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In the first 9 months of 2024, Action recorded 10% like-for-like growth, driven by a larger customer base. It is targeting 350 store openings in 2024.

18 November 2024

Majid Al Futtaim launches retail media solution in the Middle East

The Majid Al Futtaim conglomerate (sales 2023 of US$9.4 billion up by 1.1%, after + 12% in 2022) launches Precision Media, a new media business. This offers a suite of in-store, onsite and offsite...

18 November 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Bonus repairs extended to all furniture categories in France

Launched in late 2022 as part of the French AGEC law and extended in May 2024, the repair bonus is gaining ground in the furniture sector, mind Retail learned. Ecomaison has announced an imminent...

18 November 2024

EU : Focus on the main regulatory changes for e-commerce in 2025

Standards for large platforms, green claims, right to repair... After DSA and DMA, what are the next regulatory developments for e-commerce in Europe? mind Retail interviewed Juliette Beaulaton...

15 November 2024

Dynamic pricing: how to optimise your prices with AI?

AI, integrating customer reviews into pricing strategies, personalised pricing... Between falling volumes, inflation and funding pressures, pricing strategies have become key to maintain a balance...

15 November 2024

To combat theft, Walmart tests the unlocking of its display cases by smartphone

The world’s largest retailer Walmart (sales of US$648 billion up 5.5% in 2023, up by 5.4% in Q2 to July 2024) is stepping up efforts against theft. While many products with average face...

15 November 2024

Seven & i drops the curtain in Israel

After only 18 months of selling in Israel, the world’s 4th largest food retailer by sales, Seven & i Holdings (sales 2023: US$127 billion, down by 2.9%) confirmed closure on November 12...

14 November 2024

Bonpoint to be sold to China’s Youngor

The EPI group ( Bonpoint, Weston, Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck and Biondi-Santi brands) is looking to sell the upmarket children’s label Bonpoint. According to La Lettre, it is...

14 November 2024

Klarna files I.P.O. document with Wall Street

The I.P.O. of Sweden’s Klarna is taking shape. On November 12, the Swedish BNPL company announced that it had “confidentially” filed a first version of a registration document...

14 November 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Schmidt invents a new range of kitchens using 30% less materials

On November 6, the Schmidt Group (sales 2023: €668 million via 900 stores under the Schmidt, Cuisinella and ID Pro brands) unveiled a new collection of kitchens, central islands, bookcases...

13 November 2024

Cyberattack: 45,000 Picard customers’ data compromised

Frozen food specialist Picard (€1.8 billion in sales in 2023, up 5.9% in one year) has fallen victim to a cyberattack involving customers’ personal data. “We detected, via...

13 November 2024

Retail media : E.Leclerc launches non-food Search with Criteo

To capitalise on customer data and retail media opportunity, grocery retailer E.Leclerc is continuing a collaboration with Criteo. In the run-up to the holiday season, it launched a sponsored...

12 November 2024

[Amazon results] Amazon doubles net margin in 9 months to September and announces record CAPEX for 2024

In Q3 2024, Amazon's sales and profitability exceeded analysts' expectations. The group has managed to maintain the online business and accelerated the strongest P&L contributors, in order to...

7 November 2024

Simbe raises US$50 million to deploy computer vision robots

On October 24, U.S. retail tech company Simbe Robotics closed a US$50 million Series C round, led by Goldman Sachs, with investors Eclipse Ventures and Valo Ventures. Its 1.8-meter white robots...

7 November 2024

Retail property: Blackstone strengthens on the U.S. West Coast with a US$4 billion acquisition

On November 6, 2024, U.S. investment fund Blackstone (US$336.1 billion in assets) announced the acquisition of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp (valued at US$2.13 billion) for approximately...

7 November 2024

With US$1.72 billion, Lulu signs the biggest I.P.O. of the year in the Gulf

U.A.E.-based Lulu Retail Holding (2023 sales of US$7.3 billion via 260 supermarkets and 24 malls) raised US$1.72 billion in an initial public offering on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX) on...

6 November 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

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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...

7 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...

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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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