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Operating in the U.S.A. and Canada, furniture retailer Crate & Barrel (Otto Group) developed an appointment-only service offering advice on interior design and decoration. Results were...

17 April 2024

Jean-Louis Borde, Gemo: “We are going to launch a rental service for our baby range”

Fashion retailer Gemo, part of the Eram group, adapted logistic tools to embrace a circularity journey for rental services. Jean-Louis Borde, Supply-Chain Director, explained adoption of the new...

15 April 2024

China: Roche Bobois takes back control of Chinese franchisee

On April 10, 2024, the family-owned Roche Bobois Group (annual sales of €429.6 million to 31 December 2023, up 6.1% at constant exchange rates) announced a strategic shift in China. With 340...

11 April 2024

McDonald’s buys back Israeli franchise to curb boycott calls

While McDonald’s has been the subject of numerous calls for boycotts over the last 6 months, on April 4, 2024 the group announced the purchase of the Israeli franchisee Alonyal Ltd. Created...

11 April 2024

Autonomous stores: with a smart shopping cart, Amazon is aiming for a more omnichannel retail media

By deploying a smart shopping cart in large-format stores, to the detriment of "Just Walk Out" technology, Amazon is seeking to capitalise on a new medium for retail media. Has the limits of...

11 April 2024

The Home Depot continues B2B expansion with acquisition of SRS Distribution

In the United States, on March 28, 2024, The Home Depot (sales of US$152.67 billion in 2023, down by 3% in one year with a net margin at 9.9% of sales, down by 11.5%) announced discussions to...

9 April 2024

Chase believes it has cards to play in retail media

Is retail media the future of banking? On April 3, 2024, the retail bank Chase (JPMorgan) launched Chase Media Solutions (CMS), a retail media platform. Launched in the United States from April...

8 April 2024

In Milan, Kering spends €1.3 billion on the second most expensive street in the world

On 4 April, Kering (sales of €19.6 billion in 2023, down 2% in one year, and a net margin of 15.6% of sales, down 18%) announced the purchase of a building in Milan for €1.3 billion from...

5 April 2024

In France, 47% of influencers do not comply with the law

In France, the 9 June 2023 law aimed at regulating commercial influence and combating the poor behaviour of influencers on social networks established a legal framework for advertising practices...

4 April 2024

Ikea buys Ikano Bank

Swedish retailer Ikea, which offers fractional payment (BNPL) and consumer credit services, could soon be expanding a range of financial services. The parent company Ingka Group (total sales of...

4 April 2024

Department stores: Central Group wants to buy Signa Holding’s property assets

According to Reuters, the luxury division of Austrian property company Signa Holding (US$ 5.5 billion in debt as of November 2023), which includes Globus in Switzerland, Selfridges in London and...

3 April 2024

Fashion: U.S.A. second-hand clothing is struggling to make profits

In the U.S.A., second-hand marketplaces are not making profits. Clothing resale platform ThredUp (sales of US$322 million in 2023, up 12%) continues to post substantial losses (US$71.2 million in...

2 April 2024

Regulatory: Brussels agrees directive on platform workers

Despite French opposition and Germany‘s abstention, the European Council approved the directive on platform workers, thanks to the new votes of Greece and Estonia. It will be the...

2 April 2024

Last mile: the new levers of mutualization

As the retail sector is trying to optimize the last-mile efficiency, mind Retail interviewed an array of retailers and tech solutions providers (Woop, Delipop, OuiDrop, Shopopop, Yper...)...

2 April 2024

EU: members adopt a watered-down due diligence directive at the last minute

After documents for CSRD, the EU will complete a regulatory framework on CSR with a directive covering due diligence. Validated by members, the agreement on the text, still streamlined, only needs...

28 March 2024

U.S.A: 4 years after Covid-19, property companies are tightening up commercial leases

In both America and Europe, property companies increased rent rebates in 2020 and 2021 to save retailers from bankruptcy. This included new variable rents within commercial leases and exceptional...

28 March 2024

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