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Following a launch in the U.S.A. in 2022, the second-hand clothing resale platform Shein Exchange, was launched in France on June 3. Available from the mobile app, it offers only clothing...

11 June 2024

Benetton Co-Founder to step down as Chairman amid allegations of fraud

On May 25, in Italy, Luciano Benetton, Co-Founder of the eponymous Italian fashion retailer (sales of €1.09 billion in 2023 up by 8.5%, after a 19%-uplift in 2022), announced his intention to...

6 June 2024

E-commerce: LVMH and Alibaba combine cloud and AI technologies

On May 22, at Viva Technology, in Paris, LVMH and Alibaba announced a five-year technology partnership to optimise customer experiences and logistics (inventory management, distribution) of the...

24 May 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Lacoste signs with StrutFit to reduce online returns

On May 23, at Viva Technology in Paris, mind Retail learned of Lacoste‘s signing with New Zealand’s StrutFit in March 2024. StrutFit‘s tech solution, based on computer vision and...

24 May 2024

USA: Why the Maurices label migrated POS to Oracle’s cloud solution

Putting omnichannel customers at the center, reducing infrastructure costs, facilitating the integration of CRM programs and promotions were priorities of the Maurices fashion retailer when it...

22 May 2024

Is VF Corp about to sell Supreme high-end brand?

Less than 4 years after a US$2.1 billion takeover by VF Corp, luxury fashion brand Supreme could once again be under new ownership. Two months after opening in China with a 1st store, Supreme...

15 May 2024

Lululemon: record profits in 2023 with worrying growth

This represents a marked slowdown compared with Lululemon’s pre-Covid-19 results. On March 21, Canadian sportswear retailer announced sales of US$9.62 billion in 2023, up by 19%. The net...

25 April 2024

Retail crisis in Morocco: international franchises in jeopardy

In 2024, the Moroccan retail sector is going through a tumultuous period, marked by the successive closures of international franchises. An example is the departure of two H&M stores belonging...

19 April 2024

Jean-Louis Borde, Gemo: “We are going to launch a rental service for our baby range”

Fashion retailer Gemo, part of the Eram group, adapted logistic tools to embrace a circularity journey for rental services. Jean-Louis Borde, Supply-Chain Director, explained adoption of the new...

15 April 2024

Ukraine: After Pandora, Yves Rocher and H&M, Zara resumes partial operations

Pandora and Yves Rocher re-opened in Ukraine after suspension at the start of the war, followed by Sweden’s Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) with 7 of 8 stores in Ukraine for Kyiv and Lviv...

13 March 2024

Fashion: Why omnichannel players are gaining in profitability and e-commerce is suffering, in 6 charts

Mind Retail analysed the financial results of the 12 largest fashion retailers between 2019 and 2022, to understand performance in terms of sales and profitability. As a result of the multiple...

25 September 2023

Spain: Inditex, Mango, H&M, Primark, Kiabi and Uniqlo set out to negotiate their own branch collective agreement

Set up early in 2023 as a discreet lobby, Asociación Retail Textil España (ARTE) has recently announced initial discussions with trade unions over the potential for its own...

26 June 2023

Peter Pernot-Day, Shein: “With our production model, we have an unsold rate of 10%”

The Singaporean ultra-fast fashion retailer, which is due to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is estimated as the world’s third largest fashion retailer. While Shein is accused of forced...

16 May 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...

13 April 2023

Eduardo Velasco, L Catterton: “Consumers do not believe in ESG transformations”

Eduardo Velasco, Partner at the investment fund L Catterton co-founded by LVMH and Bernard Arnault (US$ 33 billion in assets under management in F&B, fashion, etc.) was a guest at the latest...

22 March 2023

Financial results. Inditex widens the gap with H&M and Fast Retailing in 2022

In 2022, the world's largest fashion Inditex retailer posted a profit of €4 billion, up by 27% on 2021. A net result that places the group above fast-fashion competitors.

21 March 2023

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Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

4 September 2026

Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue

On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...

3 September 2026

E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France

mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...

20 August 2026

After a €200 million funding round, Skello adds a major name to a client portfolio

In the wake of a large fundraising, Skello develops a portfolio of key accounts by winning over a big name in retail. Backed by an ARR of €50 million and profitability reached in 2025, the...

7 July 2026

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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock

Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...

21 August 2026

O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai

On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...

21 August 2026

E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France

mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...

20 August 2026

Which 3 retailers structured their AI governance this summer?

This summer, Target, PVH Corp and B&M simultaneously reinforced their executive teams with the creation of dedicated AI roles. A move marking the shift from experimentation to the...

17 August 2026

Albertsons says its customers are buying more thanks to AI agents

Through its conversational assistant, the US grocery retailer is recording double-digit increases in e-commerce baskets. Eager to maximise their potential, it is changing tack and rolling out a...

18 August 2026

Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay

Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...

24 August 2026