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According to Euromonitor, e-commerce reached US$3.9 billion in the U.A.E. in 2020, reaching 8% of retail sales (Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry).

20 September 2021

Dubai. Carrefour launches a first standalone supermarket

Majid Al Futtaim, Carrefour’s franchisor for 30 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, inaugurated its first standalone supermarket on September 6, 2021.

20 September 2021

Gulf Sovereign wealth funds eye Selfridges

In the end of July 2021, the British department store operator Selfridges said it was considering a sale. Credit Suisse sent an information memorandum to potential investors. Selfridges operates 4...

20 September 2021

“Our tenants can use our hypermarkets’ drive-through for online pick up”

Three questions to Mael Aoustin, CEO of Galimmo property owner, Galimmo offers a shared solution for

20 September 2021

Auchan Retail revenue still sluggish in H1

In the first half of the year 2021, Auchan Retail’s sales fell by 2% on a comparable basis, to €14.9 billion excluding V.A.T. Profitability improved to €594 million. In France...

20 September 2021

Kingfisher and Adeo test urban shores

After the deployment of “pedestrian food drives” in European city centers, will D.I.Y. retailers follow a similar path? For the time being, retailers are piloting numerous small...

17 September 2021

What is a future shape for Lagardère’s retail business?

As the Vivendi Group (owner of Universal and Editis) is launching a takeover bid for the entire Lagardère group, the future of the retail branch may follow options of a global sale or breaking up...

17 September 2021

Buy Now Pay Later. Ikea invests in Jifiti

In early September 2021, the Swedish retailer Ingka (390 Ikea stores in 32 countries, 45 shopping centers plus an e-commerce site accounting for 18% of last year’s turnover) invested US$...

17 September 2021

Square aims for seamless mobile payment in retail

The U.S. payment solution specialist Square, founded by Jack Dorsey (co-founder of Twitter) is now allowing retailers to accept mobile payments via its Cash App Pay functionality.

17 September 2021

Sainsbury’s and Tesco move towards store/warehouse pay equality

In the U.K., retail staff are demanding that employers achieve pay equity between shop jobs (predominantly female and lower paid) and warehouse jobs (predominantly male).

16 September 2021

The retail rush to marketplaces

The theme of this September edition is a rush to digital marketplaces. To understand challenges and the economic potential of marketplaces for the retail industry, mind Retail is taking stock of...

14 September 2021

Home electrical products. Why rental sites flourish

For electronic devices, circular Economy models that maximizes convenience and minimizes expense for consumers gain traction in Europe.

3 September 2021

Deliveroo still making a loss in the first half of the year

Will Deliveroo’s business model ever be profitable? Boosted by successive lockdowns, the business doubled in the first half of 2021, going from 75 to 149 million deliveries: double those of...

3 September 2021

Footfall is still sluggish in British city centers

Even though home office recommendations were lifted on July 19, British workers are not returning to the office in numbers, thus penalising retail activity in city centers, summarises the think...

3 September 2021

Brazil. More than 60% of online sales for the home-electrical leader

At the home electrical retailer Via Varejo, 61% of the turnover in the first half of 2021 came from e-commerce against 30% before the pandemic.

3 September 2021

U.S.A. The wholesale disruptor, Boxed, soon to go public

The delivery company Boxed (selling groceries and supplies in bulk volumes) is going to go public by merging with a SPAC (Seven Oaks).

3 September 2021

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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...

10 September 2026

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...

10 September 2026

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NRF Europe: 2026 edition records fall in exhibitors and attendance

Between a decline in exhibitor numbers, visitors number and high costs, the outcome of NRF Europe 2026 proves mixed. For its part, the American National Retail Federation, owner of the trade show...

18 September 2026

Seizure of Auchan Retail’s assets in Russia penalises a risky gamble

Via a presidential decree on September 17, Vladimir Putin placed the Russian subsidiaries of Auchan, Leroy Merlin (now Lemana Pro), Nestlé and logistics provider FM Logistic under temporary...

21 September 2026