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Chase believes it has cards to play in retail media
Is retail media the future of banking? On April 3, 2024, the retail bank Chase (JPMorgan) launched Chase Media Solutions (CMS), a retail media platform. Launched in the United States from April...
8 April 2024
In Milan, Kering spends €1.3 billion on the second most expensive street in the world
On 4 April, Kering (sales of €19.6 billion in 2023, down 2% in one year, and a net margin of 15.6% of sales, down 18%) announced the purchase of a building in Milan for €1.3 billion from...
- Retail
- Property and investors
5 April 2024
In France, 47% of influencers do not comply with the law
In France, the 9 June 2023 law aimed at regulating commercial influence and combating the poor behaviour of influencers on social networks established a legal framework for advertising practices...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
4 April 2024
Ikea buys Ikano Bank
Swedish retailer Ikea, which offers fractional payment (BNPL) and consumer credit services, could soon be expanding a range of financial services. The parent company Ingka Group (total sales of...
4 April 2024
Department stores: Central Group wants to buy Signa Holding’s property assets
According to Reuters, the luxury division of Austrian property company Signa Holding (US$ 5.5 billion in debt as of November 2023), which includes Globus in Switzerland, Selfridges in London and...
3 April 2024
Fashion: U.S.A. second-hand clothing is struggling to make profits
In the U.S.A., second-hand marketplaces are not making profits. Clothing resale platform ThredUp (sales of US$322 million in 2023, up 12%) continues to post substantial losses (US$71.2 million in...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
2 April 2024
Regulatory: Brussels agrees directive on platform workers
Despite French opposition and Germany‘s abstention, the European Council approved the directive on platform workers, thanks to the new votes of Greece and Estonia. It will be the...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
2 April 2024
EU: members adopt a watered-down due diligence directive at the last minute
After documents for CSRD, the EU will complete a regulatory framework on CSR with a directive covering due diligence. Validated by members, the agreement on the text, still streamlined, only needs...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
28 March 2024
U.S.A: 4 years after Covid-19, property companies are tightening up commercial leases
In both America and Europe, property companies increased rent rebates in 2020 and 2021 to save retailers from bankruptcy. This included new variable rents within commercial leases and exceptional...
- Retail
- News
28 March 2024
VFCorp launches Supreme in China with a first owned store
On March 22, 2014, the Supreme fashion brand opened a first owned store in China, in Shanghai (corner of Changle Road and Fumin Road), where the headquarters of parent company VFCorp are...
28 March 2024
Lego bricks is still strong in a crumbling toy market
In 2023, against a difficult backdrop for the toy sector (the global market was down 7% according to Circana), Lego continued to slow. Turnover reached €8.84 billion in 2023, up only 2% in a...
28 March 2024
Ulta Beauty joins forces with Axo to sell in Mexico
On March 14, 2024, US cosmetics and beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (US$11.2 billion turnover in the financial year to February 2024, up 5.7% like-for-like) announced a debut in Mexico in 2025, thanks...
27 March 2024
Rent Now Pay Later: In Dubai, Keyper wants no more bank cheques
On March 13, 2024, Keyper, an Emirati start-up specialising in fractional payments for shopping centre tenants, joined forces with Direct Debit System. This partnership with a direct debit...
27 March 2024
ESG: China takes a cue from Europe’s CSRD
On February 8, 2024, in the wake of the European CSRD, China announced new ESG regulations for 400 of the largest Chinese companies. China is thus hoping to boost investment confidence of foreign...
26 March 2024
Aldi invests US$9 billion in U.S.A. expansion
On March 7, 2024, German discounter Aldi (12,000 stores worldwide, including 2,400 in the U.S.A.) announced an investment of €9 billion over 5 years for American expansion. The firm also...
25 March 2024
Duty-free purchases by Chinese on the rise again worldwide, but especially in Asia
After 4 years of fluctuations, a recovery in duty-free sales is picking up again, reaching a rate comparable to pre-Covid-19 levels. According to Global Blue, in February 2024, duty-free sales...
22 March 2024
Our mind news
The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
4 September 2026
On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...
3 September 2026
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
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Electronic shelf labels: why the US regulator threatens rollout
In the USA, the Federal Trade Commission has just required full transparency on the use of pricing algorithms based on personal data, under threat of penalties. In this regulatory framework...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
21 August 2026
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From ChatGPT Ads to Amazon Alexa for Shopping: advertising in LLMs scales up in Europe
This summer, OpenAI successively rolled out its ChatGPT Ads platform in the UK and in 30 European countries. From formats used, CPM levels notably for FMCG products and the new role of GEO...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
27 August 2026
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With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era
With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
9 September 2026
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Retail media & LLMs: navigating intent-driven and custom experiences
From store aisles to ChatGPT Ads placements, retail media is shifting away from traditional slots, formats and keywords toward intent-based targeting. Driven by lower access costs to LLMs, full...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Special Reports
31 August 2026
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Facing SharkNinja’s hegemony, Carrefour and Darty gain ground on TikTok Shop
While Sephora follows in Ulta's footsteps on TikTok Shop in the US, mind Retail analyzed sellers performance in Q2 2026. Based on exclusive data from Lengow and Kalodata, this European market...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
7 September 2026
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Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites
According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
4 September 2026