E-commerce and marketplaces

The e-commerce platform Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings, Pinduoduo’s parent company), known for low-value products, is expanding considerably. By October 2023, Temu was selling into 47...

27 February 2024

[Amazon results] Strong growth and profitability in 2023, thanks to a rebalanced business model

After a sharp post-Covid-19 slowdown, Amazon is recovering. In 2023, sales rose by 11.8% in one year, representing US$60.8 billion in additional revenue. After reorganising logistics business and...

19 February 2024

The Digital Service Act extends authority to all marketplaces

From February 17, 2024, the DSA (Digital Service Act) extended authority to all e-commerce sites operating in the European Union, whatever their size. Amongst measures is an obligation to appoint...

19 February 2024

[Online data] Second-hand goods reaches unprecedented levels in fashion and electronics

According to data from both Fox Intelligence and Fevad, the two most buoyant categories online, in 2023, are where second-hand does not exist. In fashion, second-hand accounted for more than 40%...

9 February 2024

[Case study] At Rue du commerce, vendors’ sales up 120% with Qashflo

Exclusively for mind Retail, Benjamin Guigue, Offer Director at Rue du Commerce, takes a step back on the implementation and integration of fintech services from Qashflo. In 2 years, these allowed...

7 February 2024

China’s JD.com opens a first warehouse near Paris

At the end of January, JD.com (retail sales of US$92.9 billion in the 9 months to September 2023, up by 1%) opened a new warehouse in France. Managed by cross-border arm JD Worldwide, the new...

1 February 2024

Shein’s Wall Street I.P.O. delayed amid diplomatic tensions

Although Shein has increased the lobbying budget over the past 18 months, a future I.P.O. in Wall Street has been delayed. On both sides of the Pacific, the group is the subject of compliance...

30 January 2024

Kristen d’Arcy, True Religion: “After Instagram Shopping, the next step is to launch e-commerce on TikTok”

Kristen D'Arcy, Chief Marketing Officer of the True Religion brand since July 2023, is boosting Instagram and TikTok to win support from younger consumers. In an interview with mind Retail, she...

29 January 2024

Employee surveillance: Amazon France fined €32 million

The CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique for excessive staff surveillance. At the heart of the case is data gleaned warehouse scanning tools, used for surveillance and staff sanctions.

25 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] American Adore Me wants to digitalise wholesale business

At NRF 2024 mind Retail learned that U.S. lingerie online retailer Adore Me (part of Victoria's Secret) is moving away from a purely digital and DTC approach. To gain traction in the wholesale...

16 January 2024

Picnic raises €355 million from historical shareholders

As finance opportunities in the tech sector remains under pressure, Picnic has again demonstrated solid strength to investors. On January 9, the pure-player raised €355 million, in which all...

11 January 2024

Black Friday 2023: French average online spending up by 15%

Although Black Friday for 2023 failed to attract new online shoppers, average online rose by 15% from 2022 in France. Data from Foxintelligence, which tracks the profiles and purchasing behaviour...

15 December 2023

In New York, Shein’s pop-up at Forever 21 attracted 5,000 visitors in 4 days

In the USA, Shein is rolling out pop-up stores within Forever 21 stores. While the offer is a mix of fashion and home decoration, the group told mind Retail about the 2023 results of the pop-up...

23 November 2023

After a good Q3, Walmart’s annual sales should grow by 5%

In the quarter ended October 27, Walmart‘s sales grew by 4.3% at constant exchange rates, reaching US$160.8 billion. U.S.A. sales rose by 4.9% excluding fuel, while online sales surged by...

17 November 2023

[info mind Retail] Marco Sacco-Stevanella, ManoMano: “After launching free returns for B2B clients in France, the next step will be an international launch”

As D.I.Y. volumes are shrinking, ManoMano wants to capitalise on B2B customers. From 100% free returns for professionals, launched at the end of September in France to new payment options, Marco...

14 November 2023

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

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Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...

27 October 2025

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Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

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While many retailers spend 80% of their acquisition budget on Google Shopping, monetisation tests are accelerating on ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. How much of the budget will they absorb...

23 October 2025

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Awarded on October 13, 2025, in the category of the Customer Relationship Awards, the start-up specialising in e-commerce A/B testing continues to grow. For mind Retail, C.E.O. and Co-Founder...

23 October 2025

Antoine Jouteau, Leboncoin : “We are launching our first warranty offer for multimedia products”

As Leboncoin prepares to celebrate a 20th anniversary in 2026, mind Retail interviewed Antoine Jouteau, the outgoing Chief Executive Officer. As Jacob Aqraou, Executive Chairman of the Board of...

13 October 2025

Cyberattack: Muji, Loft and Sogo & Seibu e-commerce sites down in Japan

Since October 19, Japanese logistics company Askul (2024 revenue: 3.3 billion dollars, up by 2% year-on-year) has been the victim of a cyberattack, preventing it from managing e-commerce orders...

27 October 2025