For over 30 years, Procos has been bringing together Specialist Stores to advise them on their new set-ups and help them adapt their development to changes in society.
Today, the Procos Federation brings together Specialist Stores to promote life and dynamic energy: its members alone represent 35% of the retail trade turnover in France, not counting the supermarket food trade.
Procos offers its members unparalleled knowledge of commercial urban planning, sharing the same ethics of the storekeeper's trade, a civic commitment to respect the city and the consumer, and an openness to the world.
But above all, it is a club of men and women whose relations are based on trust, confidentiality, exchanges and shared actions, while preserving individual interests.  
Key figures
Procos, the federation for urban planning and development of specialist stores, represents 233 specialist brands, some 33,460 retail outlets, 57,800 jobs and €65.1 billion in turnover i.e. 35% of  specialized trade in France.

www.procos.fr

PERIFEM was founded in 1980 as a non-profit-making Technical Trade and Distribution Association, with the aim of providing technical solutions in response to the concerns expressed by professionals.  
Companies in trade and distribution are constantly changing and have to meet the wishes of consumers. Technological innovations and the new requirements established by the French and European standards require a constant, joint effort in terms of research and reflection with the partners of these professions.
Areas of study: Building, Infrastructures, Energy, Environment, Safety and Security. For each of these areas, PERIFEM makes recommendations, calculates ratios, provides statistics, indicates the standards and procedures required, and comments on current regulations.
To do this, PERIFEM draws on the work of three colleges: a college of Distributors grouping together almost all the Distribution companies (food and non-food); a college of Developers/Managers of shopping centers, and some 200 manufacturers, the technical suppliers to the first two colleges. It is therefore a place of discussion and proposals enabling each store to make its own choices in line with its objectives.

www.perifem.com

The TradeDimensions France database records, analyzes and disseminates the critical data of some 40,000 hypermarkets and supermarkets dealing in food and specialist goods in France, with a description of the commercial and logistic organization of each one.   
 TradeDimensions, a subsidiary of the Nielsen Company, is also present in the United States and Canada, and covers the foodstuff distribution of a majority of European countries: Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, the Baltic States, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.

www.tradedimensions.eu

the first ever place for shaping the city and trade of tomorrow  
The objective of the Institut pour la Ville et le Commerce is to support the changes under way in the city and trade from the social and human point of view, and carry out actions that are in the public interest. The Institut pour la Ville et le Commerce aims to provide collective thinking on the place of business in the future, as regards its relationship with the city and society.
In this context, it is a place for meetings, exchanges, reflection, innovation and training for the men and women who will be responsible for the city and trade in all their diversity.
You can find all this information on the Institut pour la Ville et le Commerce website

www.institut-ville-commerce.fr

To make the comfort of the user the chief focus, the Institut Français du Design has created the first label designed for teachers who seek to "humanize" the act of trade and improve the daily lives of consumers.  
The "Janus du Commerce" awards act as a showcase: examples showing that increased benefits for the customer necessarily result in a benefit for the store.
For over 50 years, the Institut Français du Design has been awarding the Janus - an official label recognized by professionals in the fields of industry, commerce, health, services and training in design - via a multidisciplinary jury.
The Janus also promotes the brand/product couple with the media and the general public.
The Institute works in partnership with communities and companies on actions to promote design.

www.institutfrancaisdudesign.com

Intelligent exchanges
With more than 31,000 member companies in France and more than 1 million worldwide, GS1's* mission is to standardize technologies in order to facilitate the exchange of information between companies and make it secure.
INNOVATION, a competitive factor for companies
Present in over 20 industries and sectors (distribution, retail, FMCG, Health, Transport, Logistics, Defense, etc.), GS1 helps large groups and SMEs/VSEs alike to invest in new technologies: the introduction of bar codes, electronic commerce, electronic catalogs and RFID tags.
* Today 108 countries have chosen GS1

