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As physical stores establish themselves as a new territory for BNPL, Lululemon (sales Q1 2026: US$2.5 billion, up by 4%) launched Klarna in late July in its German and British stores. The BNPL...

19 August 2026

Albertsons says its customers are buying more thanks to AI agents

Through its conversational assistant, the US grocery retailer is recording double-digit increases in e-commerce baskets. Eager to maximise their potential, it is changing tack and rolling out a...

18 August 2026

Which 3 retailers structured their AI governance this summer?

This summer, Target, PVH Corp and B&M simultaneously reinforced their executive teams with the creation of dedicated AI roles. A move marking the shift from experimentation to the...

17 August 2026

Retail media: Vusion strengthens its footprint with the acquisition of In-Store Media

As part of a strategy of vertical integration and boosted by a strong H1 2026, Vusion acquired Spanish retail media specialist In-Store Media (2025 revenue: €120 million). This debt-financed deal...

3 August 2026

Heatwave : Learnings from a crash test for stores’ operating models

Within Europe, summer heatwaves highlight the vulnerability of store estates, with energy consumption surging up by to 30%, cold room and refrigerated cabinets breaking down, uncontrolled thermal...

27 July 2026

Roxane Laigle (Lemrock): “With the rise of AI, the CPC or CPM advertising model will lose ground to buying intent”

While AI is now part of 40% of purchasing journeys, Lemrock intends to become the key infrastructure connecting retailers' product catalogues to conversational engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity...

27 July 2026

How AI gives control back to e-retailers: Onepoint’s analysis within a context of search dispersion

As the fragmentation of product discovery - or Search - becomes bigger, now split between social networks, marketplaces and LLMs - Lucie Pérus, Marketing and Customer Experience Manager at...

16 July 2026

Towards a sale of Central European assets, Tesco follows in Carrefour’s footsteps

According to a Financial Times article citing sources close to the matter, Tesco is exploring the sale of its subsidiaries in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This represents a network of...

10 July 2026

In-store pricing: Mercio gains traction in Germany and Austria

Following the acquisition of Pricing Hub by Akeneo in June 2026, Mercio, a start-up specialised in pricing for physical stores, is adding a second German retailer to a client portfolio and working...

10 July 2026

Asda’s technological independence from Walmart put to the test by a £1 billion loss

For British grocer Asda, the technological transition following a divorce from Walmart weighs on financial results. Combined with investments on lower prices, this project widened the pre-tax loss...

9 July 2026

After a €200 million funding round, Skello adds a major name to a client portfolio

In the wake of a large fundraising, Skello develops a portfolio of key accounts by winning over a big name in retail. Backed by an ARR of €50 million and profitability reached in 2025, the...

7 July 2026

H1 review: LLM establish themselves as a new channel, retailers must keep up

In just six months, conversational AI engines such as ChatGPT and Gemini have evolved from mere curiosities into a major customer acquisition channel, now capturing almost 20% of referral traffic...

3 July 2026

Klépierre internalises a media agency and bets on computer vision with XXII

Taking back control of the commercialisation of digital screens, ongoing tests with computer vision start-up XXII specialised in data analytics for brick & mortars... Klépierre, Europe’s second...

3 July 2026

How to master AI acceleration: key takeaways of the mind Retail Day 2026

[Executive talks] More than 100 people were present in Paris on June 25, at Onepoint offices, for the 3rd edition of mind Retail Day. Discussions were under the theme of mastering AI acceleration...

2 July 2026

Showroomprivé to switch from Unlimitail to Mirakl Ads

At the heart of a strategic shift from outlet and clearance operator to a full price marketplace, Showroomprivé unveiled the name of a new technology partner for retail media during the 3rd mind...

29 June 2026

UK : Dunnhumby creates a multi-retailer ad network to compete with Valiuz and Unlimitail

Dunnhumby launches Network Alliance, a single counter uniting data and inventories from Tesco and Waitrose (food), B&Q (DIY) and John Lewis department stores, to put an end to the fragmentation of...

26 June 2026

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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...

10 September 2026

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...

10 September 2026

Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

4 September 2026

Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue

On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...

3 September 2026

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Electronic shelf labels: why the US regulator threatens rollout

In the USA, the Federal Trade Commission has just required full transparency on the use of pricing algorithms based on personal data, under threat of penalties. In this regulatory framework...

21 August 2026

E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France

mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...

20 August 2026