NRF 2021- “I need it right away and nearby!”
With the health crisis, local and proximity-based searches are becoming the rule on Google. Buying a product that is already close to home “OK Google. Find me an open flower...
Amazon Grocery catapulted to the top of America’s favourites list
While brands such as Trader Joe’s and H-E-B Grocery Stores, long acclaimed for their authenticity, were at the top of consulting firm dunnhumby’s Retail Preference Index (RPI) in the grocery...
A look at the technology behind the AliExpress Pop-up Store
The AliExpress pop-up store was a showroom concept for ‘neither stock nor label’ products. What can you tell us about the customer experience? The store had a great look &...
AliExpress Paris pop-up store
The Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress has recently opened a pop-up store at the heart of Les Halles in Paris. Jean-Marc Mégnin, Managing Director of Altavia Shoppermind, gives us...
Figure of the week: 67%
According to figures from the We Are Social annual report; the digital data Bible, 40,000,000 French people aged 15+ bought something or paid a bill online in 2019. That’s 67% of...
Online mogul, Amazon set out to test a conventional supermarket format
Amazon is ready to open its first supermarkets in Los Angeles, and the latest ‘stolen’ photos published by Reuters are a sure sign of what to expect. Surprisingly for the...
News: The opening of the 500th Action store
Founded in the Netherlands in 1993, distributor Action has enjoyed spectacular success in Europe, and particularly in France, where it has developed quite a presence since 2012. In fact, the...
Word of the week: DNVB
DNVB. Many have heard this acronym but do not necessarily know exactly what it stands for. Andy Dunn, co-founder of jeans brand Bonobos, coined the term Digital Native Vertical Brand...
Word of the week: Zero
It is vital that we prevent the release of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere if we are to limit the rise in temperature to 2 degrees centigrade, as claimed in...
Word of the week: the ‘gig economy’
The gig economy refers to an economic situation in which many self-employed workers are paid by the job, on a day-to-day basis. People who enjoy the freedom that comes with...