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Will the TikTok podium become a must in retail merchandising? This is the vision of the Spanish retailer Mango in a new pop-up store for teenagers based in Barcelona. Magda Espuga, CEO of the...

20 May 2021

3 omnichannel best practices

Orchestra, Jules and Speedway launched valuable processes to optimise rotation of merchandises, conversion rate via a tracking of cancelled online baskets and make "ship from store" services more...

20 May 2021

Omnichannel. What role for stores in 2021?

How can retailers enhance stores’ operational efficiency, as e-commerce is gaining ground? How should they remodel their functions and organisation, within retail operations that are fully...

20 May 2021

At Pepe Jeans, stores are an integral part of e-commerce services

Mind Retail met Marcella Wartenbergh, C.E.O. of AWWG (formerly Pepe Jeans Group) in a video interview. After a difficult year during which the Web accounted for 21% of the activity, she shares her...

4 May 2021

The US economy grew by 6.4% in Q1

After a G.D.P. decline of -3.3% during 2020, the U.S.A. economy grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, announced the Commerce Department.

4 May 2021

“Miniso relies on Big Data to create in-store traffic”

The Miniso Chinese retailer (4,500 stores, €10 billion turnover in 2020) built a data-driven model for range management. Mind Retail discussed with Jonathan Siboni, Co-Founder of Miniso in France...

4 May 2021

E-commerce. Affirm and Returnly invent a new customer service territory

In the U.S.A, the Affirm company which specialises in Buy Now Pay Later (B.N.P.L.) is extending their services with the purchase of Returnly. The specialist in deferred payments combines instant...

4 May 2021

Franprix. Which profitability for e-commerce?

Faced with the onslaught of on-demand delivery startups, Franprix (872 stores at the end of December 2020, including 479 franchises) wants to emphasis their e-commerce offensive. A discussion with...

27 April 2021

Online marketplaces now subject to V.A.T.

Initially scheduled for January 1st, 2021, the implementation of the European directive from 2017, related to V.A.T. on e-commerce transactions, will be effective on July 1st. Marketplaces...

27 April 2021

Beauty. Yves Rocher pushes digital boundaries

From partnerships with marketplaces, focus on e-commerce growth, acceleration in social selling to considerations for physical stores, Yves Rocher is reviewing fundamentals. Mind Retail shares the...

16 April 2021

Retailers and tenants clash over the very notion of turnover

In the United States and in Europe, variable rents are dividing retailers and landlords. It is increasingly difficult to distinguish between online and in-store sales. This involves solving a...

16 April 2021

Is relocation a realistic option ?

A talk with Sébastien Breteau, C.E.O. of the QIMA company specialized in industrial audits.

22 March 2021

Fashion. How to accelerate the Time to Market ?

Based in Hong Kong, Francesco Zancanaro is the Managing Director of the manufacturing company New Flame. He produces garment for retailers such as Fila, Bra N’ Things, Champion, and Boxeur.

22 March 2021

A cultural revolution for retailers in China

In China, the digital shift is forcing high-end brands and retailers to innovate at breakneck speed. They have to change their state of minds, taking a step back from former arrogant postures to...

22 March 2021

Staff incentives. What are variable pay schemes for a digital age?

“Beyond individual incentives based on physical sales, it is necessary to integrate customer satisfaction criteria in a collective and more qualitative approach”

26 February 2021

China remains the world’s economic engine

“According to forecasts from the World Bank and the FMI, the Chinese economy is expected to overtake the American by 2028”

26 February 2021

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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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