All France articles – Page 2
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NewsScrewfix opens first store in France
Screwfix has opened its first store in France as it plays to win a share of the French trade professional market.
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NewsMarks & Spencer rolls out Sparks loyalty scheme internationally
Marks & Spencer is launching its Sparks loyalty programme into big overseas markets including India and the US.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things you need to know about value giant B&M
Value giant B&M has reported a group revenue fall of 2.2% in its latest quarter, but there was also ”an improving trend” over the period.
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GalleryStore gallery: French fashion retailer IKKS opens first UK store
French fashion and lifestyle brand IKKS has opened its first UK store on London’s Carnaby Street.
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NewsOcado eyes new French partners following Casino joint venture
Ocado has struck a joint venture with partner Groupe Casino that means it can offer its technology to other grocers in France and pick from the group’s stores.
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NewsExclusive: Majestic Wine quits Calais as Brexit booze rules hammer sales
Majestic Wine is calling time on its business in Calais after Brexit regulations decimated the traditional ‘booze cruise’.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to close 11 French stores as Brexit batters supply
Marks & Spencer is to close 11 of its 20 franchise stores in France after post-Brexit trade rules “significantly” impacted supply of fresh and chilled food.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Tesco-Carrefour partnership failed to meet expectations
As Tesco and Carrefour bid one another adieu, Retail Week examines why the alliance failed and what it means for international partnerships more widely
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Opinion‘As Debenhams exits, Oxford Street must learn from Paris’ radical reinvention’
Another one bites the dust.
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GalleryIn pictures: New stores that brought the wow factor in lockdown year
2020 may be more synonymous with shuttered stores but it did bring us some eye-catching new shops. Retail Week rounds up some of the best to whet your appetite
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NewsSupermarkets to airlift fruit and veg to UK to avoid stock shortages
Grocery retailers and suppliers are planning to airlift fresh produce into the UK after Christmas in a bid to prevent stock shortages in stores.
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GalleryIn pictures: The best Christmas window displays around the world
From Thailand to France to Venezuela, Retail Week takes a look at the festive windows of department stores from around the globe.
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Retail VoiceIndustry execs reveal what the new customer journey must look like
Critizr recently interviewed 114 retail managers and senior leaders to understand how they have changed their customer journeys amid the pandemic. UK marketing lead Hazel Morton shares the top-line findings
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Retail VoiceNeed to know: Solutions simplifying selling across multi-marketplaces
Marketplaces are hot property as retailers look to capitalise on the recent explosion of ecommerce, which is only intensifying further as some parts of the UK navigate a second lockdown. These solutions are making it easier for businesses to buck this trend and reach more customers worldwide.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Nike’s first European House of Innovation
Nike has unveiled its third House of Innovation store and the first in Europe, on Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées. Retail Week spoke to Nike’s Cathy Sparks about the opening.
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NewsWestfield hails ‘encouraging’ footfall in reopened malls
Property giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has hailed an “encouraging footfall recovery” at its malls since they reopened following lockdown.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Kingfisher’s new strategy enough to rebuild it?
Under the management of chief executive Thierry Garnier, who joined the group in September, Kingfisher has announced its new strategy, ‘Powered by Kingfisher’ – but will it be enough to turn things around?
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GalleryIn pictures: How international retailers have made stores safe post-lockdown
As the UK prepares to reopen ‘non-essential’ stores on June 15, we look at some of the innovative measures being deployed by retailers that are already back in business across the globe.
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OpinionOpinion: Carrefour must learn from the past to avoid another bout of travel sickness
Carrefour’s acquisition of 224 stores in Taiwan runs counter to recent strategic retreats from international markets of many once-global food retailers. International expansion remains a viable route to growth for food retailers, but only if the lessons of the past can be learned.
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NewsCoronavirus to wipe £1.7trn off global retail sales
The coronavirus crisis will wipe $2.1trn (£1.7trn) off of global retail sales in 2020, new data has predicted.