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[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%.
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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...
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1 September 2022
[Barometer] Financial indicators of the 10 largest global food retailers in 2021
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...
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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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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?...
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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...
- Retail
- Analysis
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
28 June 2022
Our mind news
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...
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13 March 2026
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...
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12 March 2026
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...
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11 March 2026
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...
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- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
27 February 2026
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
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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...
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25 February 2026
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Klépierre, URW, Carmila: in 2025, retail media and services accounted for nearly 10% of net rental income
Published on February 12 and 19, annual financial results of the three major European property companies show that Klépierre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, and Carmila are no longer singing from the...
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- Property and investors
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24 February 2026