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Julie Hamadouche Bottino, Ba&sh: “On each garment, a label details the CO2 generated, energy consumed and freshwater pollution”
Supported by Fairly Made in terms of traceability and involved in a relocation program, Ba&sh has been publishing a voluntary CSR report for 3 years and has just been certified B-Corp. Since...
Chalhoub launches 2-hour delivery in Riyadh with Level Shoes
In June 2024, a year after launching a two-hour home delivery service in Dubai, Chalhoub’s Level Shoes (selling 250 shoe brands and two flagships in Dubai Mall and Riyadh Park Mall) decided...
Watsons invests US$250 million to upgrade in-store beauty experience
On June 6, 2024, Hong Kong-based Watsons (A.S Watson Group, turnover of US$23 billion in 2023) unveiled a US$250 million investment programme for its stores. This includes 1,200 new stores and...
Old Navy and Rent the Runway adapt collections in response to a rush on anti-diabetic drugs
In the U.S.A., Rent the Runway, Amarra and Old Navy are all seeing an unprecedented shift towards smaller sizes. The cause is often new anti-obesity treatments, popularised on TikTok, which are...
24 June 2024
2 months after launch, La Maison Convertible’s chatbot converts 15% of users
At the mind Retail Day conference, La Maison Convertible presented an initial assessment of a new AI-based chatbot launched in April 2024. The furniture retailer has succeeded in boosting the...
21 June 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Decathlon launches rental for business customers
Against the backdrop of a slowdown in the core B2C business, particularly in the digital space, Decathlon detailed a shift towards professional customers at mind Retail Day. Over the next 2 years...
By focusing e-commerce in stores, Target reduces inventory by US$2 billion
After experiencing inventory difficulties following the pandemic, Target reviewed its strategy, particularly its e-commerce roadmap. Here is a look at the operating results of the world's 5th...
Yoox-Net-A-Porter bids farewell to China under pressure from competitors
On June 14, Switzerland’s Richemont (2023 sales of €20.62 billion, up by 3.3%), owner of Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, etc., announced the closure of the Yoox Net A Porter (YNAP)...
Galeries Lafayette returns to 2019 sales levels
Galeries Lafayette celebrates a 130th anniversary this year. After returning to pre-Covid sales levels, the department store chain is forecasting revenue of €3.85 billion this year. Despite an...
17 June 2024
E.Leclerc to activate e-retail media in 300 petrol stations
While revenue of e-retail media grew by 24 % last year in France to €1.11 billion and continues to gain share in the advertising market (12% after 9% in 2023), E.Leclerc is accelerating...
17 June 2024
Amanda Medina, Etam: “We now have real expertise on Instagram”
With nearly 1.3 million followers on Instagram, Etam stands out for a social media strategy that's close to its audience, focused on collaborations and interaction. Amanda Medina, Head of Social...
Leroy Merlin halves Board and starts a vast redundancy plan
Leroy Merlin (GMV 2023 of €9.93 billion in France up by 1.3% year-on-year) announced the loss of about 500 jobs in France, representing around 1.8% of the group’s workforce. The timing...
Fast fashion giant Shein tries circularity
Following a launch in the U.S.A. in 2022, the second-hand clothing resale platform Shein Exchange, was launched in France on June 3. Available from the mobile app, it offers only clothing...
Casino subsidiary suspends stablecoin issuance
“As part of the entry into force of the European MiCA regulation (June 30, editor note) and in accordance with its compliance commitment, Lugh, issuer of the stablecoin euro, announces the...
7 June 2024
Adeo measures omnichannel performance of e-retail media campaigns
Omnichannel performance measurement, in-store advertising activation... After launching its Web advertising activity a year ago, Adeo DIY retailer is moving towards an omnichannel model. At the...
Ikea launches a recruitment campaign for a new store on Roblox
On June 24, Ikea launched a first metaverse store in the UK. Recruited between June 14 and 18, the 10 store advisors on Roblox (“The Co-Worker Game”, developed by Swedish gaming...
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Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?
With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...
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BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
25 February 2026
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Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up
While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...
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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn
Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...
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Agentic commerce : After Stripe, Mirakl partners with JPMorgan Payments
On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...
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