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Guillaume Darrousez, CEO Petit Bateau: After 6 months, a second-hand spending customer starts buying our new products”
Guillaume Darrousez, C.E.O. of the Petit Bateau children's wear brand, was a guest of the latest FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, attended by mind Retail. He shared future plans to combine carbon...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
14 April 2023
Sandro : Second-hand, a profitable business from the first year
After 12 months of operations, Sandro shared with mind Retail the results of their second-hand business, which launched 100% online. For the fashion brand, this service is now at a "roll-out...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
13 April 2023
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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Shoptimus AI scales up in grocery smart shopping lists and prepares for a new funding round
After securing a strategic partnership with Spanish grocer Bon Preu, retail tech firm Shoptimus AI—first spotted by Carrefour—is accelerating a rollout. By leveraging AI agents to automate grocery...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
11 January 2026
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Agentic commerce: AI agents enhancing a shopping experience
This month, our analysis focuses on how innovation is reshaping a retail customer experience: delivery promises integrated from the earliest stages of an e-commerce journey, adding items to a...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Special Reports
2 January 2026
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With Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Zalando and Carrefour, Google launches an agentic commerce protocol
Following the launch of payments in Copilot, Google is preparing to join OpenAI and Microsoft, but with a more integrated version focused on its own payment method, Google Pay. These moves...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
13 January 2026
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2026 Trends – How far should retailers open the door to AI Search engines ?
(Trends 1/6) With data visibility, recommendations, transactions on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, LLMs are establishing themselves as new entry points for e-commerce. As search, comparison and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
8 January 2026
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Publicis Commerce barometer : retail media takes root in brand-retailer relations
According to Publicis Commerce e-retail media barometer of 2025, from a sample of approximately 200 marketing, commerce and e-commerce French decision-makers and published on January 7, 2026...
- Retail
- Retail tech
12 January 2026
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Trends 2026 – Chatbots, WhatsApp, social networks: don’t miss out on conversation
(Trends 2/6) After a cautious observation phase by retailers and some high-profile hallucination issues, 2025 was a turning point operationally for chatbots and conversational tools. Positioned...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
13 January 2026