Fewer branches and difficulties at franchised stores: Carrefour’s strategy amid the energy crisis Europe Eager to protect profitability and to reduce its workforce, Carrefour is reorganizing stores and transforming working environment. Retail mind examines the way ahead.
Lawson hires remote salespeople to manage cashiering Asia In Japan,the convenience store chain Lawson (17,600 units and a turnover of US$417 million in 2021,…
Robotic manufacturing: denim specialist Unspun opens in Hong Kong Asia Unspun, the American brand of "zero waste" jeans based on a silhouette scanning technology and a 3D weaving technique, opens its first physical store in Asia.
Poland. The convenience store giant Zabka to be nationalised Europe The Polish government announced an intention to acquire the country’s leading convenience store chain, Zabka (8,000 franchise stores, 2021 turnover of US$2.5 billion,…
Kroger-Albertsons: US$24.6 billion merger to create a customer data giant Americas In the U.S.A., the food retailer Kroger announced the purchase of competitor Albertsons on 14th October 2022. While this deal looks defensive in the short term, it is also offensive in the long term.
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.
India. Starbucks opens a Reserve flagship in Mumbai Asia On 18 October, Tata Starbucks India (300 coffee shops in India, including 32 openings in 2022) opened its first “Reserve”…
South Korea’s Paris Baguette sets up in London and accelerates in the U.S.A. Americas Asia Europe At a time when the South Korean group SPC is under fire for working conditions, its Paris Baguette chain (4,000 bakeries worldwide, including 3,400 in South Korea and 600 in the U.S.A.,…
Germany: In 6 months, online optician Mister Spex opens 12 stores Europe The German online optician Mister Spex is continuing a very controlled foray into the physical world. In November 2022, it will open a first store in Switzerland. “This will be our 65th store in total,”…
