Retailer and e-commerce
Galeries Lafayette: New impetus in China, concern for the 25 French stores in provinces
While Galeries Lafayette has signed with a new Chinese partner, in France, the financial safeguard procedure for 26 department stores raises stakes of territory appeal at a national level.
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28 April 2023
Sephora partners with Pact Collective to collect more empty packaging
In the U.S.A. and Canada, Sephora (LVMH, 17% organic growth in Q1 2023, as in 2022) signed a partnership with Pact Collective. This project, called Beauty (Re)Purposed, aims at collecting empty...
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- News brief
27 April 2023
Casino – Teract: Intermarché is joining the fray
Interrupting a proposed merger between Casino and Teract, Intermarché is joining the fray. The firm wants to take over about 100 Casino French supermarkets to gain 0.7% market share. This is...
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25 April 2023
Food retail: 6 charts to understand the financial health of the world’s Top 10 in 2022
Rising costs, inflation, purchasing power. After 2 years of crazy growth boosted by Covid-19, 2022 was a good one in terms of sales, but not profitability. For the 2023 edition of this exclusive...
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- Analysis
20 April 2023
Guillaume Darrousez, CEO Petit Bateau: After 6 months, a second-hand spending customer starts buying our new products”
Guillaume Darrousez, C.E.O. of the Petit Bateau children's wear brand, was a guest of the latest FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, attended by mind Retail. He shared future plans to combine carbon...
Sandro : Second-hand, a profitable business from the first year
After 12 months of operations, Sandro shared with mind Retail the results of their second-hand business, which launched 100% online. For the fashion brand, this service is now at a "roll-out...
Beauty. The Indian unicorn Nykaa continues to grow like crazy
Despite a departure of five senior executives since January 2023, Nykaa expects sales to grow by around 30% in the financial year ended in March 2023. On 5th April, the pure-player (which also...
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- News brief
7 April 2023
Walmart: By 2026, 65% of web orders prepared in stores will be automated
While Walmart has managed to increase the weight of online sales in 2022, with total revenue growth keeping pace with inflation, the company is making supply-chain automation a priority. Within 3...
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7 April 2023
Fashion: which second-hand models are the most profitable for retailers?
Since 2021, second-hand offers have been multiplying among fashion retailers. In an analysis carried out by mind Retail among some 30 retailers, we see that the models and their associated...
- Retail
- Analysis
30 March 2023
Decarbonisation, gaming, communities: the new levers of Chinese e-commerce in 2023
Last year, e-commerce played a crucial role in China, driven by Covid-19 zero policies, but the shopping experience has also been transformed. Mind Retail helps to identify the main innovations in...
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29 March 2023
Couche-Tard consolidates in Europe via a US$3.3 billion buyout
Taking advantage of TotalEnergies' withdrawal from petrol stations, the Canadian company Couche-Tard is filling the space and expanding operations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and...
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27 March 2023
Why Carrefour is outsourcing non-food e-commerce to Rakuten
On 14 March, during the 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, Carrefour (2022 sales of €90.8 billion, up by 8.4% organic excluding petrol) announced the opening of a digital store on the Rakuten...
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22 March 2023
Financial results. Inditex widens the gap with H&M and Fast Retailing in 2022
In 2022, the world's largest fashion Inditex retailer posted a profit of €4 billion, up by 27% on 2021. A net result that places the group above fast-fashion competitors.
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21 March 2023
Tech in-store: guided tour of the Decathlon Lab for South East Asia
mind Retail invites you, in video and photos, behind the scenes of the Decathlon Lab located in Kallang (Singapore). In this 5,000 sq.m store, the company has opted for a rational technological...
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17 March 2023
With 19% of online sales, Target reinvests US$100 million in e-commerce logistics
The supermarket chain has announced that it is investing US$100 million in its e-commerce logistics to build six new order preparation centres by 2026. With this investment, Target is capitalising...
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17 March 2023
CSR. Ikea adopts bio-based glue to reduce its carbon footprint
Ikea's new CSR commitment? A corn-based glue. While the group has been using a fossil-based glue responsible for 5% of its overall carbon footprint for 60 years, it has announced that it will...
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15 March 2023
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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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- 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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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