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Whilst only two years ago, retailers were announcing brand new flagship stores, rapid change has moved investment towards strategic and disruptive innovations for quick returns, including machine...

9 July 2021

Ocado Solutions signs with Auchan Retail in Spain

The French-based company Auchan Retail (€32 billion in sales in 2020) is partnering with the British tech giant Ocado Solutions in Spain to develop its e-commerce business.

9 July 2021

Carmila eager to house “Direct to Consumer” brands

Willing to strengthen the presence of Direct-to-Consumer brands within its malls, Europe’s third-largest listed retail property company is launching the “DNVB Ready” prize, in...

9 July 2021

Discount. The Russian Torgservis expected in the U.K

Originally from Siberia, the Torgservis group announced imminent entry into the U.K.

9 July 2021

Outlet centers believe in recovery

For MacArthurGlen, Via Outlets and also Advantail, commercial recovery has been clear since reopening on May 19.

9 July 2021

Douglas and Fnac Darty also launch retail media platforms

The trend started in the grocery sectors, for players like Walmart, Tesco, Rewe or Carrefour. However, this is rare for specialty retailers, with the exception of the beauty giant Douglas and Fnac...

6 July 2021

“Brands pay a monthly membership fee to appear on the Showfields platform”

Mind Retail spoke with Tal Zvi Nathanael, C.E.O. and founder of the innovative Showfields retailer. He invented a data-centric business model, which lowers entry barriers to entry for brands. He...

2 July 2021

For Casino and Carrefour, Brazil remains a priority

Global retailers are increasingly reviewing their international portfolios, generally with two options: either they reach a dominant position or they close. Casino Guichard Perrachon (sales of...

2 July 2021

Time has come for “ultra fast” fashion retailers

The pandemic made BlushMark and Shein’s sales take off and gave an appetite to develop pop-up stores. Mind Retail details their strategy.

25 June 2021

D.I.Y. “Second hand makes it easier for customers to go upmarket”

Emmanuel Bernard is a Mission Executive at SAMSE group, a French D.I.Y. retailer which controls an e-commerce website plus 37 D.I.Y. stores (Entrepôt du Bricolage banner), among others. He...

25 June 2021

Al-Malki Group partners with the Australian Fluent Commerce for its OMS

The French-Saudi luxury group Al Malki (105 clients including L’Oréal Luxe, Dior Beauty, the Richemont Group, Estée Lauder, Rimowa, etc.) has partnered with the Australian...

25 June 2021

Klarna rolls out “Buy Now Pay Later” offers

Klarna, Swedish specialist of “Buy Now, Pay Later” completed a US$639 million capital increase on June 10. This new capital values Klarna at US$45.6 billion. In March 2021, the...

21 June 2021

L’Occitane and The Body Shops makes bulk sales familiar

Bulk, recycling, eco-refills. At L'Occitane and The Body Shop, multiple initiatives are reducing packaging weight.

19 June 2021

Why Amazon is challenging India’s richest man

The munitions are flying between Amazon and Reliance Industries, the diversified conglomerate owned by tycoon Mukesh Ambani (telecoms, energy, retail).

17 June 2021

Ulta. Dave Kimbell will have to make his mark

As announced, Dave Kimbell was appointed C.E.O. of Ulta Beauty in June 2021 (1,264 stores, sales of US$6.15 billion in 2020). He joined the Group in 2014 and moved up promotions before appointed...

17 June 2021

China’s wealthy are getting younger and younger

According to a study by Bain & Co. and China Merchants, China will have 3 million very wealthy individuals by the end of 2021.

17 June 2021

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Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

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Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

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On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

With Grand Frais, Apollo makes a first move into European grocery retail

Through an agreement to acquire 70% of the operator of Grand Frais, the US investment fund Apollo aims to double stores and evolve a model that has so far been entirely focused on physical retail...

19 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025

Pierre Brousseau (FDJ United Ventures): “For 2026, we are positioning ourselves in a more rational and offensive again VC market”

What is the total amount of assets under management at FDJ United Ventures?FDJ United Ventures was launched in 2015. We invest in European start-ups supported by La Française des Jeux (FDJ...

12 December 2025