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Faced with the fragility of the fashion industry, Hong-Kong based fund AA Investments is continuing to acquire assets in difficulty. A latest acquisition is the online concept store L'Exception.

9 January 2025

After 5 years, Alibaba sells off Sun Art supermarkets and loses €1.9 billion

Alibaba Group is continuing a withdrawal from physical retail. After Intime department stores, the giant is selling control of Sun Art supermarkets to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital for...

9 January 2025

Mexico increases customs fees for Temu, Shein, AliExpress and others

As Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% customs duties on imports from Canada and Mexico, the Central America country is stepping up a fight against Chinese imports. On January 1, 2025, new...

9 January 2025

Unibail Rodamco Westfield is increasing disposals, but wants to turn malls into media assets

While speeding up debt reduction, the property company sees retail media as a strategic asset. Two years after the creation of a dedicated advertising network called Westfield Rise, due to...

8 January 2025

Meituan and Ele.me force delivery drivers to rest

In China, Meituan, an e-commerce and express delivery platform, launched a “tiredness management” system to deal with long working hours of couriers. After a 12-hour quota, delivery...

8 January 2025

Retail media: Valiuz joins the Leroy Merlin and Saint Maclou banners

On January 2, Valiuz, the retail data alliance that includes Decathlon, Auchan, Boulanger, Alinea, Electro Depot, Kiabi and Norauto chains, announced the integration of Adeo Retail Media (Leroy...

8 January 2025

Following the collapse of Big Lots, specialist retail concentrates in the U.S.

In a sluggish U.S. property market, discount furniture retailer Big Lots found a partial buyer. Variety Wholesalers is to take up to 400 stores.

7 January 2025

Stores closures jumped by 28% in the U.K. in 2024

In 2024, the U.K. reported 13,479 store closures, an increase of 28% in a year, according to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR). These included Boots, Shoe Zone, Homebase and others. While 56%...

7 January 2025

Retail media: Kiabi makes official agreement with Valiuz Adz

As revealed by mind Retail in January 2024 and made official on December 12, Kiabi (2023 sales: €2.21 billion, up by 1.1% in a year after rising by 22% in 2022) is launching a retail media...

20 December 2024

Following an aborted merger, Albertsons claims US$6 billion from Kroger

The mega-merger between Kroger, the 3rd largest food retailer in the U.S.A. and Albertsons, the 6th largest, , will not go ahead. On December 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled that a...

20 December 2024

Alibaba sells Intime department stores and loses US$1.3 billion

On December 16, Alibaba Group (Q3 2024 sales: US$33.7 billion, up 5%) announced the sale of the department store subsidiary Intime, acquired in 2017 for US$2.6 billion. Once approval has been...

20 December 2024

Daniel Ducrocq, NielsenIQ: “In the first half of 2025, our customers will be able to write questions in natural language in Discover”

Volume decline halted in France, continuous trade-offs from shoppers, channel dynamics, share of second-hand in online fashion... As NielsenIQ is about to integrate new AI functionalities and...

19 December 2024

The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025

In a context of sluggish consumption, budgetary and geopolitical uncertainties (U.S.A., Middle East, Ukraine), concentration and financing tensions, retailers are prioritising efficient and...

19 December 2024

Senate report condemns working conditions in Amazon warehouses

On June 15, the US Senate Select Committee led by Bernie Sanders issued a report on working conditions in Amazon‘s warehouses, in which safety procedures are not respected. The senators...

18 December 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] The French repair bonus to be extended to underwear and household linen

After a year's use for clothes in France, the Refashion eco-organisation is working on new territories for a repair bonus, mind Retail has learned.

13 December 2024

Black Friday : European average online spending up 14% in 2024

In Western Europe, Black Friday 2024 was characterised by an increase in spending and volumes (no inflation effect) and a massive recruitment of new e-shoppers. Although customers' participation...

13 December 2024

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Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

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Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025

EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament

On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...

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...

13 October 2025

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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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