Hair salons’ turnover was even more affected than the hotel and restaurants sector in France. Customers have not yet returned to the hair salons, where a drop in traffic of up to 40% has been recorded. Worrying for the future of an entire profession, the
While large traditional retailers announce big lay-offs because of the pandemic, sometimes shedding thousands of staff, coronavirus lockdowns have in contrast given e-commerce a major boost. Recent data shows a shift to shopping online — according to Kantar consulting group, international e-commerce grew 41 percent
Even if the trend is still towards short first names, the coronavirus epidemic and the environmental context might shape those of the years to come. Once again this year, parents have given shorter first names to their children. This is confirmed by the new edition
France moves up 4 places in the global innovation ranking, climbing to the 12th position, according to the GII international index. A significant improvement, according to the INSEAD business school. But France remains behind the United Kingdom (4th in the ranking) and Germany (9th). Thanks
With a smart black sweater and clean-shaven face, Younes Qermoua recalls his first attempt to reach Europe five years ago, at the peak of the continent’s refugee crisis. Half a decade later, the world’s attention has moved on but the 35-year-old Moroccan is back on
Without taking part in the debate on the use of the word “ensauvagement” (turning savage), François Hollande calls for “national unity on certain major issues”. While Prime Minister Jean Castex tried to settle a controversy between his Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, and his Justice Minister,
Inflation in the eurozone has fallen into negative territory, the European Union’s statistical office estimated on Tuesday, while unemployment continued to climb. The inflation rate in the Eurozone has decreased, The annual inflation rate reached -0.2 per cent in August in the 19 countries that
After observing a decline in 2020, the mechanical engineering industry in the EU is predicted to grow next year, in spite of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The mechanical engineering industry, that mostly includes manufacturing and automation firms, is predicted to bounce back show
According to the National Council of Shopping Centres (CNCC), the recovery is definitely underway in France’s shopping centres. Slowly but surely. Over the first seven months of 2020, the index calculated by the CNCC – based on the turnover generated – shows a performance amounting
A 5-year-old child and her parents had a very unpleasant surprise while eating at McDonald’s in France. In the girl’s burger, dozens of maggots were swarming… In Aubagne, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (Southeastern France), a family has terrible memories of their last meal at McDonald’s.