numérique, …

Le challenger de Fnac Darty annonce des ouvertures en rafale et le début de la concrétisation du rapprochement avec les eBoulanger poursuit sa croissance tous azimutsnseignes Expert et Connexion. Download PDF

The conference materials of the International Executive Summit, organized on 5th and 6th October in Villa D’Este, Cernobbio, on the lake Como. Download PDF

Certaines enseignes s’en passent très bien. D’autres, comme Décathlon, se désengagent de ces programmes coûteux dont la générosité est souvent mal perçue par les clients. Mais pour la plupart des …

Les changements à la tête des enseignes de distribution en France se multiplient, l’alimentaire prenant la suite des spécialistes qui avaient ouvert le bal. Nouveaux profils, débauchages en règle, réorganisations, …

Les ventes de BRSA s’enh’sent, ce qui pousse les producteurs à réagir. Cet été fut celui des grandes manoeuvres dans ce secteur dominé par PepsiCo et Coca-Cola au niveau mondial. …

Le premier cuisiniste français investit 70 millions d’euros dans son nouveau site industriel alsacien. Maître de la fabrication de ses produits, de leur vente, il s’appuie sur l’international, la diversification …

Les grands groupes continuent de faire le ménage dans leur portefeuille pendant que les PME se renforcent pour s’adapter aux exigences des consommateurs. Source: Lsa Download PDF

The new data law has had serious repercussions on UK retail, including a surge in data requests and the looming threat of legal action. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

An exclusive survey compiled for Retail Week shows most shoppers are worried about rising grocery prices after the UK leaves the EU. Download PDF

The Sports Direct tycoon has realised his dream of owning a department store chain with an audacious pounce on House of Fraser. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

In this extract from our Retail Week’s special report, Grace Bowden looks at the impact of robotics on stores and what physical retailers should be doing to prepare for the …

A website is a retailer’s biggest – and most important – shop window, but new ways of online browsing call into question its future. Source: Retail Week Download PDF

Many companies competing in markets that are being turned upside down by technology innovation are no strangers to discord. Today, digital reality, cognitive, and blockchain—stars of the enterprise technology Download …

GfK study on key retail indicators: 2017 review and 2018 forecast. A study also examines the development of key retail indicators for 32 European countries. Download PDF

Montly Press Release Download PDF

Friendship Food Stores’ new concept store is just one step of its transformational journey. Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

The foodservice category continues to thrive in the channel, with more growth possible. Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

With local products becoming more important to consumers, c-stores that develop partnerships with local vendors can capitalize on this growing trend. Source: Conveniece Store Download PDF

So many franchise systems focus on the food service category and it seems that the franchise buyer can’t get enough of the tasty franchises available not only in Toronto, but …

Kroger proves you can still be a hometown hero while leading the way to radically transform the grocery business. Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Walmart has been increasingly focusing on design as it speeds up its digital evolution to keep up with rising customer expectations for frictionless commerce. Source: Shopper Marketing Download PDF

Our 2018 Technology Study shows self-checkout and biometric payment are on convenience retailer agendas this year. Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

Rutter’s is voted best of the best in this year’s Foodservice Innovators Awards. Source: Convenience Store Download PDF

Stuart Ramage, Ecommerce Director, Dixons Carphone, speaks to Emma Herrod about digital developments and the in-store-rollout of iPads for staff. Source: Internet Retailing Download PDF

Chris Labrey, Managing Director, Econocom UK & IRL, examines how technology is supporting retailers bringing the human touch back to stores. Source: Internet Retailing Download PDF

Marks & Spencer is testing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (Al) and machine learning as part of its plan to transform itself into a digital-first business. Emma Herrod investigates the …

Emma Herrod investigates the issues behind store closures and what is happening to transform this nation of shopkeepers. Source: Internet Retailing Download PDF

Grocers that aren’t trying these tips to improve their google ranking are missing major incremental sales opportunities. Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Grocers should harness ecommerce as part of their pet care business. Source: Progressive Grocer Download PDF

Before he steps away in 2019, the founder must create a business model for his successor to build on. Source: Bloomberg Business Week Download PDF

Le titre du distributeur n’en finit plus de chuter, son endettement et sa structure financière entraînant attaques et abaissements de recommandations. Retour sur un été mouvementé, qui pourrait avoir de …

La société pionnière, créatrice de Parly 2 en 1969, entre dans une nouvelle ère de régénération de ses centres commerciaux en «lieux de temps libre», davantage que de pur shopping. …

