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Decathlon slashes private labels to boost performance
Faced with a slowdown in sales and concentration in the sector, Decathlon (turnover of €15.4 billion in 2022, up 12% including 16.8% online) is pulling out the heavy artillery. In mid-July...
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3 August 2023
Lidl launches a retail media business in Germany
On 18 July 2023, the German Schwarz Group (owner of Lidl and Kaufland) announced the immediate launch of an online retail media offering, in partnership with online advertising technology company...
2 August 2023
DSA: After Zalando, Amazon tries to escape Brussels’ constraints
After Zalando, it is now the turn of Amazon (2022 sales: US$514 billion) to claim the firm has been “unfairly targeted” by the E.U. and the rules laid down to prevent systemic risks...
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2 August 2023
U.K. Will duty-free shopping for foreign tourists return soon?
The scheduling of a parliamentary debate on 7 September 2023 on the reintroduction of duty-free shopping in the U.K. is a first victory for British retailers. During this debate for around fifty...
24 July 2023
Following Central Retail, Aeon invests massively in Vietnam
On 19 July, the leading Japanese retailer Aeon (turnover of US$16.6 billion in Q1 2023, up by 5% in one year) received a US$41 million loan from JBIC and Mizuho Bank to expand in southern Vietnam...
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24 July 2023
Amazon up in arms over €3 delivery charges for books
On 27 June in France, Amazon announced instructions to sue the French Council of State to court over a ministerial order of April 4, 2023. This will introduce a minimum carriage charge of €3...
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20 July 2023
China: Harrods targets the ultra-rich with a private club in Shanghai
On 17 July, Harrods announced the evolution of “The Residence” concept (launched in 2020) with the creation of a private club for ultra-rich customers. The company’s first...
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20 July 2023
Retail media: despite Kingfisher and Leroy Merlin’s initiatives, the DIY market will need 18 to 24 months to become mature
In mid-June 2023, Kingfisher announced the launch of Kingfisher Retail Media France, an omnichannel retail media agency run by Gwenola Coicaud (formerly of Criteo) for the Castorama and Brico...
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19 July 2023
U.S. retailers raise minimum threshold for free delivery by 23%
In the U.S.A., where e-commerce accounted for 15.1% of retail in Q1 2023 via US$272.6 billion in sales, the party is over when it comes to free deliveries and returns, which have damaged the...
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19 July 2023
British online shoppers reduced their average shopping basket by 14% in 6 months
In the U.K., rising prices are reducing consumer purchasing power. According to Foxinteligence, the average number of items per e-commerce basket fell from 3.1 a year ago to 2.8 in June...
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17 July 2023
Automatic checkouts: Costco wants to step up controls on membership cards
Faced with a slowdown in growth (historically up by 16% in 2022 for US$227 billion in net sales, compared to 1.9% in the 3 months to May 2023 for US$52.6 billion in sales), Costco wants to improve...
13 July 2023
According to McKinsey, marketing will be one of the functions most impacted by generative A.I.
Customer relations, business development, software engineering, research and development and marketing are the corporate functions that will be most affected by A.I. (artificial intelligence)...
13 July 2023
[Confidential] OneStock signed up four integrator partners for international expansion
The OneStock stock consolidation solution, which is working in France, Germany, the U.K., Italy and Nordics, is looking for integrator partners to further develop an international presence. These...
12 July 2023
Textiles. Italy and the Netherlands move towards Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
From 1st January 2024, textile manufacturers in Italy and the Netherlands will be subject to EPR, as voted by Brussels in March 2022. “The aim is for manufacturers to assume responsibilities...
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5 July 2023
After the soaring import bill, shortages persist in Tunisia
For almost a year now, Tunisia has been experiencing a series of shortages of essential foodstuffs such as sugar, semolina, flour and rice. The Tunisian government is facing an economic crisis...
4 July 2023
USA. Walgreens lays off staff and closes 150 drugstores
Walgreens is continuing a shift towards healthcare, 18 months after C.E.O. Rosalind Brewer, former n°2 at Starbucks arrived. The drugstore chain (sales of US$35.4 billion in Q3 2023, up by...
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4 July 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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
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AI agents: the KPIs that led L’Oréal to scale up across its warehouses
After testing 7 AI agents in its warehouses, L’Oréal is scaling up. Deployed to coordinate picking waves, manage replenishment and handle stocktaking, Manhattan’s agents have helped cut several...
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20 October 2026
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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%
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
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Danone turns to AI to personalise marketing campaigns and test advertising in ChatGPT
AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...
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16 October 2026
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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”
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