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Mobile wallets: French shoppers say “non merci”

Samsung Pay celebrated its first birthday last month and hit 100m transactions worldwide (well, from the seven countries in which it was available). But in a world where m-commerce is surging, there still seems to be a lot of consumer resistance to smartphone-based mobile wallets in some countries. That’s despite many shoppers in those countries…

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Chic, skinny French women: Exploding the sizing myth

There’s a well-known book called French Women Don’t Get Fat that conveys a picture of the average French femme as eating what she likes (but not overeating) while staying a chic size that will allow her to squeeze into even the most unforgiving designer labels. Well, new research shows that the book’s basic premise is……

Paris retail, defiance and caution

As Paris struggles to get back to normal, questions are being asked about the prospects for the city’s fashion retail trade this holiday season. While some might say there are more important things to think about, surely the most important thing is to assert the virtue of normality? Analysts are looking to see whether key…