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In a context of pressure on margins, and debt reduction for Casino, Brazil is a strategic market for the French food giants. Cash & carry stores are particularly popular, and Casino and...

13 March 2023

DIY : The Home Depot saves margin in 2022, despite a weak housing market in the US

On February 21, The Home Depot released annual results. Despite the weak property market in the USA, the company managed to retain margin. However, the current fiscal year looks risky and the...

7 March 2023

In 2022, Unibail Rodamco Westfield operated 4,500 orders in click & collect, in Velizy mall

URW's shopping centres are rolling out omnichannel features. For the inauguration of a mutualised "click & collect" service in the Forum des Halles mall in Paris, announced in June in mind...

24 February 2023

Stephan Veyret (Decathlon Singapore): “We are moving from retail to an ecosystem of services around sport”

As the hub of the South East Asia region, Singapore is a market where Decathlon is testing many innovations, including cashless, Scan & Go, automated in-store picking that prepares 600 orders...

24 February 2023

Walmart returns to strong growth in 2022, at the expense of margin

With a low price positioning, Walmart has managed to accelerate growth in 2022. This policy has nevertheless cost profitability. Note: the group has generated US$2.7 billion in advertising...

24 February 2023

Galeries Lafayette will reopen the store dedicated to Chinese tourists and sell the BHV flagship

According to mind Retail's information, the Galeries Lafayette group will soon reopen a store on Haussmann Boulevard dedicated to Asian customers and tax-free shopping. At the same time the firm...

21 February 2023

At Amazon, surveillance technology impact workers’ health

According to the UNI Global Union report, the systems used by Amazon to quantify employee productivity also affect their mental health.

17 February 2023

Generative AI : “Applications in the retail sector are unlimited for design, marketing and customer relations teams”

Guillaume Rio, Director of Partnerships and Technology Trends at Pole Prospective BNP Paribas Personal Finance, presents the first applications of generative AI for the retail sector.

17 February 2023

[Confidential] GPT Chat: Yext is working on two features based on the generative A.I. model

The U.S. company is one of the first to reveal integration of GPT 3, the GPT Chat language model, into its natural language chatbot. According to our information, another project is to have a...

15 February 2023

India: Reliance ditches Sephora and launches own beauty brand Tira

Although talks about Reliance Retail taking over Sephora's franchise rights in India have been abandoned, the Indian retailer is moving into beauty with its own omnichannel brand called Tira...

9 February 2023

China. Retail market at a standstill and GDP at lowest level since 1976

Last year, retail sales fell in China in parallel with a sharp slowdown in G.D.P. This is reflected in the Q4 results of H&M, LVMH and Estée Lauder, despite the lifting of Covid-19...

3 February 2023

AI : Google launches new tool to improve stock availability for grocery stores

With a new product that combines AI and data, Google wants to make a breakthrough in stock and shelf management, based on a computer vision system. A way to get closer to the territory of players...

2 February 2023

In search of cash, Natura & Co may sell its Aesop nugget

Under the leadership of new C.E.O. Fabio Barbosa, appointed last June after the resignation of Roberto Marques, the international beauty group Natura & Co is considering selling all or part of...

2 February 2023

USA – Europe: Macroeconomic indicators for December 2022

Evolution of retail sales, inflation rate and unemployment. mind Retail compiled the latest macro-economic figures for the U.S.A and the Eurozone, published in mid-January. According to Eurostat...

1 February 2023

Winnie Park, Forever 21: “In terms of sustainability, GenZ favours authenticity”

The C.E.O. of Forever 21 was the guest at the latest FrenchFounders meeting in New York. After working at Levi Strauss and LVMH (DFS), and tasked with restructuring the PaperSource stationery...

31 January 2023

Yext: How Calzedonia generates sales conversion and “drive to store” thanks to Google queries

With 5,000 stores in 55 countries in the end of 2022, optimizing its visibility on digital platforms is a strategic challenge for the Calzedonia Group. In an exclusive talk with mind Retail...

27 January 2023

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Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...

13 March 2026

After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

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

BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings

Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...

25 February 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

Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn

Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...

25 February 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