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LVMH entrusts the Americas’ region to Michael Burke
A few days before the publication of second quarter results, LVMH (2024 revenue: 84.68 billion euros, down by 2%) appointed Michael Burke as C.E.O. for North America (25% of annual revenue) and...
11 July 2025
In the US, traffic from AI search expected to increase by 3,200% during Prime Days
According to Adobe, during Amazon’s Prime Days from July 8 to 11, 2025, traffic to US retailer websites from AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.) is expected to grow by 3,200%...
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11 July 2025
E-commerce: China tightens regulations on pricing and algorithms
On June 27, 2025, the Chinese government adopted a new amendment to the law against unfair competition, aimed at e-commerce platforms, in force on October 15. The purpose is to improve regulations...
9 July 2025
Cyberattacks: Marks & Spencer calls for mandatory reporting in the U.K.
Whilst 27% of British companies were victims of cyberattacks in the last 12 months, some players continue to slip under the radar. As it took nearly four months for Marks & Spencer's...
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9 July 2025
H&M equips U.K.’s staff with cameras to curb shoplifting and assaults
On July 7, 2025, H&M launched a trial in the United Kingdom of body cameras for sales staff, who have been facing an increase in shoplifting and assaults. Stores in Edinburgh, Wood Green and...
8 July 2025
Carrefour and Cooperative U form European buying alliance and eye retail media deal
Carrefour and Cooperative U officially announced on July 7 the launch of Concordis, a joint European purchasing alliance. Based in Brussels, the structure will begin operating for the 2026 trade...
8 July 2025
With tourism on the rise, Lawson is capitalising parking lots by renting
On July 7, 2025, Japanese convenience store chain Lawson (2023 revenue: 7.56 billion dollars, up by 8.8% year-on-year) announced the launch of a trial parking rental service for tourists. Starting...
8 July 2025
Lululemon sues Costco for trademark infringement
On June 27, 2025, Lululemon filed a lawsuit against Costco in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The Canadian brand (2024 revenue of 10.6 billion dollars, up 10%...
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7 July 2025
Non-compliant products, price perception, customs tensions: Zalando, Fnac-Darty, Carrefour and Procos sound the alarm
During the Start Me Up day organised on July 3, 2025 by Fevad, Laura Toledano (Zalando), Enrique Martinez (Fnac-Darty), Emmanuel Grenier (Carrefour), Emmanuel Le Roch (Procos), Henri Isaac...
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4 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] After the restaurant industry, Passcloud expands an e-marketing wallet with Etam, Viveh and Ni Cosmetic
Passcloud, a French-American start-up specialising in digital wallet marketing, is diversifying towards fashion and beauty retailers, affiliate marketing agencies and travel retail. Co-Founder and...
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4 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Tanguy Pincemin begins a new chapter in his career
Tanguy Pincemin has left Dunnhumby, according to Mind Retail. He joined the British customer data platform specialist in October 2017, where he served as EMEA Media Director, then Sales Director...
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3 July 2025
Shein must pay €40 million fine for misleading business practices
On July 3, the French Ministry of Economy fined ultra-fast fashion giant Shein 40 million euros for misleading business practices following an investigation by the General Direction for...
3 July 2025
Webyn raises €1.8 million to compete with Contentsquare and AB Tasty
Specialising in e-commerce conversion optimisation, Webyn completed a €2.7 million pre-Series A round on Thursday, July 3, including €1.8 million in equity. C.E.O. and Co-Founder Vincent Oliveira...
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3 July 2025
Retail media: why OBI is replacing PromoteIQ with California-based Topsort
To operate a 360° retail media business, Germany's second-largest D.I.Y. retailer has selected San Francisco-based adserver Topsort. In addition to onsite retail media, Topsort will also manage...
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2 July 2025
In the U.S.A., Kroger and Albertsons begin targeted store closures
On June 20, Kroger (2024 revenue: US$147 billion, up by 1.5% year-on-year via 2,731 stores) announced closure of 60 unprofitable stores in the U.S.A. by the end of 2026. After posting sales of...
1 July 2025
Home Depot acquires GMS for US$5.5 billion and confirms shift towards an integrated B2B model
With 50% of revenue from professional customers and a weakening property market, The Home Depot is making a second major investment in B2B. To acquire GMS Inc., the company is offering US$5.5...
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1 July 2025
Our mind news
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...
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13 March 2026
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...
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12 March 2026
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...
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11 March 2026
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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27 February 2026
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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...
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5 March 2026
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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...
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5 March 2026
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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...
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4 March 2026
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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...
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13 March 2026
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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...
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25 February 2026
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Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional
For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...
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2 March 2026