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For almost a year now, Tunisia has been experiencing a series of shortages of essential foodstuffs such as sugar, semolina, flour and rice. The Tunisian government is facing an economic crisis...

4 July 2023

USA. Walgreens lays off staff and closes 150 drugstores

Walgreens is continuing a shift towards healthcare, 18 months after C.E.O. Rosalind Brewer, former n°2 at Starbucks arrived. The drugstore chain (sales of US$35.4 billion in Q3 2023, up by...

4 July 2023

Japan. Fender opens a first flagship store in Tokyo

On 30th June, guitar brand Fender (70% online sales by 2021) opened a first flagship store in a 77-year history in the Harajuku district of Tokyo. The American brand is looking to expand in Asia...

4 July 2023

Casino sells GPA in Brazil and prepares for significant shareholder dilution

With the announced sale of Grupo Pao de Açucar, Brazil's 2nd largest retailer in terms of sales, the French retailer is preparing for significant change for Latin America, the largest market in...

4 July 2023

In 3 years, Majid Al Futtaim reduced Co2 emissions by 11%

In 2017, Carrefour's Middle East franchisor set a target of 'net positive' on Co2 and water by 2040. The group succeeded in reducing Co2 emissions thanks to greener energy.

4 July 2023

Café Elle: first opening in Saudi Arabia

In May 2023, Whitney Robinson, former editor-in-chief of Elle Decoration, opened the first Café Elle in the luxury Via Riyadh retail complex. This is alongside renowned concepts such as the...

3 July 2023

Sam Bergius, Amazon : “Since January 2023, our Grade & Resell and liquidations programs sold more than 1 million products”

Sam Bergius, Amazon Marketplace Manager, is responsible for Fulfillment By Amazon in the UK, managing FBA selling partners in both the U.K. and the European Union. Amazon has just postponed by 10...

3 July 2023

USA. Furniture pure-player Wayfair tries “brick & mortar” again

Originally scheduled for mid-May 2023, Wayfair announced that a first physical store will welcome customers in Spring of 2024. The 14,000 sq.m flagship store is under construction at the Chicago...

30 June 2023

USA. Why Paco Rabanne and Kering are investing in beauty

In parallel with a diversification into make-up, Paco Rabanne announces the opening of a flagship store in New York. Meanwhile, Kering is due to acquire the Creed perfume brand. For the luxury...

29 June 2023

Amazon denies potential takeover of Ocado

Following an article in the Times stating that Amazon might be interested in a potential takeover of Ocado, shares in the British pure-player, which also has a business as a logistics provider for...

29 June 2023

In the United States, BNPL is increasingly used for essential purchases

According to Adobe, the percentage of online orders paid for with BNPL grew by 14% in 2022 in the U.S.A. In January and February 2023, the increase rose by 10% year-on-year. However, it would...

29 June 2023

Sandrine Préfaut, Locala: “A quarter of retailers have begun to ‘discountise’ their offer”

In an exclusive interview with mind Retail, Locala, a specialist in multi-local solutions ranging from "drive to store" to visibility issues, presents the three key findings of an annual survey of...

28 June 2023

Marimekko: Heading for Asia with a first store in Singapore

Finnish fashion and homeware brand Marimekko (turnover of €166.5 million in 2022, up 9% in one year) is strengthening an Asia presence with a start-up in Singapore. The firm will open an...

27 June 2023

Joe Tsai replaces Daniel Zhang as head of Alibaba

Whilst the group is undergoing a major reorganisation without a proven stable business in China, Alibaba‘s C.E.O. Daniel Zhang announced that he will be stepping down on 20th June 2023. On...

27 June 2023

Amazon joins forces with Omnicom in generative A.I.

On Thursday 22nd June, Omnicom Group announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use the ML machine learning services and chips to develop creative expertise, in particular via the...

26 June 2023

Social Commerce. YouTube launches live shopping in South Korea

After TikTok (1.09 billion users in April 2023) with TikTokShop, it’s now YouTube‘s turn (2.53 billion) to launch a live shopping channel. The video platform owned by Alphabet...

26 June 2023

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In parallel with the release of 2025 3rd quarter results showing decreasing sales, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is initiating a major governance change. Chairman Jean-Marie Tritant, will step down at...

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