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While the regulatory context has changed significantly over the past year (Fashion Act in the USA, AGEC law in France), the issue of fossil fuels combined with recent inflation (energy, raw...

9 June 2022

K-way to enter Asia with Bluebell Group

After the launch of its e-commerce site in Hong Kong in June 2022, the K-Way brand has announced the opening of a first Asian store in the city-state in October.

8 June 2022

Gopuff, Gorillas and Getir: the party is over

It was inevitable, as investors look for more stable investments in a context of rising interest rates. American company Gopuff cut 3% of its global payroll. On 24 May, Germany’s Gorillas...

8 June 2022

Cencosud heiress makes major US acquisition

Barely appointed President of Cencosud on April 2022 to succeed her father, the billionaire Horst Paulmann, Heike Paulmann has spent US$676 million to buy 67% of the American company The Fresh...

8 June 2022

End of free returns at H&M and Zara

On 24 April, Zara (part of Inditex Group) changed its returns policy for online orders (€1.95 fee). H&M was ahead, charging €0.95 for such returns (excluding in-store returns).

8 June 2022

Inflation remains high in the Eurozone

According to Eurostat, the EU‘s statistical agency, the Eurozone recorded a high average in April 2022: the annual inflation rate was 7.4% (in annual terms, i.e., April 2022 compared to...

7 June 2022

Amazon in logistical overcapacity

According to Bloomberg, Amazon now has too much storage capacity in the U.S., as e-commerce returns to normal after two years of euphoria.

7 June 2022

UK. Mark & Spencer launches refillable household products

After developing bulk in 2019, Marks & Spencer launched on 1 June “M&S Refillable”, a range of private label refillable household cleaning products (cleaning sprays, fabric...

7 June 2022

Dollar General is rolling out self-check-out

By the end of December, the discount retailer Dollar General (DG) will replace traditional checkouts with a “self-check-out” system in 200 of 18,000 stores.

7 June 2022

Lionel Jouve, Carrefour : “The growing complexity of the payment chain is underestimated”

How does a global retail Group (turnover: €81.2 billion in 2021), selling in more than 30 countries, adapt to the continuous changes in payment methods? What are the Carrefour group's priorities...

3 June 2022

LVMH and Chanel hit by current Chinese Covid-19 lockdowns

What will be the effects for the Chinese luxury sector of inflation combined with the severe lockdown over the last two months? A recent study from Daxue Consulting provided some answers.

3 June 2022

U.S.A.: new home sales plummet in April

…In the United States, 591,000 new homes were sold in April 2022, compared with 709,000 in March, a drop of 17%. On a year-on-year basis, the decline is down by 27% (sources...

3 June 2022

Kyle Leahy, the new face of Glossier

…Kyle Leahy has been appointed C.E.O. of Glossier. She takes over from Emily Weiss, the blogger and entrepreneur who created one of the most iconic direct-to-consumer brands in the USA. A...

3 June 2022

Majid Al Futtaim partners with Binance to offer crypto payments

;;;Carrefour’s exclusive Middle East franchisor Majid Al Futtaim (also owner of 29 malls and 13 hotels in 30 countries) has partnered with Binance, a Hong Kong-based blockchain of over 300...

2 June 2022

Aude Vicaire (Marketpay): “To succeed, crypto payments must be able to rival the speed of Visa”

Available in Brazil, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Denmark, payment provider Marketpay handled €2.3 billion transactions in 2021. Aude Vicaire, Director of Products, Solutions and...

2 June 2022

Lush: “We left Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook to protect our community”

Lush, the cosmetics retailer whose fiscal year ends in June 2022, decided to leave social media six months ago. Chloé Chazot, Communications Manager for France, Belgium and Luxembourg, takes a...

30 May 2022

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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

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

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