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Debt gives managerial instability and loss of value. Questions are swirling about the strategy of property owners, who historically focused only on retail and destination shopping centres.

26 February 2021

Alibaba. Where is Jack Ma?

Has the charismatic 56-year-old founder of Alibaba, a member of the Communist Party, been isolated by the Chinese authorities or just keeping a low profile? The mystery remains. Jack Ma was last...

22 January 2021

China. Starbucks is aiming for 600 openings in 2021

Starbucks (33,000 locations worldwide) is planning 600 openings in China in 2021. It will focus in particular on “walk-thru” locations, which allow customers to collect their orders...

22 January 2021

Walmart wants to develop Made in India

The American giant wants to triple its exports of products made in India to US$10 billion a year by 2027. Today, India is already one of Walmart’s main markets for products such as jewellery...

22 January 2021

PELOTON, THE CONCEPT OF THE MONTH

United States. Home-use anchored bike specialist Peloton is “Retailer of the Year” according to Forbes magazine. As consumers flock to Internet-connected bikes and treadmills to...

22 January 2021

Inditex. Fewer stores, bigger impact

By the end of January, Inditex will have closed all its physical stores under Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius banner in China. A year ago, these 3 brands had 162 stores in China. Their...

22 January 2021

Lagardère. A store whose offer changes morning and evening?

Lagardère Travel Retail Group wants to test a store in Parisian train stations whose offer will be adapted to the commuting movements of travellers. On the programme: pastries and hot...

22 January 2021

To sell on Veepee rather than Vinted?

Veepee, European leader in private sales (operating in 8 countries, 4 to 5 million visitors per day) wants to offer an alternative to the Lithuanian platform Vinted (34 million members in 2020...

22 January 2021

Food. Organic attracts investment

Organic products have been one of the big winners of 2020, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Whilst Nordic countries and Switzerland remain the most advanced markets in terms of organic per capita...

22 January 2021

Property. Arbitrate – right now

In the U.S.A. and Europe, G.R.N. interviewed major retail and property management. Their answers illustrate a future business model.

22 January 2021

Auchan chooses a family management structure

Need help with a strategic issue? mind Research helps you tackle strategic and operational challenges in digital and business model evolution, delivering quick insights to guide your decisions and...

21 January 2021

Couche-Tard: France blocks €16.1 billion bid for Carrefour

The Canadian Couche-Tard‘s offer of €20 per Carrefour share was rejected by the French government, citing food security and employment issues. Carrefour, whose share price has fallen to...

21 January 2021

Ikea. The end of the mandatory customer path?

Recent results say a lot about smart strategies from Ikea, which managed to limit Covid-19 losses last year (retail turnover of €35.2 billion, down by 4%). At the beginning of January 2021...

21 January 2021

Japan. Starbucks launches a coffee co-working business

Catering. Charging customers to reserve a seat? That’s the bet the American giant is taking in Tokyo with a new type of facility in high-traffic areas. Need help with a strategic...

21 January 2021

C&A. Throwback on an unusual year

After 3 years in general management teams at Primark Italy, Damien Defforey joined the Dutch group C&A (1,400 stores in 18 countries). At the head of the French subsidiary, G.R.N. interviewed him...

21 January 2021

Canada. Lululemon, winner in the health crisis?

The Canadian brand Lululemon Athletica specialises in yoga outfits (turnover of US$4 billion in 2019, 43% from e-commerce in the last quarter) is defying the gloom of the Covid-19 crisis, and...

21 January 2021

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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...

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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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This summer, OpenAI successively rolled out its ChatGPT Ads platform in the UK and in 30 European countries. From formats used, CPM levels notably for FMCG products and the new role of GEO...

27 August 2026

With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era

With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...

9 September 2026

Retail media & LLMs: navigating intent-driven and custom experiences

From store aisles to ChatGPT Ads placements, retail media is shifting away from traditional slots, formats and keywords toward intent-based targeting. Driven by lower access costs to LLMs, full...

31 August 2026

Facing SharkNinja’s hegemony, Carrefour and Darty gain ground on TikTok Shop

While Sephora follows in Ulta's footsteps on TikTok Shop in the US, mind Retail analyzed sellers performance in Q2 2026. Based on exclusive data from Lengow and Kalodata, this European market...

7 September 2026

Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

4 September 2026

Retail media: Fnac Darty, Klépierre and Médiaperformances accelerate on XXL screens and international expansion

As advertising formats arrive at high speed on LLMs, omnichannel retail media players are strengthening their offerings. While Klépierre has just signed with a new partner for 3D screens...

11 September 2026