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How has the financial health of the 10 largest global food retailers changed since 2017? How did Target manage to climb to 19% of online sales, when Carrefour is only 4%? How do Ahold Delhaize and...

24 August 2022

The French government wants to support dark stores

Pedestrian pick-up points in several cities, cafés inside a dark store in London... While Gorillas shows willingness to welcome the public in its warehouses, the French government is considering...

23 August 2022

Kohl’s rolls out self-pick-up

Eager to improve profitability of e-commerce operations, Kohl's is rolling out a service of a self pick-up, throughout its whole U.S. store network.

18 August 2022

Arteum: “Our marketplace will integrate the offer of international museums from 2023”

Phygital, marketplace. With 20 stores in France and Italy, museum shop specialist Arteum is investing in digital services. How to address a new audience online when the offer is associated with a...

26 July 2022

Chile. Victoria’s Secret increases sales with “Click & Collect”

Since the Covid-19 crisis, physical stores have played a central role in e-commerce and omnichannel. Based on this lesson, the lingerie brand use VTEX's technology to deploy “click & collect...

22 July 2022

To compete with Walmart, Costco announces 7 openings in China

While many food retailers have failed in China, the membership-based wholesale model is a success.

22 July 2022

Amazon cuts back on private label offerings due to pressure from competition regulators

Faced with competition infringements, Amazon makes commitments to Brussels and reduces private label offers in the U.S.A.

21 July 2022

Exclusive. Alibaba out of the TOP 10 global retailers in 2021

Since 2017, mind retail published analys of retail revenues for the world's leading retailers. What were these revenues in 2021, for the 10 largest players in the sector? How much of business...

19 July 2022

U.S.A.: The 100% recyclable running shoe you’ll never own

In order to reduce raw material and the CO2 impact, the Swiss trainer manufacturer On Holding invented a subscription model, with the obligation to return used running shoes. The pilot was...

19 July 2022

Francois Guilluy, Maty : “Our customers can pay with the PayWish app, it’s a small revolution”

Enabling customers to pay quickly and simply, without investing in new Eftpos terminals, while controlling the technical and financial risks. These are the objectives of the jeweller Maty, which...

12 July 2022

NRF-Kantar’s TOP 50 global retailers in 2022

In 2022, Walmart, Amazon, Schwartz and Aldi dominate the annual ranking established by Kantar for the American Retail Federation (NRF). Which retailers have joined and which left the ranking?...

12 July 2022

Fractional payments: the state of grace is over

Fractional payment fintechs have eaten their fill. After two years of euphoria, in 2020 and 2021, they are facing rising interest rates, following inflation, and an increase in the risk of...

1 July 2022

Alexander Soncini, VTEX : “In Brazil, 40% of online sales of C&A come from Whatsapp”

Listed on the US Stock Exchange for one year, the Brazilian unicorn VTEX stands out from many IT publishers thanks to its broad functional scope (e-commerce, marketplaces and OMS) and wants to...

28 June 2022

La Vie en Rose: “We will launch the BNPL with Klarna by December”

How can a fashion retailer choose between the wide range of payment methods? What are the associated costs with Klarna or with Mastercard? Interview with Eric Champagne, C.I.O. of Canadian brand...

23 June 2022

Primark launches store-based e-commerce

Primark, which had always refused to sell online, is launching a new e-commerce model based on store operations. A good compromise for the low-cost retailer in the face of high costs for...

23 June 2022

Lily Cadell, Ankorstore: “We launch a fulfillment service from September 2022”

Présente dans 33 pays d’Europe, la marketplace Ankorstore (€ 379 millions levés depuis sa création, risque de solvabilité classé élevé par Societe.com) digitalise la vente en gros. Comme...

17 June 2022

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The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

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Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

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With 500 e‑merchant clients, including Embryolisse, Hindbag, Airup, Hygée or Jacks Beauty Line, German logistics provider Hive is capitalising on data to raise e‑commerce conversion via a finely...

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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025