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Gero Furchheim, Ecommerce Europe: “The challenges posed by marketplaces, often based in Asia, are the current priority”
With the General Product Safety Regulation coming into force on 13 December 2024, but with no enforcement guidelines having been published since, mind Retail spoke with Gero Furchheim, the new...
14 February 2025
Marketplaces: Brussels wants to limit entry of non-compliant products
On February 5, the European Commission presented a set of measures to limit entry into the EU of e-commerce parcels deemed not to comply with local standards. These are mostly sold by Asian...
13 February 2025
EU: CSRD and due diligence appear set for wide-ranging unravelling
After two days of consultations organised by the Commission, the plan to simplify the CSRD and the due diligence is becoming clearer. If confirmed, 85% of companies will no longer be subject to...
13 February 2025
China: Cosmetics, luxury goods and fashion collapsed in 2024
In China, total retail sales slowed in 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, they increased by 3.8% in value last year (excluding automobiles), after a rise of 7.3% in 2023. The...
13 February 2025
[Inflation Barometer] Despite inflation stabilising in 2024, European retail is still being penalised by prices that are too high
In 2024, inflation reached a moderate level of +2.4% in both the Eurozone and the U.S.A. In the long term, the gap in terms of consumption is real: over 3 years, food inflation reached +25% in...
4 February 2025
Circana : grocery retailers posted a 3rd year of falling volumes in France
Despite the inflation slowdown, French consumers did not move upmarket in 2024, according to the annual report from Circana institute, which was formed by the merger of IRI and NPD. Over a...
31 January 2025
Faced with the downturn in Asia, Kering’s sales fell by 12% and LVMH by 2%
For LVMH and Kering, the world's n°1 and n°3 luxury retailers, Asia, which had long been a growth driver, has weighed down annual results in 2024. Meanwhile, the 25% tariffs announced on February...
30 January 2025
Auchan Russia is counting on sanctions being lifted to continue trading
Auchan Retail (2023 sales €32.26 billion, down 2% in a year, via 2,354 stores in 12 countries) has ended discussions with Gazprombank concerning the sale of 232 Russian stores, according to...
30 January 2025
Under attack from 19 States, will Costco give in to the anti-inclusion and diversity movement?
On January 28, 19 U.S. states sent a letter to the C.E.O. of Costco, a brand name that is emblematic not only for its HR and pay policies, but also for equity, diversity and inclusion. The...
30 January 2025
Yes Ad halves the proportion of leaflets in waste paper
While consumers have massively adopted Yes Ad in the 14 test areas, it has also helped to reduce the proportion of advertising leaflets in paper waste. The French government is due to make a...
28 January 2025
Perplexity AI, Project Liberty, Elon Musk… Who will buy TikTok US?
After obtaining a temporary reprieve from President Donald Trump, it's time to ask who among American investors will get their hands on 50% of TikTok US?
23 January 2025
Deere & Co taken to court for obstructing the right to compensation
In the U.S.A, on January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Illinois and Minnesota Attorneys General filed a lawsuit against the agricultural equipment retailer Deere & Co...
22 January 2025
Meta and Amazon join Walmart in reviewing HR inclusion policies
Meta and Amazon are backtracking in a fight against discrimination. After abolishing fact-checking in the U.S.A., Meta announced in a memo sent to staff on January 10, 2025, a scrapping of...
13 January 2025
Cosmetics: a European directive could cost the French industry €1 billion
On January 1, 2025, the revised European directive on waste water treatment came into force. Published on December 12, 2024, in the Official Journal of the European Union, this introduces a system...
9 January 2025
Mexico increases customs fees for Temu, Shein, AliExpress and others
As Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% customs duties on imports from Canada and Mexico, the Central America country is stepping up a fight against Chinese imports. On January 1, 2025, new...
9 January 2025
Meituan and Ele.me force delivery drivers to rest
In China, Meituan, an e-commerce and express delivery platform, launched a “tiredness management” system to deal with long working hours of couriers. After a 12-hour quota, delivery...
8 January 2025
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Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...
29 October 2026
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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%
With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...
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21 October 2026
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