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Guillaume Motte, President of Sephora Europe and Middle East, has been appointed as Deputy C.E.O. to Sidney Toledano, who heads the LVMH Fashion Group (brands Céline, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs...

20 May 2021

Ikea launches “R U OK?”

In Austria, the Ikea subsidiary considers the mental health of its employees a high priority. At the beginning of April 2021, the firm launched the awareness campaign “R U OK?” for...

20 May 2021

Beauty retailer Natura is moving ahead in China

Roberto Marques, President of the Brazilian cosmetics group Natura (owner of Avon, The Body Shop, Natura and Aesop) is in the process of registering The Body Shop and Aesop brands in China.

20 May 2021

Walmart reduces robotic automation

In the United States, Walmart (sales of US$ 559 billion in 2020, up by 8%) is phasing out massive automated locker towers that were visible in over 1,500 stores.

20 May 2021

Exclusive. Who were the world’s biggest retailers in 2020?

Mind Retail made a special ranking of retailers’ turnover in the last fiscal year. This ranking does not include Aldi, which has not published its financial results yet. In 2019, the last...

20 May 2021

Hammerson exits the retail parks sector

Hammerson has sold all 7 retail parks in the U.K., covering 205,000 sqm GLA, to Canadian group Brookfield Asset Management in a €385-million deal.

20 May 2021

Ikea soon on Oxford Street ?

As part of an urban strategy, Ikea is in advanced talks to acquire the Topshop flagship on Oxford Street in London (9,300 sq.m).

20 May 2021

3 omnichannel best practices

Orchestra, Jules and Speedway launched valuable processes to optimise rotation of merchandises, conversion rate via a tracking of cancelled online baskets and make "ship from store" services more...

20 May 2021

Omnichannel. What role for stores in 2021?

How can retailers enhance stores’ operational efficiency, as e-commerce is gaining ground? How should they remodel their functions and organisation, within retail operations that are fully...

20 May 2021

At Pepe Jeans, stores are an integral part of e-commerce services

Mind Retail met Marcella Wartenbergh, C.E.O. of AWWG (formerly Pepe Jeans Group) in a video interview. After a difficult year during which the Web accounted for 21% of the activity, she shares her...

4 May 2021

The US economy grew by 6.4% in Q1

After a G.D.P. decline of -3.3% during 2020, the U.S.A. economy grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, announced the Commerce Department.

4 May 2021

“Miniso relies on Big Data to create in-store traffic”

The Miniso Chinese retailer (4,500 stores, €10 billion turnover in 2020) built a data-driven model for range management. Mind Retail discussed with Jonathan Siboni, Co-Founder of Miniso in France...

4 May 2021

E-commerce. Affirm and Returnly invent a new customer service territory

In the U.S.A, the Affirm company which specialises in Buy Now Pay Later (B.N.P.L.) is extending their services with the purchase of Returnly. The specialist in deferred payments combines instant...

4 May 2021

Franprix. Which profitability for e-commerce?

Faced with the onslaught of on-demand delivery startups, Franprix (872 stores at the end of December 2020, including 479 franchises) wants to emphasis their e-commerce offensive. A discussion with...

27 April 2021

Online marketplaces now subject to V.A.T.

Initially scheduled for January 1st, 2021, the implementation of the European directive from 2017, related to V.A.T. on e-commerce transactions, will be effective on July 1st. Marketplaces...

27 April 2021

Beauty. Yves Rocher pushes digital boundaries

From partnerships with marketplaces, focus on e-commerce growth, acceleration in social selling to considerations for physical stores, Yves Rocher is reviewing fundamentals. Mind Retail shares the...

16 April 2021

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How Upsellr boosts conversion at Les Mousquetaires and targets traditional PIMs

While his start-up shakes up an array of players focused on product data management solutions, Edouard Margain, Co-Founder of Upsellr, shared with us at NRF Europe the results of the data...

19 September 2026

Hanshow makes a breakthrough in the US but stumbles on the economics of smart trolley

While at NRF Europe, Hanshow revealed a major contract with one of the U.S. retail giants to mind Retail, its smart trolley has yet to prove a market match. A hardware-focused strategy that raises...

18 September 2026

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