December 2025

Grocers need a scalpel, not an axe, for data overload

ISN Magazine17th December 2025

by ISN Magazine17th December 20250

Retailers aren’t short on data. They’re short on time, attention, and engaged store teams, the real engines of productivity. Paul Boyle CEO of Retail Insight talks about how they can move from data overload...

Two Standards, One Brand: Carrefour Accused of Selling ‘Banned’ Cage Eggs to French Citizens in Guadeloupe

ISN Magazine17th December 2025

by ISN Magazine17th December 20250

A recent investigation conducted by the international nonprofit Equitas has revealed alarming conditions at La Ferme Du Moulin Saint Jacques, the main egg supplier to Carrefour supermarkets in Guadeloupe. Video evidence exposes hens confined...

New retail efficiency for 2026: transforming operations with AI automations

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Ed Betts, COO at Retail Express, explains the ways retailers can begin to streamline operations and empower decision making with safe, powerful, automated AI tools AI-ready infrastructure turns data into value. Once the data...

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Algeria’s Export Ambition Beyond Oil and Gas: Progress, Contradictions, and the Cost of Bureaucracy

ISN Magazine16th December 202516th December 2025

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BY Habiba Mahmoudi Algeria has reached a moment where pretending is no longer an option. For years, export diversification beyond oil and gas has been repeated like a comforting slogan, but slogans do not...

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The Supplier Relationship Is Changing Forever

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Another quiet revolution is taking place behind the scenes. Suppliers are under enormous pressure. Retailers demand lower prices, better service levels, sustainability commitments, and innovation – often simultaneously. Large retailers are becoming gatekeepers. For...

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Price Wars Are Not the Real Story

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

While headlines often focus on price wars, they miss the deeper issue. The real battle is about who controls the consumer relationship. Loyalty cards, apps, personalised pricing, and data-driven promotions are no longer marketing...

Walmart: Scale, Technology, and the American Model

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Walmart operates in a different universe, yet faces strikingly similar challenges. In the United States, Walmart’s strength lies in its unmatched scale and logistics capability. No other retailer can move products as efficiently across...

Aldi: The Discounter That Changed the Rules

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

Aldi is no longer an outsider. It is the system shock that permanently altered supermarket economics. What makes Aldi dangerous to traditional retailers is not just low pricing. It is discipline. A limited range,...

The UK Market: Tesco and Sainsbury’s Under Relentless Pressure

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

The UK grocery market has always been one of the most competitive in the world. Margins are thin, consumers are sophisticated, and price comparison is ingrained in everyday shopping habits. Today, that pressure has...

Brad’s Cheapest City for January Sales

ISN Magazine16th December 2025

by ISN Magazine16th December 20250

A full shopping report by NaeLipstick on, coat perfectly cut, suitcase waiting to be filled. why January, why this city January is the month when fashion whispers turn into confident bargains. It’s when boutiques...