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Fashion: which second-hand models are the most profitable for retailers?
Since 2021, second-hand offers have been multiplying among fashion retailers. In an analysis carried out by mind Retail among some 30 retailers, we see that the models and their associated...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
30 March 2023
Decarbonisation, gaming, communities: the new levers of Chinese e-commerce in 2023
Last year, e-commerce played a crucial role in China, driven by Covid-19 zero policies, but the shopping experience has also been transformed. Mind Retail helps to identify the main innovations in...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
29 March 2023
CSR. Ikea adopts bio-based glue to reduce its carbon footprint
Ikea's new CSR commitment? A corn-based glue. While the group has been using a fossil-based glue responsible for 5% of its overall carbon footprint for 60 years, it has announced that it will...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
15 March 2023
AGEC law : behind the valorization of unsold garments, the challenge of forecasts
Since 1 January 2022, Article 35 of the French AGEC law has obliged producers, importers and distributors to reuse, re-use or recycle unsold non-food products. They can no longer destroy them...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
14 March 2023
Stephan Veyret (Decathlon Singapore): “We are moving from retail to an ecosystem of services around sport”
As the hub of the South East Asia region, Singapore is a market where Decathlon is testing many innovations, including cashless, Scan & Go, automated in-store picking that prepares 600 orders...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
24 February 2023
Flying Tiger aims to halve dependence on plastic at similar prices
The low-cost decoration and gadget chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen (858 stores worldwide, 2021 turnover of €510 million up by 8.5%) decided to halve dependence on virgin plastic by 2025 (versus...
21 February 2023
Inclusion: Disabled people denounce the “self check-out
While in France, the "self check-out" system is denounced because it does not always allow people to pay in cash, in the USA, its inaccessibility for people with disabilities is criticised by...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
1 December 2022
Pre-orders, on-demand manufacturing, planning are all innovations in a supply chain
Eco-responsibility, control of unsold goods and cautious investment are all part of a supply chain as the linchpin of retail. However, as the core of issues includes rising costs, geopolitical...
9 November 2022
Japan. Shein opens its first permanent store to boost omnichannel
Chinese fast fashion giant Shein (valued at €91 billion in April 2022) will open a first permanent store in Tokyo on 13 November. Need help with a strategic issue? mind Research helps...
3 November 2022
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- Retail tech
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Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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Payments: Wallets accelerate in a fragmented market
As retailers seek to streamline shopping journeys, payment fluidity is becoming a key conversion driver. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal: wallets enable retailers to reduce delays and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
18 November 2025
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Ikea compresses margin in 2025 to stay accessible despite falling revenue
In a context of rising tariffs and lower in-store traffic gains, Ikea closed the financial year with another decline in sales. While volumes increased and e-commerce reached 28% of activity, the...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
17 November 2025
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Online Advertising: Leroy Merlin and Auchan at the heart of a political controversy
Since November 17, Leroy Merlin has faced controversy after a report from Sleeping Giants, an activist group against online hate speech. The organisation alerted the Adeo group retailer (GMV 2024...
- Retail
- News
- News brief
21 November 2025
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How RougeGorge brings weather data into CRM strategy
After 4 years of collaboration on personalised emails the lingerie retailer RougeGorge is accelerating with retail tech partner Reelevant, which is expanding within AFM thanks to recent contracts...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
10 November 2025
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Carrefour: with 4% of the shares Rodolphe Saadé strengthens governance after the Diniz exit
A page is turning at Carrefour. On November 12, 2025 the Brazilian Diniz family (a shareholder since 2014 through its holding Peninsula) sold the 8% stake. At the same time Rodolphe...
- Retail
- Property and investors
13 November 2025
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At Roissy 80% of checked Shein items found non-compliant
Following inspections at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday November 6, 2025 on 200,000 Shein parcels “8 out of 10 items have proved non-compliant so far”, the French Ministry...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
10 November 2025