www.gs1.fr

Since its creation in 1971, FFF has had one ambition: to make the franchise the best tool for developing modern commerce.  
With some 140 member networks selected on ethical criteria, representing 40% of French franchisees, the FFF is a key interface between government, network designers, entrepreneurs and investors.
The Académie de la Franchise, a continuous training school, provides franchisors, prospective franchisors, franchisees and prospective franchisees with the training and information they need to grow and export themselves.
It dialogues with the public authorities and local elected officials on the essential modernization of trade and shopping services, where the franchise is one of the most powerful vectors.
Through its exchange and research programs, it contributes to the ongoing evolution of the franchise: a strategy now used by over 1350 sales networks in France, i.e.; some 51,000 retail outlets.
The franchise sector in France is experiencing growth rates of around 10% (in terms of the number of new networks and outlets) in the most dynamic sectors (personal services, specialist food). An undeniable success that supports, encourages and nurtures the ambition of the FFF, the spokesman for entrepreneurs who create and develop as franchises.

www.franchise-fff.com

The Federation represents companies mainly selling foodstuffs.   
This sector represents 650,000 employees, 1,400 hypermarkets, 5,600 supermarkets, 3,700 hard discount stores and 15,500 convenience stores, i.e. some 26,000 retail outlets for a business volume worth €170 billion. It is particularly involved in food safety, sustainable development, economic relations (SMEs, industrialists, agricultural sectors) and labor/management relations on issues concerning town and country planning and commercial urban planning.

www.fcd.asso.fr

The Fédération des Enseignes du Commerce Associé represents groupings of independent entrepreneurs in the trade and shopping service sectors.  
They total more than a hundred national brand stores accounting for more than a quarter of retail trade in France, with over 36,200 outlets: downtown shops, shopping centers, supermarkets on the outskirts and hypermarkets.

www.commerce-associe.fr

The Conseil National des Centres Commerciaux is a  French professional organization bringing together the players involved in the promotion and development of shopping centers: developers, owners, managers, retailers, service providers and trade groups.  
In addition to ensuring that the interests of these various components are properly represented, the CNCC seeks to promote dialogue on a policy of consensus. Alongside its successive growths, the CNCC seeks to stimulate and organize the joint thinking and work of its members and to strengthen its audience, especially as regards the public authorities.

www.cncc.com

"Enseigne et Innovation" brings together over 200 major players in the world of brand stores, including directors of works, equipment managers, company directors, manufacturers and service providers.   
This association, now essential in the profession, enables them to dialogue and learn about changes or developments in their business sector.

www.enseigne-et-innovation.com

The Centre d'Études et de Formation des Assistants Techniques du Commerce, des Services et du Tourisme organizes and hosts groups of local shopkeepers in collaboration with its network of Technical Trade Assistants in chambers of commerce and industry, accounting and taxation associations and professional trade organizations .

www.cefac.com

The result of an initiative by Jocelyne Leporatti and Didier Pillonel, and the first directors of sustainable development in networks, the "Club Génération Responsable®" Association’s aim is to organize visits to model companies, meetings and the exchange of good experiences.
A non-profit making association, the Club provides a framework for reflection, a platform for exchanges and access to expertise for any company on the road to sustainable development.
Conference/debates form the core of the program, and are open to all members and guests. There are also working committees. These workshops are dedicated to a theme for discussion, a particular initiative or the organization of a specific event. Each committee is chaired by an expert or an expert company.
The Network College, chaired by Katia Michieletto (Head of Sustainable Development and CSR of the Occitane), has worked for two years on the “Programme Enseigne Responsable ®” (Responsible company program). The college aims to bring together the networks around a "point of sale" focus, and the new relations between them and their central buying offices. This thinking and work go far beyond changing light bulbs in stores or agencies; it is the basis for a comprehensive program of continuous improvement.
The college does not impose any solution but a structured process improvement, where the stages are the Charter, references, measurements, priorities, actions and the results to be shared.
An excellent opportunity for meeting people, keeping up to date and networking.

www.generation-responsable.fr

The ACFCI, the Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry, is a national establishment designed to unite and coordinate the 148 Chambers in mainland France and its overseas territories, and the 21 regional chambers.  
As a partner of the EQUIPMAG trade show, ACFCI plays its full part in supporting and advising Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCIs) in their activities of representation and aid in the development of commercial enterprises.  

www.acfci.cci.fr

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www.journaldutextile.com

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www.lsa.fr

www.emarketing.fr

www.architecture-magazine-design.fr

www.neomag.fr

www.pointsdevente.fr

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