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USA: How Walmart and Amazon are embracing generative AI
While companies like Amazon and Apple have reduced access to generative A.I. tools in workplaces, this is not the case for Walmart (net sales of US$314 billion in H1 2023, up by 6.6%). On August...
16 September 2023
Uyghur forced labour : Investigations launched in Canada against Walmart and Hugo Boss
After the complaint filed in July 2023 in France against Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers, on August 24, Canada’s corporate ethics watchdog opened investigations into three companies (Walmart...
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5 September 2023
Dubai: The sustainable label The Giving Movement is multiplying pop-ups
Eco-friendly clothing brand The Giving Movement, founded in April 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, announced the opening of a flagship store in Dubai in 2024. Currently at the Mall of the...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
1 September 2023
TikTok Shop could lose at least US$500 million in the USA in 2023
TikTok Shop, the social network’s e-commerce solution, could lose more than US$500 million in the U.S.A. in 2023, according to an article by The Information published on August 23rd. The...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
1 September 2023
USA: Shein makes historic breakthrough in physical retailing
While the Republican Attorney Generals in 16 states asked the SEC to investigate whether Shein’s supply chain uses forced labour, the pure-player (US$23 billion turnover in 2022 via 150...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
1 September 2023
L’Occitane confirms that its owner is considering a takeover
After posting spectacular results for the three months to June (sales of €502 million, up 24.5% at constant exchange rates), L’Occitane International confirmed on 15th August that...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
1 September 2023
Karine Abbou: “Since the arrival of Chat GPT, there’s been an earthquake at Google”
Generative AI was born in the U.S.A. in November 2022. Where do American retailers stand? On the whole, the Americans, like the French, are in the early stages of this process. On the surface...
- Retail
- Analysis
31 August 2023
Walmart slashes subscription fees to win the loyalty of low-income households
Wheras Intermarché offers a “small budget advantage” based on French family income, Walmart in the U.S.A. wants to win loyalty from households in receipt of SNAP and SSI (food...
9 August 2023
[Amazon results] Operating margin doubled, driven by e-commerce and the marketplace in Q2 2023
On August 3, 2023, Amazon published results for Q2, showing a return to growth in the e-commerce business. Sales totaled US$134.4 billion vs $121.2 billion a year earlier. This is a 11% growth at...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Data
9 August 2023
Waste: Brussels wants binding targets for textiles and food
On 5 July 2023, the European Commission published a draft directive to reduce waste. Each E.U. country could be subject to a binding target to reduce food waste. By December 2030, the aim is to...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
8 August 2023
Auchan outpaces Jeronimo Martins as Portugal’s leading retailer
In Europe, the consolidation move continues amongst supermarkets. On August 3, Auchan Retail announced the purchase of 489 Dia stores (Minipreço and Mais Perto banners) plus 3 warehouses in...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
8 August 2023
Photovoltaics, electricity bills: retailers launch a green offensive
In the retail sector, the average electricity bill before the Ukraine crisis ranged from €20,000 a year for a specialist store, €80,000 a year for a supermarket and €500,000 a year...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
8 August 2023
India: Walmart reinvests US$1.4 billion in Flipkart
After scaling back operations in the U.K., Brazil and Japan, Walmart is strengthening control over Indian online retailer Flipkart. On July 30, 2023, the firm invested US$1.4 billion, buying the...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
4 August 2023
Automatic checkouts: Specialist retailers follow in supermarket footsteps
In the early 2000s, self-checkout (SCO) systems were introduced in France at Auchan and Casino, and in the U.S.A. at Kroger and Costco, operated by IBM Retail. Today, Intermarché has 1,600...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
4 August 2023
[confidential] Decathlon Belgium wants to recruit 100 subscribers per month for a rental offer
At Decathlon Belgium, the “We Play Circular” rental system is gaining ground. Launched initially with 70 families and two stores (Brussels and Antwerp), the second stage began in May...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
4 August 2023
USA : TikTok adds an e-commerce site to compete with Shein and Temu
TikTok (1.17 billion users by June 2023) is opening an e-commerce business in the U.S.A. Ranging from clothing to electronic equipment, the “Made in China” offer is available directly...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
3 August 2023
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...
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- 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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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock
Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- Analysis
21 August 2026
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O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai
On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
21 August 2026
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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”
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
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ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending
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
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Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
24 August 2026
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Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue
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