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With a turnover of €2.1 billion in 2020, Central Food Retail under Central Retail is the largest supermarket chain in Thailand (more than 1,000 stores). From delivery in less than 25 minutes...

24 September 2021

Mad dash for marketplaces : Mirakls raises US$555 million

With this record-breaking round of funding, Mirakl wants to accelerate onboarding of third-party sellers, expand into the USA and Asia...and leave behind Amazon and Cdiscount.

24 September 2021

Galeries Lafayette. Sandra Weber heads up strategy

Sandra Weber joins Galeries Lafayette in the midst of a strategic review of the portfolio, with a special focus on BHV department stores.

24 September 2021

“Our tenants can use our hypermarkets’ drive-through for online pick up”

Three questions to Mael Aoustin, CEO of Galimmo property owner, Galimmo offers a shared solution for

20 September 2021

What is a future shape for Lagardère’s retail business?

As the Vivendi Group (owner of Universal and Editis) is launching a takeover bid for the entire Lagardère group, the future of the retail branch may follow options of a global sale or breaking up...

17 September 2021

Home electrical products. Why rental sites flourish

For electronic devices, circular Economy models that maximizes convenience and minimizes expense for consumers gain traction in Europe.

3 September 2021

Innovation. Alibaba digitises a warehouse club format

From China to the U.S.A., the paying membership wholesale retail format is finally going digital.

3 September 2021

Amazon prepares its non-food roadmap

With its project of stores dedicated to fashion and technical products, the U.S. pure-player wants to build another model, resolutely omnichannel.

26 August 2021

Ikea Shanghai. Concept of the Month

After a test in Poland, Ikea tests in Shanghai the end of the arrowed in-store route. Mind Retail decodes this new concept.

26 August 2021

In search of cash, Carrefour sells Taiwan

To finance its digital transformation, Carrefour will sell Taiwanese business. It thus leaves Asia for good.

26 August 2021

Retail Media, at the heart of a new collaboration between retailers and brands

Following the Publicis Retail Morning conference held in Paris, Mind Retail synthesizes the stakes of retail data in an Essential format: market panorama, key figures, recent announcements...

30 July 2021

To boost digital, Sephora relies on Zalando and Feelunique

After partnering with Zalando at the end of June 2021, the LVMH subsidiary acquired the British pure-player Feelunique.

27 July 2021

Cookies and consent. A new K.P.I. for online sales

Faced with privacy restrictions on saving cookies in computers, the monitoring of accurate customer consent is moving from the legal teams to Comex levels.

23 July 2021

Why Nordstrom invests in Asos

Listing exclusive brands, using stores for online returns and reliance on an expanding retailer... Mind Retail decodes this new partnership.

21 July 2021

Uyghurs. SMCP, Inditex, Uniqlo and Skechers up against the wall

At the end of June, France opened an investigation against Inditex, SMCP (Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot), Uniqlo and Skechers, following a complaint filed in April by three non-governmental...

9 July 2021

Simon and Brookfield are rolling out “Ghost Kitchens” in the USA

In the U.S., the development of shared kitchens raises questions about the future of food courts.

9 July 2021

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27 October 2025

Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy

Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...

29 October 2025

EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament

On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...

27 October 2025

France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model

While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...

13 October 2025

Casino : Jean-Charles Naouri tried for corruption and stock price manipulation

Two years after the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) concluded an investigation into Casino, the trial of Jean-Charles Naouri, C.E.O. of the retail group from 2005 to...

7 October 2025

AI-driven job cuts on the rise in tech sector

As leading tech companies ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and roll out transformation plans to boost its development, layoffs across the sector are increasing. But are the job...

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