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Eager to improve profitability of e-commerce operations, Kohl's is rolling out a service of a self pick-up, throughout its whole U.S. store network.

18 August 2022

Amazon invests US$1.7 billion in Roomba robot hoovers

…Involved in connected home equipment products, Amazon announced on August 5, 2022, an agreement to buy iRobot Corp, a company that makes, among other things, the Roomba robot hoover, for...

17 August 2022

Greenwashing. Ongoing investigation of Asos, Boohoo and Asda

…On 29 July, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an investigation into ASOS, Boohoo and Asda to check if the green terms they use are legitimate. Their so-called...

17 August 2022

H&M develops machine learning with Google cloud

…To strengthen its omnichannel strategy, the H&M group expanded a partnership with Google on June 30. The deal uses the Google Cloud offering to develop a new data platform based on AI...

16 August 2022

Live Shopping. TikTok abandons the “Shop” version for Europe and the U.S.A.

…After launching TikTok “Shop” in Indonesia in 2021, ByteDance (the app’s parent company) cancelled plans to offer the new social commerce function for Europe and the...

1 August 2022

Arteum: “Our marketplace will integrate the offer of international museums from 2023”

Phygital, marketplace. With 20 stores in France and Italy, museum shop specialist Arteum is investing in digital services. How to address a new audience online when the offer is associated with a...

26 July 2022

Chile. Victoria’s Secret increases sales with “Click & Collect”

Since the Covid-19 crisis, physical stores have played a central role in e-commerce and omnichannel. Based on this lesson, the lingerie brand use VTEX's technology to deploy “click & collect...

22 July 2022

Taiwan. Carrefour leaves Asia for good

…For a year, Carrefour has been looking for a buyer for the Taiwanese business (sales excluding V.A.T. in 2021 was €2.5 billion via 340 stores, including 68 hypermarkets and 129...

22 July 2022

To compete with Walmart, Costco announces 7 openings in China

While many food retailers have failed in China, the membership-based wholesale model is a success.

22 July 2022

Amazon cuts back on private label offerings due to pressure from competition regulators

Faced with competition infringements, Amazon makes commitments to Brussels and reduces private label offers in the U.S.A.

21 July 2022

Exclusive. Alibaba out of the TOP 10 global retailers in 2021

Since 2017, mind retail published analys of retail revenues for the world's leading retailers. What were these revenues in 2021, for the 10 largest players in the sector? How much of business...

19 July 2022

U.S.A.: The 100% recyclable running shoe you’ll never own

In order to reduce raw material and the CO2 impact, the Swiss trainer manufacturer On Holding invented a subscription model, with the obligation to return used running shoes. The pilot was...

19 July 2022

Amazon launches Store Analytics, a service for analysing in-store promotions performance

…On 29 June 2022, Amazon (turnover of US$469.82 billion in 2021, up by 22% vs 2020) launched a new “Store Analytics” service. This solution optimises data provided by Just Walk...

13 July 2022

Lush invests €8.8 million in European stores despite declining sales

…On 5 July, Lush unveiled the new design of a store in the Greenhithe shopping centre (North West Kent, England), which doubled sales area to 145 sq.m. At the same time, the group announced...

13 July 2022

Morrisons opens a supermarket that consumes 43% less CO2

…At a time when energy costs are soaring, Morrisons opened a first “environmentally friendly” store in Little Clacton (Essex, England) on 6 July. The store emits 43% less...

13 July 2022

Francois Guilluy, Maty : “Our customers can pay with the PayWish app, it’s a small revolution”

Enabling customers to pay quickly and simply, without investing in new Eftpos terminals, while controlling the technical and financial risks. These are the objectives of the jeweller Maty, which...

12 July 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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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...

27 February 2026

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...

5 March 2026

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...

11 March 2026

Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers

On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...

4 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

Agentic commerce : After Stripe, Mirakl partners with JPMorgan Payments

On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...

16 March 2026