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Kiabi to open soon 70 corners in Auchan hypermarkets
Kiabi unveiled their strategic roadmap for 2023. This includes expanding products for children and babies, launching the new marketplace in Spain and Italy and massively rolling out “corners” at...
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21 November 2022
Etam adopts an innovative technology to dye fabrics on demand
The lingerie retailer Etam (whose brands include Undiz and Etam, with 85% of the range from Asia and 15% from Europe) aims for a more reactive supply chain. The underwear retailer takes...
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18 November 2022
Confidential. Carrefour hypermarket offer soon available on Uber Eats
After having successfully regained market share and customers for physical stores, Carrefour is investing with Uber Eats to rebuild e-commerce.
17 November 2022
Carrefour and Publicis will create a joint venture for retail media
Carrefour and Publicis Groupe announced on Tuesday 8th November a joint venture to develop the retail media market for Latin America and Europe. This combine the platform dedicated to the...
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9 November 2022
Pre-orders, on-demand manufacturing, planning are all innovations in a supply chain
Eco-responsibility, control of unsold goods and cautious investment are all part of a supply chain as the linchpin of retail. However, as the core of issues includes rising costs, geopolitical...
9 November 2022
South Korea: Ocado signs with Lotte Group to open robotic warehouses
UK-based Ocado signed a deal with Lotte Shopping (Lotte Group’s retail subsidiary) to build robotic warehouses but no value was announced. The South Korean giant, with more than 1,000 stores...
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7 November 2022
[Amazon Results] At nearly US$10 billion, advertising outpaces subscriptions for US giant
For the first time, Amazon's advertising revenue exceeded subscriptions revenue in Q3 2022. The services to third-party merchants, the second largest business unit, and AWS remained very dynamic...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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4 November 2022
Banyan wants to bridge the first-party data gap between retailers and fintechs
The American company Banyan is developing a platform that enables retailers to feed their purchase data to financial players, in order to enrich services and applications through dedicated...
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4 November 2022
Simon Property partners with Alibaba to accelerate live shopping
To strengthen business with Chinese consumers, the U.S. mall owner Simon Property unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Alibaba, via "live shopping" sessions. The launch is scheduled for...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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3 November 2022
Japan. Shein opens its first permanent store to boost omnichannel
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein (valued at €91 billion in April 2022) will open a first permanent store in Tokyo on 13 November.
3 November 2022
Poland. The convenience store giant Zabka to be nationalised
The Polish government announced an intention to acquire the country’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka (8,000 franchise stores, 2021 turnover of US$2.5 billion, up by 22%...
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3 November 2022
Ads.txt: which advertising providers do retailers work with?
In our study of 100 e-commerce sites worldwide, mind Retail analysed the relationships between retailers' websites and marketplaces alongside service providers responsible for selling their...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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28 October 2022
Germany: In 6 months, online optician Mister Spex opens 12 stores
The German online optician Mister Spex is continuing a very controlled foray into the physical world. In November 2022, it will open a first store in Switzerland. “This will be our 65th...
28 October 2022
South Korea’s Paris Baguette sets up in London and accelerates in the U.S.A.
At a time when the South Korean group SPC is under fire for working conditions, its Paris Baguette chain (4,000 bakeries worldwide, including 3,400 in South Korea and 600 in the U.S.A., China...
27 October 2022
India. Starbucks opens a Reserve flagship in Mumbai
On 18 October, Tata Starbucks India (300 coffee shops in India, including 32 openings in 2022) opened its first “Reserve” coffee shop in Mumbai in the Maharashtra district. Designed to...
27 October 2022
Frédéric Marty-Debat to move to retail
Frenchman Frédéric Marty-Debat will be leaving as Managing Director of Publicis Commerce France, according to information from mind Retail on Friday 21st October. He will be taking...
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25 October 2022
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Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer
While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...
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Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?
With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...
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5 March 2026
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BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
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25 February 2026
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Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up
While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...
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11 March 2026
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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn
Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...
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25 February 2026
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Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership
As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...
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13 March 2026