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Cyber-attacks: time to mobilise defences!
Stores deprived of their VSEs, merchant sites rendered inoperable by malicious software.
How to fight against cyber hackers who are taking full advantage of the boom in e-commerce? How to...
Ingka Centres invests in a 7th mall in China
After 3 mall openings last year in China, the subsidiary of Ingka Group (whose turnover reached €37.4 billion as of August 31, 2021, up by 6%) is continuing expansion and announced the...
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28 January 2022
Victoria’s Secret cedes control of China
On Jan. 25, 2022, Victoria’s Secret (VS) announced a joint venture in China, 49% owned by Chinese rival Regina Miracle and 51% owned by the company. Need help with a strategic issue? mind...
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28 January 2022
Mango moves to 5th Avenue
Mango (€1.84 billion in sales in 2020 including 42% online) will open in the first half of 2022 a 2,100-sq.m and three-level flagship store in Manhattan (711 Fifth Avenue). Need help with a...
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28 January 2022
Consumer reviews. Fashion Nova pays a US$-4.2 million settlement to FTC
On January 26th, 2022, U.S. retailer Fashion Nova (US$ 615 million in 2020) has payed US$ 4.2 million to the Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC, the California-based company used...
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28 January 2022
Shopify and JD.com launch in the Chinese market
On January 18th, the Canadian firm Shopify, which provides retailers with software to build and operate an e-commerce site, concluded a major agreement with the Chinese JD.com. Need help with a...
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27 January 2022
Decathlon: managerial audacity follows a strategy
Barbara Martin Coppola (aged 45) will take over as C.E.O. at Decathlon in March 2022. A telecoms engineer by training (critical in the race in digital transformation), the former C.D.O. of...
27 January 2022
Wang Ning, Chinese toy specialist, lands in London with Pop Mart
Aged 35, Mr. Wang Ning made his fortune with an improbable bet: selling toys (figurines and dolls) in surprise bags. In 2020, his company Pop Mart recorded a turnover of US$382 million, up by 49%...
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27 January 2022
Wholesale. Metro AG explores the future of its Indian subsidiary
In India, the German Metro AG is weakened by the brazen disruption of the pure-players JioMart (Reliance Retail) and Udaan.
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27 January 2022
Israel. The start-up Placer.ai raises US$100 million
Founded in 2018, the Israeli start-up which specialises in traffic data over commercial areas was valued at US$1 billion after a funding round on January 12th, 2022. Need help with a strategic...
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26 January 2022
Good Food Holdings. “We are in the early stages of selecting dark stores”
In the U.S.A., supermarket chain Good Food Holdings operates 51 stores. According to C.E.O. Neil Stern, inflation, staff shortage and higher wages encourage retailers to automate operations.
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26 January 2022
Retail Media. Tesco and Best Buy opt for an omnichannel approach
Faced with both development of e-commerce and restrictions on third-party tracking cookies on mobile technology, retailers continue to develop their own solutions to monetise transactional data...
20 January 2022
Exotec raises US$ 335 million to double in 12 months
Robotics is gaining momentum in retail. The manufacturer of automation solutions for warehouses Exotec (300 employees, €100 million turnover expected in 2021) has raised US$335 million from...
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20 January 2022
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 37 stores
In the USA, a market more saturated than the European commercial sq.m, expansion strategies have ceased, reflecting a big shift of investments towards technology and e-commerce. Need help with a...
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20 January 2022
Inclusion. In the Netherlands, Ikea is committed to refugees
While the theme of diversity and inclusion was one of the main focuses of NRF 2022, Ikea plans to train 70 people with a refugee background in the Netherlands by way of a three-month paid work...
20 January 2022
U.S.A. Companies request a national framework for use of online data
In the United States, the IAB, which represents advertising technology providers, the ANA, which federates the main advertisers, and several dozen chambers of commerce from different states, sent...
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20 January 2022
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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...
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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...
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12 March 2026
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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn
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...
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25 February 2026
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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
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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...
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19 March 2026