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British retailer Tesco (300,000 employees) is equipping store staff with body cameras, to counter the sharp rise in physical assaults by customers and to enhance safety.

18 September 2023

South Africa: Walmart strengthens the team to support digital growth

U.S. giant Walmart is reorganizing the South African business by recruiting Jonathan Collins as Chief Financial Officer, with the aim of boosting online sales.

15 September 2023

NFT: Bouygues Telecom partners with Cohort to build customer loyalty

For a month, Bouygues Telecom has been using Web3 to build loyalty and commitment among environment-committed customers, in partnership with Cohort and 1,000 associations. mind Retail presents all...

15 September 2023

Jeremy Lamri, Tomorrow Theory : “There isn’t a single HR topic that won’t be impacted by generative AI”

With ChatGPT’s popularity continuing to grow since its launch in November 2022, Jeremy Lamri, co-author of ‘Travailler à l'ère des AI génératives’* (Editions EMS), explains about how generative...

7 September 2023

Uber posts an operating margin for the first time

In Q2 to June 2023, the profitability of DoorDash and Uber Technologies improved, driven by stronger consumer demand for fast deliveries. DoorDash managed to limit losses in the U.S.A. and Uber...

9 August 2023

Jeremie Profeta, CTO Sonepar “The digital marketplace will launch in France by the end of 2023 and the USA could follow very quickly”

Sonepar, the world's largest electrical equipment retailer, has announced investments of €2 billion in supply chain and €1 billion in an international digital platform. Jeremie Profeta, C.T.O. and...

18 July 2023

External growth: Carrefour acquires Cora-Match

On 12th July 2023, Carrefour announced the acquisition of the Cora and Match banners, subsidiaries of the Louis Delhaize group. Carrefour could now reach a market share of 22.3% and compete with...

17 July 2023

Amandine de Souza, Leboncoin: “We add B2B and aim to become Europe’s leading second-hand retailer”

Amandine de Souza, Managing Director of Leboncoin (Adevinta Group), was a guest at the latest FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, attended by mind Retail. She explained a transformation of the...

13 July 2023

Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers: new legal action for forced labour

With 20% of the world's cotton coming from Xinjiang, a 2nd legal action has been launched in France against Uniqlo, Inditex and Skechers. In Brussels, the Commission is considering moving towards...

5 July 2023

Casino sells GPA in Brazil and prepares for significant shareholder dilution

With the announced sale of Grupo Pao de Açucar, Brazil's 2nd largest retailer in terms of sales, the French retailer is preparing for significant change for Latin America, the largest market in...

4 July 2023

In 3 years, Majid Al Futtaim reduced Co2 emissions by 11%

In 2017, Carrefour's Middle East franchisor set a target of 'net positive' on Co2 and water by 2040. The group succeeded in reducing Co2 emissions thanks to greener energy.

4 July 2023

Sam Bergius, Amazon : “Since January 2023, our Grade & Resell and liquidations programs sold more than 1 million products”

Sam Bergius, Amazon Marketplace Manager, is responsible for Fulfillment By Amazon in the UK, managing FBA selling partners in both the U.K. and the European Union. Amazon has just postponed by 10...

3 July 2023

USA. Why Paco Rabanne and Kering are investing in beauty

In parallel with a diversification into make-up, Paco Rabanne announces the opening of a flagship store in New York. Meanwhile, Kering is due to acquire the Creed perfume brand. For the luxury...

29 June 2023

Sandrine Préfaut, Locala: “A quarter of retailers have begun to ‘discountise’ their offer”

In an exclusive interview with mind Retail, Locala, a specialist in multi-local solutions ranging from "drive to store" to visibility issues, presents the three key findings of an annual survey of...

28 June 2023

Online returns: Rendez Vous Déco’s initiatives to recreate value

Repacking workshops, sending spare parts to customers... To get more value out of returned products, the furniture pure-player is stepping up initiatives. A 2 month-trial increased returned...

23 June 2023

Carrefour Banque: “The turnover generated by PASS cardholders is 2.4 times higher than other customers”

Between now and 2026, the Carrefour Group has set up an objective to accelerate the digital transformation of financial services. Orli Hazan, C.E.O. of Carrefour Banque since February 2021...

19 June 2023

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13 March 2026

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12 March 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

11 March 2026

Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer

While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...

27 February 2026

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Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...

5 March 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

11 March 2026

Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers

On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...

4 March 2026

Agentic commerce : After Stripe, Mirakl partners with JPMorgan Payments

On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...

16 March 2026

Online authentification : Prelude expands a “message free” solution globally

A competitor to Twilio, Vonage and Plivo, the French startup Prelude, which has 75 retail clients, is actively deploying Prelude Zero, an authentication method that requires no message delivery...

13 March 2026