All France articles
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NewsFormer Rituals MD takes on leadership role at French beauty retailer
The former managing director of Rituals has taken on a new leadership role at a French beauty retailer as it plans to enter the UK market, Retail Week can reveal.
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DataIn charts: Exclusive research reveals the biggest consumer trends in 2025
New consumer research reveals how shoppers across Europe’s biggest markets want to buy, and what retailers must do to deliver.
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Report StoreBrowse, Buy & Beyond
Retail Week’s new report Buy, Browse & Beyond is now live, sharing exclusive insights into the minds of 2,000 shoppers across Europe’s largest retail markets
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NewsKingfisher boss eyes further European Screwfix expansion as French business grows
Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier says he could look to expand Screwfix into more European countries if its French business continues to grow.
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AnalysisMAPIC: International expansion, retail investment and the importance of mixed-use destinations - the key talking points from Cannes
As more than 1,800 retailers, restaurant chains and leisure operators globally set up shop at Mapic 2024 in Cannes last week, Retail Week brings you some of the key takeaways from the 29th edition of the leading international retail and real estate show.
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Innovation of the WeekCarrefour trials palm payments in store
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Innovation of the WeekFoot Locker will launch AR takeover to mark Paris Olympics
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NewsB&M boss hails ‘good year’ and raises store openings target
Value retailer B&M Bargains has hailed the success of its store opening programme and upped its long-term store target number as profits and sales for the full year soared.
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GalleryInside Foot Locker’s first store in continental Europe
US sportswear retailer Foot Locker has opened a new concept store at the Westfield Les 4 Temps shopping centre in La Défense, Paris, marking its continental Europe debut.
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NewsFrench conglomerate sues Morrisons over £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal
French giant Bouygues is taking legal action against Morrisons over its £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal over the rights to operate electric vehicle chargers.
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AnalysisAI, customer experience and dream teams – the key talking points from Paris
As more than 800 retail leaders from around the world gathered to inspire and be inspired at WRC 2024, Retail Week highlights some of the key takeaways from the congress in Paris
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AnalysisSephora CEO Guillaume Motte reveals secrets of retailer’s success
It’s 10am and the doors to Sephora’s Champs-Élysées flagship are opened to an expectant queue of customers in the heart of Paris.
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AnalysisKingfisher: Four ways the B&Q owner plans to patch up growth in 2024
With low confidence and poor weather raining on shoppers’ grand home improvement plans, how is Kingfisher planning to patch things up over the next 12 months or so?
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NewsKingfisher cautious on outlook as international sales slip
Kingfisher is remaining cautious on its outlook for the next financial year after it saw total and international sales slip.
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Innovation of the WeekFootwear brand Veja develops Made in Europe range
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Innovation of the WeekFrench post office opens changing rooms for click-and collect-customers
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Innovation of the WeekCarrefour teams up with Netflix to enhance loyalty programme
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NewsKingfisher issues profit warning as French market struggles
DIY giant Kingfisher has lowered its full-year profit guidance, saying that market trends in France have been “weaker than expected”.
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NewsCarrefour warns shoppers with ‘shrinkflation’ signs
French supermarket Carrefour has started warning its shoppers of “shrinkflation” with shelf-edge signs.
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GalleryInside football club Paris Saint-Germain’s first UK store
French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has opened the doors to its first store in the UK as it aims to develop “a permanent retail network in the world’s biggest cities” to reach global fans.