Van de Velde grows again thanks to revamped product range
The Van de Velde lingerie group posted growth again in the first half of 2026. Sales were driven primarily by company-owned stores and online sales, although one-time costs…
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Marks and Spencer partners with ZEOS to power European online sales
Retailer taps Zalando B2B division to fulfill direct-to-consumer orders across 22 continental markets
KEY PLAYER PROFILE How FlipKart scales retail media across a mobile-first, price-sensitive market
Flipkart’s retail media operation offers an insight into how the model evolves outside Western markets. In India – one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – retail…
GUEST COMMENT Retail media is booming and accountability must keep pace
Retail Media investment continues to rise, but rapid growth inevitably brings greater scrutiny. Marie-Clare Puffett, Senior Director, Industry Development & Marketing, IAB Europe…
Fierce competition weighs on Temu’s profits
PDD Holdings, the parent company of Chinese e-commerce discount retailer Temu, is seeing its profits decline due to fierce competition in its home market, while in the U.S. and…
GUEST COMMENT The store is part of the story: why retail media’s content boom requires a new approach to measurement
Most in-store content today is repurposed. A brand shoots a TV commercial or a social video, then resizes it for a retail screen and calls it in-store advertising – but there are…
JD.com makes commitments in the MediaMarkt acquisition case
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is reported to have made commitments to the EU as part of the investigation into its acquisition of Ceconomy, the parent company of electronics…
Alibaba raises £7.8bn in share placement to boost AI growth
E-commerce group sells 710m shares to non-US investors to expand global technology infrastructure
Retail helps drive Britain’s hidden productivity boom
Britain’s retail sector is among the industries driving a surprise rebound in productivity that may have been masked by unreliable official employment data. New analysis from the…
How Alibaba is using AI to revitalize e-commerce platforms
Alibaba is increasingly integrating artificial intelligence into its online stores. While traditional Chinese e-commerce operations are under pressure, same-day delivery is…
Global retail ad market to hit $200bn milestone this year, but growth slowing as ‘enshittification’ looms
The global retail media market continues to grow and evolve, with ad investment projected to surpass the milestone of $200bn this year and reach $223bn by 2027, according to the…