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On March 14, 2024, US cosmetics and beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (US$11.2 billion turnover in the financial year to February 2024, up 5.7% like-for-like) announced a debut in Mexico in 2025, thanks...

27 March 2024

Shein shakes up the Mexican fashion market

Selling in Mexico since June 2023, Shein has been steadily taking market share from traditional local retailers such as Walmart, Coppel and El Puerto de Liverpool. These are adapting business...

27 March 2024

Rent Now Pay Later: In Dubai, Keyper wants no more bank cheques

On March 13, 2024, Keyper, an Emirati start-up specialising in fractional payments for shopping centre tenants, joined forces with Direct Debit System. This partnership with a direct debit...

27 March 2024

French government is expected to confirm laws for “fast fashion” and eco-score

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

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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”

Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...

29 October 2026

Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management

Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...

23 October 2026

How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%

With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...

15 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...

7 October 2026

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