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U.K : Primark persists with click & collect
The click & collect service launched for children's wear in more than half of British stores is successful. Primark now extends this service to women's fashion.
22 September 2023
Great Britain: Tesco equips staff employees with body cameras
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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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23 June 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
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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
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