American retail: from resistance to resilience
Against the odds, 2020 did not plunge the US retail sector into an unprecedented crisis. Although 8,953 closures were recorded, this is 347 fewer than in 2019, at the peak...
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...
2020 has been no gift for Santa Claus
A combination of unprecedented factors has considerably hampered the sales dynamics of the Holiday season. And yet in all this confusion, and at the heart of this time shaken by...
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...