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Although talks about Reliance Retail taking over Sephora's franchise rights in India have been abandoned, the Indian retailer is moving into beauty with its own omnichannel brand called Tira...

9 February 2023

Naterial, Comptoir des Artisans: Leroy Merlin refines its offer

The Adeo Group (2021 turnover: €32.4 billion, of which 6.6% are online sales) is to launch a Naterial showroom format dedicated to outdoor design. After Spain, Portugal, Uruguay and Georgia...

8 February 2023

China. Starbucks concentrates openings in smaller towns

Despite declining sales, Starbucks continues to heavily invest in China. Last year, Starbucks (2022 turnover of US$32.25 billion, up by 11%) opened 724 stores in the country, mainly in second-tier...

7 February 2023

[Amazon results] Online sales down and US$3bn losses in 2022… How does Amazon stay afloat?

As predicted by the 18,000 layoffs announced last month, Amazon's growth slowed in 2022. While turnover grew by 13% year-on-year, online sales continued to decline and the group's operating profit...

7 February 2023

Japan: automated click & collect for duty free purchases

Since October 2022, the Japanese company Wamazing has been developing automated “click & collect” for duty free purchases thanks to a system of automated lockers in...

6 February 2023

Ingenico partners with Splitit to offer BNPL in-store

Eager to offer customers more flexible payment options, Ingenico signed an agreement with Splitit, the white label platform specialized in fractional payment, on 1 February, 2023. This partnership...

6 February 2023

The Home Depot launches new app for in-store salespeople

In the US, The Home Depot (9-month 2022 sales: US$121.6 billion, up 5.3%) has launched an application, designed in-house, to help sales people prioritise tasks. Named Sidekick and powered by...

6 February 2023

China. Retail market at a standstill and GDP at lowest level since 1976

Last year, retail sales fell in China in parallel with a sharp slowdown in G.D.P. This is reflected in the Q4 results of H&M, LVMH and Estée Lauder, despite the lifting of Covid-19...

3 February 2023

AI : Google launches new tool to improve stock availability for grocery stores

With a new product that combines AI and data, Google wants to make a breakthrough in stock and shelf management, based on a computer vision system. A way to get closer to the territory of players...

2 February 2023

Furniture: Majid Al Futtaim signs with Poltrona Frau

In January 2023, the Majid Al Futtaim conglomerate entered the luxury furniture business via a partnership with the Italian brand Poltrona Frau, as the exclusive franchisor in the United Arab...

2 February 2023

Alibaba wants to boost its growth in Europe thanks to BNPL

Like Shein with Klarna, AliExpress (the drop-shipping business of the Alibaba group) announced on 16 January the introduction of BNPL for European customers. This service, called “Pay After...

2 February 2023

The American version of Pinduoduo is the most downloaded app in the U.S.

Launched on September 1, 2022, Temu (owned by PDD Holdings, the parent company of Pinduoduo) was the most downloaded app in the USA in November, December and January. Up to the beginning of...

2 February 2023

In search of cash, Natura & Co may sell its Aesop nugget

Under the leadership of new C.E.O. Fabio Barbosa, appointed last June after the resignation of Roberto Marques, the international beauty group Natura & Co is considering selling all or part of...

2 February 2023

USA – Europe: Macroeconomic indicators for December 2022

Evolution of retail sales, inflation rate and unemployment. mind Retail compiled the latest macro-economic figures for the U.S.A and the Eurozone, published in mid-January. According to Eurostat...

1 February 2023

Winnie Park, Forever 21: “In terms of sustainability, GenZ favours authenticity”

The C.E.O. of Forever 21 was the guest at the latest FrenchFounders meeting in New York. After working at Levi Strauss and LVMH (DFS), and tasked with restructuring the PaperSource stationery...

31 January 2023

Action ends the year with sales up 30%

Dutch discounter Action ended 2022 with a net turnover of €8.9 billion, up 30.8% in one year. It operates 2,263 stores in 10 European countries. France is the largest market, accounting...

30 January 2023

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Agentic AI: Hymalaia attracts retailers and announces imminent fundraising

According to our sources, the young start-up Hymalaia is continuing development in retail with 4 new retailers currently in POC and an imminent fundraising. We examine the details.

16 December 2025

Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

Leroy Merlin and Aroma‑Zone launch in‑store analytics pilots with XXII

French retail tech XXII, which aims to become the Google Analytics and Contentsquare of physical stores, has already signed with 15 retailers and shopping centres, mind Retail learned. A year...

5 December 2025

Already in POC, Dialog’s conversational agent shows up in the search bar

Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

4 December 2025

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On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

With Grand Frais, Apollo makes a first move into European grocery retail

Through an agreement to acquire 70% of the operator of Grand Frais, the US investment fund Apollo aims to double stores and evolve a model that has so far been entirely focused on physical retail...

19 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025

Pierre Brousseau (FDJ United Ventures): “For 2026, we are positioning ourselves in a more rational and offensive again VC market”

What is the total amount of assets under management at FDJ United Ventures?FDJ United Ventures was launched in 2015. We invest in European start-ups supported by La Française des Jeux (FDJ...

12 December 2025