Le pure player de La puériculture du groupe LDLC a récemment fait ses premiers pas dans le monde physique avec l’ouverture d’un tout premier magasin.à Limonest, près de Lyon. Le …

Le pure player de La puériculture du groupe LDLC a récemment fait ses premiers pas dans le monde physique avec l’ouverture d’un tout premier magasin.à Limonest, près de Lyon. Le …

Une fois n’est pas coutume, les distributeurs ont un peu réduit la voilure sur les promotions les six premiers mois de l’année. Retour sur leurs stratégies, à quelques mois de …

La consolidation des alliances se poursuit avec comme dernier épisode en date [‘arrivée du groupe espagnol Dia au sein de la centrale d’achat Horizon International, qui prend encore plus de …

Foodora vient de cesser ses activités en France. L’entreprise a succombé face à l’agressivité des trois géants du secteur de la livraison de repas, Deliveroo, UberEats et Just Eat, qui …

La jeune pousse aide La Poste à libérer les mains des touristes de leurs sacs et emplettes. Source: Lsa Download PDF

Pour sa 4e édition, le salon Paris Retail Week adopte le thème du «smart phygital», qui entérine le mariage entre commerce digital et physique, avec une place prépondérante laissée aux …

La guerre ouverte entre Activa Capital, actionnaire majoritaire de Sport 2000, et les coopérateurs illustre parfaitement le fait qu’un fonds d’investissement et un système coopératif n’ont rien à faire ensemble. …

D’abord Le temps passé à suivre, entre amis, l’épopée de l’équipe des Bleus. Ensuite le temps… caniculaire qui a fini par les dissuader de sortir. En dehors d’achats liés à …

La start-up permet à Auchan de mieux cibler ses promotions. Source: Lsa Download PDF

La chaîne Botanic utilise une application pour vérifier la bonne tenue des opérations en magasin. Source: Lsa Download PDF

La bornée du secteur de la création de sites e-commerce, le canadien Shopify, a lancé la version hexagonale de sa solution en mai. En France, Prestashop, Oxatis, Wizishop et consorts …

Malmené par ses rivaux, Amazon en tête, avec des résultats encore en berne il y a peu, le huitième distributeur américain affiche une progression de ses ventes en ligne qui …

Qui sont les jeunes pousses qui font l’actualité du commerce? LSA publie la seconde mouture de son Observatoire LSA retailTech Spring Invest des entreprises françaises à suivre dans un secteur …

LSA et Spring Invest ont sélectionné les 100 start-up de la retailTech française à connaître et à suivre en 2018. Source: Lsa Download PDF

L’étude LSA/HiPay sur le parcours omnicanal dans la distribution montre que, pour 71% des Français, l’harmonisation entre online et offline est une priorité. Source: Lsa Download PDF

Parashop dope ses ventes grâce à son chatbot. Source: Lsa Download PDF

At the City level, the company is picking the kinds of fights it used to avoid. Source: Bloomberg Business Week Download PDF

Enseigne née à Turin en 2009, Negozio Leggero a ouvert sa première boutique en France, avec une offre exclusivement composée de produits en vrac mise en scène dans un cadre …

The latest retail news of September. By Retail Institute

The European Ecommerce Report 2018 provides an extensive description of the state of ecommerce in Europe.

Retail Week looks at how bespoke analysis of transaction data from Barclays debit and credit cards in the UK can help retailers face their unique challenges and discover opportunities.

Prom mattresses to storage boxes, buying even the most basic commodity items can be turned into an experience for customers. Retail Week checks out some all-singing, all-dancing stores across the globe. By Retail Week

Bill Grimsey has published a renewed call to revitalise ailing UK town centres. But is there anyone equal to the challenge of making Britain’s towns great again? By Retail Week

With Waitrose also part of the biggest changes to John Lewis Partnership in decades, including its own rebrand, the grocer’s managing director Rob Collins sets out his vision. By Retail Week

How José Neves went from learning code on a ZX Spectrum to leading a luxury fashion company valued at $6bn and planning a New York listing. By Retail Week

In the first of our series profiling the global retail giants, Retail Week explores JD.com, the Chinese etailer with 292 million customers, £42bn turnover and the UK in its sights

Digital director Mark Steel explains how Sainsbury’s Argos has developed into a business with ‘change in its DNA’. By Retail Week

From visualisations of products being used to creating virtual stores, Retail Week looks at the best examples of augmented reality bringing retail to life for shoppers.

Brave New World: leading through digital transformation, a flagship report from Retail Week and PwC, steps inside the minds of today’s retail c-suite to find out what leadership needs to look like for retailers to thrive in the digital economy.