Retailer and e-commerce
Instacart adopts technology to combat out-of-stock in the U.S.
After reporting a profitable 2024 fiscal year, driven by an 11% turnover uplift, the food shopping app is going further with stock data. New technology, based on computer vision and AI, should...
- Retail
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28 March 2025
TikTok Shop arrives in France, Germany and Italy
TikTok announced the launch of TikTok Shop in France, Germany and Italy on March 31. The service is now available in 15 countries. The shopping features are directly integrated into the videos in...
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- News brief
28 March 2025
With 20% of e-commerce in 2024, Target wants to increase the marketplace fivefold
In the U.S.A, Target, the most omnichannel grocery retailer is capitalising on the positive benefits of a marketplace launched in 2019. While advertising revenue grew by 24% last year, it wants to...
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28 March 2025
Acquired for US$8.5 billion, Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for US$1 billion
On March 26, the American discounter Dollar Tree (owner of the eponymous brand and Family Dollar) reported a turnover of US$30.83 billion in 2024 via 2900 stores, up 0.8%, but a net loss that...
- Retail
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28 March 2025
Like Action, Miniso closes the 2024 financial year with a 23% increase in turnover
During the financial year ending at the end of December 2024, the Chinese company Miniso reported, on March 21, an unaudited turnover of US$2.33 billion (up by 22.8%, after an increase of 14% in...
- Retail
- News brief
27 March 2025
With live shopping, Voyages E.Leclerc has attracted 28,420 viewers in two years
E.Leclerc Voyage, the travel agency of the second largest French grocery retailer by market share (2024 turnover: €49.9 billion, excluding fuel, up by 2.6%, after a 10.3%-increase in 2023)...
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25 March 2025
India: Apna Mart raises US$25 million with its hybrid model
On March 24, Apna Mart, an Indian food retailer operating both in-store and 15-minute express delivery, raised US$25 million in Series B (capital and debt), according to the Registrar of...
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25 March 2025
India: Amazon and Walmart accused of violating quality control rules
After being caught in September 2024 for failing to comply with competition law, Amazon and Flipkart (a subsidiary of Walmart) are accused of violating quality control rules in India. The Indian...
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24 March 2025
Inditex ends 2024 with strong growth and 26% of online sales
On March 10, the global fashion giant Inditex (owner of Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, etc.) revealed a annual turnover of €38.6 billion, 26.4% of which was online, for the...
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21 March 2025
b.connect authentification service will be launched with a six-month delay
In France, the b.connect authentication service, an offshoot of the banking card group (Groupement des Cartes Bancaires), will finally be launched in September 2025, 6 months later than planned...
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- News brief
21 March 2025
In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index?
In 2024, 1,812 online and omnichannel retailers with more than 50 staff reported their score on the professional gender equality index to the French Ministry of Labour. mind Retail analysed the...
- Retail
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- Market indicators
20 March 2025
U.S.A.: Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, with debts of US$1.58 billion
On March 17, 2025, Forever 21 (2021 turnover US$2 billion, last available financial data) filed for bankruptcy in a Delaware court. This includes 354 stores in the USA, the brand licence and U.S...
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18 March 2025
With a 9% increase in turnover, Mercadona has strengthened its margin in 2024
On March 13, Mercadona, Spain‘s largest grocery retailer (1,674 stores in Spain and Portugal, 110,000 employees) reported gross sales of €38.84 billion, up by 9%, after a 15% increase...
- Retail
- News brief
18 March 2025
Words from retail leaders: how to prioritise the use of AI in project mode
During the 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, mind Retail asked 5 analysts, retail and e-commerce executives to share their roadmap in terms of using AI in project mode in the coming months. They also...
- Retail
- Analysis
17 March 2025
Lego ends the year up 13%, buoyed by a country with uncertain regulations
On March 11, the world’s largest toy retailer Lego reported sales of US$10.79 billion, up 12.8% (after a rise of 2% in 2023 and 16.9% in 2022). Net margin stood at US$2 billion. This is a...
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13 March 2025
In 2024, E.Leclerc and Lidl were the 2 biggest French advertisers
On March 6, 2025, Kantar Media presented the Top 100 Advertisers 2024, revealing that they now account for 46% of investments in the multi-media advertising market (press, radio, TV, OOH, cinema...
- Retail
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13 March 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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
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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...
- 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
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16 October 2026