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On 22 November, violent protests broke out at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China. Employees of the Apple supplier protested against poor pay for new workers and continued Covid-19...

7 December 2022

Primark : expansion with smaller formats

If store traffic and sales remain below 2019 levels, the discreet fashion retailer is relaunching a sustained expansion while rationalized square metres. It also confirms no home delivery.

7 December 2022

Confidential. Citrus Ad to open an office in Dubai

Advertising technology company Citrus Ad (owned by Publicis Group since 2021) is building a team in the United Arab Emirates. According to Alban Villani, C.E.O. EMEA, “We are in the process...

6 December 2022

Galeries Lafayette launches a franchise in India

On 17th November 2022, Galeries Lafayette signed a franchise agreement with Indian fashion giant Aditya Birla Fashion Retail (ABFRL, 3,500 stores).The chain will enter India in 2024, with a...

6 December 2022

After Toy’R’Us, Macy’s adds Claire’s to the partnership

On 29th November, Claire’s announced a partnership with Macy’s (2021 turnover of US$24.5 billion, equivalent to 2019 levels) to open “shop in shop” in 21 department stores...

6 December 2022

UK: Burberry and Mulberry penalised by the end of the tax refund for tourists

At a time when American tourists are returning to continental Europe, the abolition of the V.A.T. refund (effective from 2021) is holding back sales for British retailers.

6 December 2022

Victoria’s Secret acquires Adore Me to restore image and return to growth

After a disappointing Q3, Victoria's Secret & Co. is revising forecastsdownwards at the start of the Christmas season. In order to strengthen future results, the lingerie group made a...

5 December 2022

Amazon: 10,000 redundancies expected and disposals in India

After doubling employees between 2020 and 2022, Amazon is now taking a step back. On November 17th 2022, the e-commerce giant announced a staff reduction plan to balance slowing online...

5 December 2022

E-retail media: a market in the process of a formal structure

Booming since the Covid-19 pandemic, the development of advertising on e-commerce sites is accelerating in Europe and worldwide. Players are now organising the supply, demand and tools to make it...

2 December 2022

Guillaume Motte takes over as head of Sephora Worldwide

While the beauty retailer returned to the 2019 levels of activity, Guillaume Motte will have to complete omnichannel and digital acceleration to defend against increased competition in the U.S.A.

1 December 2022

TJX Companies: new C.F.O. for outlet giant

US outlet retailer TJX Co. appointed John Klinger as new C.F.O. His mission is to boost the high margin business, that already takes advantage of overstock issues.

1 December 2022

Inclusion: Disabled people denounce the “self check-out

While in France, the "self check-out" system is denounced because it does not always allow people to pay in cash, in the USA, its inaccessibility for people with disabilities is criticised by...

1 December 2022

Sanofi launches into express product delivery

Sanofi, the international pharmaceutical giant, acquired a stake in the drug delivery start-up Livmed’s on 22 November. Via its para-pharmacy subsidiary Sanofi Santé Grand Public...

1 December 2022

Lawson hires remote salespeople to manage cashiering

In Japan,the convenience store chain Lawson (17,600 units and a turnover of US$417 million in 2021, up by 19%) opened a store almost entirely made up of avatars on 28 November to mark the launch...

30 November 2022

Unibail Rodamco Westfield: “The challenge is to create a mix of retail and residential properties”

Unibail Rodamco, Europe's number one shopping centre operator, is continuing to make progress in residential property. Anne-Sophie Sancerre, Director of Operations for Southern Europe, discusses...

28 November 2022

Greece. Supermarkets forced to offer a low-price basket

With inflation at 12% in October 2022, above the Eurozone average of 10.7%, Greek consumers have seen their spending soar.The Greek government has guaranteed, from 2 November until the end of...

28 November 2022

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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...

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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