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For today’s landlords, traditional K.P.I.’s (such as footfall, occupancy rate, effort rates) are no longer sufficient. Many examine what reliable data and commercial calculations can...

16 April 2021

Retailers and tenants clash over the very notion of turnover

In the United States and in Europe, variable rents are dividing retailers and landlords. It is increasingly difficult to distinguish between online and in-store sales. This involves solving a...

16 April 2021

D.I.Y. competition battle lines are moving in Russia

Whilst digitalisation of the D.I.Y. sector is a major challenge, particularly in the B-to-B sector, the battle lines are moving in the less competitive but potentially profitable markets of...

16 April 2021

Why Sushi Shop company favours own delivery

For Sushi Shop (part of Amrest Group since 2018), the Covid-19 health crisis offered an opportunity. The Japanese-style restaurant chain has been able to absorb the shift in customer demand for...

16 April 2021

FOR LULULEMON AND CALM, WELLNESS BECOMES A MARKETING ARGUMENT

In the United States, retailers are increasingly banking on health and mental well-being as the ultimate remedy in a context of repeated Covid-19 restrictions and widespread depression. Peloton...

16 April 2021

Canada. What is the forecast for post Covid-19 store traffic?

In Canada, current traffic in shopping streets has decreased compared to the period before the health crisis, moving down by up to 30%. “According to current projections across retailers and...

16 April 2021

Carrefour buys former Walmart stores in Brazil

Carrefour has made an offer to takeover Grupo Big, which operates 387 grocery stores in Brazil. The offer values the company (Brazil’s third-largest food retailer with sales of US$4.51...

16 April 2021

Chip Bergh at the helm of Levi Strauss

More digital, multi-functional physical stores, stronger customer relations and taking a step back from a wholesale business model… These are the convictions of Chip Bergh, Chief Executive...

16 April 2021

Ikea converges Communication and Offer

The world’s largest furniture retailer Ikea (turnover of €39.6 billion in the fiscal year ended in August 2020, down by 4% in total and by 10% on a same-store basis) recruited Mr. Linus...

16 April 2021

Carrefour aims to be Europe’s n°1 organic grocer

From €35 million in turnover in 2017, the revenue of the organic and eco-responsible pure-player Greenweez has just exceeded €100 million in 2020. Sales jumped by almost 60% in one year...

15 April 2021

Payment. Will Floa Bank be taken over by BNP Paribas?

According to Les Echos, BNP Paribas is in a good position to buy Floa Bank (ex-Casino Bank) and integrate expertise for fractional payments, a major trend in e-commerce. Floa is also a specialist...

15 April 2021

Kingfisher. “Old jeans are more useful on your roof than in your wardrobe”

With ‘Bring Back Your Jeans’, created in 2013, the D.I.Y. retailer Castorama continues to integrate into the circular economy. The aim of the initiative is to recycle old clothes and...

15 April 2021

In China, Pinduoduo overtakes Alibaba

The Nasdaq-listed online platform Pinduoduo (Tencent) is growing a competitive audience in China’s e-commerce market. The company reported 788.4 million annual active users in 2020, ahead of...

15 April 2021

Deliveroo, Uber Eats… What value is shared between retailers and platforms?

With the Covid-19 crisis, delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Deliveroo or Just East are experiencing extraordinary business growth. In France, these accounted for 30% of the out-of-home...

2 April 2021

USA. A boost for autonomous delivery

In the U.S.A., the restaurant chain Chipotle that specialises in Mexican food has invested in the start-up Nuro, which supplies autonomous delivery vehicles. This undisclosed investment is part of...

2 April 2021

Is relocation a realistic option ?

A talk with Sébastien Breteau, C.E.O. of the QIMA company specialized in industrial audits.

22 March 2021

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Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

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At Eden Park, payment has become a strategic lever serving unified commerce. Currently migrating the PoS to Shopify, the French retailer shared with mind Retail their insights on the adoption of...

5 November 2025

Will France and Europe manage to suspend Shein, as they did with Wish?

Accused of selling illegal products, Shein faces a French government crackdown aiming to block the website of the world’s No.4 fashion retailer. This standoff raises questions about the EU’s...

7 November 2025

AI search engines: how advertising is entering the conversation

While many retailers spend 80% of their acquisition budget on Google Shopping, monetisation tests are accelerating on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. How much of the budget will they absorb...

23 October 2025

JD.com, Amazon Haul, Kaufland, Rakuten: Europe becomes new battleground for global marketplaces

In the U.S.A. sales of ultra-low-price marketplaces sourcing goods from Asia are declining, as parcels worth less than US$800 are now subject to customs duties and a flat tax. As a result, players...

30 October 2025

Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Levi’s enter peak season with high stock levels

Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025