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Interrupting a proposed merger between Casino and Teract, Intermarché is joining the fray. The firm wants to take over about 100 Casino French supermarkets to gain 0.7% market share. This is...

25 April 2023

[Confidential] In 2022, King Jouet recorded only €150,000 in retail media revenue

Having initiating retail media in 2020 with Criteo, King Jouet (330 stores in France, Switzerland and Benelux, steady turnover of €412 million in 2022) the firm shared results...

21 April 2023

USA: Ikea invests €2 billion over 3 years with omnichannel

Boosted by the tax benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act from August 2022, Ikea is investing €2 billion over 3 years to turn the U.S.A. into the largest market by sales. However, on an annual...

21 April 2023

Neil Pein, BNP Paribas : “We will launch SoftPOS as a pilot in Q2 2023”

Axepta, which brings together cash solutions for retailers within BNP Paribas, integrated Floa's fractional payment offerings into customer service offerings in 2022. Neil Pein, Head of Payments...

21 April 2023

Food retail: 6 charts to understand the financial health of the world’s Top 10 in 2022

Rising costs, inflation, purchasing power. After 2 years of crazy growth boosted by Covid-19, 2022 was a good one in terms of sales, but not profitability. For the 2023 edition of this exclusive...

20 April 2023

Convenience: Japan’s 7-Eleven powerhouse eyes Europe sales

Since the beginning of 2023, competition has intensified in Europe with the arrival of new grocery operators. The Japanese giant Seven & I Holdings is about to make inroads in various...

18 April 2023

Guillaume Darrousez, CEO Petit Bateau: After 6 months, a second-hand spending customer starts buying our new products”

Guillaume Darrousez, C.E.O. of the Petit Bateau children's wear brand, was a guest of the latest FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, attended by mind Retail. He shared future plans to combine carbon...

14 April 2023

France, Spain and Portugal: split payment is more popular than deferred payment

According to Floa and Kantar, if payment facilities are growing with a rise of e-commerce, European countries show notable differences. In Germany, the use of deferred payment has tripled in 2022...

14 April 2023

Furniture : Conforama and But launch a joint advertising agency

On Monday April 3rd, the household equipment retailers But and Conforama (Mobilux) announced a joint retail media agency called Retailium Media. They will offer advertisers a...

14 April 2023

Sandro : Second-hand, a profitable business from the first year

After 12 months of operations, Sandro shared with mind Retail the results of their second-hand business, which launched 100% online. For the fashion brand, this service is now at a "roll-out...

13 April 2023

Apple makes a deeper foray into India with two first stores

While Apple (2022 revenue of US$394.3 billion, up by 8% vs 2021) took a first step into the Indian market in 2020 with an e-commerce site, the business is now due to open a physical branded...

12 April 2023

U.S. shopping centres diversify offers to attract customers

Following the lead from Unibail Rodamco Westfield, which made residential projects a priority for 2023, the American property owner Macerich is diversifying low-traffic sales areas to increase...

12 April 2023

Amazon and Walmart invest in custom packaging technology

On 20th March, Packsize launched a machine called “Ultra5” exclusively for Walmart, which is able to detect dimensions of any item, cutting and folding cardboard packaging so that it...

7 April 2023

Beauty. The Indian unicorn Nykaa continues to grow like crazy

Despite a departure of five senior executives since January 2023, Nykaa expects sales to grow by around 30% in the financial year ended in March 2023. On 5th April, the pure-player (which also...

7 April 2023

Walmart: By 2026, 65% of web orders prepared in stores will be automated

While Walmart has managed to increase the weight of online sales in 2022, with total revenue growth keeping pace with inflation, the company is making supply-chain automation a priority. Within 3...

7 April 2023

Beauty : L’Oréal adds Aesop to its portfolio of luxury brands

In search of cash, Brazilian beauty retailer Natura & Co had been looking to sell a gold nugget called Aesop since February. L’Oréal (2022 sales of €38.3...

6 April 2023

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[Info mind] After signing Fusalp and Ysé, Webyn relies on Gemini to boost the performance of e-commerce A/B testing

Awarded on October 13, 2025 in France, in the category of the Customer Relationship Awards, the start-up specialising in e-commerce A/B testing continues to grow. For mind Retail, C.E.O. and...

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[mind Exclusive] Casino lost lawsuit against Mediaposte

According to information from mind Media, the Casino group failed to take legal action against the advertising print distribution specialist Mediaposte (a subsidiary of La Poste). The food...

21 October 2025

[mind Exclusive] Thanks to a conversational chatbot, La Grande Récré triples e-commerce conversion rates

While AI conversational chatbots have become widespread in e-commerce, La Grande Récré shared with mind Retail the results of the tool launched in summer 2025 with iAdvize: number of queries...

9 October 2025

[mind Exclusive] Prolong signs Mellow Yellow and expands into new verticals

A competitor of Save Your Wardrobe, the start-up Prolong, which focuses on returns, warranty, repair, and after-sales service, announced the signing of Mellow Yellow footwear retailer, a jewellery...

3 October 2025

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While many retailers spend 80% of their acquisition budget on Google Shopping, monetisation tests are accelerating on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. How much of the budget will they absorb...

23 October 2025

Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Levi’s enter peak season with high stock levels

Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025

France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model

While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...

13 October 2025

Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy

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...

29 October 2025

JD.com, Amazon Haul, Kaufland, Rakuten: Europe becomes new battleground for global marketplaces

In the U.S.A. sales of ultra-low-price marketplaces sourcing goods from Asia are declining, as parcels worth less than US$800 are now subject to customs duties and a flat tax. As a result, players...

30 October 2025

TikTok Shop and Temu strengthen logistics networks by signing with Royal Mail and La Poste

To accelerate European markets, TikTok Shop and Temu signed agreements with the leading postal operators in France and the United Kingdom. Here is a look at these strategic partnerships.

20 October 2025