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Why Carrefour is outsourcing non-food e-commerce to Rakuten
On 14 March, during the 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, Carrefour (2022 sales of €90.8 billion, up by 8.4% organic excluding petrol) announced the opening of a digital store on the Rakuten...
Eduardo Velasco, L Catterton: “Consumers do not believe in ESG transformations”
Eduardo Velasco, Partner at the investment fund L Catterton co-founded by LVMH and Bernard Arnault (US$ 33 billion in assets under management in F&B, fashion, etc.) was a guest at the latest...
22 March 2023
Financial results. Inditex widens the gap with H&M and Fast Retailing in 2022
In 2022, the world's largest fashion Inditex retailer posted a profit of €4 billion, up by 27% on 2021. A net result that places the group above fast-fashion competitors.
BNPL: Dedicated to high baskets, Younited Pay expands in Spain
Already present in France and Italy, Younited Pay announced on 9 March that it is expanding into Spain. This BNPL solution for retailers only offers financing from 10 times, for baskets ranging...
17 March 2023
Tech in-store: guided tour of the Decathlon Lab for South East Asia
mind Retail invites you, in video and photos, behind the scenes of the Decathlon Lab located in Kallang (Singapore). In this 5,000 sq.m store, the company has opted for a rational technological...
With 19% of online sales, Target reinvests US$100 million in e-commerce logistics
The supermarket chain has announced that it is investing US$100 million in its e-commerce logistics to build six new order preparation centres by 2026. With this investment, Target is capitalising...
Confidential. Mistigriff signs for Cegid Retail Store Excellence
According to a Cegid spokesperson at the 1-to1 briefing in Monaco, Cegid is taking further steps with Mistigriff, a retailer specialising in the clearance of fashion brands, already operating 35...
16 March 2023
Maisons du Monde: partnering with Alma, the use of credit tripled in 12 months
Six months after launching payment in four installments without charge on its website and in store with Alma, Maisons du Monde presented its results at the end of December 2022 at the 1-to-1...
16 March 2023
CSR. Ikea adopts bio-based glue to reduce its carbon footprint
Ikea's new CSR commitment? A corn-based glue. While the group has been using a fossil-based glue responsible for 5% of its overall carbon footprint for 60 years, it has announced that it will...
AGEC law : behind the valorization of unsold garments, the challenge of forecasts
Since 1 January 2022, Article 35 of the French AGEC law has obliged producers, importers and distributors to reuse, re-use or recycle unsold non-food products. They can no longer destroy them...
In Brazil, the “cash & carry” format made Carrefour and Casino successful in 2022
In a context of pressure on margins, and debt reduction for Casino, Brazil is a strategic market for the French food giants. Cash & carry stores are particularly popular, and Casino and...
13 March 2023
A year of crisis: Retailers’ initiatives to cope with the purchasing power drop
A year after war in Ukraine, grocery retailers are facing a generalised range of cost inflation for energy and also products. What strategies must be adopted to face this unprecedented crisis of...
9 March 2023
USA: Meta stops live shopping initiatives
In mid-February 2023, Meta (turnover of US$117 billion in 2022 down by 1%) indicated the end of the possibility to tag products (and thus make them “shoppable”) in live...
DIY : The Home Depot saves margin in 2022, despite a weak housing market in the US
On February 21, The Home Depot released annual results. Despite the weak property market in the USA, the company managed to retain margin. However, the current fiscal year looks risky and the...
BNPL: Klarna to charge late payment penalties to British users
As it already does in the Netherlands and in Belgium, the BNPL specialist Klarna will introduce penalty fees in the U.K., starting March 16, 2023. According to mind Fintech, £5 will be...
7 March 2023
“Click to Pay”: Adyen launches a one-click payment solution
Payment remains a true challenge for online retailers. According to a PYMNTS study, an online purchase requires an average of 23 clicks. How to improve the conversion and the fluidity of...
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Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy
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France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model
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EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament
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