CSR and HR
[NRF 2025] Under threat from customs duties, CSR is fading into the background
At this year's NRF, retailers' CSR initiatives seem to have all but disappeared from the agenda in the face of upcoming political and customs tax issues. Jérôme Del Porto, Director of Circularity...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
15 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
[mind Retail Exclusive] Constance Fouquet makes a fresh start in 2025
According to our sources, Constance Fouquet has left Maisons du Monde (9M 2024 sales: €705 million, down 11.4%). Hired in April 2022 after five years at Veepee, in a context of rapid digital...
10 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
The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025
In a context of sluggish consumption, budgetary and geopolitical uncertainties (U.S.A., Middle East, Ukraine), concentration and financing tensions, retailers are prioritising efficient and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
19 December 2024
Senate report condemns working conditions in Amazon warehouses
On June 15, the US Senate Select Committee led by Bernie Sanders issued a report on working conditions in Amazon‘s warehouses, in which safety procedures are not respected. The senators...
18 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] The French repair bonus to be extended to underwear and household linen
After a year's use for clothes in France, the Refashion eco-organisation is working on new territories for a repair bonus, mind Retail has learned.
13 December 2024
Fast Retailing torn on the Chinese issue of Xinjiang
After a record year in a fiscal year to the end of August 2024 (turnover of US$20.7 billion up by 12.2%, net margin at 12% of sales), the C.E.O. of Fast Retailing, Tadashi Yanai, explained on the...
12 December 2024
Belgium: bill transposing CSRD adopted
On November 28, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a bill transposing the E.U. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Belgium was one of the countries lagging behind on...
11 December 2024
Carrefour to deploy GS1’s augmented QR code in all European banners by 2025
At the first CoNext event organised by GS1 on the theme of data for circularity, of which mind Retail was a media partner, Carrefour announced the deployment of the augmented QR code on private...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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3 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Bonus repairs extended to all furniture categories in France
Launched in late 2022 as part of the French AGEC law and extended in May 2024, the repair bonus is gaining ground in the furniture sector, mind Retail learned. Ecomaison has announced an imminent...
18 November 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Schmidt invents a new range of kitchens using 30% less materials
On November 6, the Schmidt Group (sales 2023: €668 million via 900 stores under the Schmidt, Cuisinella and ID Pro brands) unveiled a new collection of kitchens, central islands, bookcases...
13 November 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Kiabi deploys CrushOn Connect second-hand solution in 70 stores
When availability of second-hand products is a growing challenge for retailers, Kiabi signed up with technology publisher CrushOn, mind Retail has learned. The aim is to streamline the sourcing of...
30 October 2024
Didier Veloso, GS1: “At Decathlon and L’Oréal, the usages’ growth of QR code scanning is very encouraging”
As traditional barcode is reaching its limits, QR codes are proliferating on home-electrical, fashion and food products. Didier Veloso, Executive President of GS1 France, and Diana de Bernardy...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
18 October 2024
With 10% of online sales, Yves Rocher launches a marketplace to round off offering
On September 23, beauty retailer Yves Rocher (660 stores in France, turnover of €1.2 billion in 2023 including 10% of online sales) launched a marketplace in France, powered by the Mirakl...
17 October 2024
Lectra aims to reduce waste in the fashion industry with Valia
As pressure mounts on fashion retailers to combine profitability with CSR regulations, Lectra is launching Valia, a cloud-based software package that optimises textile cutting and reduces waste.
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
14 October 2024
Our mind news
While his start-up shakes up an array of players focused on product data management solutions, Edouard Margain, Co-Founder of Upsellr, shared with us at NRF Europe the results of the data...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
19 September 2026
While at NRF Europe, Hanshow revealed a major contract with one of the U.S. retail giants to mind Retail, its smart trolley has yet to prove a market match. A hardware-focused strategy that raises...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
18 September 2026
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
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
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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
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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
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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
24 August 2026
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Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026
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Lidl’s owner continues cloud services offensive
With €2.2 billion in cloud revenue and growth 3 times faster than the rest of the business, Schwarz Group continues a technological shift. Between investments in its own data centres, buyouts in...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
1 September 2026