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NRF Europe 2026: Retail Technology Competition Is About to Get Serious
ISN Retail Technology Editorial NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show Europe will return to Paris from 15–17 September, bringing together around 12,000 retail professionals from 63 countries. The event is positioning itself as a major...
Reusable Packaging Moves from Sustainability Option to PPWR Compliance Tool
Europe’s fresh food supply chain is entering a new regulatory phase as the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) begins to place greater emphasis on packaging reduction, reuse, recyclability, traceability and the responsible...
TIKTOK SHOP MOVES INTO THE RETAIL BIG LEAGUE — OVERTAKING TARGET AND COSTCO ONLINE
TikTok Shop is no longer simply a social-media experiment attached to a video platform. The service is becoming a significant retail channel in the United States, with online consumer spending reportedly moving ahead of...
KROGER HAS NOW CLOSED 39 STORES AS 60-STORE OVERHAUL CONTINUES
Kroger’s major store-restructuring programme is gathering pace, with 39 stores closed across nine banners as the US supermarket giant moves towards its target of approximately 60 closures. The programme focuses on underperforming locations and...
ALCAMPO PLANS UP TO 100 NEW STORES AS SPANISH SUPERMARKET FIGHTS BACK
Alcampo is reportedly preparing a major expansion in Spain, with plans to open between 80 and 100 new stores during 2026, according to Spanish media. The expansion represents a significant change in direction for...
FRASERS TAKES OVER HARVEY NICHOLS AS LUXURY RETAILER FACES TOUGH TURNAROUND
Frasers Group has acquired Harvey Nichols out of administration, taking control of the iconic British luxury retailer and more than 1,000 employees. The acquisition, completed on 13 August, gives Frasers control of Harvey Nichols’...
ALGERIA AND IRAQ: THE HIGHEST FOOD DEFICITS RELATIVE TO GDP
By Riad Beladi The world’s biggest food-importing countries are not necessarily the countries most dependent on imported food. A ranking based on net food exports minus imports, excluding fish, shows China with by far...
WHO BUYS THE MOST FOOD? THE COUNTRIES MOST DEPENDENT ON GLOBAL FOOD MARKETS
The global food trade is increasingly shaped not only by the countries that produce the most food, but by the countries that have to buy it from the rest of the world. A new...
ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS GO MAINSTREAM: FROM PRICE TAGS TO THE DIGITAL BRAIN OF THE SUPERMARKET
Electronic shelf labels are moving rapidly from a technology trial to a core part of supermarket infrastructure. Across Europe, major retailers are replacing millions of paper price tags with connected digital labels that can...
UK Supermarkets Absorb Costs as Competition Pushes Margins to the Limit
Britain’s supermarket price war is doing something that would have seemed unlikely only a few years ago: retailers are absorbing more of their rising costs rather than passing the full increase on to shoppers....