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The giant London landowner Grosvenor Estates introduced a new retail concierge service as a landlord to help smaller, independent retailers build a high street presence in the West End. With the...

16 January 2019

Danish designer Henrik Vibskov takes on Paris with new Pop up-store.

The Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov has opened a first pop-up store in Paris, offering direct sales of designer men’s and women’s collections for the autumn/winter. This is...

16 January 2019

Amazon under fire in Europe.

The e-commerce giant Amazon is the target of an antitrust probe into the terms the company sets for other sellers in Germany. Amazon is both the largest retailer and the biggest platform for...

16 January 2019

Sézane, the French cult-brand expands in U.K.

The French fashion brand Sézane founded by Morgane Sézalory is expanding outside France. Sézalory started her career by selling vintage clothes on eBay before developing her...

16 January 2019

Ikea déploiera au printemps un premier magasin urbain à New-York

The world’s leading furniture company Ikea is heading out into cities to meet customers “wherever they are” and to win future clients, as 70% of the global population will live...

16 January 2019

Italy: Clothing Italian chain OVS in difficulty.

An exceptionally mild autumn in Europe hit low-cost clothing group OVS (turnover of €1.4 billion in 2016), issuing a profit warning on 5th December. With 1,473 stores in 2016, OVS is the...

16 January 2019

Four new formats for Leroy Merlin España.

Leroy Merlin and Akí (both part of French Groupe Adeo) joined forces on 1st January 2019. According to web site “diyinternational.com”, Leroy Merlin will operate under four...

16 January 2019

Germany: First losses for Aldi Nord occurs.

The German discounter has made losses for the first time in its home market, selling via 2,300 stores. Turnover was only up by 1%, well below the planned rate of 4% growth. In 2017, Aldi Nord...

16 January 2019

Poland: Biedronka plans 100 to 150 new stores in the coming years.

Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins plans to open up to 150 Biedronka supermarkets each year in Poland. The company operates 2,850 stores under the Biedronka banner in Poland following...

16 January 2019

Gemo begins international expansion with its “family store” concept

Faced with a competitive environment against Primark or Amazon, Gemo is remodelling operations. Founded in 1991 by the family group Biotteau, which also owns Eram, the value brand previously sold...

16 January 2019

IN CHINA, RETAIL businesses face a new law on e-commerce in 2019

China will implement new e-commerce laws with effect from January 1st 2019. Market leaders such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Xiomi (B.A.T.X.) or the Chinese G.A.F.A. (Google, Apple, Facebook and...

16 January 2019

Retail is « Datail »

Algorithms. Data science. Robotics. Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps retailers to handle a vast amount of challenges, including optimisation of supply-chain management in real time, delivery...

16 January 2019

Mary Dillon, The power of beauty for ULTA

In U.S.A. Fortune magazine’s Most Powerful Women list, Mary Dillon personifies the newcomers in retail. Ranked at 45th beside Judith Mc Cenna (Wal-Mart International), Ann-Marie Campbell and...

12 December 2018

Pablo Isla (Zara) prized by Harvard

A retailer on top of business leadership? Inditex C.E.O.’s Pablo Isla, working since 2005 with Amancio Ortega, (founder of the Spanish fashion group) was named Harvard Business...

12 December 2018

A new face for Victoria’s Secret

Victoria’s Secret has boosted demand for sexy but affordable women’s lingerie. Created in 1977 by Roy Raymond for men to buy lingerie for their partners, the brand is now an icon of...

12 December 2018

New drivers for the most expensive high streets: technology, food and … less retail

Causeway Bay replaced Fifth Avenue in New York in the top 10 most expensive retail streets in the world, according to the Cushman & Wakefield 2018 report. In the future, retail will likely...

12 December 2018

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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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While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...

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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

BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings

Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...

25 February 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

11 March 2026

Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn

Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...

25 February 2026

Agentic commerce : After Stripe, Mirakl partners with JPMorgan Payments

On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...

16 March 2026