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In France, following adoption of a fast fashion law by the Parliament in mid-March, the government is under pressure to deliver. Definitions are needed for company thresholds alongside terms and...

26 March 2024

ESG: China takes a cue from Europe’s CSRD

On February 8, 2024, in the wake of the European CSRD, China announced new ESG regulations for 400 of the largest Chinese companies. China is thus hoping to boost investment confidence of foreign...

26 March 2024

Aldi invests US$9 billion in U.S.A. expansion

On March 7, 2024, German discounter Aldi (12,000 stores worldwide, including 2,400 in the U.S.A.) announced an investment of €9 billion over 5 years for American expansion. The firm also...

25 March 2024

Duty-free purchases by Chinese on the rise again worldwide, but especially in Asia

After 4 years of fluctuations, a recovery in duty-free sales is picking up again, reaching a rate comparable to pre-Covid-19 levels. According to Global Blue, in February 2024, duty-free sales...

22 March 2024

[Case study] With Getinside, Total Energies tests a new acquisition lever for e-commerce parcels

The Wash carwash network (Total Energies) is one of the first companies to have tested an acquisition campaign with Getinside. This digital marketplace treats e-tailers' parcels as monetisable...

22 March 2024

In Shanghai, Apple opens an 8th store and hopes to boost sales in China

On March 18, Apple (sales of US$383.3 billion down by 2.8% in the fiscal year to September 2023, net margin of US$97 billion down by 2.8%) opened Apple Jing’an, an 8th store in Shanghai with...

21 March 2024

Travel retail in Thailand: Siam Piwat targets wealthy tourists

Following an investment of US$28 million in Q4 2023, which should double this year, Thai operator and developer Siam Piwat (turnover of US$1.54 billion in 2023) is negotiating a partnership with...

20 March 2024

The Home Depot improves efficiency for B2B clients through a dedicated supply chain

In 2024, The Home Depot is continuing B2B investments. After acquiring B2B distributors HD Supply Holdings (2020) and Construction Resources (planned for 2024), the chain plans to add 4...

19 March 2024

Dollar Tree reevaluates its portfolio and targets higher income consumers

On 13 March, discounter Dollar Tree (US$ 30.6 billion turnover in 2023, up 8%) announced closure of 6% of stores (1,000 units out of 16,774). The operator of Family Dollar (acquired in 2015 for...

19 March 2024

IDKids streamlines the store network and will be laying off 14% of staff

After closing 44 Catimini stores in 2023, the IDKids group is to cut two banners and lay off 14% of its workforce. According to our sources, one Board member already left the company.

18 March 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] After 3 months of a pilot, what are the results of Castorama’s chatbot powered with GenAI?

As part of the 1to1Monaco event, Romain Roulleau, Marketing, Digital and Customer Director at Castorama, spoke to mind Retail about the results of the Hello Casto chatbot. He also detailed...

14 March 2024

Philippe Muhr, Intersport: “GenAI at the start of the chatbot funnel, helps us better assess consumer’s needs and boosts conversion”

At the 1-to-1 show in Monaco, Philippe Muhr, E-Commerce Director at Intersport, spoke exclusively to mind Retail about his transformation roadmap, and the results of the integration of GenAI into...

14 March 2024

Strategic expansion in the Middle East for The Conran Shop

The Conran Shop (sales of €30.75 million in the FY to March 2022, up by 65%) is moving part of the business to the Middle East. The home furnishings retailer (13 stores in 4 countries in...

14 March 2024

Ukraine: After Pandora, Yves Rocher and H&M, Zara resumes partial operations

Pandora and Yves Rocher re-opened in Ukraine after suspension at the start of the war, followed by Sweden’s Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) with 7 of 8 stores in Ukraine for Kyiv and Lviv...

13 March 2024

Troubled Maisons du Monde relies on Google’s AI to keep e-commerce afloat

Maisons du Monde is unveiling a recovery plan, that focused on a new franchising model. Meanwhile, it is taking stock of how to use AI to improve performance, including digital acquisition...

13 March 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Carrefour disengages from Africa

According to our sources, Carrefour is progressively withdrawing from Africa, which began in 2013 with the creation of a joint venture between CFAO (55%) and itself (45%). In...

8 March 2024

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How Upsellr boosts conversion at Les Mousquetaires and targets traditional PIMs

While his start-up shakes up an array of players focused on product data management solutions, Edouard Margain, Co-Founder of Upsellr, shared with us at NRF Europe the results of the data...

19 September 2026

Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

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

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

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

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...

4 September 2026

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