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Boosted by government intervention, retail sales ended up 4.6% in the first quarter ended March 2025 in China (year-on-year). Last year, they ended at 3.2% at the end of December 2024. According...

6 May 2025

Travel retail: China eases tax refunds to boost G.D.P.

At the end of April, Beijing lowered the tax refund threshold for foreign tourists and made immediate in-store refunds available across the country. China hopes this will attract more shoppers and...

6 May 2025

Thibault Tabard, Ingka: ‘With 2 to 3 openings per year, we are aiming for 20 design studios by 2030’

As Ikea expands urban stores dedicated to project design, mind Retail wanted to understand the results. How many appointments were made last year ? What is the uplift in consumer spending ? We...

6 May 2025

Unibail launches franchise in Saudi Arabia with Cenomi Centers

On May 5, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) announced a launch in Saudi Arabia through a franchise partnership with operator Cenomi Centers. The 10-year exclusive partnership, with an option to...

6 May 2025

Grocery retail consolidation : Salling acquires Rimi Baltic for €1.3 billion

On May 5, Danish retailer Salling (2024 turnover: €9.7 billion, up by 2.7% year-on-year, net margin ratio at 2.4% of sales) received shareholders’ approval to acquire the Baltic...

6 May 2025

At Marks &Spencer, cyber attack brings e-commerce to a standstill

Britain’s Marks & Spencer (annual turnover to the end of March 2024: €15.2 billion, up 9.4%) has been suffering from a ransomware-type cyber attack since April 21, 2025. According...

4 May 2025

Mollie and Qonto join forces to simplify online checkout

After signing an agreement with Alma to offer payment in 3 or 4 instalments, the Dutch payment service provider Mollie (250,000 customers) is taking link-based payment a step further via an...

2 May 2025

African retail: why OmniRetail's US$20 million round is more than just a funding round

OmniRetail, the Lagos-based start-up editing e-commerce platform designed for small retailers (GMV of US$810 million in 2024, up by 40%) raised US$20 million at the end of April 2025. A B2B...

2 May 2025

Customer satisfaction: Actionable enhances product with an AI Data Analyst assistant

Just a year after launch, tech start-up Actionable, which specialises in predicting customer satisfaction, is picking up speed. With a product launch, ISO 27001 certification, an award at...

30 April 2025

Vinted triples net margin in a year and launches investment fund

Profitable for the second year running, Vinted is accelerating expansion in Europe, expanding logistics offering and venturing into venture capital with a fund dedicated to re-commerce.

30 April 2025

ChatGPT transitions from a search engine to an e-commerce platform

While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...

29 April 2025

Carrefour gets green light for 100% takeover of Brazilian subsidiary

On April 25, Carrefour (2024 revenue of €87.27 billion, up 5.3% at constant exchange rates) obtained approval from the minority shareholders of the Brazilian subsidiary for the 100%...

29 April 2025

Malaysia: discount retailer Eco-Shop valued at US$1.6 billion for I.P.O.

In Malaysia, discount retailer Eco-Shop is preparing to raise US$238.4 million ahead of an Initial Public Offering, scheduled for May 23, 2025. The Malaysian retailer (annual revenue at the end of...

29 April 2025

Reelevant raises €6 million in Series A

The start-up specialising in marketing message personalisation won 20 clients last year, with contracts worth over €300,000. This funding of less than €4 million in equity will be invested in...

29 April 2025

Omnibus package: What practical adjustments should retailers make to CSR obligations?

In mid-April, the EU Council reshuffled the deck on the implementation of extra-financial reporting and the duty of care. A major postponement was agreed and a compromise on substantive changes to...

25 April 2025

‘Yes Advertising’: why it is over

By deciding to stick with the old Stop Ad system, the French government is avoiding legislation in a market that has already regulated itself. Nicolas Ruchon, Director of WellPack, and Henri-Noël...

24 April 2025

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On October 20, 2025, the Amazon Web Services cloud (Amazon Q2 2025 revenue: 168 billion dollars, up by 13.3%) was down for several hours before returning to normal. Numerous websites and...

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Cyberattack: Muji, Loft and Sogo & Seibu e-commerce sites down in Japan

Since October 19, Japanese logistics company Askul (2024 revenue: 3.3 billion dollars, up by 2% year-on-year) has been the victim of a cyberattack, preventing it from managing e-commerce orders...

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To accelerate European markets, TikTok Shop and Temu signed agreements with the leading postal operators in France and the United Kingdom. Here is a look at these strategic partnerships.

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