Retailer and e-commerce
Menswear brand Snitch raises US$40 million to expand in Asia and the Middle East
In India, men’s label Snitch (2024 sales: US$29.4 million, up 128% in a year, net margin ratio of 1.8% via 60 stores) raised US$40 million in Series B funding on May 27 (investors: 360 ONE...
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- News brief
5 June 2025
[Shoptalk] At Tesco, the ship-from-store model is reaching limits at 30% of online sales per store
On June 2, 2025, at the Shoptalk conference in Barcelona, which mind Retail attended, Oliver Vogt (Tesco) reviewed the implementation of logistics hubs dedicated to e-commerce fulfillment in...
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5 June 2025
[mind Retail Day] Data strategy and advertising revenue: Fitness Park’s new trajectory
During the mind Retail Day, the Fitness Park gym chain (350 gyms in Europe) took stock of their advertising monetization strategy. Here are the key figures.
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4 June 2025
[mind Retail Day] Sephora, Primark, Tara Jarmon and Zapa: maintaining CSR despite regulatory uncertainty
The current regulatory relaxation, coupled with economic tensions, could raise questions about the relevance of CSR strategies for retailers. At mind Retail Day however, Matthieu Riché (Sephora)...
- Retail
- Analysis
30 May 2025
[mind Retail Day] Marketplace scaling: growth drivers according to Castorama, Fnac-Darty and La Redoute
For Séverine Geoffroy (Castorama), Emilie Arnaud (Fnac-Darty), Pauline Tolila (Younited) and Edouard Roussel (La Redoute), the marketplace offers a structuring growth lever with an array of...
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- Analysis
28 May 2025
EU adopts environmental labelling for B2B, France pushes for a consumer-facing version
While Brussels has just approved the methodological framework for eco-score in the fashion industry, France is taking the lead with a more ambitious version directly aimed at consumers. Already in...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
23 May 2025
[mind Retail exclusive] How second-hand goods are set to grow at Tara Jarmon and Zapa
Behind the scenes at the mind Retail Day conference in Paris on May 21, Laura Marquant, Managing Director of Tara Jarmon and Zapa, exclusively unveiled her circular roadmap. Accelerating...
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23 May 2025
Shein audience: a deceptive stability in a two-speed Europe
According to the latest audience report, Shein has managed to stabilise the active user base in Europe over the last 6 months. Driven by the marketplace, 4 countries account for 65% of monthly...
- Retail
- Market indicators
22 May 2025
[mind Retail Day] La Redoute announces the opening of a marketplace in Belgium in 2026
At mind Retail Day’s event, Edouard Roussel, Director of Partnerships for La Redoute, announced the launch of a Belgian marketplace. He also detailed the French marketplace's growth levers. We...
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22 May 2025
Dick’s acquires Foot Locker for US$2.4 billion
After JD Sports and Courir in November 2024, a consolidation trend continues. On May 15, Dick’s (sales 2024: US$13.4 billion, up by 3.5% year-on-year, net margin ratio 8.7%) announced the...
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- News brief
22 May 2025
Qashflo, the financing solution dedicated to marketplaces sellers, ceases operations
Qashflo, an accelerated payment solution for 3P sellers on European marketplaces, is closing. Despite a positive recovery, the company has not secured sufficient shareholder equity to ensure the...
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- mind Exclusive
- Analysis
20 May 2025
SAP joins Amazon, Walmart and Salesforce in scaling back its diversity programme
Following Donald Trump's executive order to abolish diversity policies, SAP, the German business management software leader, has announced that it is scrapping its target of 40% women in its...
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- News
16 May 2025
B2B: Albertsons launches e-commerce platform for trade professionals
As merger plans with Kroger, the U.S.’s third-largest food retailer, fell through, Albertsons (2024 revenue: US$80 billion, up by 2% year-on-year) announced on May 6 an e-commerce platform...
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- News brief
16 May 2025
Paolo de Cesare takes over as Chairman of Grandi Stazioni
Paolo de Cesare was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Grandi Stazioni at the end of April 2025. Former Chairman and C.E.O. of Printemps Group (2007–2020) and then C.E.O. of luxury...
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- Property and investors
- News brief
15 May 2025
China : amid slowing beauty sales, SaSa slashes offline stores
On April 15, Chinese beauty retailer SaSa (revenue of US$560 million in the last fiscal year to March 2024, net margin ratio of 5% through 183 stores) published results for the quarter to March...
- Retail
- News brief
14 May 2025
To capture the potential of Indian beauty, Chanel seals a key partnership with Nykaa
In India, the premium beauty market is whetting appetites. Under the leadership of Chanel’s CDO, Renaud Batteux, the luxury group (sales of US$19.7 billion in 2023 up 16%, net margin ratio...
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- News brief
13 May 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...
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- Retail tech
29 October 2026
Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...
23 October 2026
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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- Retail tech
15 October 2026
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”
Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
12 October 2026
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Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
8 October 2026
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How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n
Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...
7 October 2026
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Cashback: Younited secures an exclusive contract with Bouygues Telecom
Following Orange and the launch of a marketplace, Bouygues Telecom is strengthening a customer loyalty strategy by focusing on purchasing power with a new cashback offer. For French fintech...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
16 October 2026