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While in Bulgaria, inflation reached 2.6% in 2024 (compared to 2.4% in the Eurozone), the government announced on March 20 the launch of a low-cost public food retailer, following parliamentary...

27 March 2025

After Woolworths, Hanshow is going to test its smart cart at 2 French retailers

The ESL supplier Hanshow is speeding up the marketing of its digital smart cart. Deployed in 10 Woolworths supermarkets in Australia, it will be tested at 2 French retailers in 2025.

26 March 2025

With live shopping, Voyages E.Leclerc has attracted 28,420 viewers in two years

E.Leclerc Voyage, the travel agency of the second largest French grocery retailer by market share (2024 turnover: €49.9 billion, excluding fuel, up by 2.6%, after a 10.3%-increase in 2023)...

25 March 2025

India: Apna Mart raises US$25 million with its hybrid model

On March 24, Apna Mart, an Indian food retailer operating both in-store and 15-minute express delivery, raised US$25 million in Series B (capital and debt), according to the Registrar of...

25 March 2025

India: Amazon and Walmart accused of violating quality control rules

After being caught in September 2024 for failing to comply with competition law, Amazon and Flipkart (a subsidiary of Walmart) are accused of violating quality control rules in India. The Indian...

24 March 2025

Inditex ends 2024 with strong growth and 26% of online sales

On March 10, the global fashion giant Inditex (owner of Zara, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, etc.) revealed a annual turnover of €38.6 billion, 26.4% of which was online, for the...

21 March 2025

Tesco grants pay rises above UK’s inflation

On March 17, British retailer Tesco signed an agreement with the USDAW union increasing the wages of stores and distribution centre staff by 5.2%, a rise above inflation (3% in January)...

21 March 2025

In a week, Klarna signs with Walmart and files IPO application at NYSE

On March 17, Klarna announced an exclusive partnership with Walmart (2024 turnover: US$681 billion, up by 5.6%) in collaboration with the OnePay app. By December, the Swedish BNPL solution will be...

21 March 2025

b.connect authentification service will be launched with a six-month delay

In France, the b.connect authentication service, an offshoot of the banking card group (Groupement des Cartes Bancaires), will finally be launched in September 2025, 6 months later than planned...

21 March 2025

In the age of generative AI, new SEO levers are becoming essential

As an increasing share of traffic switches to AI search engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, SEO teams are reviewing their practices and organisation to increase visibility...

21 March 2025

In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index?

In 2024, 1,812 online and omnichannel retailers with more than 50 staff reported their score on the professional gender equality index to the French Ministry of Labour. mind Retail analysed the...

20 March 2025

U.S. shoppers, nervous about Trump’s policies, are cutting back on non-essential purchases

On March 17, 2025, the Department of Commerce published the retail sales figures for the U.S.A. In February, these increased moderately by 0.2% in a month, below the forecast of a rise of 0.6%...

19 March 2025

U.S.A.: Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, with debts of US$1.58 billion

On March 17, 2025, Forever 21 (2021 turnover US$2 billion, last available financial data) filed for bankruptcy in a Delaware court. This includes 354 stores in the USA, the brand licence and U.S...

18 March 2025

With a 9% increase in turnover, Mercadona has strengthened its margin in 2024

On March 13, Mercadona, Spain‘s largest grocery retailer (1,674 stores in Spain and Portugal, 110,000 employees) reported gross sales of €38.84 billion, up by 9%, after a 15% increase...

18 March 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] With Najar’s technology, Chronodrive reduces SaaS subscription budget

Faced with the inflation of technological costs, Najar supports retailers in optimising their SaaS subscriptions. Exclusively for mind Retail, Chronodrive shared the results of a partnership with...

18 March 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] But adopts Klark’s AI to optimise customer relations

Home equipment retailer But has adopted the Klark platform to streamline the customer relations processes, mind Retail learned at 1-to-1 conference in Monaco. After a POC phase, the retailer moved...

18 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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Payment: a lever for retail innovation

This month, our editorial team highlights how innovation is taking shape around payment. This key stage, enabling turnover to be collected by retailers, is at the heart of numerous pilots and...

28 November 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

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

11 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025

Retail tech mapping 2025: 42% of start-ups already profitable, 53% aiming for breakeven within 3 years

In their final update for 2025 covering retail tech mapping, FDJ Ventures and France Digitale present new challenges for French retail start-ups. These include financing, slowing company creation...

10 December 2025