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Instacart (revenue of US$1.8 billion in 2021) unveiled a new strategic direction at the end of March 2022. The company wants to build warehouses capable of providing express deliveries for...

29 March 2022

Metro, Auchan, Spar… pressure is tightening on the Russian footprint

Retailers that continue operating in Russia emphasise responsibility as employers, but are nevertheless facing growing criticism. This is a dilemma for retail multinationals, which are also...

29 March 2022

Poland to revise tax regime in response to war

Poland is considering a special tax for companies that continue to operate in Russia, government spokesman Piotr Müller said in late March 2022. This could affect companies such as...

29 March 2022

[Case Study] Mondelez uses retail media to win adult sales on Carrefour’s website

Covid-19 restrictions increased visitors aged over 55 to food websites. Based on this observation, the Mondelēz Group used Criteo's technology embedded with the Carrefour’s website to increase...

25 March 2022

Marks & Spencer : a duo of CEOs to shape the future

Is this really the light at the end of a tunnel for Marks & Spencer, which has been losing confidence in the stock market for more than 10 years? On 25th May 2022, at the next A.G.M., Marks...

25 March 2022

Click & collect and franchising: Getir’s roadmap

The Turkish quick commerce company Getir (which operates 1,000 dark stores in 9 countries by the end of February 2022) has rolled out a click & collect service at 15 British units.

25 March 2022

Fashion week in the metaverse and live shopping: Monnier Paris works Gen Z

Having rolled out live shopping on a large scale, the luxury accessories pure-player Monnier Paris is making inroads into metaverse. Here are the key figures and results of a marketing action...

23 March 2022

M&A. “Investors are more attracted by omnichannel luxury brands than pure DNVBs”

Alain Bernard, former President of the North American business of Richemont Group, explains the dynamics of the luxury sector in the U.S.A. In a market where the cost of digital marketing is...

22 March 2022

E-commerce: Macy’s and Darty outsource search engine to Google

Google continues to move towards e-commerce. At the 1-to-1 trade fair in Monaco, the group announced that the search engine would be made available to European online retailers.

21 March 2022

British retailers call for tax rebalancing

In the UK, 35% to 40% of non-food purchases are now made online. During a preliminary consultation on the Treasury’s initiative published at the end of February 2022, UK’s major...

21 March 2022

France revises index calculation for retail leases

On March 15th, 2022, France rules changed to include calculation of the Commercial Rent Index (Indice des Loyers Commerciaux or ILC), which is the basis of a retail leases valuation. This was just...

18 March 2022

To comply with commercial lease legislation, Gorillas launches click & collect

From click & collect services to moves to become a member of the reference retail federations, quick-commerce companies are looking for a way out, as they face rising pressure from council...

18 March 2022

Pinterest launches integrated payment solution inside the app

On March 10th, 2022, Pinterest (US$2.58 billion in revenue in 2021, up 52% with 400 million monthly active users including 19 million in France) launched “Pinterest Checkout”, a...

18 March 2022

BNPL: in the UK, 8% use it for essential purchases

In the U.K., according to an independent debt advice organisation called ‘Citizens Advice’, one in 12 people who used a BNPL service in the last 6 months, actually payed for...

18 March 2022

Adyen closes 2021 with a record Ebitda of €630 million

Written by Caroline Soutarson, published on February 10, 2022 by mind Fintech.With net revenues exceeding €1 billion (up by 46% vs. 2020), Adyen reports record Ebitda of €630 million. In...

18 March 2022

Casino opts for a split of its financial division

After a very difficult year for Casino, the pressure of the financial markets is increasing and it is time for the financial services to make big moves.

15 March 2022

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Awarded on October 13, 2025 in France, in the category of the Customer Relationship Awards, the start-up specialising in e-commerce A/B testing continues to grow. For mind Retail, C.E.O. and...

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Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025

France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model

While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...

13 October 2025

Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy

Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament

On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...

27 October 2025

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According to information from mind Media, the Casino group failed to take legal action against the advertising print distribution specialist Mediaposte (a subsidiary of La Poste). The food...

21 October 2025

ChatGPT reaches a milestone: 10% of conversations are about shopping, clicks surge

As the use of OpenAI’s search engine becomes part of daily life for more than 40% of Internet users according to Yext, U.S. research firm Sensor Tower has analysed prompts related to shopping. At...

13 October 2025