Category: Americas
In China, Alibaba is rolling out its Freshippo “Store X” wholesale concept. After the Shanghai store (opened in October 2020), a second...
In the US, Amazon has confirmed that Affirm’s “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment option, currently under test, will be offered more widely...
Americas, World news - September 2021
U.S.A. The wholesale disruptor, Boxed, soon to go public
The delivery company Boxed (selling groceries and supplies in bulk volumes) is going to go public by merging with a SPAC (Seven...
Americas, World news - September 2021
Brazil. More than 60% of online sales for the home-electrical leader
At the home electrical retailer Via Varejo, 61% of the turnover in the first half of 2021 came from e-commerce against 30%...
In Texas, the wholesale retailer Costco (sales of US$163 billion in 2020, up 9%) started in July 2021 a test of same-day...
Diversity, equity and inclusion…This was one of the main themes of a NRF Converge event at the end of June 2021, in...
In the U.S.A., retail property owners Brookfield Asset Management and Simon Property Group have invested in the company Creating Culinary Communities, which specialises in “ghost kitchens”....
In the U.S.A., the “15% Pledge” is gaining ground in the retail industry. Launched by Sephora in 2020 following George Floyd’s passing...
Americas, World news - June 2021
NRF is optimistic for retail in 2021
As predicted on June 9th by the National Retail Federation, U.S. retail sales (online and offline) are expected to grow between 10.5%...
The American private-equity fund KKR is about to take a minority stake in Cegid, a French-based publisher of cloud management software solutions specialising in retailing...
