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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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
20 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
- Retailer and e-commerce
30 March 2023
[Confidential] GPT Chat: Yext is working on two features based on the generative A.I. model
The U.S. company is one of the first to reveal integration of GPT 3, the GPT Chat language model, into its natural language chatbot. According to our information, another project is to have a...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
15 February 2023
Charging for returns: pure players follow the lead of omnichannel retailers
Since spring 2022, H&M and Zara adopted a policy of charging for returns on online purchases, thus setting standards for standardisation of e-commerce market. Some pure-players are following...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
26 January 2023
[Confidential] In France, Picnic’s will end 2022 at around €28 million in sales
Increase in frequency, conquest of Berlin and of the Paris region in Q1 2023, selective automation of fulfillment centres… While funding is tightening for quick-commerce companies, Picnic is...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
6 January 2023
Confidential. Citrus Ad to open an office in Dubai
Advertising technology company Citrus Ad (owned by Publicis Group since 2021) is building a team in the United Arab Emirates. According to Alban Villani, C.E.O. EMEA, “We are in the process...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
6 December 2022
Ads.txt: which advertising providers do retailers work with?
In our study of 100 e-commerce sites worldwide, mind Retail analysed the relationships between retailers' websites and marketplaces alongside service providers responsible for selling their...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
28 October 2022
George Yates, Back Market : “In 16 markets, our main challenge is to ensure that supply keeps pace with demand”
Only six months after previous fundraising, the second-hand marketplace Back Market (specialising in electrical products), raised €450 million and reached a valuation of €5.1 billion. George...
31 January 2022
Faysal AlMalki, Al Malki Group : “Since covid, customers who come into the stores are customers who buy”
Created in 1952, the Franco-Saudi family group Al Malki represents more than 50 luxury brands (Estée Lauder, Lancôme, Chopard, Boucheron, Cartier…) in the Gulf. Faysal AlMalki, C.O.O. of the...
15 June 2020
Vincent Rey, Madura : “Our next showroom will have a zero inventory policy”
A discussion with Vincent Rey, C.E.O. of Madura’s home decoration retailer.
20 March 2018
[confidential] Alibaba tests Hema Fresh, a Chinese version of Amazon Go
Mind retail has learned that China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is quietly rolling out "Hema Fresh" supermarket labs. Fully digitalized and serving as e-commerce hubs, they are part of our selection...
13 June 2017
Luke Lim, AS Louken, Singapore: “Alibaba is likely to keep investing in brick & mortar retailers”
Three questions to Luke Lim, C.E.O. of AS Louken consulting firm based in Singapore.
12 January 2017
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Online Advertising: Leroy Merlin and Auchan at the heart of a political controversy
Since November 17, Leroy Merlin has faced controversy after a report from Sleeping Giants, an activist group against online hate speech. The organisation alerted the Adeo group retailer (GMV 2024...
- Retail
- News
- News brief
21 November 2025
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How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months
Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
3 December 2025
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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”
Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
11 December 2025
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Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store
According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
26 November 2025
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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls
On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...
- Retail
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- News
12 December 2025
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Walmart parts ways with C.E.O. after 9-month revenue up by 4.4%
On November 14, the world’s largest retailer, Walmart (revenue 2024: US$681 billion, up by 5.6% at constant rates), announced the departure of C.E.O., Doug McMillon. In office since...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
21 November 2025