Retailer and e-commerce
EU: sustainability due diligence directive blocked by France, Germany and Italy
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has failed to win support from the qualified majority of member states needed to reach the final vote in the European Parliament. The...
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1 March 2024
Temu wants to open a digital marketplace to American sellers
The e-commerce platform Temu (a subsidiary of PDD Holdings, Pinduoduo’s parent company), known for low-value products, is expanding considerably. By October 2023, Temu was selling into 47...
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27 February 2024
Carrefour ends 2023 on a high note and aims to lease-operate 30% of hypermarkets
Carrefour has published a positive balance sheet for 2023, boosted by external growth in Brazil and in Europe. In France, the strategy of switching to franchising and leasing contracts has...
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27 February 2024
Nike cuts 2% of workforce to reduce costs
At Nike, the layoff of 1,600 staff, announced on February 15, 2024, is part of a US$2 billion cost-cutting plan over the next 3 years. In December, the company revised annual revenue forecasts...
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20 February 2024
[Amazon results] Strong growth and profitability in 2023, thanks to a rebalanced business model
After a sharp post-Covid-19 slowdown, Amazon is recovering. In 2023, sales rose by 11.8% in one year, representing US$60.8 billion in additional revenue. After reorganising logistics business and...
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19 February 2024
The Digital Service Act extends authority to all marketplaces
From February 17, 2024, the DSA (Digital Service Act) extended authority to all e-commerce sites operating in the European Union, whatever their size. Amongst measures is an obligation to appoint...
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19 February 2024
LVMH and Hermès improve margins in 2023 despite slower growth rates
In a context of return to normal consumer demand after post-Covid-19 euphoria, particularly in Europe and Asia, LVMH recorded a total turnover of €86.15 billion in 2023 up by 9%. Growth was...
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10 February 2024
[Online data] Second-hand goods reaches unprecedented levels in fashion and electronics
According to data from both Fox Intelligence and Fevad, the two most buoyant categories online, in 2023, are where second-hand does not exist. In fashion, second-hand accounted for more than 40%...
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9 February 2024
[Case study] At Rue du commerce, vendors’ sales up 120% with Qashflo
Exclusively for mind Retail, Benjamin Guigue, Offer Director at Rue du Commerce, takes a step back on the implementation and integration of fintech services from Qashflo. In 2 years, these allowed...
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7 February 2024
China’s JD.com opens a first warehouse near Paris
At the end of January, JD.com (retail sales of US$92.9 billion in the 9 months to September 2023, up by 1%) opened a new warehouse in France. Managed by cross-border arm JD Worldwide, the new...
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1 February 2024
[Analyze] The six major challenges facing retail in 2024
A few of the barriers for retail in 2024 include generative AI, retail media, decarbonisation and CSRD, omnichannel efficiency or social commerce. Retail, commercial property and retail tech...
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31 January 2024
Shein’s Wall Street I.P.O. delayed amid diplomatic tensions
Although Shein has increased the lobbying budget over the past 18 months, a future I.P.O. in Wall Street has been delayed. On both sides of the Pacific, the group is the subject of compliance...
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30 January 2024
Kristen d’Arcy, True Religion: “After Instagram Shopping, the next step is to launch e-commerce on TikTok”
Kristen D'Arcy, Chief Marketing Officer of the True Religion brand since July 2023, is boosting Instagram and TikTok to win support from younger consumers. In an interview with mind Retail, she...
Employee surveillance: Amazon France fined €32 million
The CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique for excessive staff surveillance. At the heart of the case is data gleaned warehouse scanning tools, used for surveillance and staff sanctions.
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25 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Christofle prepares to launch a second-hand offer in the U.S.A.
After launching an omnichannel platform in October 2023 to repurchase more second-hand products from French customers, the tableware brand is stepping up the pace in the US market.
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25 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] American Adore Me wants to digitalise wholesale business
At NRF 2024 mind Retail learned that U.S. lingerie online retailer Adore Me (part of Victoria's Secret) is moving away from a purely digital and DTC approach. To gain traction in the wholesale...
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16 January 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