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What’s happening in the U.S. and South Korea? Neil Stern, Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle in Chicago and Board Member of E-Mart (South Korea) offers an analysis.

19 March 2020

Sharon White. A politician to straighten John Lewis

When she took her new role in February 2020, Ms. Sharon White (52), the new President of John Lewis Partnership cooperative group, created controversy. Woman of influence and renowned economist;...

18 March 2020

Printemps gets a makeover

Who will succeed to the iconic Paolo de Cesare? The Roman manager who has worked at Procter & Gamble was discharged at the end of February from his functions as General Manager of Printemps...

18 March 2020

Lego expands Chinese ambitions

The Danish toy-retailer Lego (sales of €5.15 billion in 2019 up by 6%) aims to increase stores in China by almost 60% during 2020, moving up from 140 to almost 220 stores. In 2019, China was...

18 March 2020

Malaysia’s biggest D.I.Y. retailer postpones I.P.O.

Mr DIY (1,000 stores in Asia, including 570 in Malaysia and Brunei) is expected to postpone a stock market listing due to current market uncertainties. This was initially planned for the end of...

18 March 2020

H&M targets smaller Indian cities

Selling in India since 2015 with 47 stores in late 2019, the Swedish fashion retailer H&M (net sales of €22.3 billion in 2019, up by 11%) is reviewing expansion priorities. With a dozen...

18 March 2020

“Top 10” retailers driving Asian growth

18 March 2020

Home appliances. India’s potential attracts international giants

Apple relied on third-party sellers and marketplaces stores in India for 10 years. However, the U.S. giant (sales of US$260.2 billion in 2019, – 2%) has now decided to invest in direct...

18 March 2020

What strategies for international grocers in Asia?

Within a troubled health landscape in Asia, food retailers adopt very distinct strategies depending on their format. Costco, the U.S. cash & carry giant (sales of US$149.3 billion in 2019, up...

18 March 2020

German-Korean luxury label MCM enters the U.A.E.

The German-Korean luxury retailer MCM (known as ‘Modern Creation München’, a subsidiary of Sungjoo Group from South Korea) signed a joint venture agreement with Al Tayer Insignia...

18 March 2020

South Africa. The Burger King franchise is to change hands

The Emerging Capital Partners investment fund (total value of US$640 million) is expected to acquire the Burger King franchise in South Africa for an estimated US$48 million. It is due to own...

18 March 2020

Morocco. Label’Vie is raising funds to finance growth

The retailer Label’Vie, a subsidiary of Retail Holding operating grocery stores plus Carrefour, Burger King and Kiabi franchises, continues a dynamic expansion in Morocco and Western Africa...

18 March 2020

Ghana. A new African retail opportunity

According to the latest Global Retail Development Index compiled by Kearney, Ghana has entered the “Top 10” of the world’s most attractive emerging markets for global retailers...

18 March 2020

U.S.A. Ikea optimises product returns to reduce environmental impact

To continually reduce the environmental impact of operations, Ikea is streamlining product returns to cut waste and enhance margins. U.S.A. figures for Ikea report that approximately 10% of...

18 March 2020

Department stores. Neiman Marcus leaves outlet operations

The retailer (with 30% of revenue from e-commerce) is expected to soon close more than 50% of the “Last Call” discount stores. The new focus is on selling luxury. In the U.S., the firm...

18 March 2020

Ulta Beauty targets Canada

With success above expectations in 2019, the cosmetics retailer (1,254 stores in the U.S.A.) confirms international ambitions. By 2021, the firm aims to expand into Canada. The country will be...

18 March 2020

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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