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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

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

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