Free [op-ed] How European department stores are getting prepared for the new-generation Chinese tourists ? Asia Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director at International Association of Department Stores, explains the current retail strategies after the reopening of the Chinese borders in January 2023. While department stores have learnt how to survive during and after the pandemic by addressing local shoppers and other nationalities, they eagerly wait to see Chinese tourists back in stores. It is particularly true in Europe, where they represented 50% of luxury sales in 2019.
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.
Free E-commerce: What digital analytics strategy for 2023? Nicolas Malo, Founder of Optimal Ways, looks back at the change that will affect e-commerce teams with the end of the Universal Analytics solution (Google Analytics v3) announced for July 2023. Tribune.
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.
Free Reconciling e-commerce and stores: what are the best practices of phygital? In terms of omnichannel and phygital retail, winners are rare. How do you bring a Web offer into the physical store? What can DNVB and ONVB teach traditional retailers? Is omnichannel a way to bring customers back to a store? Is the extension of the offer (e-commerce, marketplace) essential to gain market share? As traffic in specialized stores shrinks, mind Retail offers an overview of good practices to encourage conversion of enquiry to sale.
