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Fursac sells vintage products from other brands…but not their own
According to our sources, men’s fashion retailer Fursac (a subsidiary of the SMCP group, with sales of €1.2bn in 2023 at 3% LFL at constant exchange rates, then down by 5% in Q1 2024)...
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18 July 2024
Julie Hamadouche Bottino, Ba&sh: “On each garment, a label details the CO2 generated, energy consumed and freshwater pollution”
Supported by Fairly Made in terms of traceability and involved in a relocation program, Ba&sh has been publishing a voluntary CSR report for 3 years and has just been certified B-Corp. Since...
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25 June 2024
Chalhoub launches 2-hour delivery in Riyadh with Level Shoes
In June 2024, a year after launching a two-hour home delivery service in Dubai, Chalhoub’s Level Shoes (selling 250 shoe brands and two flagships in Dubai Mall and Riyadh Park Mall) decided...
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25 June 2024
2 months after launch, La Maison Convertible’s chatbot converts 15% of users
At the mind Retail Day conference, La Maison Convertible presented an initial assessment of a new AI-based chatbot launched in April 2024. The furniture retailer has succeeded in boosting the...
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21 June 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Decathlon launches rental for business customers
Against the backdrop of a slowdown in the core B2C business, particularly in the digital space, Decathlon detailed a shift towards professional customers at mind Retail Day. Over the next 2 years...
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21 June 2024
By focusing e-commerce in stores, Target reduces inventory by US$2 billion
After experiencing inventory difficulties following the pandemic, Target reviewed its strategy, particularly its e-commerce roadmap. Here is a look at the operating results of the world's 5th...
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20 June 2024
Yoox-Net-A-Porter bids farewell to China under pressure from competitors
On June 14, Switzerland’s Richemont (2023 sales of €20.62 billion, up by 3.3%), owner of Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, etc., announced the closure of the Yoox Net A Porter (YNAP)...
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20 June 2024
Amanda Medina, Etam: “We now have real expertise on Instagram”
With nearly 1.3 million followers on Instagram, Etam stands out for a social media strategy that's close to its audience, focused on collaborations and interaction. Amanda Medina, Head of Social...
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12 June 2024
Leroy Merlin halves Board and starts a vast redundancy plan
Leroy Merlin (GMV 2023 of €9.93 billion in France up by 1.3% year-on-year) announced the loss of about 500 jobs in France, representing around 1.8% of the group’s workforce. The timing...
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12 June 2024
Fast fashion giant Shein tries circularity
Following a launch in the U.S.A. in 2022, the second-hand clothing resale platform Shein Exchange, was launched in France on June 3. Available from the mobile app, it offers only clothing...
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11 June 2024
Ikea launches a recruitment campaign for a new store on Roblox
On June 24, Ikea launched a first metaverse store in the UK. Recruited between June 14 and 18, the 10 store advisors on Roblox (“The Co-Worker Game”, developed by Swedish gaming...
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6 June 2024
Dealt raises €6 million in Series A to foster services and circularity
Formerly Mon super Voisin, Dealt, a specialist in white-label services for retailers, has announced a €6 million round of funding to accelerate expansion in France and Europe. C.E.O. Mickael...
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6 June 2024
OneStock raises US$72 million to boost connectivity
On May 21, 2024, US fund Summit Partners (RELEX, Akeneo, Klaviyo, Optimove, Later and Mi9 Retail) announced a US$72 million investment in French OMS provider OneStock (100 clients including Yves...
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31 May 2024
Mirakl launches 24-hour vendor onboarding with Mistral AI and OpenAI
On May 28, Mirakl (ARR of US$160 million in 2023, up by 20%) announced the beta launch of Catalog Transformer. The solution is based on Mirakl algorithms (Artificial Mirakl Intelligence) and LLM...
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28 May 2024
E-commerce: LVMH and Alibaba combine cloud and AI technologies
On May 22, at Viva Technology, in Paris, LVMH and Alibaba announced a five-year technology partnership to optimise customer experiences and logistics (inventory management, distribution) of the...
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24 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Lacoste signs with StrutFit to reduce online returns
On May 23, at Viva Technology in Paris, mind Retail learned of Lacoste‘s signing with New Zealand’s StrutFit in March 2024. StrutFit‘s tech solution, based on computer vision and...
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24 May 2024
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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