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“Brands pay a monthly membership fee to appear on the Showfields platform”
Mind Retail spoke with Tal Zvi Nathanael, C.E.O. and founder of the innovative Showfields retailer. He invented a data-centric business model, which lowers entry barriers to entry for brands. He...
- Retail
- News
2 July 2021
For Casino and Carrefour, Brazil remains a priority
Global retailers are increasingly reviewing their international portfolios, generally with two options: either they reach a dominant position or they close. Casino Guichard Perrachon (sales of...
- Retail
- News brief
2 July 2021
Time has come for “ultra fast” fashion retailers
The pandemic made BlushMark and Shein’s sales take off and gave an appetite to develop pop-up stores. Mind Retail details their strategy.
- Retail
- News
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...
- Retail
- News
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...
- Retail
- News brief
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...
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- News
- News brief
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.
- Retail
- News
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).
- Retail
- News brief
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...
- Retail
- News brief
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.
- Retail
- News brief
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.
- Retail
- News
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.
- Retail
- News brief
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?
- Retail
- News
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.
- Retail
- News brief
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...
- Retail
- News brief
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...
- Retail
- News brief
16 June 2021
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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US retailers divided over the rise of autonomous shopping agents
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...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
21 October 2026