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The pandemic made BlushMark and Shein’s sales take off and gave an appetite to develop pop-up stores. Mind Retail details their strategy.

25 June 2021

D.I.Y. “Second hand makes it easier for customers to go upmarket”

Emmanuel Bernard is a Mission Executive at SAMSE group, a French D.I.Y. retailer which controls an e-commerce website plus 37 D.I.Y. stores (Entrepôt du Bricolage banner), among others. He...

25 June 2021

Al-Malki Group partners with the Australian Fluent Commerce for its OMS

The French-Saudi luxury group Al Malki (105 clients including L’Oréal Luxe, Dior Beauty, the Richemont Group, Estée Lauder, Rimowa, etc.) has partnered with the Australian...

25 June 2021

Klarna rolls out “Buy Now Pay Later” offers

Klarna, Swedish specialist of “Buy Now, Pay Later” completed a US$639 million capital increase on June 10. This new capital values Klarna at US$45.6 billion. In March 2021, the...

21 June 2021

L’Occitane and The Body Shops makes bulk sales familiar

Bulk, recycling, eco-refills. At L'Occitane and The Body Shop, multiple initiatives are reducing packaging weight.

19 June 2021

Why Amazon is challenging India’s richest man

The munitions are flying between Amazon and Reliance Industries, the diversified conglomerate owned by tycoon Mukesh Ambani (telecoms, energy, retail).

17 June 2021

Ulta. Dave Kimbell will have to make his mark

As announced, Dave Kimbell was appointed C.E.O. of Ulta Beauty in June 2021 (1,264 stores, sales of US$6.15 billion in 2020). He joined the Group in 2014 and moved up promotions before appointed...

17 June 2021

China’s wealthy are getting younger and younger

According to a study by Bain & Co. and China Merchants, China will have 3 million very wealthy individuals by the end of 2021.

17 June 2021

Blocked at home, Chinese are boosting local retail sales

In China, the commercial property sector is showing positive signs as transactions pick up again.

17 June 2021

In Tokyo, Uniqlo opens the doors of a “Neighborhood” store

In early June 2021, Fast Retailing opened a 1,950 sq.m Uniqlo store in the historical and tourist district of Asakusa.

16 June 2021

Concept of the Month. Patagonia Provisions

One year after a launch, the food marketplace created by Patagonia is gaining ground. What are the ambitions?

16 June 2021

Auchan-Russia wants to accelerate online

Auchan-Russia will invest US$277 million up to 2024 to develop e-commerce business from soup to nuts, including creating a technical platform and building data.

16 June 2021

H&M stops lending suits for job interviews

The initiative launched in the United States and in the UK was highly commendable, but complex to operate. For 24 hours, a job candidate could reserve an H&M suit on the One/Second/Suit...

16 June 2021

Sephora and Crate & Barrel support the black cause

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

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