News

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

Be inclusive, stupid! The new moto of American retailers

In the U.S.A., several companies have been criticised for lack of openness towards minorities (women, blacks, Latinos, people with disabilities, LGBT, obese...) so they have put words into action.

9 July 2021

For technical products, 61% of sales are already online in the U.K

The last study from GFK (edited in July 2021) highlights an interesting picture of the European retail market of technical goods.

9 July 2021

What are the new investment priorities today?

Whilst only two years ago, retailers were announcing brand new flagship stores, rapid change has moved investment towards strategic and disruptive innovations for quick returns, including machine...

9 July 2021

Discount. The Russian Torgservis expected in the U.K

Originally from Siberia, the Torgservis group announced imminent entry into the U.K.

9 July 2021

Outlet centers believe in recovery

For MacArthurGlen, Via Outlets and also Advantail, commercial recovery has been clear since reopening on May 19.

9 July 2021

1…32 333435 36…45

Our other services

mind Research

Strategic Intelligence: Tailored research and market analysis services to power your insights and back your strategic decisions.

mind Days

Networking & Events: Half-day conferences covering key industry topics and open to the entire ecosystem.

Our mind news

See all

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

Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail

What readers clicked on the most last month.

In the category

What readers clicked on the most last month.

Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer

27 February 2026

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