[mind Retail Day] Sephora, Primark, Tara Jarmon and Zapa: maintaining CSR despite regulatory uncertainty Europe The current regulatory relaxation, coupled with economic tensions, could raise questions about the relevance of CSR strategies for retailers. At mind Retail Day however, Matthieu Riché (Sephora), Alexandra Wagner (Primark France), Laura Marquant (Tara Jarmon, Zapa) and Malo Bourel-Weeger (Impact France) argued in favour of maintaining commitments. Here are the details of their roadmap.
[mind Retail exclusive] How second-hand goods are set to grow at Tara Jarmon and Zapa Europe Behind the scenes at the mind Retail Day conference in Paris on May 21, Laura Marquant, Managing Director of Tara Jarmon and Zapa, exclusively unveiled her circular roadmap. Accelerating second-hand sales with Faume, increasing collection volumes, gradual roll-out in stores... This shift towards circularity is already having an impact on customer acquisition and generating more sales opportunities.
EU adopts environmental labelling for B2B, France pushes for a consumer-facing version Europe While Brussels has just approved the methodological framework for eco-score in the fashion industry, France is taking the lead with a more ambitious version directly aimed at consumers. Already in use at Des Petits Hauts fashion brand, it will be voluntary.
In Germany, C&A closes the only European manufacturing site Europe The Dutch fashion brand C&A (13,000 stores in 17 countries) closed the 4,200 sq.m production plant in Mönchengladbach,…
Ingka aims to inject €700 million into recycling over the next 5 years On January 15, Ingka Group (2024 sales: €41.8 billion, down 5.6% year-on-year) announced an investment of €1 billion in recycling infrastructures.…
Carrefour to deploy GS1’s augmented QR code in all European banners by 2025 Europe At the first CoNext event organised by GS1 on the theme of data for circularity, of which mind Retail was a media partner, Carrefour announced the deployment of the augmented QR code on private labels.
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] Bonus repairs extended to all furniture categories in France Europe Launched in late 2022 as part of the French AGEC law and extended in May 2024, the repair bonus is gaining ground in the furniture sector, mind Retail learned. Ecomaison has announced an imminent launch on kitchens, bathroom furniture and dressing rooms, to cover 100% of the sector.
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] Schmidt invents a new range of kitchens using 30% less materials Europe On November 6, the Schmidt Group (sales 2023: €668 million via 900 stores under the Schmidt, Cuisinella and ID Pro brands) unveiled a new collection of kitchens,…
