Sophie Baqué

According to the latest audience report, Shein has managed to stabilise the active user base in Europe over the last 6 months. Driven by the marketplace, 4 countries account for 65% of monthly...

As merger plans with Kroger, the U.S.’s third-largest food retailer, fell through, Albertsons (2024 revenue: US$80 billion, up by 2% year-on-year) announced on May 6 an e-commerce platform...

In India, the premium beauty market is whetting appetites. Under the leadership of Chanel’s CDO, Renaud Batteux, the luxury group (sales of US$19.7 billion in 2023 up 16%, net margin ratio...

While the impact of tariffs began to affect the US economy in Q1, with GDP falling by 0.3%, retail space occupancy rates did not improve.

On May 1 2025, Amazon published financial results for the first quarter 2025 (to March 31). Sales, at US$155.7 billion, compared with US$143.3 billion a year earlier, rose by 8.6% at constant...

Boosted by government intervention, retail sales ended up 4.6% in the first quarter ended March 2025 in China (year-on-year). Last year, they ended at 3.2% at the end of December 2024. According...

As Ikea expands urban stores dedicated to project design, mind Retail wanted to understand the results. How many appointments were made last year ? What is the uplift in consumer spending ? We...

After signing an agreement with Alma to offer payment in 3 or 4 instalments, the Dutch payment service provider Mollie (250,000 customers) is taking link-based payment a step further via an...

OmniRetail, the Lagos-based start-up editing e-commerce platform designed for small retailers (GMV of US$810 million in 2024, up by 40%) raised US$20 million at the end of April 2025. A B2B...

While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...

In mid-April, the EU Council reshuffled the deck on the implementation of extra-financial reporting and the duty of care. A major postponement was agreed and a compromise on substantive changes to...

By deciding to stick with the old Stop Ad system, the French government is avoiding legislation in a market that has already regulated itself. Nicolas Ruchon, Director of WellPack, and Henri-Noël...