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In parallel with a diversification into make-up, Paco Rabanne announces the opening of a flagship store in New York. Meanwhile, Kering is due to acquire the Creed perfume brand. For the luxury...

29 June 2023

Amazon denies potential takeover of Ocado

Following an article in the Times stating that Amazon might be interested in a potential takeover of Ocado, shares in the British pure-player, which also has a business as a logistics provider for...

29 June 2023

Joe Tsai replaces Daniel Zhang as head of Alibaba

Whilst the group is undergoing a major reorganisation without a proven stable business in China, Alibaba‘s C.E.O. Daniel Zhang announced that he will be stepping down on 20th June 2023. On...

27 June 2023

Social Commerce. YouTube launches live shopping in South Korea

After TikTok (1.09 billion users in April 2023) with TikTokShop, it’s now YouTube‘s turn (2.53 billion) to launch a live shopping channel. The video platform owned by Alphabet...

26 June 2023

Spain: Inditex, Mango, H&M, Primark, Kiabi and Uniqlo set out to negotiate their own branch collective agreement

Set up early in 2023 as a discreet lobby, Asociación Retail Textil España (ARTE) has recently announced initial discussions with trade unions over the potential for its own...

26 June 2023

Carrefour Banque: “The turnover generated by PASS cardholders is 2.4 times higher than other customers”

Between now and 2026, the Carrefour Group has set up an objective to accelerate the digital transformation of financial services. Orli Hazan, C.E.O. of Carrefour Banque since February 2021...

19 June 2023

[confidential] Vinted Go has processed 100,000 orders in six months

One year after a launch, Vinted shared the figures for Vinted Go with mind Retail at the Deliver conference in Amsterdam. The Vinted Go system, which was designed to re-insource logistics and...

14 June 2023

USA. Victoria’s Secret goes digital with Amazon

While Victoria’s Secret already offers beauty products on Amazon, on June 6, 2023, the company announced that it would also be adding 4,000 new fashion items to the platform, including...

9 June 2023

Reusable dishes: French anti-waste law constraining fast-food chains

On 31st May 2023, France's fast-food retailers had to present action plans to the government for adopting reusable tableware for on-the-spot consumption. While the legislation is not yet binding...

2 June 2023

E-commerce: Walmart reduces plastic and packaging

On June, 2023 Walmart (Q1 2023 sales of US$152.3 billion, up by 7.6%, net margin down to 1% of revenue) announced a program to save 2,000 tons of plastic in the USA this year. For the e-commerce...

2 June 2023

USA. Amazon enters the fissure of paid returns

Since 13th April, Amazon has been testing a new approach to returns. In the U.S., a symbolic charge of US$1 is made for returns made via UPS on condition that an Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market...

23 May 2023

Non-food: Lidl expands an online non-food business

Following the Belgian online store launch by Action last week with 150 products (already selling in Netherlands since 2021), Lidl has just launched an e-commerce website in France dedicated to...

23 May 2023

Primark accelerates U.S. expansion to compete with Shein

In the U.S.A., Primark (2022 turnover of €8.9 billion via 408 stores) opened a 17th American store on 20th April in the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo (New York State). Covering 3,200 sq.m...

17 May 2023

CSR. Albert Heijn tests a price premium based on environmental impact

In the Netherlands, the Albert Heijn chain (part of Ahold Delhaize, 2022 turnover: €87 billion, up 6.9% at constant exchange rates) has been offering a dual price for hot drinks (coffee, oat...

17 May 2023

Peter Pernot-Day, Shein: “With our production model, we have an unsold rate of 10%”

The Singaporean ultra-fast fashion retailer, which is due to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is estimated as the world’s third largest fashion retailer. While Shein is accused of forced...

16 May 2023

Leroy Merlin arrives in Senegal with Jumia

On March 22, Leroy Merlin signed an agreement with the pure player Jumia to launch into Senegal with 700 products. Since 2019, 1,500 products of the D.I.Y. chain are already distributed by Jumia...

9 May 2023

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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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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...

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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...

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