CSR and HR
[mind Retail Exclusive] Carrefour tests the retail media solution developed by Vusion and Mediaperformances
In-store operational teams will be able to manage retail media campaigns That’s the promise of the partnership announced on September 18, 2024, between omnichannel retail media specialist...
26 September 2024
[case study] With Smartway’s AI, Auchan Retail targets a food breakage rate of 0.75%
At Paris Retail Week, and while Smartway has just received €1.4 million in funding as part of the i-Nov innovation competition under Plan France 2030, Martine Demaret, Program Manager Officer at...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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23 September 2024
Joué Club tests CSR schemes, but keeps sights on e-commerce for Christmas
After receiving agreement from French competition authority to take over the La Grande Récré stores, the JouéClub retailer presented a roadmap for the Christmas period on September 11. E-commerce...
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13 September 2024
H&M and New Look strengthen their agreements on subcontracting practices
As companies are investing in CSRD, fashion retailers are signing more and more agreements to protect the rights of workers and subcontractors in their manufacturing and transport process.
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6 September 2024
Ikea and Walmart rely on marketplaces to boost second hand sales
While Walmart is introducing new categories of second-hand products to its marketplace, Ikea is testing a version of C2C digital marketplace. While this approach has not been successful for...
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30 August 2024
How Enhancy, with a model of automation and AI, wants to industrialise the second-hand sector
Optical Character Recognition, automated photo retouching and pricing... Enhancy, a SaaS company specialising in optimising the online resale of 2nd hand products (household appliances and...
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27 August 2024
Fursac sells vintage products from other brands…but not their own
According to our sources, men’s fashion retailer Fursac (a subsidiary of the SMCP group, with sales of €1.2bn in 2023 at 3% LFL at constant exchange rates, then down by 5% in Q1 2024)...
18 July 2024
Julie Hamadouche Bottino, Ba&sh: “On each garment, a label details the CO2 generated, energy consumed and freshwater pollution”
Supported by Fairly Made in terms of traceability and involved in a relocation program, Ba&sh has been publishing a voluntary CSR report for 3 years and has just been certified B-Corp. Since...
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25 June 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Cora signs with Delipop to pool e-commerce flows
Mind Retail learned that, after signing up Carrefour, Intermarché and Monoprix, Delipop has just gained up two more clients in the food retail sector.
23 April 2024
French government is expected to confirm laws for “fast fashion” and eco-score
In France, following adoption of a fast fashion law by the Parliament in mid-March, the government is under pressure to deliver. Definitions are needed for company thresholds alongside terms and...
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26 March 2024
EU: sustainability due diligence directive blocked by France, Germany and Italy
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The...
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1 March 2024
[Analyze] The six major challenges facing retail in 2024
A few of the barriers for retail in 2024 include generative AI, retail media, decarbonisation and CSRD, omnichannel efficiency or social commerce. Retail, commercial property and retail tech...
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31 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Christofle prepares to launch a second-hand offer in the U.S.A.
After launching an omnichannel platform in October 2023 to repurchase more second-hand products from French customers, the tableware brand is stepping up the pace in the US market.
25 January 2024
Pauline Gubert, Babymoov: “Our business of re-conditioned products will grow from 3,000 to 20,000 units in two years”
Home appliances manufacturer Babymoov (food processors, baby monitors) has formalised a partnership with CircularX (a subsidiary of Recommerce Group) in order to expanding the range of second-hand...
3 November 2023
Zero-carbon stores: a new controversial claim for Amazon
Having abandoned goal of achieving 50% “zero-carbon” shipments by 2030, zero-carbon is making a comeback in Amazon’s media communications. In Seattle, an Amazon Fresh store (3250...
31 October 2023
[info mind Retail] Christofle relies on CircularX to accelerate second-hand revenue
According to our source, the high-end tableware retailer controlled by the Chalhoub family launched a program in early October 2023 to buy back second-hand products from individuals. Pierre...
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19 October 2023
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 September 2026