date:Jan 23, 2013
hypermarkets to smaller in-town stores, which save them both travelling time and fuel costs. In France, nearly 6,000 convenience stores have opened since 2011 and these so-called proximity concepts have become the new levers for retail development, he said.
In 2012 French retailers pushed this concept further, with the introduction of 100 drive-through distribution channels every month. Customers now have the option of picking up products ordered in advance on the internet, scanned on smart