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The Chinese restrictive policy to contain Covid-19, the geopolitical context and recent protests in China caused retail sales to plummet in November 2022. Whilst the luxury sector is likely to...

22 December 2022

CSRD: new European directive to fight against greenwashing

In December 2022, the European Commission finalized the adoption of a new directive. This is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (C.S.R.D.), increasing legal obligations for companies...

22 December 2022

Regulation. Towards better protection of customer data in the U.S.A.

On 13th December, the European Commission published a “draft adequacy decision” on existing U.S.A./ E.U. data protection regulations, or “Data Privacy Framework”. The...

22 December 2022

American tourists drive luxury sales in Europe

Americans, taking advantage of a dollar at the highest level for 20 years, are boosting the European luxury market. According to payment specialist Planet, during the week of Black Friday...

21 December 2022

Discount: Dollar General plans to open 1,000 stores in 2023

Buoyed by inflation, “Dollar stores” are multiplying in the U.S.A., particularly in rural areas. Dollar General (Q3 sales of US$9.5 billion, up by 11%) plans to open 1,050 stores next...

21 December 2022

Quick commerce: Getir soon leader of a consolidating market

As the French quick-commerce market is expected to exceed €250 million in 2022 according to our estimates, the takeover of Gorillas by Getir will create a European leader.

16 December 2022

U.K. Currys credit popularity rises in times of inflation

While the U.K. inflation rate remained high at 10.7% in November 2022 (down by 0.4% compared to October), the household goods retailer Currys (2021 turnover of US$12.2 billion, up by 2%...

16 December 2022

Fewer branches and difficulties at franchised stores: Carrefour’s strategy amid the energy crisis

Eager to protect profitability and to reduce its workforce, Carrefour is reorganizing stores and transforming working environment. Retail mind examines the way ahead.

16 December 2022

Shein hires Lazada’s Vice President

With the appointment of Jessica Liu, formerly of Alibaba and Lazada, as Vice President, the fast fashion giant is making a new move.

16 December 2022

Rakuten launches a payment solution open to 2,000 sites

With Club R Pay, the Rakuten marketplace offers members of Club R loyalty programme an integrated payment and cross-brand cashback solution.

13 December 2022

Celio takes over the Camaïeu brand, but not the customer base

Four years after the implementation of the GDPR, Camaïeu's customers have finally not seen their data go to the highest bidder.

13 December 2022

With Google Cloud, Kingfisher relies on personalised search

In the U.K., the DIY retailer B&Q is rolling out a new sales offer for convenience stores. This is a format running as a pilot since 2020. The next two openings are planned for Q1 2023 in the...

8 December 2022

Retail sales fall in Europe, signalling a likely recession

While retail sales are holding up in the U.S.A. they fell sharply in Europe in October 2022. As retailers firm up annual budgets, the scenario of a recession seems to be confirmed.

8 December 2022

Amazon Fresh and Tesco Get Go roll out in London

In the U.K., Amazon currently operates 19 standalone stores, including 18 in London. While this is a far cry from the 260 units planned by 2024, which were announced at launch in March 2021...

8 December 2022

India’s e-commerce to reach US$55 billion by 2027

India’s US$11 billion online sales in 2022 are expected to reach US$55 billion by 2027, according to a report by Asia Loopers. The pre-Diwali promotions are an opportunity to review the...

7 December 2022

CO2 capture materials are developing in the U.S.A.

Two start-ups, Origin Materials and Newlight Technologies, are developing materials based on greenhouse gas (GHG) capture. These materials are used in the manufacture of clothing, tyres, cutlery...

7 December 2022

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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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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

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

Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

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

Deborah Van Dessel (Lagardère Travel Retail): “We are testing AI tools and prompts for store layout”

Between global governance, local ambassador clubs and deployments at scale, Lagardère Travel Retail identified major operational gains thanks to AI, while other use cases reveal the current limits...

25 November 2025

Facing Temu and Shein’s offensive, Amazon cuts merchant fees

Asian marketplaces Shein, Temu and AliExpress, weakened in the U.S.A., are accelerating in Europe with very low, even zero, initial commissions. Amazon, as the global largest e-commerce player...

9 December 2025