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In the beginning of January, the direct-to-consumer mattress brand Casper, proclaimed “pioneer of the sleep economy” applied to list common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. In a...

18 February 2020

Are there too many malls in Dubai?

According to Patrick Chalhoub, C.E.O of the eponymous luxury group, Dubai has been “over retailed” due to the surge in mall openings in the boom years 2013-2015. “The supply has...

18 February 2020

Birkenstock launches new store format in Dubai Mall

The German footwear retailer Birkenstock reopened a store in the Dubai Mall (80 million visitors per year) in late January 2020. Operated by local partner Apparel Group (which runs 1,750 stores of...

18 February 2020

South African headache for Walmart

Ahead of publication of annual results on February 27, 2020, Massmart Holdings (owned at 52% by Walmart and controlling chains such as Builders Warehouse, Makro, Game or Jumbo Cash and Carry)...

18 February 2020

Philips. From home appliances to health technology

As a former leading manufacturer of home appliances, Philips is reviewing ownership options for its home appliance business as it is no longer a strategic fit for the future. The Dutch firm (total...

18 February 2020

Casino about to sell discount business

Casino, owner of the hard-discount retailer Leader Price since 1997 is intending to sell the French network of 700 discount stores to Aldi as part of drastic debt reduction plans. The deal would...

18 February 2020

Carrefour is investing in Brazil

In mid-February 2020, the French grocery retailer announces its expansion in Brazil via the acquisition of 30 “cash & carry” stores (banner Makro Atacadista) for US$450 million. In...

18 February 2020

Intersport. “Each store ships from 40 to 70 packages per day”

GRN: Please present Intersport’s omnichannel strategy…Michaël Alimi: Intersport is a sporting goods retailer with 450 stores in France. We launched e-reservation in 2016 and...

18 February 2020

Property. Sephora focuses on convenience

Eager to gain traction in North America and to compete with aggressive rival Ulta Beauty, Sephora will open around 100 medium-sized stores covering around 370 sq.m in the United States and Canada...

18 February 2020

Department stores. It is time for another reshuffle

The department store sector is facing increasingly rough times across Europe in parallel with e-commerce growth. In the U.K., the British high street crisis has already hit department store...

18 February 2020

ECE founds a subsidiary in China

This is an unusual move within the retail property industry. In mid-January 2020, the German property owner ECE (€32.3 billion of assets under management, including 195 shopping malls)...

18 February 2020

DIY / garden retailing. The race to lead is on

In Europe, the huge D.I.Y. and gardening markets (value of €400 billion) have two caracteristics : half of the sales are in B-2-B and they are untouched by digitalisation. This shows a high...

18 February 2020

IS DATA PRIVACY THE NEW PILLAR OF THE U.S. AGAINST CHINA?

In just 12 months, the U.S. retail landscape changed its attitude regarding protection of private data. Some experts go even further, comparing Western democraties and ‘Chinese autocracies’ run...

18 February 2020

Ikea. Change of perimeter in the UK

In the United Kingdom, the world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea (turnover of €41.3 billion for the financial year ended August 2019, + 6.4%) is adapting its store fleet to e-commerce...

18 February 2020

3 questions to Otto Ambagtsheer, C.E.O. of Via Outlets

“Second-hand products and outlets have a natural connection”

18 February 2020

Wrist watches. Apple beats traditional Swiss sales

Although Apple does not confirm unit sales, Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimated that Apple sold a total of 30.7 million Apple Watch units in 2019. The entire Swiss watch industry...

18 February 2020

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Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”

In a proliferation of AI start-ups, how can investors distinguish those that bring true innovation and in which they should invest? For what valuation metrics? In retail and payment, what types of...

19 March 2026

Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

Swedish fintech Klarna is expanding long-term financing in Germany and the UK, with an imminent launch, followed by France, where POCs are already underway with major e-retailers. The BNPL...

18 March 2026

Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...

13 March 2026

After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

12 March 2026

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23 March 2026

Italy seizes €27.4 million from CEVA Logistics for fraud and undeclared labour

On March 3, 2026, Italian tax authorities announced the seizure of €27.4 million from two Italian subsidiaries of French supply chain specialist CEVA Logistics, itself a subsidiary of the...

5 March 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...

5 March 2026

Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers

On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...

4 March 2026

Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision

As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...

13 March 2026

Faced with sluggish demand, The Home Depot and Lowe’s cut 1,400 jobs and reaffirm a B2B focus

In the United States, with the home improvement and D.I.Y. market under pressure, retail leaders are reorganising. Home Depot and Lowe's, respectively No. 1 and No. 2 in the market, announced...

25 February 2026