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[mind Retail Exclusive] In the process of rolling out Autone in stores, Lancel is testing digital use
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...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- News brief
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
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)...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- News brief
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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
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...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- Analysis
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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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...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
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
- mind Exclusive
- 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
- Analysis
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...
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- 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...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
16 October 2026