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JC Penney department stores make it easier to swap shifts in bid to retain staff
In January 2023, JC Penney's Human Resources Director launched the "open shift market place" application in a bid to retain the group's 50,000 employees, against the backdrop of a tight employment...
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19 February 2024
LVMH and Hermès improve margins in 2023 despite slower growth rates
In a context of return to normal consumer demand after post-Covid-19 euphoria, particularly in Europe and Asia, LVMH recorded a total turnover of €86.15 billion in 2023 up by 9%. Growth was...
10 February 2024
[Online data] Second-hand goods reaches unprecedented levels in fashion and electronics
According to data from both Fox Intelligence and Fevad, the two most buoyant categories online, in 2023, are where second-hand does not exist. In fashion, second-hand accounted for more than 40%...
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9 February 2024
TikTok: 120 mins per day in France, 127 minutes for the U.K.
According to Qustodio, TikTok is the first social network in the world, in terms of time of use by customers under 18 years old. Building on a growing audience, TikTok has just announced an...
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8 February 2024
[Case study] At Rue du commerce, vendors’ sales up 120% with Qashflo
Exclusively for mind Retail, Benjamin Guigue, Offer Director at Rue du Commerce, takes a step back on the implementation and integration of fintech services from Qashflo. In 2 years, these allowed...
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7 February 2024
China’s JD.com opens a first warehouse near Paris
At the end of January, JD.com (retail sales of US$92.9 billion in the 9 months to September 2023, up by 1%) opened a new warehouse in France. Managed by cross-border arm JD Worldwide, the new...
1 February 2024
Social commerce: TikTok acquires an Indonesian e-commerce giant
In Indonesia, the parent company of TikTok ByteDance (2022 revenue of US$85.2 billion, operating margin of US$20 billion) finalized the acquisition of the online retailer Tokopedia. Tokopedia is...
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1 February 2024
Wayfair lays off 1,650 staff. Maisons du Monde’s sales down 13.8% over two years
In both the U.S.A. and Europe, a number of furniture and decoration companies ended 2023 in dire straits. They are facing a drop in demand, in a context of inflationary shocks, supply-chain...
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1 February 2024
[Analyze] The six major challenges facing retail in 2024
A few of the barriers for retail in 2024 include generative AI, retail media, decarbonisation and CSRD, omnichannel efficiency or social commerce. Retail, commercial property and retail tech...
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31 January 2024
After Fast Retailing, H&M Spain drastically reduces the store network
The need for larger stores serving as e-commerce hubs, combined with the difficulties facing the fashion industry, is forcing the sector’s giants to review future strategies. In Spain...
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31 January 2024
Shein’s Wall Street I.P.O. delayed amid diplomatic tensions
Although Shein has increased the lobbying budget over the past 18 months, a future I.P.O. in Wall Street has been delayed. On both sides of the Pacific, the group is the subject of compliance...
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30 January 2024
Kristen d’Arcy, True Religion: “After Instagram Shopping, the next step is to launch e-commerce on TikTok”
Kristen D'Arcy, Chief Marketing Officer of the True Religion brand since July 2023, is boosting Instagram and TikTok to win support from younger consumers. In an interview with mind Retail, she...
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29 January 2024
Employee surveillance: Amazon France fined €32 million
The CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique for excessive staff surveillance. At the heart of the case is data gleaned warehouse scanning tools, used for surveillance and staff sanctions.
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25 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Christofle prepares to launch a second-hand offer in the U.S.A.
After launching an omnichannel platform in October 2023 to repurchase more second-hand products from French customers, the tableware brand is stepping up the pace in the US market.
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25 January 2024
Computer vision: Walmart adopts new technology to reduce “scan & go” fraud
In the U.S.A., Walmart's wholesale subsidiary Sam's Club is about to deploy a technology combining AI and computer vision in all stores. The aim is to streamline a self-check-out experience and...
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25 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Kiabi to launch retail media business
Mind Retail learned that, building on the success of a digital marketplace, fashion retailer Kiabi is to launch a retail media business. This is a first for a private-label fashion retailer.
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24 January 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...
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