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Auchan Retail’s job protection plan invalid due to lack of union consultation
While Auchan Retail continues to reduce retail areas by 25%, the Lille-based Administrative Court invalidated a job protection plan on September 23. The retailer, whose like-for-like turnover fell...
GDPR : French data protection agency fines La Samaritaine €100,000
On September 18, the French data protection agency CNIL fined La Samaritaine €100,000 for concealing cameras in storage areas in August 2023. These had been installed to catch employees...
30 September 2025
Retail media: MediaMarktSaturn launches offsite with Unlimitail in five countries
MediamarktSaturn, Europe's largest home electrical retailer is joining forces with Unlimitail to monetise data offsite. In Q2, marketplace GMV jumped 90% thanks to strong demand and international...
30 September 2025
[mind Info] Smartway signs with a first U.S. retailer
The start-up specialising in technologies to combat waste in supermarkets has just signed a first customer in the U.S.A., mind Retail learned at NRF Europe.
23 September 2025
[mind Info] Coopérative U teams up with Diebold, GK Software and Paytweak to reduce shrinkage and simplify payment
As computer vision technologies have become more accessible and offer a faster ROI in a context of rising shrinkage, a growing number of grocers are turning to embedded cameras to control...
23 September 2025
The European wallet Wero arrives at E.Leclerc and Veepee to compete with Apple Pay and Google Pay
Wero, the QR code and contactless payment solution developed by EPI and 16 European banks, is beginning a retail rollout with E.Leclerc, Veepee and Orange. This step marks the transition from C2C...
22 September 2025
TikTok Shop: how to build a catalogue optimised for influencer strategies
What strategies do retailers use to select their offerings on TikTok Shop? What are the most effective commercial levers? 5 months after the launch of the social commerce platform in France...
22 September 2025
With AI, Rakuten launches its marketplace in Spain at a lower cost
On September 15, 2025, Rakuten (2024 turnover: €13.9 billion, up by 10% year-on-year, with a net loss of €790 million) announced the launch of a marketplace in Spain, the first step in a...
Loyalty: Start-up 10% raises €2.4 million to compete with Joko, Shopmium and iGraal
Less than a year after a launch, the start-up specialising in 10% cashback wallets has announced a fundraising of €2.4 million from Speedinvest, Kima Ventures, Fund F, True Capital and Techmind...
22 September 2025
[mind Info] Cegid signs 3 new retailers and accelerates voice AI development
Buoyed by strong sales momentum, Cegid revealed to mind Retail the identities of three new retail clients and the features of Cegid Pulse, a “super app” for sales assistants expected in 2026. By...
22 September 2025
[mind Info] Courir to roll out mobile checkout in 20 stores in October
After a successful trial period for in-store checkout, Courir is stepping up a gear and rolling out Zebra's mobile payment solution in 20 stores in October 2025, according to mind Retail. Arnaud...
18 September 2025
After Asda and Currys, Sainsbury’s tests facial recognition to lower theft
To reduce theft, the UK’s second-largest food retailer, Sainsbury’s (2024 turnover: €42.9 billion, up by 1%), has been using facial recognition technology since September 3, 2025...
15 September 2025
Valiuz and Infinity Advertising formalise alliance
The retail media agencies of the Mulliez Family Association (AFM, owner of Auchan Retail) and the Mousquetaires Group (Intermarché) announced the finalisation of a merger, which will be...
15 September 2025
Logan Kluth, Blue Yonder: “Very soon, we will offer warehousing features tailored to each industry”
Aa Blue Yonder signed another acquisition last month with Optoro's takeover, mind Retail spoke with Logan Kluth, Product Director at Blue Yonder, which specialises in digital demand and...
15 September 2025
Peak season: 74% of Singaporeans rely on AI for holiday shopping
In Singapore (population of 6 million), shoppers are turning en-masse to artificial intelligence for end-of-year shopping. According to The Asian Business Review and data from the U.S. media...
15 September 2025
European lockers: Mondial Relay aligns France with InPost’s best practices
No labels, remote opening, native QR codes... After the addition of 3,000 lockers in France in a year, Mondial Relay (InPost group) is launching a new label-free parcel delivery feature, inspired...
15 September 2025
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Italy seizes €27.4 million from CEVA Logistics for fraud and undeclared labour
On March 3, 2026, Italian tax authorities announced the seizure of €27.4 million from two Italian subsidiaries of French supply chain specialist CEVA Logistics, itself a subsidiary of the...
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Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?
With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...
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Following a complaint from the FTC, Walmart agrees to pay US$100 million to Spark delivery drivers
On February 26, 2026, Walmart (2025 revenue: US$713.2 billion, up by 5.1% at constant rates) agreed to pay US$100 million in response to allegations of misleading compensation to delivery drivers...
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Social media & age verification: Tech breaks the glass ceiling of precision
As an array of international governments restrict social networks access for teenagers under 15 or 16, new facial recognition technologies from Yoti, Persona and k-ID are making progress in...
13 March 2026
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Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional
For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...
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Faced with sluggish demand, The Home Depot and Lowe’s cut 1,400 jobs and reaffirm a B2B focus
In the United States, with the home improvement and D.I.Y. market under pressure, retail leaders are reorganising. Home Depot and Lowe's, respectively No. 1 and No. 2 in the market, announced...
25 February 2026