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Listing exclusive brands, using stores for online returns and reliance on an expanding retailer... Mind Retail decodes this new partnership.

21 July 2021

Zhang Wenzhong (Wumart) back in the spotlight

He’s a returnee! While another Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma, the flamboyant boss of Alibaba, continues his desert crossing, Zhang Wenzhong, founder of the food retailer Wumart, is back in...

9 July 2021

Nicolas Hieronimus. A new Beauty Tech direction for L’Oréal

He led the world’s biggest beauty company’s prodigious for a decade into digital and e-commerce, but is now stepping down as head of L’Oréal. Nicolas Hieronimus, aged 57...

9 July 2021

YesAsia marketplace to be listed in Hong Kong

In Asia, where e-commerce is dominated by marketplaces unlike Europe, the YesAsia marketplace is preparing an I.P.O. in Hong Kong, planning to raise US$17 million. Founded in 1988 by Lau Kwok Chu...

9 July 2021

India makes a great leap backwards

For 2021, the public group State Bank of India expects India’s G.D.P. to grow by only 7.9%. This brings India, more or less, back to a 2019 level.

9 July 2021

An e-commerce battle is raging in Korea

In the end of June, Shinsegae bought 80% of eBay Korea for US$3 billion. E-Mart supermarkets (Shinsegae Group) are thus poised to make a historic breakthrough in non-food e-commerce. According to...

9 July 2021

Uyghurs. SMCP, Inditex, Uniqlo and Skechers up against the wall

At the end of June, France opened an investigation against Inditex, SMCP (Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot), Uniqlo and Skechers, following a complaint filed in April by three non-governmental...

9 July 2021

Simon and Brookfield are rolling out “Ghost Kitchens” in the USA

In the U.S., the development of shared kitchens raises questions about the future of food courts.

9 July 2021

Be inclusive, stupid! The new moto of American retailers

In the U.S.A., several companies have been criticised for lack of openness towards minorities (women, blacks, Latinos, people with disabilities, LGBT, obese...) so they have put words into action.

9 July 2021

For technical products, 61% of sales are already online in the U.K

The last study from GFK (edited in July 2021) highlights an interesting picture of the European retail market of technical goods.

9 July 2021

What are the new investment priorities today?

Whilst only two years ago, retailers were announcing brand new flagship stores, rapid change has moved investment towards strategic and disruptive innovations for quick returns, including machine...

9 July 2021

Ocado Solutions signs with Auchan Retail in Spain

The French-based company Auchan Retail (€32 billion in sales in 2020) is partnering with the British tech giant Ocado Solutions in Spain to develop its e-commerce business.

9 July 2021

Carmila eager to house “Direct to Consumer” brands

Willing to strengthen the presence of Direct-to-Consumer brands within its malls, Europe’s third-largest listed retail property company is launching the “DNVB Ready” prize, in...

9 July 2021

Discount. The Russian Torgservis expected in the U.K

Originally from Siberia, the Torgservis group announced imminent entry into the U.K.

9 July 2021

Outlet centers believe in recovery

For MacArthurGlen, Via Outlets and also Advantail, commercial recovery has been clear since reopening on May 19.

9 July 2021

Douglas and Fnac Darty also launch retail media platforms

The trend started in the grocery sectors, for players like Walmart, Tesco, Rewe or Carrefour. However, this is rare for specialty retailers, with the exception of the beauty giant Douglas and Fnac...

6 July 2021

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In the US, Gap, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and eBay are taking very different approaches to agentic commerce. While TV shopping giants QVC and HSN see these new intermediaries as an opportunity to...

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