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In 2022, despite the Covid-19 lockdowns in China and the closure of Russian stores, LVMH recorded a turnover of €79.2 billion, up by 23% year-on-year. The current operating income recorded a...

27 January 2023

Supply-chain. KFC closes 70 restaurants in South Africa

In December 2022, KFC announced the temporary closure of 70 fast food restaurants in South Africa. The reason given was the energy and electricity crisis. In recent months, repeated power cuts (or...

27 January 2023

In 2022, quick-commerce represented 2.3% of sales for French convenient stores

According to IRI data supplied to mind Retail, the French quick commerce market has more than doubled in 2022. Here is our exclusive report on the annual study.

27 January 2023

Yext: How Calzedonia generates sales conversion and “drive to store” thanks to Google queries

With 5,000 stores in 55 countries in the end of 2022, optimizing its visibility on digital platforms is a strategic challenge for the Calzedonia Group. In an exclusive talk with mind Retail...

27 January 2023

Auchan and Leboncoin: reducing unsold non-food items

Losses linked to display models, slightly damaged returns and end-of-series are being closely monitored. The Auchan Group is now rolling out its partnership with Leboncoin, following the...

26 January 2023

Charging for returns: pure players follow the lead of omnichannel retailers

Since spring 2022, H&M and Zara adopted a policy of charging for returns on online purchases, thus setting standards for standardisation of e-commerce market. Some pure-players are following...

26 January 2023

NRF’s “Big Show” arrives in Singapore

On 15 January 2023, NRF Chairman Matthew Shay and French group Comexposium announced the event for Asia Pacific in 2024. The first Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific will be held from 11 to 13...

25 January 2023

NRF : the most striking in-store innovations seen in New York

While New York retail has not regained the pre-Covid momentum, with vacancy and footfall rates below 2019 levels, mind Retail reports that in-store experience remains the priority for many...

24 January 2023

NRF 2023: Sustainability start-ups in New York

The NRF Big Show was full of new products and services. We offer a selection including IT solutions to reduce waste and the management of SLEDs in the food industry with Afresh and CodaBene. These...

23 January 2023

NRF 2023: Ikea U.S.A., Levi’s and L’Oréal present sustainable roadmaps

At the NRF conference, sustainability-focused technology solutions took a back seat to automation and AI. However, Ikea, Levi's and L'Oréal stood out with interesting case studies and roadmaps.

21 January 2023

Cegid wants to enhance sellers’ experience

Task management planning for vendors, integration within the Cegid Retail ERP software by June 2023 and a possible acquisition of clienteling software. With the Cegid Retail Store Excellence...

20 January 2023

30% French and Germans have not yet adopted contactless payment

According to a study by SumUp, 68% of French people used contactless payment in 2022, compared to 90% of British, 85% of Swiss, 78% of Italians and 67% of Germans surveyed. According to mind...

20 January 2023

Mangopay: transaction volume to rise by 35% in 2022

Marketplace payment platform Mangopay, which was sold by Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to private equity fund Advent International in April 2022, is claiming a business volume of €11.3...

20 January 2023

Retail media: In Europe, 58% of the largest e-retailers sell their advertising spaces

In December 2022, IAB Europe presented a study of the e-retail media offerings, conducted out of the 91 largest e-retailers (by revenue) in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the U.K...

18 January 2023

Trends in 2023 for transformation of the retail market

After 2 years of accelerating e-commerce followed by 2022 as a year of energy and inflation crisis, plus a summer of climate emergency, the context for 2023 is uncertain. Retailers are caught...

12 January 2023

With the acquisition of Memory, SES-Imagotag strengthens its position in data

On 10th January 2022, the electronic tag specialist SES-Imagotag (turnover of €423 million in 2021) entered exclusive negotiations to acquire The Memory. Created in 2018, this start-up...

10 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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Payment: a lever for retail innovation

This month, our editorial team highlights how innovation is taking shape around payment. This key stage, enabling turnover to be collected by retailers, is at the heart of numerous pilots and...

28 November 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

Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

11 December 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent

In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...

12 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025