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After deploying the Autone inventory management solution in France, Lancel premium retailer is preparing to run a pilot on an e-commerce site, mind Retail has learned. Claire Casteig, Retail...

4 April 2025

In France, BNPL use declines in 2024

According to a 4th edition of the Floa – Kantar barometer measuring changes in payment practices in Europe (4,916 respondents), 66% of French people used a payment by instalments solution in...

4 April 2025

President Trump orders EU companies to cancel diversity policies

On March 28, many companies in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium (aviation, defence, consulting) received a letter from the Trump administration asking them to “certify” in writing that...

4 April 2025

Dunlop Sports fined US$1.3 million for anti-competitive behaviour

In early March 2025, in South Korea, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed a fine of US$1.29 million on the golf equipment supplier and e-tailer Dunlop Sports for anti-competitive practices...

2 April 2025

Philippines: Faced with an increase in marketplace disputes, the government is tightening the screws

With e-commerce (including services) having grown by 14% in 2024 in the Philippines, coupled with a 25% increase in complaints, the government wants to strengthen oversight between marketplaces...

2 April 2025

Asda and Currys invest in protection against theft and assault in the U.K.

In the U.K., thefts jumped by 25%, and assaults on staff by 50% in 2024. With the associated loss estimated at €4.8 billion per year for the sector, retailers are investing in more security. We...

2 April 2025

Nicolas takes stock of 4 months of last mile deliveries with Woop

Although in 2024 e-commerce accounted for barely 2% of Nicolas's business, the wine retailer part of Castel group is taking stock of a new Delivery Management System after 4 months. The aim is to...

2 April 2025

Simon Property steps up in offsite retail media

Simon Property Group, the world’s leading commercial property company (2024 revenue: US$5.96 billion, up by 5.4%, via 229 malls covering 180 million sq.m and 2 billion visitors per year)...

2 April 2025

With points of interest prompt, Amazon creates an AI-generated shopping monitoring tool

On March 26, Amazon (2024 turnover US$638 billion, up by 11% at constant rates) launched ‘interests’ as ‘beta test’. This is a generative AI feature on a mobile application...

31 March 2025

Advertising tracking: Apple ordered to pay €150 million fine for anti-competitive behaviour

On March 31, the French Competition Authority fined Apple (annual turnover: US$391 billion in the financial year ending September 2024, up 2% after a fall of 2.8% in 2023) €150 million for...

31 March 2025

Instacart adopts technology to combat out-of-stock in the U.S.

After reporting a profitable 2024 fiscal year, driven by an 11% turnover uplift, the food shopping app is going further with stock data. New technology, based on computer vision and AI, should...

28 March 2025

TikTok Shop arrives in France, Germany and Italy

TikTok announced the launch of TikTok Shop in France, Germany and Italy on March 31. The service is now available in 15 countries. The shopping features are directly integrated into the videos in...

28 March 2025

With 20% of e-commerce in 2024, Target wants to increase the marketplace fivefold

In the U.S.A, Target, the most omnichannel grocery retailer is capitalising on the positive benefits of a marketplace launched in 2019. While advertising revenue grew by 24% last year, it wants to...

28 March 2025

Rodrigo Clare (Altarea): “We have entered into exclusive negotiations to manage stores in 83 Milan metro stations”

After winning, with RATP Travel Retail, the tender for the stations in the greater Paris area, the property company Altarea is also preparing to expand in Italy, mind Retail learned. We review the...

28 March 2025

Acquired for US$8.5 billion, Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar for US$1 billion

On March 26, the American discounter Dollar Tree (owner of the eponymous brand and Family Dollar) reported a turnover of US$30.83 billion in 2024 via 2900 stores, up 0.8%, but a net loss that...

28 March 2025

Like Action, Miniso closes the 2024 financial year with a 23% increase in turnover

During the financial year ending at the end of December 2024, the Chinese company Miniso reported, on March 21, an unaudited turnover of US$2.33 billion (up by 22.8%, after an increase of 14% in...

27 March 2025

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Refurbished smartphones: why Largo relies on Speeral automation

The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

Leroy Merlin and Aroma‑Zone launch in‑store analytics pilots with XXII

French retail tech XXII, which aims to become the Google Analytics and Contentsquare of physical stores, has already signed with 15 retailers and shopping centres, mind Retail learned. A year...

5 December 2025

Already in POC, Dialog’s conversational agent shows up in the search bar

Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

4 December 2025

E‑commerce: How Hive customises free‑delivery thresholds using customer data

With 500 e‑merchant clients, including Embryolisse, Hindbag, Airup, Hygée or Jacks Beauty Line, German logistics provider Hive is capitalising on data to raise e‑commerce conversion via a finely...

2 December 2025

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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025