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TikTok Shop: how to build a catalogue optimised for influencer strategies
What strategies do retailers use to select their offerings on TikTok Shop? What are the most effective commercial levers? 5 months after the launch of the social commerce platform in France...
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- Analysis
22 September 2025
Generative AI: following Walmart and Carrefour, Albertsons launches customer chatbot
On September 10, 2025, Albertsons, the 5th largest grocery retailer in the U.S.A. (2024 turnover: US$80.4 billion, up by 2% on a like-for-like basis excluding petrol) unveiled ‘Ask...
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15 September 2025
Carrefour and Cooperative U form European buying alliance and eye retail media deal
Carrefour and Cooperative U officially announced on July 7 the launch of Concordis, a joint European purchasing alliance. Based in Brussels, the structure will begin operating for the 2026 trade...
8 July 2025
Carrefour gets green light for 100% takeover of Brazilian subsidiary
On April 25, Carrefour (2024 revenue of €87.27 billion, up 5.3% at constant exchange rates) obtained approval from the minority shareholders of the Brazilian subsidiary for the 100%...
29 April 2025
[Food Retail Barometer 2024] The financial health of the world’s 10 largest food retailers in 7 charts
Now in a fourth edition, our annual barometer presents the financial performance of the world's 10 largest food retailers from 2017 to 2024: Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Seven & I, Target...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
17 April 2025
Carrefour re-signs with Majid Al Futtaim until 2031
On April 3, Carrefour renewed an exclusive franchise agreement until 2031 with the Emirati group Majid Al Futtaim (turnover 2024: €8.53 billion, up by 1% in a year, after a rise of 1.1% in...
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- Property and investors
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9 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Lucky Cart signs with Carrefour Spain
French start-up Lucky Cart, which is well established in the French supermarket sector (including Intermarché, E.Leclerc and Carrefour), is to make a debut at Carrefour Spain, mind Retail...
24 January 2025
Oman: Majid Al Futtaim wipes out Carrefour brand in favour of HyperMax
On January 7, 2025, Majid Al Futtaim (2023 sales : US$9.4 billion, up 1.1%, after 12% in 2022) began replacing the Carrefour brand with the HyperMax brand in Oman. The new HyperMax store brand...
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- Property and investors
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23 January 2025
Majid Al Futtaim launches retail media solution in the Middle East
The Majid Al Futtaim conglomerate (sales 2023 of US$9.4 billion up by 1.1%, after + 12% in 2022) launches Precision Media, a new media business. This offers a suite of in-store, onsite and offsite...
18 November 2024
10 years after leaving India, Carrefour returns via a franchising agreement
While Carrefour is gradually withdrawing from Africa, the group (2023 sales of €92 billion, up 10.4% on a like-for-like basis via 14,000 stores in 40 countries) announced on September 9 a...
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11 September 2024
China: Legal tussle between Carrefour and Suning over takeover deal
Four years after their takeover by Suning.com, there's not much left of Carrefour's former Chinese supermarkets. Although a Hong Kong court ordered Suning to pay Carrefour US$134 million, it is...
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19 October 2023
Arnaud Lesne, Carrefour Belgium: “With Reeborn, it’s the first time a grocer rewards the sale of second-hand products”
In Belgium, Carrefour is preparing to launch a Reeborn app, dedicated to second-hand goods, in early November. Arnaud Lesne, Director of Innovation and Partnerships, talks to mind Retail about...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
19 October 2023
India ease rules for foreign single-brand retailers
In 2012, in a wide opening move, India allowed 100% foreign direct investment in single-brand retail. This relaxed the array of rules restricting the investment of foreign single-brand retailers...
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9 October 2019
Carrefour takes a step back, Wal-Mart accelerates
In China, the race for ultra-fast delivery has defeated Carrefour. This pressure continues to disrupt across the entire landscape of large food retailers. Carrefour has been selling into China for...
- Retail
- News brief
16 July 2019
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Small parcels tax: France, Italy, Romania and Benelux respond to low-cost marketplaces
Shein, Temu, AliExpress… Facing marketplaces flooding Europe with non-compliant goods, the French National Assembly voted for a €2 tax on parcels under €150 from January 2026. This level is half...
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21 November 2025
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Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent
In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
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12 December 2025
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Price-fixing investigation: Swatch and Citizen under scrutiny in Italy
On December 9, 2025, Swiss watch groups Swatch (Tissot, Mido and Hamilton) and Japanese Citizen (Bulova, Vagary, Frédérique Constant and Alpina) were placed under investigation by...
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- Economy and regulators
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11 December 2025
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Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation
After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...
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28 November 2025
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Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s
As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...
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2 December 2025
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Customs duties: Costco sues the Trump administration
On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...
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5 December 2025