US Census Bureau Adv monthly retail sales are out. Retail in 2020 was up 3.2% over 2019. Nonstore (mostly e-commerce) was 17.2% of retail in 2020 (up from 14.6% in 2019). Building/DIY, Grocery, and Sporting won this year. census.gov/retail/index.h…

Anyone else having similar issues with Air France FR? My parents bought their plane ticket which then mysteriously disappeared and it's now impossible to contact anyone for a refund.

More signals that life won't return to "normal" in 2021 with significant impact to stores and foodservice. We've seen the new foodservice formats (Starbucks, Chipotle) and the new retail formats are being rolled out (Walmart's announcement today was big).

It's getting harder and harder to make a living selling other peoples stuff. Adidas aims for DTC to be 50% of sales by 2025 (following in Nike's footsteps) retaildive.com/news/adidas-ai…

Do Amazon ads bring in more cash than AWS? ben-evans.com/benedictevans/… by Benedict Evans (After Amazons Q4 earnings call, I came to same conclusion AMS > AWS).

Amazon unseats Walmart to become the No. 1 apparel retailer in US cnbc.com/2021/03/17/ama… by Annie Palmer of CNBC

Proud of my president Emmanuel Macron who'd rather save lives than win social media likes. Can't understand why other heads of state don't follow suit

'Code red for humanity': Bombshell UN climate change report shows global warming accelerating f24.my/7tp7.t

I mean... it is too early, right?

Proud to count B2B among our clients and assist them in their international expansion!

Future of commerce? Seems the Supergreat has already figured it out! Great piece by Julia Gray morningbrew.com/retail/stories…

Y a-t-il qu'un seul candidat au 2e tour des élections à Antibes JLP ? (il manque visiblement l'affiche du candidat de @LaREM_AN) 🙄

Episode 295 of The Jason & Scot Show #ecommerce podcast is a breakdown of Walmart andTarget Q2 Earnings, as well as US Commerce July Data retailgeek.com/jason-scot-sho… Scot Wingo, CEO ReFiBuy.ai, Poding at Retailgentic

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C’est sur ce ciel magnifique qu’#antibes Juan-les-Pins vous souhaite un bon week-end … 😍 🌅 #sunset #CotedAzurFrance

I loved this episode, especially the analysis of the #d2c public companies, starting with "it's a blood bath put there"

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Yeah, it's the #cxtrends time of the year again!

New science behind the health benefits and weight-loss benefits of #oolong tea teapster.com/blogs/tea-acad…

I loved watching #AmericanBornChinese and admiring Guan Yin in combat scenes. But Tie Guan Yin is not only a goddess - it's also a goddess tea. teapster.com/blogs/tea-acad…