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TikTok announced the launch of TikTok Shop in France, Germany and Italy on March 31. The service is now available in 15 countries. The shopping features are directly integrated into the videos in...

28 March 2025

With 20% of e-commerce in 2024, Target wants to increase the marketplace fivefold

In the U.S.A, Target, the most omnichannel grocery retailer is capitalising on the positive benefits of a marketplace launched in 2019. While advertising revenue grew by 24% last year, it wants to...

28 March 2025

Rodrigo Clare (Altarea): “We have entered into exclusive negotiations to manage stores in 83 Milan metro stations”

After winning, with RATP Travel Retail, the tender for the stations in the greater Paris area, the property company Altarea is also preparing to expand in Italy, mind Retail learned. We review the...

28 March 2025

Acquired for US$8.5 billion, Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for US$1 billion

On March 26, the American discounter Dollar Tree (owner of the eponymous brand and Family Dollar) reported a turnover of US$30.83 billion in 2024 via 2900 stores, up 0.8%, but a net loss that...

28 March 2025

Like Action, Miniso closes the 2024 financial year with a 23% increase in turnover

During the financial year ending at the end of December 2024, the Chinese company Miniso reported, on March 21, an unaudited turnover of US$2.33 billion (up by 22.8%, after an increase of 14% in...

27 March 2025

Bulgaria launches a state-controlled discount chain

While in Bulgaria, inflation reached 2.6% in 2024 (compared to 2.4% in the Eurozone), the government announced on March 20 the launch of a low-cost public food retailer, following parliamentary...

27 March 2025

After Woolworths, Hanshow is going to test its smart cart at 2 French retailers

The ESL supplier Hanshow is speeding up the marketing of its digital smart cart. Deployed in 10 Woolworths supermarkets in Australia, it will be tested at 2 French retailers in 2025.

26 March 2025

With live shopping, Voyages E.Leclerc has attracted 28,420 viewers in two years

E.Leclerc Voyage, the travel agency of the second largest French grocery retailer by market share (2024 turnover: €49.9 billion, excluding fuel, up by 2.6%, after a 10.3%-increase in 2023)...

25 March 2025

India: Apna Mart raises US$25 million with its hybrid model

On March 24, Apna Mart, an Indian food retailer operating both in-store and 15-minute express delivery, raised US$25 million in Series B (capital and debt), according to the Registrar of...

25 March 2025

India: Amazon and Walmart accused of violating quality control rules

After being caught in September 2024 for failing to comply with competition law, Amazon and Flipkart (a subsidiary of Walmart) are accused of violating quality control rules in India. The Indian...

24 March 2025

Inditex ends 2024 with strong growth and 26% of online sales

On March 10, the global fashion giant Inditex (owner of Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, etc.) revealed a annual turnover of €38.6 billion, 26.4% of which was online, for the...

21 March 2025

Tesco grants pay rises above UK’s inflation

On March 17, British retailer Tesco signed an agreement with the USDAW union increasing the wages of stores and distribution centre staff by 5.2%, a rise above inflation (3% in January)...

21 March 2025

In a week, Klarna signs with Walmart and files IPO application at NYSE

On March 17, Klarna announced an exclusive partnership with Walmart (2024 turnover: US$681 billion, up by 5.6%) in collaboration with the OnePay app. By December, the Swedish BNPL solution will be...

21 March 2025

b.connect authentification service will be launched with a six-month delay

In France, the b.connect authentication service, an offshoot of the banking card group (Groupement des Cartes Bancaires), will finally be launched in September 2025, 6 months later than planned...

21 March 2025

In the age of generative AI, new SEO levers are becoming essential

As an increasing share of traffic switches to AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, SEO teams are reviewing their practices and organisation to increase visibility...

21 March 2025

In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index?

In 2024, 1,812 online and omnichannel retailers with more than 50 staff reported their score on the professional gender equality index to the French Ministry of Labour. mind Retail analysed the...

20 March 2025

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27 October 2025

Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy

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29 October 2025

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27 October 2025

France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model

While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...

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Two years after the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) concluded an investigation into Casino, the trial of Jean-Charles Naouri, C.E.O. of the retail group from 2005 to...

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