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Guillaume Echaudemaison: “Seventure is investing in a retail tech company that personalises customer relations on a large scale”
Guillaume Echaudemaison is a Senior Investment Manager in the Digital team at venture capital firm Seventure Partners. Focusing on Series A funding, Seventure has notably supported SumUp and...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- Analysis
16 April 2025
Yoobic acquires Simplifield as part of legal proceedings
Yoobic, a provider of retail solutions for store employees, announced the acquisition of Simplifield. According to Fabrice Haiat, C.E.O. of Yoobic, the acquisition is part of a strategy of...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
15 April 2025
Japan’s Lawson relocates cashiers
In Japan, where bankruptcies linked to labour shortages jumped by 32% in 2024, convenience store chain Lawson has been testing remote cashiers based in Europe and the U.S.A. since January 2025...
14 April 2025
After Europe, La Rosée expands to Canada
French cosmetics brand La Rosée (2024 turnover: €85 million, up by 21% in a year), distributed in pharmacies, is continuing international expansion by exporting to Canada. On April 9...
14 April 2025
Shopify strengthens anti-fraud defences with Appriss Retail
On April 7, the American group Appriss Retail, led by Michael Osborne (revenue not disclosed), announced a new integration with the e-commerce platform Shopify. This AI-powered solution interfaces...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
14 April 2025
Shein receives approval for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange
In the U.K., where Shein planned an I.P.O. on the London Stock Exchange in April 2025, the Singapore-based company finally received agreement from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority according to...
11 April 2025
Refund fraud: how to detect and prevent it
Refund fraud, long considered taboo but increasingly popular on social media, accounted for 15.1% of returns in the United States in 2024. Document fraud, amplified by AI, is also on the rise...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Essentials
11 April 2025
2024 results: strategic acceleration for Decathlon, calculated caution for Intersport
The world's two largest sporting goods retailers, Decathlon and Intersport, recently presented annual results for the financial year ending December 31, 2024. In a context of managerial...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
10 April 2025
With 40% of online sales, Best Buy is banking on influence to reach a new level
In the U.S.A., with preparation for a marketplace by June 2025, Best Buy (2024 turnover US$41.5 billion, down by 4.4%) launched an affiliate programme for content creators on April 8. Not yet...
10 April 2025
PayPal launches PayPal Ads in the U.K.
PayPal will soon be offering personalised adverts to British customers, based on their spending on the platform. The payment giant is gradually launching PayPal Ads in the U.K., showing first...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
10 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Faume raises several million Euros in funding
According to information from mind Retail, a new round of financing has been finalised by the second-hand start-up. In 2024, the latter saw its turnover increase by 64% to more than €2 million...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
9 April 2025
Carrefour re-signs with Majid Al Futtaim until 2031
On April 3, Carrefour renewed an exclusive franchise agreement until 2031 with the Emirati group Majid Al Futtaim (turnover 2024: €8.53 billion, up by 1% in a year, after a rise of 1.1% in...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- News brief
9 April 2025
Using an omnichannel approach, JD.com ensures tyre delivery and installation in 30 minutes
In China, JD Auto Service, the automotive services branch of JD.com (turnover 2024 of US$158.8 billion, up 6.8% in a year) announced the instant delivery of automotive equipment in late March...
9 April 2025
SaaS Lumi AI raises US$3.7 million in seed funding to simplify access to ERP data
Based in the U.A.E., the start-up Lumi AI raised US$3.7 million in seed funding on March, 25, in a round led by AgFunder, Forum Ventures, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ and the...
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- Retail tech
- News brief
9 April 2025
In a booming second-hand market, 2nd Street continues Asian expansion
Japanese second-hand specialist 2nd Street continues to expand, opening a first store in Singapore at the end of April in the 313@Somerset centre (26,800 sq.m of net leasable area). The 575 sq.m...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News brief
9 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] In 4 years, Cdiscount generated €10 million in GMV with Stockly
Having just raised €26 million in Series B funding from Eurazeo and Daphni, the start-up which specialises in stock pooling between e-retailers confirms a rising status in the market. We review a...
7 April 2025
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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...
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29 October 2026
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
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...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
15 October 2026
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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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”
Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
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12 October 2026
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Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
8 October 2026
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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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Cashback: Younited secures an exclusive contract with Bouygues Telecom
Following Orange and the launch of a marketplace, Bouygues Telecom is strengthening a customer loyalty strategy by focusing on purchasing power with a new cashback offer. For French fintech...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
16 October 2026