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During the company’s Q2 earnings conference call (which ended on July 29, 2022), Walmart announced increased efficiency and speed for inventory management at 4,500 U.S. stores. The...

2 September 2022

[Data] The state of the quick commerce market in France

What is the size of the quick commerce market in France? Why is it no longer growing? The data provided to mind Retail by IRI and Fox Intelligence highlight the main trends in this market in the...

1 September 2022

USA: Sephora fined US$1.3 million for CCPA non-compliance

…The California Attorney General announced on Wednesday 24 August, 2022, an agreement with cosmetics retailer Sephora to pay a US$1.3 million fine for failing to comply with the CCPA, the...

1 September 2022

Influential Mary Dillon appointed CEO of Foot Locker

…At 61, Mary Dillon, the woman who made Ulta Beauty the leading beauty retailer in the US, has been appointed C.E.O. of Foot Locker (2800 stores in 28 countries, turnover of US$2.07...

1 September 2022

BNPL: Saudi fintech Tamara raises US$100 million

Article by Caroline Soutarson, published on 23 August 2022…In Saudi Arabia, the fractional payments solution Tamara completed a US$100 million Series B capital raise on 22 August, 2022.

1 September 2022

Klarna quadruples losses in first half of 2022

Article by Caroline Soutarson, published on 31 August 2022…Despite a 24% increase in half-year business volume (GMV) compared to the same period last year, Swedish fractional payment...

1 September 2022

Mango maintains a presence in Russia through franchises

…Condemned by the West, Russia is turning to Turkey and India. Mango (with 42% online sales) has announced a sale of 55 Russian stores, and maintaining a franchise presence. The...

31 August 2022

EU. Retailers embrace energy efficiency

…Since the start of the war in Ukraine, EU countries have been facing soaring energy prices. Retailers are being asked to become energy efficient this autumn with a package of measures to...

31 August 2022

For Decathlon Belgium, consumer reviews boost in-store conversion

…In Belgium, Decathlon (sales of €13.8 billion in 2021, up by 11% compared to 2019) considers consumer reviews as a lever to convert an enquiry to sales. The sporting goods retailer...

26 August 2022

Julien Tessonneau poached by Foodpanda Asia

Julien Tessonneau leaves Central Food Retail, Thailand’s largest grocery retailer and a subsidiary of Central Retail (2021 turnover of US$5.89 billion, with 20% of sales online). He becomes...

25 August 2022

Pinduoduo : Imminent launch in the U.S.A.

Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo wants to compete with Amazon to find new growth drivers, at a time when the Chinese economy is slowing down (G.D.P. grew by 0.4% in Q2 2022 year-on-year, after a...

24 August 2022

[Barometer] Financial indicators of the 10 largest global food retailers in 2021

How has the financial health of the 10 largest global food retailers changed since 2017? How did Target manage to climb to 19% of online sales, when Carrefour is only 4%? How do Ahold Delhaize and...

24 August 2022

The French government wants to support dark stores

Pedestrian pick-up points in several cities, cafés inside a dark store in London... While Gorillas shows willingness to welcome the public in its warehouses, the French government is considering...

23 August 2022

Sephora bets on partnerships with Glossier and Kohl’s

On July 26, 2022, the beauty DNVB Glossier signed an agreement with Sephora to increase omnichannel revenue. Starting in Q1 2023, Glossier’s products (the firm was valued US$1.8 billion in...

22 August 2022

Emaar Malls to sell e-commerce business

…The sale of the Dubai-based Emaar Properties e-commerce fashion business, started in October 2021 is almost complete. The company held a meeting on Thursday 18 August 2022, to arbitrate...

19 August 2022

Ingka Centres starts construction of a first Indian mall

…Ingka Centres, a subsidiary of the Ingka Group (turnover of €37.4 billion in the fiscal year to August 2021 up by 6% year-on-year) started construction of the Gurugram mixed-use...

19 August 2022

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Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”

In a proliferation of AI start-ups, how can investors distinguish those that bring true innovation and in which they should invest? For what valuation metrics? In retail and payment, what types of...

19 March 2026

Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

Swedish fintech Klarna is expanding long-term financing in Germany and the UK, with an imminent launch, followed by France, where POCs are already underway with major e-retailers. The BNPL...

18 March 2026

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...

13 March 2026

After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

12 March 2026

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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...

25 February 2026

Klépierre, URW, Carmila: in 2025, retail media and services accounted for nearly 10% of net rental income

Published on February 12 and 19, annual financial results of the three major European property companies show that Klépierre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, and Carmila are no longer singing from the...

24 February 2026

Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”

In a proliferation of AI start-ups, how can investors distinguish those that bring true innovation and in which they should invest? For what valuation metrics? In retail and payment, what types of...

19 March 2026

The SaaS licence model falters in the face of AI automation

With the launch of Claude Cowork, the software sector, prized by investors for predictable and recurring revenue, is slowing down. According to Bain, stock market indices for SaaS tech editors...

19 March 2026