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Putting omnichannel customers at the center, reducing infrastructure costs, facilitating the integration of CRM programs and promotions were priorities of the Maurices fashion retailer when it...

22 May 2024

Miniso boasts record productivity in the U.S.A. with a focus on licensed products

China’s retailer Miniso (turnover: US$1.58 billion for the financial year to June 30, 2023, up 13.8% year-on-year) is banking on a range of licensed products, which appeal to Gen Z. These...

22 May 2024

Casino: 287 stores switch over to Auchan, Intermarché and Carrefour

Since May 14, and until October, 287 former Casino stores have begun to change their name, officially switching to the Carrefour, Auchan and Intermarché banners.This week, 18 former...

17 May 2024

Mobile payment: SwatchPAY arrives in France

Since May 16, SwatchPAY, the Swiss watch brand’s contactless payment solution, has been available to French retailers who are customers of BPCE, Crédit Coopératif, Banque...

16 May 2024

17 consumer associations take Temu to task for non-compliance with the DSA

Six months after AliExpress was ordered by Brussels to clarify business practices, Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings) is now accused of violating the DSA. On May 16, 17 European consumer...

16 May 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] DOOH: In-Store Media to launch a new display banner for stores

The point-of-sale advertising specialist In-Store Media is working on a new format for in-store advertising. Aimed at supermarkets as well as D.I.Y. and beauty stores, it is designed to increase...

16 May 2024

With generative AI, Google turns the search engine upside down

On May 14, Google unveiled its new search engine powered by Gemini generative AI. After having tested the display of natural language answers in SGE since May 2023, Google is now extending this...

16 May 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] 3 years after its first financing round, Sensei prepares a Series A

Autonomous store technology specialist Sensei, created in the wake of Amazon Go, is about to announce a Series A funding round (a round involving an investment fund, Editor’s note) mind...

16 May 2024

China and India don’t have enough luxury, says Savills

According to a Savills report published on May 15, luxury store openings worldwide fell by 13% in 2023. 41% took place in China, where the number of new luxury stores nevertheless fell by 12%...

16 May 2024

Is VF Corp about to sell Supreme high-end brand?

Less than 4 years after a US$2.1 billion takeover by VF Corp, luxury fashion brand Supreme could once again be under new ownership. Two months after opening in China with a 1st store, Supreme...

15 May 2024

Facing theft issues, Target, Walmart and Dollar General reduce access to self-checkout

In the U.S.A., retailers are reviewing their self-checkout practices. Here's a look at the measures recently introduced by Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Five Below to counter the problem of...

15 May 2024

Following Microsoft, Amazon invests US$9 billion in Singapore

On May 7, 2024, Amazon announced a major investment into AWS. Following Microsoft, which last week unveiled a US$4 billion investment in cloud computing and AI infrastructures in Malaysia and...

10 May 2024

Walmart invests massively in private label offering

After announcing the closure of the health center business, Walmart is investing in a major overhaul of private labels. It aims to enhance loyalty of high-income households, in order to compensate...

7 May 2024

Wayfair bets on omnichannel with a first U.S. flagship

Despite an 8.4% decline of the U.S. furniture market in 2023, Wayfair‘s annual sales remained stable in the U.S. domestic market, growing by 0.2% to US$10.4 billion. The DNVB, whose market...

7 May 2024

[Case study] With Hanshow, Leroy Merlin cuts picking time by 17% for 2-hour pick-up

On February 28, at EuroCIS, Leroy Merlin and Hanshow received the Reta Awards 2024 for best in-store retail solution and best supplier respectively. mind Retail reports on the deployment of...

2 May 2024

In Europe, fractional payments are becoming the norm

The context44% of Europeans use BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) at least from time to time, according to a study carried out by Kantar for Floa in December 2023 in France, Germany, Italy, Portugal...

2 May 2024

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