Costco

On January 30, 2026, the world’s largest cash & carry retailer Costco (2025 revenue: US$275 billion, up by 8% in a year, 3% net margin ratio, through 923 stores in 14 countries) launched...

3 February 2026

Lululemon sues Costco for trademark infringement

On June 27, 2025, Lululemon filed a lawsuit against Costco in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The Canadian brand (2024 revenue of 10.6 billion dollars, up 10%...

7 July 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...

17 April 2025

Under attack from 19 States, will Costco give in to the anti-inclusion and diversity movement?

On January 28, 19 U.S. states sent a letter to the C.E.O. of Costco, a brand name that is emblematic not only for its HR and pay policies, but also for equity, diversity and inclusion. The...

30 January 2025

In 2024, Costco maintains growth and raises net margin to 2.9% of turnover

On September 26, 2024, Costco, the world’s 2nd largest food retailer by sales, published results for the financial year ending August 2024. Continuing the growth momentum of 2023, the...

3 October 2024

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Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

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...

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After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

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12 March 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

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...

11 March 2026

Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer

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...

27 February 2026

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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...

5 March 2026

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...

5 March 2026

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...

4 March 2026

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...

13 March 2026

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...

25 February 2026

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...

2 March 2026