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Having been rocked by the scandal surrounding poor practices at its suppliers last year, UK online fashion retailer Boohoo is looking to restore its image. It has decided for the first time, under...

28 May 2021

Who are the new pure-players in grocery e-commerce?

Their names are Gopuff, Gorillas, Dija or Cajoo... As fundraisings are on the rise across Europe and in the U.S. with valuations in billion of Dollars, Mind Retail compared the business models of...

21 May 2021

Mango Upside Down Teen Pop Up, The Concept of the Month

Will the TikTok podium become a must in retail merchandising? This is the vision of the Spanish retailer Mango in a new pop-up store for teenagers based in Barcelona. Magda Espuga, CEO of the...

20 May 2021

Pure-player Alltricks accelerates store openings

The bike specialist pure-player Alltricks reported sales up by 63% last year to €132 million.

20 May 2021

D.I.Y. European markets remain in fair growth

According to the Spanish professional Association AECOC, the D.I.Y. market grew by 36.5% in the first quarter of 2021 (year-on-year evolution).

20 May 2021

Leroy Merlin tests live shopping events

According to the latest studies by iResarch, Deloitte and Gartner, the conversion rate from enquiry to sale for a live shopping event varies between 15% and 35% depending on the country, compared...

20 May 2021

The man who transformed Best Buy

In 2020, Best Buy’s turnover reached US$ 47.3 billion, up by 8%. With 43% of sales online, it is one of the most omnichannel retailers in the world. As a comparison, rival Fnac Darty reports...

20 May 2021

L’homme qui a sû transformer Best Buy

En 2020, le CA de Best Buy a atteint US$ 47,3 milliards (+8 %) … Avec 43 % de ventes en ligne, c’est l’un des retailers les plus omnicanaux au monde. A titre de...

20 May 2021

With Guillaume Motte, LVMH strengthens its management team

Guillaume Motte, President of Sephora Europe and Middle East, has been appointed as Deputy C.E.O. to Sidney Toledano, who heads the LVMH Fashion Group (brands Céline, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs...

20 May 2021

Ikea launches “R U OK?”

In Austria, the Ikea subsidiary considers the mental health of its employees a high priority. At the beginning of April 2021, the firm launched the awareness campaign “R U OK?” for...

20 May 2021

Beauty retailer Natura is moving ahead in China

Roberto Marques, President of the Brazilian cosmetics group Natura (owner of Avon, The Body Shop, Natura and Aesop) is in the process of registering The Body Shop and Aesop brands in China.

20 May 2021

Walmart reduces robotic automation

In the United States, Walmart (sales of US$ 559 billion in 2020, up by 8%) is phasing out massive automated locker towers that were visible in over 1,500 stores.

20 May 2021

Exclusive. Who were the world’s biggest retailers in 2020?

Mind Retail made a special ranking of retailers’ turnover in the last fiscal year. This ranking does not include Aldi, which has not published its financial results yet. In 2019, the last...

20 May 2021

Hammerson exits the retail parks sector

Hammerson has sold all 7 retail parks in the U.K., covering 205,000 sqm GLA, to Canadian group Brookfield Asset Management in a €385-million deal.

20 May 2021

Ikea soon on Oxford Street ?

As part of an urban strategy, Ikea is in advanced talks to acquire the Topshop flagship on Oxford Street in London (9,300 sq.m).

20 May 2021

3 omnichannel best practices

Orchestra, Jules and Speedway launched valuable processes to optimise rotation of merchandises, conversion rate via a tracking of cancelled online baskets and make "ship from store" services more...

20 May 2021

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