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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The...

1 March 2024

USA: Ikea wants to take advantage of falling valuations and acquire more malls

While e-commerce has plateaued at around 25% of sales for the past 2 years, Ingka Group (total sales €47.6 billion in 2023, up by 6.6%) is stepping up property investments. Last week, Cindy...

1 March 2024

Temu wants to open a digital marketplace to American sellers

The e-commerce platform Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings, Pinduoduo’s parent company), known for low-value products, is expanding considerably. By October 2023, Temu was selling into 47...

27 February 2024

Electronics: Currys to be taken over by China’s JD.com?

After selling off the Greek business in November 2023 and cutting operating costs, Currys PLC (€4.9 billion turnover in 6 months to the end of October 2023) could receive a takeover bid from...

27 February 2024

Carrefour ends 2023 on a high note and aims to lease-operate 30% of hypermarkets

Carrefour has published a positive balance sheet for 2023, boosted by external growth in Brazil and in Europe. In France, the strategy of switching to franchising and leasing contracts has...

27 February 2024

As food deflation accelerates in China, Hong Kong’s shoppers adapt behavior

Since Q4 2023, China has been facing deflation. According to the Bureau of National Statistics, the country saw in 2023 the biggest price drop in over 10 years : this was particularly true for...

23 February 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Gamestop relies on Yoobic to bring generative AI to the heart of stores

E-learning, internal chatbot, after-sales service... Eager to improve operational efficiency, video game retailer Gamestop is the first retailer to have tested Yoobic Neo, a new suite of tools...

23 February 2024

In the U.K., The Body Shop is for sale

After a period of financial difficulties (EBITDA down 40% in the 9 months to end-November 2023), The Body Shop (900 directly-operated stores and 1,600 franchises worldwide, 7,000 staff, including...

23 February 2024

Christel Delberghe, DG Eurocommerce: “With CSRD and sustainability due digilence, we are moving towards discriminatory regimes that disadvantages those who do things well”

Christel Delberghe, Managing Director of Eurocommerce, considers regulatory changes in the retail sector in 2024. These include Egalim 3 law and eco-score in fashion in France, but also at a...

23 February 2024

Driven by core business and advertising, Walmart concludes 2023 with strong figures

Like Amazon, Walmart improved margins in 2023, thanks to a healthy core business, steady growth in e-commerce and leverage from advertising revenue. This strategy enabled the company to announce...

22 February 2024

Walmart invests US$ 2.3 billion in connected TVs

On February 20, 2024, in a context in which American retailers are attracting an audience similar to that of major TV channels, Walmart (US$645 billion in sales in 2023, up by 5.5% at constant...

21 February 2024

Nike cuts 2% of workforce to reduce costs

At Nike, the layoff of 1,600 staff, announced on February 15, 2024, is part of a US$2 billion cost-cutting plan over the next 3 years. In December, the company revised annual revenue forecasts...

20 February 2024

[Amazon results] Strong growth and profitability in 2023, thanks to a rebalanced business model

After a sharp post-Covid-19 slowdown, Amazon is recovering. In 2023, sales rose by 11.8% in one year, representing US$60.8 billion in additional revenue. After reorganising logistics business and...

19 February 2024

The Digital Service Act extends authority to all marketplaces

From February 17, 2024, the DSA (Digital Service Act) extended authority to all e-commerce sites operating in the European Union, whatever their size. Amongst measures is an obligation to appoint...

19 February 2024

Laurent Blanchard, Ingenico: “75% of CO2 emissions come from the use and life cycle of our terminals”

Laurent Blanchard, who took over Ingenico in Spring 2023 after a spell at Cegid, is driving the acceptance solutions specialist's new strategy. His roadmap gives pride of place to innovation and...

19 February 2024

BNPL: Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance acquires Pledg

On February 15, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (owner of Sofinco) announced plans to acquire BNPL specialist Pledg. This 100% takeover (without financial details) should enable the...

19 February 2024

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