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Brazil. Via Varejo is still for sale.
In Brazil, G.P.A. has decided to adjust financial
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26 July 2017
Primark lands in New York
As fashion retailers are closing at a record pace, Primark
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26 July 2017
Is this the final big mall in the U.S.?
As retailers reduce expansion, this 80,110-sq.m mall (opened in 2014) in Sarasota,
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26 July 2017
What future for Instacart?
This delivery start-up Instacart, founded by a former Amazon engineer, sees dramatic implications with the
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26 July 2017
Nike did not need Amazon… until now
After having refused to sell via Amazon alongside its own retail channels, the sporting goods retailer Nike (sales of US$34.4 billion in the fiscal year to May 2017, up by 6%) has decided that it...
26 July 2017
Grocery retailers under pressure with the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
According to analysts, Amazon is likely take over Whole Foods Market (sales of US$16 billion in 2016 via 477 stores) despite six others potential suitors having made rival offers since April 2017...
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26 July 2017
Etam rebounds its Chinese cards.Etam is involved in a drastic program of “shop-in-shop” closures in China
It closed 281 “corners” in department stores in 2016 and 59 in Q1 2017.
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26 July 2017
Auchan increases Ukrainian footprint
In late June 2017, Auchan Retail confirmed the purchase of the 9 supermarkets from Karavan.
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26 July 2017
Percassi launches a “Vegan” restaurant
Percassi Food & Beverage, food branch of the eponymous group opened “Soulgreen”
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26 July 2017
Will Starbucks succeed in the land of espresso?
In 2018 the very first Italian Starbucks will open in Milan on 2,400 sq.m
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26 July 2017
Eram footwear is marching into China
The Eram shoe retailer is about to sell into China
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26 July 2017
Mall of Switzerland, The Mall of the Month
Located to the north of Lucerne and a 60-minute drive from Zürich, the Mall of Switzerland will open on November 8th, 2017. This covers a total of 65,000 sq.m GLA, including...
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26 July 2017
Sephora makes inroads in Germany
Germany is Europe’s 3rd largest beauty market. In late June 2017, the cosmetics retailer Sephora (part of LVMH Group)
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26 July 2017
Which retailers are still expanding in Turkey ?
While most international players have suspended expansion plans in Turkey (Douglas from Germany, Tesco from the U.K. and C&A from the Netherlands have closed operations), local grocery...
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26 July 2017
An IPO would help expansion plans for Sandro and Maje
The accessible luxury firm SMCP (Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot)
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26 July 2017
The Dutch retailer Hema is again for sale
The British venture capital group Lion Capital is exploring various scenarios regarding its non-food retailer Hema, purchased in 2007 from Maxeda for €1.1 billion.
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26 July 2017
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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
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
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...
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4 September 2026
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026
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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock
Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...
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21 August 2026
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O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai
On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...
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21 August 2026
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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
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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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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...
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24 August 2026
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Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026