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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
Profit and market valuation slashed in half: will Shein postpone I.P.O.?
Shein may delay a London Stock Exchange I.P.O., initially planned for April 2025, to the second half of the year. According to the Financial Times on February 23, growth in 2024 fell short of...
25 February 2025
Following a strong 2024, Carrefour wants to spend €800 million for the Brazilian unit
On February 19, 2025, Carrefour published annual results: in 2024, total sales grew by 5.3% at constant rates to €87.27 billion excluding V.A.T., half as fast as in 2023. In France, revenue...
21 February 2025
Cash & carry: Metro AG to delist from the Stock Exchange
After posting sales of €8.6 billion in the quarter to December 2024 (-1.5% in total), German Metro AG (623 stores in 35 countries) announced its withdrawal from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange...
7 February 2025
Malaysian discounter Eco-Shop wants to raise US$200 million for an IPO
On January 20, 2025, preparing for I.P.O. on the Malaysian Stock Exchange by June 2025, Malaysia’s largest discount retailer by sales Eco-Shop (annual revenue of US$510 million to the end of...
22 January 2025
Klarna files I.P.O. document with Wall Street
The I.P.O. of Sweden’s Klarna is taking shape. On November 12, the Swedish BNPL company announced that it had “confidentially” filed a first version of a registration document...
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14 November 2024
With US$1.72 billion, Lulu signs the biggest I.P.O. of the year in the Gulf
U.A.E.-based Lulu Retail Holding (2023 sales of US$7.3 billion via 260 supermarkets and 24 malls) raised US$1.72 billion in an initial public offering on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX) on...
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6 November 2024
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As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...
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13 March 2026
Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...
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12 March 2026
While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...
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11 March 2026
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
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Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn
Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...
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25 February 2026
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Klépierre, URW, Carmila: in 2025, retail media and services accounted for nearly 10% of net rental income
Published on February 12 and 19, annual financial results of the three major European property companies show that Klépierre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, and Carmila are no longer singing from the...
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24 February 2026