Retailer and e-commerce
Skechers moves under Brazilian flag via a US$9.4 billion buyout
On May 5, sneaker retailer Skechers accepted a US$9.4 billion takeover bid from Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital. Scheduled for Q3 2025, the transaction will result in Skechers’...
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12 May 2025
Primark to enter Kuwait and the U.A.E. with Alshaya
After announcing, in March, a new Indian operation via a franchise partnership with Reliance Brands, British retailer Primark (2024 turnover of US$11.93 billion in the fiscal year to September...
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12 May 2025
[Amazon results] A strong first quarter, boosted by the anticipation of tariff increases?
On May 1 2025, Amazon published financial results for the first quarter 2025 (to March 31). Sales, at US$155.7 billion, compared with US$143.3 billion a year earlier, rose by 8.6% at constant...
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9 May 2025
Delivery platforms: Doordash acquires Deliveroo for US$3.3 billion
On May 6, US company DoorDash acquired a British rival for US$3.29 billion. As part of Doordash’s international expansion strategy (2024 revenue of US$10.7 billion, up by 24%, net margin...
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6 May 2025
Thibault Tabard, Ingka: ‘With 2 to 3 openings per year, we are aiming for 20 design studios by 2030’
As Ikea expands urban stores dedicated to project design, mind Retail wanted to understand the results. How many appointments were made last year ? What is the uplift in consumer spending ? We...
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6 May 2025
Grocery retail consolidation : Salling acquires Rimi Baltic for €1.3 billion
On May 5, Danish retailer Salling (2024 turnover: €9.7 billion, up by 2.7% year-on-year, net margin ratio at 2.4% of sales) received shareholders’ approval to acquire the Baltic...
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6 May 2025
At Marks &Spencer, cyber attack brings e-commerce to a standstill
Britain’s Marks & Spencer (annual turnover to the end of March 2024: €15.2 billion, up 9.4%) has been suffering from a ransomware-type cyber attack since April 21, 2025. According...
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4 May 2025
Vinted triples net margin in a year and launches investment fund
Profitable for the second year running, Vinted is accelerating expansion in Europe, expanding logistics offering and venturing into venture capital with a fund dedicated to re-commerce.
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30 April 2025
ChatGPT transitions from a search engine to an e-commerce platform
While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...
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29 April 2025
Carrefour gets green light for 100% takeover of Brazilian subsidiary
On April 25, Carrefour (2024 revenue of €87.27 billion, up 5.3% at constant exchange rates) obtained approval from the minority shareholders of the Brazilian subsidiary for the 100%...
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29 April 2025
Malaysia: discount retailer Eco-Shop valued at US$1.6 billion for I.P.O.
In Malaysia, discount retailer Eco-Shop is preparing to raise US$238.4 million ahead of an Initial Public Offering, scheduled for May 23, 2025. The Malaysian retailer (annual revenue at the end of...
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29 April 2025
‘Yes Advertising’: why it is over
By deciding to stick with the old Stop Ad system, the French government is avoiding legislation in a market that has already regulated itself. Nicolas Ruchon, Director of WellPack, and Henri-Noël...
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24 April 2025
Ireland: TikTok Shop captured 5% of the beauty market in just 3 months
Threatened with a loss of control in the U.S.A., TikTok is accelerating in Europe. With a remarkable breakthrough in the U.K., where the online store is already the 2nd largest cosmetics...
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24 April 2025
Customs duties: Shein and Temu raise prices
In the United States, in response to Donald Trump’s decision to raise customs duties to 145% on Chinese imports and end the de minimis rule from May 2, Asian e-commerce giants Shein and Temu...
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18 April 2025
[Food Retail Barometer 2024] The financial health of the world’s 10 largest food retailers in 7 charts
Now in a fourth edition, our annual barometer presents the financial performance of the world's 10 largest food retailers from 2017 to 2024: Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Seven & I, Target...
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17 April 2025
Japan’s Lawson relocates cashiers
In Japan, where bankruptcies linked to labour shortages jumped by 32% in 2024, convenience store chain Lawson has been testing remote cashiers based in Europe and the U.S.A. since January 2025...
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14 April 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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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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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...
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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...
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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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16 October 2026