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On February 18, 2025, product information management specialist Akeneo and PSP Stripe announced a partnership to optimise product catalogues for agentic commerce, from product discovery to...

24 February 2026

Regional consolidation versus global expansion: Prestashop and Shopify reinvent ecosystems

Prestashop is consolidating its position in the heart of Europe: acquired by Poland's Cyber Folks in a €53-million deal, it is joining forces with Sylius and BitBag to create an open-source giant...

20 February 2026

Google is testing the RCS button in Google My Business alongside the WhatsApp button

A year after WhatsApp, Google is testing the RCS button in My Business listings for several markets, according to our information. The goal is to offer brands a new marketing lever that can be...

20 February 2026

Cyberattack: leak of 37 million customer records at ManoMano

On February 10, 2026, D.I.Y. pure player ManoMano (GMV 2024: 1 billion euros) officially notified customers of a data leak that occurred in January 2026, affecting 37 million customer records...

20 February 2026

AI, advertising, subscriptions, marketplace: how Walmart made e-commerce profitable in 2025

Walmart confirms a strategic shift, with 713 billion dollars in revenue in 2025 and a valuation up 600 billion dollars in 2 years. The group has maintained growth and is accelerating high-margin...

20 February 2026

Find out who is replacing Arnaud Gallet as Head of NRF Europe

According to our information, the succession at the head of NRF Europe and SIEC is now finalized. An executive from a major international event company took up her position at Comexposium in...

19 February 2026

TikTok, Meta, Snapchat: how regulatory constraints are reshuffling cards for customer engagement

In Europe, the European Commission is holding TikTok accountable by demanding the redesign of an interface deemed addictive, under pressure from a strengthened regulatory framework spearheaded by...

19 February 2026

Shopping centres: in Brazil, AI reduces contract signing time by 80% at Grupo AD

In Brazil, the second-largest shopping centre owner Grupo AD (2025 revenue: 7.5 billion reais, or €1.2 billion), is deploying AI for prospecting, qualifying and negotiating commercial leases...

19 February 2026

Faced with a margin crisis, Carrefour focuses on e-commerce and automation with Vusion

On February 18, 2026, Carrefour food retailer (2025 revenue: €84 billion, up by 4.6% at constant rates, net margin halved to €385 million for a net margin ratio at 0.5% of sales due to...

19 February 2026

In 2025, French e-commerce confirmed resilience and reached 25% of non-food retail

Against a backdrop of sluggish consumption, e-commerce remained the main driver of French retail widening the gap with physical stores. According to Marc Lolivier, Fevad's General Delegate, online...

18 February 2026

How far can WhatsApp and RCS take conversion and customer loyalty?

Faced with rising acquisition costs and ROI requirements, WhatsApp and RCS are becoming strategic marketing levers for brands. Between feedback from But, Picard, La Petite Mendigote, Clarins, and...

18 February 2026

After a profitable fiscal year, Fluent Commerce raises €27 million

Australian OMS publisher Fluent Commerce raises €27 million from Bain Capital to accelerate international expansion and establish in the US against players such as Manhattan and Oracle. In an...

17 February 2026

U.K. : Rezolve AI acquires loyalty specialist Reward for US$230 million

London-based start-up Rezolve AI (founded in 2016 by Daniel Wagner and specializing in online personalisation), has acquired fellow U.K. company Reward, a customer engagement and loyalty...

17 February 2026

Pierre Chassigneux: “b.connect will launch an automated onboarding portal for merchants”

The online passwordless authentication solution b.connect has been launched in beta test at 24 clients, including Leroy Merlin, Boulanger, Celio and Courir. The promise is to simplify user login...

16 February 2026

Criteo to launch Commerce Go self-service platform in late March 2026

The self-service element of the “Commerce Go” platform should be available by the end of the first quarter, Marc Fischli, Executive Managing Director EMEA at Criteo, told mind Media...

16 February 2026

Xavier Grand, Algolia: “The challenge is integrating the chatbot into search without deteriorating the experience”

Driven by generative AI, voice and image, e-commerce search is entering a new era. On the sidelines of AI Day, held on February 10, 2026 in Paris, Xavier Grand, CTO of Algolia, outlines a 2026...

13 February 2026

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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”

Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...

29 October 2026

Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management

Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...

23 October 2026

How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%

With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...

15 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...

7 October 2026

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AI agents: the KPIs that led L’Oréal to scale up across its warehouses

After testing 7 AI agents in its warehouses, L’Oréal is scaling up. Deployed to coordinate picking waves, manage replenishment and handle stocktaking, Manhattan’s agents have helped cut several...

20 October 2026

How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%

With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...

15 October 2026

Danone turns to AI to personalise marketing campaigns and test advertising in ChatGPT

AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...

16 October 2026

Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”

Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...

29 October 2026