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Exclusively for mind Retail, the home equipment chain Maisons du Monde presents a new sales app, to be launched in January 2023. From payment with Paypal in store to redefinition of a clients'...

20 October 2022

“Many CEOs don’t dare to say it, but the priorities are cash and initiatives to preserve the margin”

Inflation in Europe and the U.S.A. is holding back non-essential household purchases, energy prices are soaring, and costs are rising for retailers. Clément Genelot, retail analyst, and Cédric...

17 October 2022

Makro Belgium to be sold by the slice, a symbol of the end of the big supermarkets

The 17 Belgian stores of Metro and Makro are for sale. Whilst takeover candidates are emerging for the D.I.Y. and wholesale food sectors, the fashion side of Makro is more difficult.

14 October 2022

U.S.A. Retailers face urgent of liquidating stocks

Within an inflationary context, the easing of the supply-chain limits and the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions, consumer demand and priorities changed without much notice. This means retailers...

13 October 2022

Reconciling e-commerce and stores: what are the best practices of phygital?

In terms of omnichannel and phygital retail, winners are rare. How do you bring a Web offer into the physical store? What can DNVB and ONVB teach traditional retailers? Is omnichannel a way to...

7 October 2022

Inflation : Specialized retail “shunned” by U.S. and European consumers

Unemployment rate, inflation, housing sales... In the U.S.A., retail sales remain steady, unlike in the Eurozone. While food retail has been in the red since January 2022, non-food retail has also...

5 October 2022

Metaverse. An overview of retailers’ initiatives

How are the main retailers approaching the metaverse market? What are the strategies adopted by luxury, fashion and grocery brands? mind Retail interpreted activities of 23 major retailers and...

30 September 2022

Rami Baitiéh, Executive Director of Carrefour France

An exclusive interview with Rami Baitiéh, Executive Director of Carrefour France, who was the guest at the last FrenchFounders meeting in Paris on the theme of CSR.

30 September 2022

Gucci and Chanel invest in Middle America

If for years, China was the Eldorado of luxury brands, these are now massively reinvesting in the United States. They are opening stores within medium-sized cities in full development.

28 September 2022

Shopify to let staff decide the breakdown of their remuneration

Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify, which has seen its share price plummet 75% in one year, has decided to adjust its remuneration system. The company’s workforce, which stands at 10,000...

23 September 2022

UK. Supermarkets give staff a helping hand amid rising inflation

Shopping vouchers, free meals and even a second pay rise in the same year – a host of measures have been announced in the UK retail sector to support staff amid rising prices. Such measures also...

23 September 2022

The carbon footprint of stores is twice as large as e-commerce

According to EuroCommerce, 94% of the Dutch, 82% of the Germans and 82% of the French bought online in 2021. The volume of deliveries is exploding, as are the associated CO2 emissions. Should...

21 September 2022

How ManoMano engages trade customers digitally

Faced with the expansion of Screwfix (Kingfisher) in Europe, ManoMano is enhancing its app dedicated to B2B customers with a new loyalty programme. The marketplace, which generates 20% of business...

20 September 2022

[Amazon Results] Amazon caught by rising inflation and end of Covid

In Q2 2022, Amazon's total revenue fell by 4.6% year-on-year. After falling 3% in Q1 2022, online sales fell another 0.5%.

19 September 2022

Yes Ad : marketing and commercial actions in a world without leaflets ?

If the subject of zero leaflets is not new in the retail sector, it depends on the ambition and freedom of each company. In 2022, inflation, environmental and legal constraints have created an...

8 September 2022

[Data] The state of the quick commerce market in France

What is the size of the quick commerce market in France? Why is it no longer growing? The data provided to mind Retail by IRI and Fox Intelligence highlight the main trends in this market in the...

1 September 2022

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In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...

12 December 2025

Price-fixing investigation: Swatch and Citizen under scrutiny in Italy

On December 9, 2025, Swiss watch groups Swatch (Tissot, Mido and Hamilton) and Japanese Citizen (Bulova, Vagary, Frédérique Constant and Alpina) were placed under investigation by...

11 December 2025

In the U.S.A., retail job cuts rise 139% in a year

According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a company specialising in employment trend analysis, in the U.S.A., 2025 has been tough for retail employment. The sector recorded 91,954 job cuts...

9 December 2025

Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation

After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...

28 November 2025

Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s

As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...

2 December 2025

Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration

On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...

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