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Having abandoned goal of achieving 50% “zero-carbon” shipments by 2030, zero-carbon is making a comeback in Amazon’s media communications. In Seattle, an Amazon Fresh store (3250...

31 October 2023

UK : After Missguided, will Shein acquire TopShop?

Shein continues a strategic shift towards a marketplace business, already launched in the U.S.A. Brazil and now due in Europe. It has just acquired Missguided and may add Topshop in its portfolio.

31 October 2023

[Amazon results] In Q3 2023, Amazon more than tripled net margin on the back of a savings plan and a return to fundamentals

After a post-Covid-19 pandemic slowdown, Amazon's net margin more than tripled in Q3 2023. Over the 9 months of the year, growth was driven by the digital marketplace, AWS and advertising - three...

30 October 2023

Retail media: One year after launch, Mirakl Ads faces challenges ahead

The recent partnership between Mirakl and Havas has put the spotlight once again on the digital marketplaces provider's retail media offering, which combines technology and advertising network. A...

30 October 2023

Zalando: Returns drop by 10% thanks to sizing recommendations

With 30% returns due to incorrect fitting, Zalando is banking on AI to optimise sizing recommendations and enhance an online consumer journey.

20 October 2023

The EU Parliament voted to ban imports of products made with forced labour

On Monday 16th October, the Brussels M.E.P.’ serving in the Internal Market and International Trade committees voted in favor of the draft regulation presented by the European...

20 October 2023

China: Legal tussle between Carrefour and Suning over takeover deal

Four years after their takeover by Suning.com, there's not much left of Carrefour's former Chinese supermarkets. Although a Hong Kong court ordered Suning to pay Carrefour US$134 million, it is...

19 October 2023

[info mind Retail] Christofle relies on CircularX to accelerate second-hand revenue

According to our source, the high-end tableware retailer controlled by the Chalhoub family launched a program in early October 2023 to buy back second-hand products from individuals. Pierre...

19 October 2023

Arnaud Lesne, Carrefour Belgium: “With Reeborn, it’s the first time a grocer rewards the sale of second-hand products”

In Belgium, Carrefour is preparing to launch a Reeborn app, dedicated to second-hand goods, in early November. Arnaud Lesne, Director of Innovation and Partnerships, talks to mind Retail about...

19 October 2023

South Korean group Lotte conquers Vietnam

Having withdrawn from the Chinese market, South Korean conglomerate Lotte is increasing investments in Vietnam, like other rivals. On September 23rd, the mixed-use complex, Lotte Mall West Lake...

16 October 2023

Klarna claims 100 million European customers

Amid a backdrop of tighter regulation for BNPL with a revision of the European Credit Directive, online payment and BNPL solution provider Klarna reported a 14% increase in business volume in...

13 October 2023

LVMH: does Q3 2023 signal the end of 3 years of super-growth?

Kering and LVMH shares tumbled on the stock market, as both luxury conglomerates reported a marked sales slowdown in Q3 2023. After 3 years of exceptional growth, the momentum is waning, signaling...

13 October 2023

Cartier. The luxury brand partners with Visier to make HR data impact the entire organisation

Democratising HR data can have a real impact on retail businesses. This is the belief of Cartier, which is operating with the Visier cloud platform for team planning and analytics. Beyond simple...

13 October 2023

Israel: Inditex, Ikea, Mango and H&M close their stores

Inditex, Ikea, H&M, Mango. International retailers are temporarily ceasing operations in Israel. Conflict has intensified since October 7th, 2023 after the Hamas terrorist organisation...

12 October 2023

Furniture and bulky goods: new initiatives for re-use

While second-hand digital platforms made their mark in the fashion sector (Vinted accounted for 12.6% of the volume of clothing purchased in France in H1 2023), furniture retailers, with their...

5 October 2023

US housing crisis: Home Depot and Lowe’s on the front line

In the United States, existing-home sales fell again in August 2023 (down by 0.7% compared with July), marking the worst property crisis for a decade. Over a year, sales fell by 15.3%. Since...

4 October 2023

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Agentic AI: Hymalaia attracts retailers and announces imminent fundraising

According to our sources, the young start-up Hymalaia is continuing development in retail with 4 new retailers currently in POC and an imminent fundraising. We examine the details.

16 December 2025

Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

Leroy Merlin and Aroma‑Zone launch in‑store analytics pilots with XXII

French retail tech XXII, which aims to become the Google Analytics and Contentsquare of physical stores, has already signed with 15 retailers and shopping centres, mind Retail learned. A year...

5 December 2025

Already in POC, Dialog’s conversational agent shows up in the search bar

Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

4 December 2025

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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

11 December 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025

Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

Deborah Van Dessel (Lagardère Travel Retail): “We are testing AI tools and prompts for store layout”

Between global governance, local ambassador clubs and deployments at scale, Lagardère Travel Retail identified major operational gains thanks to AI, while other use cases reveal the current limits...

25 November 2025

Facing Temu and Shein’s offensive, Amazon cuts merchant fees

Asian marketplaces Shein, Temu and AliExpress, weakened in the U.S.A., are accelerating in Europe with very low, even zero, initial commissions. Amazon, as the global largest e-commerce player...

9 December 2025