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[op-ed] How European retailers are getting prepared for the new-generation Chinese tourists ?

Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director at International Association of Department Stores, explains the current retail strategies after the reopening of the Chinese borders in January 2023...

2 June 2023

Decarbonisation, gaming, communities: the new levers of Chinese e-commerce in 2023

Last year, e-commerce played a crucial role in China, driven by Covid-19 zero policies, but the shopping experience has also been transformed. Mind Retail helps to identify the main innovations in...

29 March 2023

Buy Box, end of wholesale: How to prepare for Amazon’s new distribution strategy

In early March 2023, Amazon announced that it would stop sourcing from wholesalers. At the end of December 2022, the business had agreed to review the "Buy Box" mechanism, a key engine for sales...

24 March 2023

Generative AI : “Applications in the retail sector are unlimited for design, marketing and customer relations teams”

Guillaume Rio, Director of Partnerships and Technology Trends at Pole Prospective BNP Paribas Personal Finance, presents the first applications of generative AI for the retail sector.

17 February 2023

E-commerce: What digital analytics strategy for 2023?

Nicolas Malo, Founder of Optimal Ways, looks back at the change that will affect e-commerce teams with the end of the Universal Analytics solution (Google Analytics v3) announced for July 2023...

9 January 2023

Nykaa, the Indian pure player to watch in 2022

By Gautam Chowdhury and Imtiaz Batkoo, respectively C.E.O. and Senior Vice President of Bangalore-based consulting firm RXG Business Consulting. They decode for Mind Retail the business model of...

13 January 2022

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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...

10 September 2026

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...

10 September 2026

With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era

With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...

9 September 2026

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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock

Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...

21 August 2026