circularity

As Leboncoin prepares to celebrate a 20th anniversary in 2026, mind Retail interviewed Antoine Jouteau, the outgoing Chief Executive Officer. As Jacob Aqraou, Executive Chairman of the Board of...

A competitor of Save Your Wardrobe, the start-up Prolong, which focuses on returns, warranty, repair, and after-sales service, announced the signing of Mellow Yellow footwear retailer, a jewellery...

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)...

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...

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...

The Dutch fashion brand C&A (13,000 stores in 17 countries) closed the 4,200 sq.m production plant in Mönchengladbach, Germany at the end of February 2025. Opened in 2021 for producing...

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. The budget allocated to the Circular...

On November 28, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a bill transposing the E.U. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Belgium was one of the countries lagging behind on...

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...

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...

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, central islands, bookcases...