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In China, total retail sales slowed in 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, they increased by 3.8% in value last year (excluding automobiles), after a rise of 7.3% in 2023. The...

13 February 2025

Coopérative U finally launches into retail media

In mid-2025, the French Coopérative U (2024 turnover: €26.91 billion excluding fuel, i.e. up by 4%) will launch a retail media offer on the Coursesu.com website and on the app, in...

13 February 2025

H&M saved margin in 2024 but remains in decline in America and Asia

On January 30, the Swedish company H&M reported sales of US$22.32 billion in 2024 (fiscal year to the end of November 2024), down 0.7%. After a rise of 5.6% in 2023 and 12.4% in 2022, this is...

13 February 2025

[Amazon results] Amazon maintained growth and doubled margin in 2024

Driven by e-commerce, the marketplace, the cloud and advertising - four entities that have each generated more than US$10 billion in incremental revenue - Amazon ended 2024 with solid fundamentals...

11 February 2025

Shein returns to India with Reliance Retail

Blocked since 2020 in India, Shein is back to compete with Myntra (Flipkart) and Zudio (Tata). The group signed a licensing agreement with Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL), a subsidiary of the...

11 February 2025

Franchise : Ulta Beauty enters the Middle East with Alshaya

After announcing a first international expansion into Mexico in March 2024, the U.S. retailer Ulta Beauty (2023 turnover of US$11.2 billion, up 5.7%, after 15.6% in 2022 and 37.9% in 2021)...

11 February 2025

After Macy’s, Kohl’s closes 27 stores and cuts 10% of its workforce

In the USA, while Macy’s is closing 66 stores and laying off 3.5% of staff (2,350 jobs), department store chain Kohl’s (1,100 stores in Q3) has announced the closure of 27 stores by...

7 February 2025

Cash & carry: Metro AG to delist from the Stock Exchange

After posting sales of €8.6 billion in the quarter to December 2024 (-1.5% in total), German Metro AG (623 stores in 35 countries) announced its withdrawal from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange...

7 February 2025

Patricia Grundmann, Obi Group: “Our future adserver will be able to handle a lot of API calls and operate DOOH in-store”

Patricia Grundmann, VP Media & Retail Media at German D.I.Y. retailer Obi Group Holding, told mind Retail all about her plans for the transformation of the company in 2025. This includes a...

6 February 2025

Maisons du Monde sales plummet for 3rd year running

In a French furniture market down by 5.1% to €13.8 billion in 2024 (IPEA), Maisons du Monde (338 stores at the end of 2024) reported annual sales of €1.002 billion on February 4, down...

6 February 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] In-Store Media joins forces with MyTraffic to better plan DOOH campaigns

With its number of screens in France up by 14% in 2024, in-Store Media is launching new strategic projects. According to our sources, the group is working on installing computer vision tools on...

5 February 2025

La Foir’fouille chooses Duval for franchise African expansion

On January 31, discount chain La Foir’fouille (steady 2023 sales at €815 million, target of €830 million for 2024) announced an African expansion via a master franchise agreement...

5 February 2025

India: retailers will soon be able to use Aadhaar biometric authentication

India is easing access to the Aadhaar biometric authentication system (via fingerprint or iris) created by Infosys co-Founder Nandan Nilekani. At the beginning of 2024, this system was being used...

4 February 2025

[Inflation Barometer] Despite inflation stabilising in 2024, European retail is still being penalised by prices that are too high

In 2024, inflation reached a moderate level of +2.4% in both the Eurozone and the U.S.A. In the long term, the gap in terms of consumption is real: over 3 years, food inflation reached +25% in...

4 February 2025

Action ends 2024 with sales up 22%

Dutch retailer Action (shareholder 3i) ended 2024 with sales of €13.8 billion, up 21.7% overall and 10.3% on a like-for-like basis. It has 2,918 stores in 12 European countries, including 29%...

4 February 2025

Circana : grocery retailers posted a 3rd year of falling volumes in France

Despite the inflation slowdown, French consumers did not move upmarket in 2024, according to the annual report from Circana institute, which was formed by the merger of IRI and NPD. Over a...

31 January 2025

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