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In the U.S.A., the “15% Pledge” is gaining ground in the retail industry. Launched by Sephora in 2020 following George Floyd’s passing in Minneapolis, around 20 retailers joined...

16 June 2021

Sustainable Retail. From vision to action

According to BCG, 30% of our wardrobes could be filled by second-hand clothes by 2026. And the second-hand market is expected to grow by 20% over the next five years. At a time when the priority...

16 June 2021

Saudi Arabia. Carrefour automates e-commerce with Takeoff

For the Gulf region, a different equation is emerging for e-commerce. Carrefour in Saudi Arabia is opting for an interesting mix. To date, it is rolling out only one robotic warehouse per city...

15 June 2021

NRF is optimistic for retail in 2021

As predicted on June 9th by the National Retail Federation, U.S. retail sales (online and offline) are expected to grow between 10.5% and 13.5% this year.

15 June 2021

Etsy takes over the “British Vinted”

The Etsy marketplace (revenues of US$1.72 billion in 2020, + 111%) announced the acquisition of the British second-hand platform Depop for US$1.63 billion. This should be effective in Q3 2021...

15 June 2021

“The CSR change is easier to make when you have good margins”

Nathalie Baudoin has been Marketing Director Europe at Patagonia for 12 years. She discusses the sustainable milestones set by the retailer, well before competitors

15 June 2021

Kingfisher. With 21% of e-commerce, what role for physical stores?

As e-commerce keeps gaining ground, Kingfisher's D.I.Y. stores have been seeing new functions and new jobs, which change daily organization. Romain Roulleau, Chief Digital Officer, summarized this...

4 June 2021

KKR to take a stake in Cegid

In five years, Cegid's valuation has seen more than a nine-fold increase. This is highlighted by KKR’s entry into the capital of the management software publisher.

4 June 2021

Rewe and Sonae offering stores with no cashier queue

Rewe, Sonae, Tesco and Metro AG are investigating a potential future for retail payment. Such solutions combine reduced human interaction with removal of delays for queuing and payment.

4 June 2021

“Maybe that e-commerce will grow to 25% of the U.S. grocery market in the long term”

Owned by the Korean giant Emart, Good Food Holdings is a premium grocer, whose main rivals are Wholefoods (Amazon) and Trader Joe’s (Walmart). Neil Stern, CEO since September 2020, explains his...

28 May 2021

Tell me who your customers are, I’ll tell you who you are

Eager to deploy Artificial Intelligence and boost physical retail, Navori Labs, the specialist in digital signage solutions, launched Aquaji software. This innovative smart data solution measures...

28 May 2021

U.K. Boohoo aligns executive bonuses to CSR targets

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

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Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”

In a proliferation of AI start-ups, how can investors distinguish those that bring true innovation and in which they should invest? For what valuation metrics? In retail and payment, what types of...

19 March 2026

Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

Swedish fintech Klarna is expanding long-term financing in Germany and the UK, with an imminent launch, followed by France, where POCs are already underway with major e-retailers. The BNPL...

18 March 2026

Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...

13 March 2026

After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

12 March 2026

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GDPR: Amazon’s €746 million fine is cancelled for now

Luxembourg’s Administrative Court has overturned the record €746 million GDPR fine against Amazon, citing procedural gaps in the CNPD's original 2021 investigation. While the court confirmed the...

23 March 2026

Italy seizes €27.4 million from CEVA Logistics for fraud and undeclared labour

On March 3, 2026, Italian tax authorities announced the seizure of €27.4 million from two Italian subsidiaries of French supply chain specialist CEVA Logistics, itself a subsidiary of the...

5 March 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...

5 March 2026

Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers

On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...

4 March 2026

Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision

As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...

13 March 2026

Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional

For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...

2 March 2026