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On  September 7 2023, 7-Eleven opened a first convenience store in Laos in Vientiane, the country’s capital. A total of 7 stores are planned. This new supermarket is operated by CP All...

Eager to protect profitability and to reduce its workforce, Carrefour is reorganizing stores and transforming working environment. Retail mind examines the way ahead.

In Japan,the convenience store chain Lawson (17,600 units and a turnover of US$417 million in 2021, up by 19%) opened a store almost entirely made up of avatars on 28 November to mark the launch...

Unspun, the American brand of "zero waste" jeans based on a silhouette scanning technology and a 3D weaving technique, opens its first physical store in Asia.

The Polish government announced an intention to acquire the country’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka (8,000 franchise stores, 2021 turnover of US$2.5 billion, up by 22%...

The German online optician Mister Spex is continuing a very controlled foray into the physical world. In November 2022, it will open a first store in Switzerland. “This will be our 65th...

At a time when the South Korean group SPC is under fire for working conditions, its Paris Baguette chain (4,000 bakeries worldwide, including 3,400 in South Korea and 600 in the U.S.A., China...

On 18 October, Tata Starbucks India (300 coffee shops in India, including 32 openings in 2022) opened its first “Reserve” coffee shop in Mumbai in the Maharashtra district. Designed to...

Exclusive interview with Cathy Collart Geiger, Picard's C.E.O. as a guest at the last FrenchFounders meeting in Paris, of which mind Retail is a partner. She explains her ambitions for the group's...

In the U.S.A., the food retailer Kroger announced the purchase of competitor Albertsons on 14th October 2022. While this deal looks defensive in the short term, it is also offensive in the long...