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Two Standards, One Brand: Carrefour Accused of Selling ‘Banned’ Cage Eggs to French Citizens in Guadeloupe
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
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...
Algeria’s Export Ambition Beyond Oil and Gas: Progress, Contradictions, and the Cost of Bureaucracy
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...
The Supplier Relationship Is Changing Forever
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...
Price Wars Are Not the Real Story
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
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
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
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
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...
Retail Tech Report: The End of Checkout – How Invisible Payment Technology Will Redefine In-Store Shopping
For more than two decades, the retail industry has experimented with self-checkout in an attempt to speed up the payment process and reduce operational costs. First introduced in the late 1990s, self-checkout machines were...