Stephan Veyret, CEO Decathlon Singapore: “We are moving from retail to an ecosystem of services around sport” Interviews As the hub of the South East Asia region, Singapore is a market where Decathlon is testing many innovations, including cashless, Scan & Go, automated in-store picking that prepares 600 orders per day and robotic inventory to save working hours. Stephan Veyret, C.E.O. of the subsidiary, shares with mind Retail key figures of the latest omnichannel and CSR steps, and the next strategic projects.
Free Winnie Park, Forever 21: “In terms of sustainability, GenZ favours authenticity” Interviews The C.E.O. of Forever 21 was the guest at the latest FrenchFounders meeting in New York. After working at Levi Strauss and LVMH (DFS), and tasked with restructuring the PaperSource stationery group for 6 years, she took over the teen fashion retailer in January 2022, 2 years after the business filed for bankruptcy. She shares her vision with mind Retail on the importance of innovation to win back Generation Z.
Jean-Christophe Brindeau, C.F.A.O. Retail: “The Supeco brand is the foundation of Carrefour’s retail project in Africa” Interviews Despite a drop in volumes on a comparable basis in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal, CFAO Consumer Retail will end the 2022 financial year with sales up by 64%. Committed to a policy of rapid expansion spearheaded by Supeco, the Managing Director Jean-Christophe Brindeau details his plan to break even by 2024.
Shein hires Lazada’s Vice President With the appointment of Jessica Liu, formerly of Alibaba and Lazada, as Vice President, the fast fashion giant is making a new move.
TJX Companies: new C.F.O. for outlet giant US outlet retailer TJX Co. appointed John Klinger as new C.F.O. His mission is to boost the high margin business, that already takes advantage of overstock issues.
Guillaume Motte takes over as head of Sephora Worldwide While the beauty retailer returned to the 2019 levels of activity, Guillaume Motte will have to complete omnichannel and digital acceleration to defend against increased competition in the U.S.A.
Gucci appoints a Chief Metaverse Officer Gucci (519 stores at the end of June 2022, half-yearly turnover of €5.17 billion, up 8% on a comparable basis) is expanding into the metaverse.…
Free Cathy Collart Geiger, C.E.O. of Picard Interviews 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 growth.
Frédéric Marty-Debat to move to retail Frenchman Frédéric Marty-Debat will be leaving as Managing Director of Publicis Commerce France, according to information from mind Retail on Friday 21st October. He will be taking over the management of an e-retail business,…
“Many CEOs don’t dare to say it, but the priorities are cash and initiatives to preserve the margin” Interviews Inflation in Europe and the U.S.A. is holding back non-essential household purchases, energy prices are soaring, and costs are rising for retailers. Clément Genelot, retail analyst, and Cédric Rossi, senior equity analyst at Bryan, Garnier & Co, take stock of the strategies adopted by retailers to preserve their margins in this difficult context.
