Retailer and e-commerce
[mind Retail Exclusive] MediaMarkt aims to boost after-sales service performance with AI-enhanced advisors
Behind the scenes of Shoptalk, mind Retail spoke with Henny Steiniger, VP of Customer Experience at MediaMarkt. She revealed her ambitions for the new after-sales chatbot enhanced with generative...
6 June 2025
Menswear brand Snitch raises US$40 million to expand in Asia and the Middle East
In India, men’s label Snitch (2024 sales: US$29.4 million, up 128% in a year, net margin ratio of 1.8% via 60 stores) raised US$40 million in Series B funding on May 27 (investors: 360 ONE...
5 June 2025
[Shoptalk] At Tesco, the ship-from-store model is reaching limits at 30% of online sales per store
On June 2, 2025, at the Shoptalk conference in Barcelona, which mind Retail attended, Oliver Vogt (Tesco) reviewed the implementation of logistics hubs dedicated to e-commerce fulfillment in...
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5 June 2025
[mind Retail Day] La Redoute announces the opening of a marketplace in Belgium in 2026
At mind Retail Day’s event, Edouard Roussel, Director of Partnerships for La Redoute, announced the launch of a Belgian marketplace. He also detailed the French marketplace's growth levers. We...
22 May 2025
Dick’s acquires Foot Locker for US$2.4 billion
After JD Sports and Courir in November 2024, a consolidation trend continues. On May 15, Dick’s (sales 2024: US$13.4 billion, up by 3.5% year-on-year, net margin ratio 8.7%) announced the...
22 May 2025
China : amid slowing beauty sales, SaSa slashes offline stores
On April 15, Chinese beauty retailer SaSa (revenue of US$560 million in the last fiscal year to March 2024, net margin ratio of 5% through 183 stores) published results for the quarter to March...
14 May 2025
Frasers launches retail media in fashion and department stores
On May 13, British company Frasers (2023 turnover: €6.5 billion, down 0.9% year-on-year) launched a retail media network ‘Elevate’ in partnership with ad server Zitcha. In the...
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14 May 2025
To capture the potential of Indian beauty, Chanel seals a key partnership with Nykaa
In India, the premium beauty market is whetting appetites. Under the leadership of Chanel’s CDO, Renaud Batteux, the luxury group (sales of US$19.7 billion in 2023 up 16%, net margin ratio...
13 May 2025
Skechers moves under Brazilian flag via a US$9.4 billion buyout
On May 5, sneaker retailer Skechers accepted a US$9.4 billion takeover bid from Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital. Scheduled for Q3 2025, the transaction will result in Skechers’...
12 May 2025
Primark to enter Kuwait and the U.A.E. with Alshaya
After announcing, in March, a new Indian operation via a franchise partnership with Reliance Brands, British retailer Primark (2024 turnover of US$11.93 billion in the fiscal year to September...
12 May 2025
Delivery platforms: Doordash acquires Deliveroo for US$3.3 billion
On May 6, US company DoorDash acquired a British rival for US$3.29 billion. As part of Doordash’s international expansion strategy (2024 revenue of US$10.7 billion, up by 24%, net margin...
6 May 2025
Thibault Tabard, Ingka: ‘With 2 to 3 openings per year, we are aiming for 20 design studios by 2030’
As Ikea expands urban stores dedicated to project design, mind Retail wanted to understand the results. How many appointments were made last year ? What is the uplift in consumer spending ? We...
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6 May 2025
Grocery retail consolidation : Salling acquires Rimi Baltic for €1.3 billion
On May 5, Danish retailer Salling (2024 turnover: €9.7 billion, up by 2.7% year-on-year, net margin ratio at 2.4% of sales) received shareholders’ approval to acquire the Baltic...
6 May 2025
Vinted triples net margin in a year and launches investment fund
Profitable for the second year running, Vinted is accelerating expansion in Europe, expanding logistics offering and venturing into venture capital with a fund dedicated to re-commerce.
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30 April 2025
Carrefour gets green light for 100% takeover of Brazilian subsidiary
On April 25, Carrefour (2024 revenue of €87.27 billion, up 5.3% at constant exchange rates) obtained approval from the minority shareholders of the Brazilian subsidiary for the 100%...
29 April 2025
Malaysia: discount retailer Eco-Shop valued at US$1.6 billion for I.P.O.
In Malaysia, discount retailer Eco-Shop is preparing to raise US$238.4 million ahead of an Initial Public Offering, scheduled for May 23, 2025. The Malaysian retailer (annual revenue at the end of...
29 April 2025
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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...
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27 February 2026
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
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25 February 2026
A year after WhatsApp, Google is testing the RCS button in My Business listings for several markets, according to our information. The goal is to offer brands a new marketing lever that can be...
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20 February 2026
According to our information, the succession at the head of NRF Europe and SIEC is now finalized. An executive from a major international event company took up her position at Comexposium in...
19 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...
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5 March 2026
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AI, advertising, subscriptions, marketplace: how Walmart made e-commerce profitable in 2025
Walmart confirms a strategic shift, with 713 billion dollars in revenue in 2025 and a valuation up 600 billion dollars in 2 years. The group has maintained growth and is accelerating high-margin...
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20 February 2026
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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...
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5 March 2026
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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...
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4 March 2026
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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...
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25 February 2026
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In 2025, French e-commerce confirmed resilience and reached 25% of non-food retail
Against a backdrop of sluggish consumption, e-commerce remained the main driver of French retail widening the gap with physical stores. According to Marc Lolivier, Fevad's General Delegate, online...
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18 February 2026