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Galeries Lafayette returns to 2019 sales levels
Galeries Lafayette celebrates a 130th anniversary this year. After returning to pre-Covid sales levels, the department store chain is forecasting revenue of €3.85 billion this year. Despite an...
17 June 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Asda reduces phantom stock by withdrawing 1.6 million products
According to our information, the British retailer Asda rolled out Retail Insight's latest solution in all its supermarkets. The grocer aims to reduce inventory errors, which are responsible for...
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24 May 2024
Facing theft issues, Target, Walmart and Dollar General reduce access to self-checkout
In the U.S.A., retailers are reviewing their self-checkout practices. Here's a look at the measures recently introduced by Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Five Below to counter the problem of...
15 May 2024
Walmart invests massively in private label offering
After announcing the closure of the health center business, Walmart is investing in a major overhaul of private labels. It aims to enhance loyalty of high-income households, in order to compensate...
7 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Cora signs with Delipop to pool e-commerce flows
Mind Retail learned that, after signing up Carrefour, Intermarché and Monoprix, Delipop has just gained up two more clients in the food retail sector.
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23 April 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] With Courrèges, Gérard Darel and Roberto Cavalli, Autone grows to 40 customers
mind Retail learned that Y Combinator-incubated stock optimisation start-up Autone is preparing a Series A. After launching in fashion, the firm is moving into home furnishings and beauty.
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19 April 2024
Bijou Kurien, Retailers Association of India: “Investors’ focus has shifted from sales growth to profitability”
After 6 years as head of L-Catterton Asia, an investment fund supported by LVMH in Asia, Bijou Kurien is the Chairman of the Retailers Association of India, and a member of the Board of several...
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19 April 2024
L’Occitane, Sephora, Ulta Beauty make major moves in a slowing market
As the beauty market slows down, particularly in China, cosmetics retailers are making major moves. L'Occitane is delisting from the Hong Kong stock exchange, Sephora is changing governance in...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
17 April 2024
Crate & Barrel: design workshops generate 40% of store sales
Operating in the U.S.A. and Canada, furniture retailer Crate & Barrel (Otto Group) developed an appointment-only service offering advice on interior design and decoration. Results were...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
17 April 2024
Jean-Louis Borde, Gemo: “We are going to launch a rental service for our baby range”
Fashion retailer Gemo, part of the Eram group, adapted logistic tools to embrace a circularity journey for rental services. Jean-Louis Borde, Supply-Chain Director, explained adoption of the new...
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- Analysis
15 April 2024
Autonomous stores: with a smart shopping cart, Amazon is aiming for a more omnichannel retail media
By deploying a smart shopping cart in large-format stores, to the detriment of "Just Walk Out" technology, Amazon is seeking to capitalise on a new medium for retail media. Has the limits of...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
11 April 2024
Hampered by geopolitical tensions, Majid Al Futtaim ends 2023 almost at a standstill
Affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the devaluation of the Egyptian currency, Majid Al Futtaim unveiled mixed financial results for 2023.
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28 March 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Why Chalhoub Group focuses on these 3 technologies for vendors
With Sleekflow, Confer With and Connect, Chalhoub is speeding up deployment of technology for sales staff. The Dubai-based retailer of personal goods revealed to mind Retail the results of 3...
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28 March 2024
Shein shakes up the Mexican fashion market
Selling in Mexico since June 2023, Shein has been steadily taking market share from traditional local retailers such as Walmart, Coppel and El Puerto de Liverpool. These are adapting business...
27 March 2024
French government is expected to confirm laws for “fast fashion” and eco-score
In France, following adoption of a fast fashion law by the Parliament in mid-March, the government is under pressure to deliver. Definitions are needed for company thresholds alongside terms and...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
26 March 2024
IDKids streamlines the store network and will be laying off 14% of staff
After closing 44 Catimini stores in 2023, the IDKids group is to cut two banners and lay off 14% of its workforce. According to our sources, one Board member already left the company.
18 March 2024
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Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Levi’s enter peak season with high stock levels
Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...
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27 October 2025
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Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy
Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...
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29 October 2025
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EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament
On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...
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27 October 2025
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France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model
While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...
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13 October 2025
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Casino : Jean-Charles Naouri tried for corruption and stock price manipulation
Two years after the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) concluded an investigation into Casino, the trial of Jean-Charles Naouri, C.E.O. of the retail group from 2005 to...
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7 October 2025
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AI-driven job cuts on the rise in tech sector
As leading tech companies ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and roll out transformation plans to boost its development, layoffs across the sector are increasing. But are the job...
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14 October 2025