Sophie Baqué

Mind retail has learned that China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is quietly rolling out "Hema Fresh" supermarket labs. Fully digitalized and serving as e-commerce hubs, they are part of our selection...

Eager to reduce its carbon footprint,

Similar to the U.S.A., department stores in Europe are increasingly specialised. Focussed on Asian customers, Galeries Lafayette Group opened an innovative Parisian store in

Accusations are rising between Beijing and Seoul. As one of the largest South Korean retail conglomerates, Lotte Group is suspected to support the U.S. missile-defence system.

In London, the D.I.Y. retailer B&Q (Kingfisher group) is

Three questions to Luke Lim, C.E.O. of AS Louken consulting firm based in Singapore.

As an unusual trans-continental focus, the D.I.Y. retailer Leroy Merlin (part of Adeo Group) is preparing to open sales operations for South Africa in 2018, according to Planet Retail. After 10...

The Dubai-based Chalhoub operates and grows the retail businesses of international retailers in the Middle East. Specialising in high-end fashion and beauty brands, it does not publish turnover...

In France since 2019, companies with more than 50 employees have to provide the Ministry of Labour with a gender equality score. mind Retail analysed the scores of companies in 8 retail sectors.