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Roberto Marques, President of the Brazilian cosmetics group Natura (owner of Avon, The Body Shop, Natura and Aesop) is in the process of registering The Body Shop and Aesop brands in China.

20 May 2021

Walmart reduces robotic automation

In the United States, Walmart (sales of US$ 559 billion in 2020, up by 8%) is phasing out massive automated locker towers that were visible in over 1,500 stores.

20 May 2021

Exclusive. Who were the world’s biggest retailers in 2020?

Mind Retail made a special ranking of retailers’ turnover in the last fiscal year. This ranking does not include Aldi, which has not published its financial results yet. In 2019, the last...

20 May 2021

Hammerson exits the retail parks sector

Hammerson has sold all 7 retail parks in the U.K., covering 205,000 sqm GLA, to Canadian group Brookfield Asset Management in a €385-million deal.

20 May 2021

Ikea soon on Oxford Street ?

As part of an urban strategy, Ikea is in advanced talks to acquire the Topshop flagship on Oxford Street in London (9,300 sq.m).

20 May 2021

3 omnichannel best practices

Orchestra, Jules and Speedway launched valuable processes to optimise rotation of merchandises, conversion rate via a tracking of cancelled online baskets and make "ship from store" services more...

20 May 2021

Omnichannel. What role for stores in 2021?

How can retailers enhance stores’ operational efficiency, as e-commerce is gaining ground? How should they remodel their functions and organisation, within retail operations that are fully...

20 May 2021

At Pepe Jeans, stores are an integral part of e-commerce services

Mind Retail met Marcella Wartenbergh, C.E.O. of AWWG (formerly Pepe Jeans Group) in a video interview. After a difficult year during which the Web accounted for 21% of the activity, she shares her...

4 May 2021

The US economy grew by 6.4% in Q1

After a G.D.P. decline of -3.3% during 2020, the U.S.A. economy grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, announced the Commerce Department.

4 May 2021

“Miniso relies on Big Data to create in-store traffic”

The Miniso Chinese retailer (4,500 stores, €10 billion turnover in 2020) built a data-driven model for range management. Mind Retail discussed with Jonathan Siboni, Co-Founder of Miniso in France...

4 May 2021

E-commerce. Affirm and Returnly invent a new customer service territory

In the U.S.A, the Affirm company which specialises in Buy Now Pay Later (B.N.P.L.) is extending their services with the purchase of Returnly. The specialist in deferred payments combines instant...

4 May 2021

Franprix. Which profitability for e-commerce?

Faced with the onslaught of on-demand delivery startups, Franprix (872 stores at the end of December 2020, including 479 franchises) wants to emphasis their e-commerce offensive. A discussion with...

27 April 2021

Online marketplaces now subject to V.A.T.

Initially scheduled for January 1st, 2021, the implementation of the European directive from 2017, related to V.A.T. on e-commerce transactions, will be effective on July 1st. Marketplaces...

27 April 2021

Beauty. Yves Rocher pushes digital boundaries

From partnerships with marketplaces, focus on e-commerce growth, acceleration in social selling to considerations for physical stores, Yves Rocher is reviewing fundamentals. Mind Retail shares the...

16 April 2021

Which retail websites were the most globally visited in 2020 ?

16 April 2021

Arbonne is a digital sales spearhead for Yves Rocher

In 2018, Yves Rocher acquired California-based natural cosmetics company Arbonne International. Although takeover values were not published, this was the largest takeover in the history of the...

16 April 2021

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With turnover down by 5.3% over 9 months, URW announces departure of Jean-Marie Tritant

In parallel with the release of 2025 3rd quarter results showing decreasing sales, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is initiating a major governance change. Chairman Jean-Marie Tritant, will step down at...

27 October 2025