COMPETITIVENESS CLUSTER

The World-Class Retail & Trade Industries Cluster PICOM is based upon Northern France traditional excellence in retail and mail-order.

This cluster gathers the major actors in the field of retail and CRM to develop collaborative projects and innovative solutions in the fields of distribution, IT, e-services, logistics, CRM, virtual reality, …

Members

Companies (distribution, MOS, logistics, ICT sector),
- 22 major retailers, among which Auchan, 3 Suisses, La Redoute, Leroy-Merlin, Decathlon,
- 9 services companies including IBM

Universities,

Top-ranking schools ('Grandes Ecoles'),

Research centers

Public institutions

R&D

Lille I & II Universities and major engineering and business schools work together within the CIREID (International Research, Exchange and Information Center for Retail).