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“Retail businesses will continue to shift online, depending on their capacities to do so”
What’s happening in the U.S. and South Korea? Neil Stern, Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle in Chicago and Board Member of E-Mart (South Korea) offers an analysis.
19 March 2020
Ingka Group. “Instead of building malls, we are looking to buy existing urban assets”
While Ikea has clearly prioritised city centre formats, Sophie Baqué met Jan Kristensson, in charge of the brand's real estate strategy.
18 March 2020
Retailers face an enforced halt to business
Non essential store operations are closed by governments whilst grocery retailers struggle with exploding demand, both online and in stores. Retailers have tough questions as they face a temporary...
- Retail
- Analysis
17 March 2020
IS DATA PRIVACY THE NEW PILLAR OF THE U.S. AGAINST CHINA?
In just 12 months, the U.S. retail landscape changed its attitude regarding protection of private data. Some experts go even further, comparing Western democraties and ‘Chinese autocracies’ run...
18 February 2020
3 questions to Otto Ambagtsheer, C.E.O. of Via Outlets
“Second-hand products and outlets have a natural connection”
18 February 2020
Amazon moves to global n°3 retailer
Fresh from the Retail Big Show, Deloitte publishes a detailed study of the World’s top 250 retailers. G.R.N. considers the results. What are the main trends forming international retail? The...
18 February 2020
Phygital. Return to basic principals
After emerging as a disruptive new business, digital is transforming core retail business. What are the technologies which allow more operational efficiency in stores? Looking of ‘phygital’...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
14 January 2020
With Greenweez, Carrefour aims to become Europe’s n°1 organic e-retailer
The organic market is gaining customer traction, both online and in physical stores. Greenweez.com, a Carrefour subsidiary which specialises in online grocery, is moving pawns into Europe. Sophie...
12 December 2019
“Values of medium-sized shopping centres are falling, we don’t see a clear future for this class of asset”
Patrick Delcol, Head of Pan-European Retail at BNP Paribas Real Estate answers key questions for G.R.N.
12 December 2019
Are shopping centres still justifiable?
What is the “raison d’etre” of shopping centres in 2020, and after? At the Mapic conference held in November, GRN explored a sector in the midst of critical change.
- Retail
- Analysis
12 December 2019
2nd hand retailers with zero climate impact
How to combine environmental care with savings? The 2nd hand trend, born from childcare and furniture, now disrupts an array of categories, from luxury to mass fashion and sporting goods.
- Retail
- Analysis
14 November 2019
Food & omnichannel. Thailand shows the way
In Thailand, Central Group is the largest retailer by sales. The food subsidiary with sales of €1.8 billion turnover in 2018 is run by the grocery expert Stephane Coum, (aged 48), a former...
8 October 2019
« THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN ONLINE SALES AND DRIVE »
3 questions to Gary Swindells, C.E.O. of Costco-France
3 October 2019
Bijou Kurien, Board Member, L-Catterton Asia : “Lack of physical presence does not constrain you from being an international player”
Bijou Kurien is a member of the strategy Board at L-CATTERTON, the investment fund supported by LVMH. He decrypts for Global Retail News the current challenges of the transformation of "retail...
13 September 2019
1999-2019. Twenty years of retail…and the future?
In 2019, retailers and their customers have become more connected and global than ever. For this special 20-year edition of Global Retail News, we interviewed some of the world’s most influent...
- Retail
- Analysis
10 September 2019
Delivery and profitability. The impossible equation?
In June 2019, the Deliver conference in Lisbon gathered an array of specialists concerned with e-commerce deliveries. Faced with customers demanding speed with low prices, how much longer can...
- Retail
- Analysis
15 July 2019
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
27 February 2026
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
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Italy seizes €27.4 million from CEVA Logistics for fraud and undeclared labour
On March 3, 2026, Italian tax authorities announced the seizure of €27.4 million from two Italian subsidiaries of French supply chain specialist CEVA Logistics, itself a subsidiary of the...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
5 March 2026
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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...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
5 March 2026
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Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers
On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
4 March 2026
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Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision
As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
13 March 2026
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Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional
For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
2 March 2026
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Faced with sluggish demand, The Home Depot and Lowe’s cut 1,400 jobs and reaffirm a B2B focus
In the United States, with the home improvement and D.I.Y. market under pressure, retail leaders are reorganising. Home Depot and Lowe's, respectively No. 1 and No. 2 in the market, announced...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News
25 February 2026