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With sales of US$6.4 billion, SharkNinja strengthens a physical footprint with Nocibé
Already the number 1 seller on TikTokShop in the U.K. according to Lengow, SharkNinja is accelerating both offline and online. The U.S. manufacturer of home electrical and tech products has just...
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3 June 2026
TikTok Shop launches in Japan and secures a future in Indonesia
Bytedance is preparing to launch TikTok Shop in Japan. This is expected from a change in the app’s privacy policy in Japan, which now refers to “shopping features,” according to...
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19 June 2025
Ireland: TikTok Shop captured 5% of the beauty market in just 3 months
Threatened with a loss of control in the U.S.A., TikTok is accelerating in Europe. With a remarkable breakthrough in the U.K., where the online store is already the 2nd largest cosmetics...
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24 April 2025
TikTok Shop arrives in France, Germany and Italy
TikTok announced the launch of TikTok Shop in France, Germany and Italy on March 31. The service is now available in 15 countries. The shopping features are directly integrated into the videos in...
28 March 2025
TikTok Shop arrives in Western Europe, with a potential market of €3.3 billion
After the launch of TikTok Shop in Mexico, the platform is launching this feature in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, four countries with a combined total of 85 million users in 2024. Since...
26 February 2025
Perplexity AI, Project Liberty, Elon Musk… Who will buy TikTok US?
After obtaining a temporary reprieve from President Donald Trump, it's time to ask who among American investors will get their hands on 50% of TikTok US?
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23 January 2025
Alibaba sells Intime department stores and loses US$1.3 billion
On December 16, Alibaba Group (Q3 2024 sales: US$33.7 billion, up 5%) announced the sale of the department store subsidiary Intime, acquired in 2017 for US$2.6 billion. Once approval has been...
20 December 2024
California: first flagship dedicated to live shopping on TikTok
Gone are the days of content creators live-streaming from a bedroom. On November 21, digital agency Outlandish opened a first store in the U.S.A. dedicated to live shopping on TikTok Shop. In...
28 November 2024
YouTube partners with e-tailer Shopee in 3 South Asian countries
Faced with a dynamic growth of TikTok in South East Asia, YouTube Shopping (a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.) and Shopee (a subsidiary of Sea Group, with 2023 sales of US$13.1 billion, including 69%...
23 September 2024
In one year, 50% of UK TikTok users have bought on TikTok Shop
In both the UK and the USA, TikTok Shop is gaining market share in the fashion and beauty categories. In the first half of 2024, the TikTok e-commerce service became the 10th-largest e-tailer in...
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29 August 2024
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The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
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...
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4 September 2026
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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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...
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21 August 2026
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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...
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21 August 2026
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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
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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”
The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
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ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
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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...
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24 August 2026