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As food deflation accelerates in China, Hong Kong’s shoppers adapt behavior
Since Q4 2023, China has been facing deflation. According to the Bureau of National Statistics, the country saw in 2023 the biggest price drop in over 10 years : this was particularly true for...
23 February 2024
In the U.K., The Body Shop is for sale
After a period of financial difficulties (EBITDA down 40% in the 9 months to end-November 2023), The Body Shop (900 directly-operated stores and 1,600 franchises worldwide, 7,000 staff, including...
23 February 2024
Walmart invests US$ 2.3 billion in connected TVs
On February 20, 2024, in a context in which American retailers are attracting an audience similar to that of major TV channels, Walmart (US$645 billion in sales in 2023, up by 5.5% at constant...
21 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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
20 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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
19 February 2024
BNPL: Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance acquires Pledg
On February 15, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (owner of Sofinco) announced plans to acquire BNPL specialist Pledg. This 100% takeover (without financial details) should enable the...
- Retail
- News
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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
10 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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
1 February 2024
Social commerce: TikTok acquires an Indonesian e-commerce giant
In Indonesia, the parent company of TikTok ByteDance (2022 revenue of US$85.2 billion, operating margin of US$20 billion) finalized the acquisition of the online retailer Tokopedia. Tokopedia is...
1 February 2024
After Fast Retailing, H&M Spain drastically reduces the store network
The need for larger stores serving as e-commerce hubs, combined with the difficulties facing the fashion industry, is forcing the sector’s giants to review future strategies. In Spain...
31 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Marie Ferry joins GfK France
Marie Ferry, who was Director of Retail and Out-of-Home Catering at Adot (a subsidiary of Veepee Ad, Veepee’s advertising network), left the group, according to information supplied to mind...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
20 January 2024
Retail media: 7/Eleven to roll out radio format in 30,000 stores
On 14 January, convenience retailer 7/Eleven announced the launch of radio spots as part of retail media formats. This will be deployed across all North American stores. The spots will be managed...
20 January 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Cegid will be rolled out at Diptyque, Iris Galerie and is set to open a 5th data center
Cegid, the P.O.S. software publisher for specialty retailers, is to open a 5th data center in a fast-growing region. “This is due in Dubai for April 2024,” revealed Nathalie Echinard...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
19 January 2024
Picnic raises €355 million from historical shareholders
As finance opportunities in the tech sector remains under pressure, Picnic has again demonstrated solid strength to investors. On January 9, the pure-player raised €355 million, in which all...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
11 January 2024
[NRF 2024] Consumer service, in-store cloud service…Google launches 5 generative AI features for retail
Ahead of the NRF, Google Cloud announced the launch of generative AI solutions. We selected 4 of them. Dedicated to consumer services, “Customer Service Modernization” can design...
11 January 2024
How Decathlon and Mango continued business in Russia
According to an investigation by Disclose media based on internal documents, Decathlon supplied ARM, the Russian buyer of its stores (now active under the Desport brand) for more than one year...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
11 January 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