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[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
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1 September 2022
Influential Mary Dillon appointed CEO of Foot Locker
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1 September 2022
BNPL: Saudi fintech Tamara raises US$100 million
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1 September 2022
Klarna quadruples losses in first half of 2022
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1 September 2022
Mango maintains a presence in Russia through franchises
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31 August 2022
EU. Retailers embrace energy efficiency
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31 August 2022
For Decathlon Belgium, consumer reviews boost in-store conversion
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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...
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...
Emaar Malls to sell e-commerce business
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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
Kohl’s rolls out self-pick-up
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
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