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Despite stable inflation, European retail has not recovered in the 1st half of the year
In the Eurozone, the HICP (Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) rose by 2.5% in June 2024 (annual change), a level that has been broadly stable since January. In the food sector in particular...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
3 September 2024
Couche Tard offers US$38 billion for control of 7/Eleven
Three years ago, North American convenience stores specialist Couche Tard failed to takeover Carrefour. On August 19, the owner of Circle K stores (sales of US$69.3 billion in the year to April...
- Retail
- News brief
30 August 2024
Ikea and Walmart rely on marketplaces to boost second hand sales
While Walmart is introducing new categories of second-hand products to its marketplace, Ikea is testing a version of C2C digital marketplace. While this approach has not been successful for...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
30 August 2024
In one year, 50% of UK TikTok users have bought on TikTok Shop
In both the UK and the USA, TikTok Shop is gaining market share in the fashion and beauty categories. In the first half of 2024, the TikTok e-commerce service became the 10th-largest e-tailer in...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
29 August 2024
Social commerce: engaging, converting and retaining Gen Z
With 5.17 billion users by 2024, and the rise of TikTok Shop in the U.K. and the U.S.A., social networks are a key acquisition and engagement channel for brands. With the arrival of TikTok Shop in...
- Retail
- Essentials
29 August 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Blissim transfers thousands of customer reviews to the Sephora website
Since June 1, 2024, subscription beauty box specialist Blissim (1.2 million customers in France, 2023 turnover of around €50 million) has been capitalising on customer reviews. Previously...
28 August 2024
The Olympics boosted sales of Decathlon, Nike and supermarkets
Buoyed by licensed products, the enthusiasm for sport and the influx of foreign visitors to Paris, the French retail sector enjoyed a boom during the two weeks of competition. Here is a detailed...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
28 August 2024
How Enhancy, with a model of automation and AI, wants to industrialise the second-hand sector
Optical Character Recognition, automated photo retouching and pricing... Enhancy, a SaaS company specialising in optimising the online resale of 2nd hand products (household appliances and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
27 August 2024
Despite better Q2 results than Alibaba, Temu reviews strategy
The quarterly results to the end of June for Alibaba (sales up 4%, including down by 1% for retail) and Temu (sales up 86%) worried financial markets. Rising competition from TikTok and other...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
27 August 2024
Toy specialist Hamleys opens more concept stores in Dubai and London
In Dubai, on August 23, Hamleys (2023 sales: US$59 million, down by 8.8%, after a rise of 68% in 2022), the oldest British toy chain, now a subsidiary of Reliance Retail (acquired in 2019 for...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
26 August 2024
China: After an upbeat Q2, Walmart sells JD.com
On August 21, Walmart confirmed the sale of their stake in JD.com (2023 sales:US$153 billion, up 3.7% in a year). In China, faced with competitors Pinduoduo, Xiaohongshu and Alibaba, the...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
23 August 2024
Social commerce: why Amazon needs TikTok’s audience
At a time when growth is slowing, Amazon (2023 sales: US$574.8 billion, up 12%) signed an agreement on August, 8 with Tik Tok (1.58 billion users in April) to enable highly engaged American users...
21 August 2024
Macy’s develops post-purchase retail media with Rokt AI
After a test phase last autumn, Macy’s Media Network, the Macy’s advertising network created in 2020, signed a partnership with New York-based retail tech Rokt on August 8, 2024. This...
21 August 2024
Lidl launches a D.I.Y. and garden services
After launching a non-food e-commerce business in May 2023, Lidl is further investing in physical stores. In mid-July 2024, the Schwarz Group subsidiary (2023 sales: €167.2 billion, up 8.5%...
20 August 2024
Apple compelled to open up iPhone contactless payment to competitors
On July 11, Apple (quarterly sales at the end of July: US$85.5 billion, up 4.9% year-on-year) made a commitment to the European Commission to open up iPhone contactless payment to competing...
20 August 2024
Decathlon Hong Kong: a virtuous circle of lifetime returns with Adyen
At the NRF Big Show held in Singapore from June 11 to 13, Decathlon Hong Kong reported on the results of an unlimited returns policy, introduced in 2022 for members of the loyalty programme (free...
- Retail
- News brief
19 August 2024
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The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
4 September 2026
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026
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Electronic shelf labels: why the US regulator threatens rollout
In the USA, the Federal Trade Commission has just required full transparency on the use of pricing algorithms based on personal data, under threat of penalties. In this regulatory framework...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
21 August 2026
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From ChatGPT Ads to Amazon Alexa for Shopping: advertising in LLMs scales up in Europe
This summer, OpenAI successively rolled out its ChatGPT Ads platform in the UK and in 30 European countries. From formats used, CPM levels notably for FMCG products and the new role of GEO...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
27 August 2026
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With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era
With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
9 September 2026
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Retail media & LLMs: navigating intent-driven and custom experiences
From store aisles to ChatGPT Ads placements, retail media is shifting away from traditional slots, formats and keywords toward intent-based targeting. Driven by lower access costs to LLMs, full...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Special Reports
31 August 2026
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Facing SharkNinja’s hegemony, Carrefour and Darty gain ground on TikTok Shop
While Sephora follows in Ulta's footsteps on TikTok Shop in the US, mind Retail analyzed sellers performance in Q2 2026. Based on exclusive data from Lengow and Kalodata, this European market...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
7 September 2026
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Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
4 September 2026