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Although Shein has increased the lobbying budget over the past 18 months, a future I.P.O. in Wall Street has been delayed. On both sides of the Pacific, the group is the subject of compliance...

30 January 2024

Kristen d’Arcy, True Religion: “After Instagram Shopping, the next step is to launch e-commerce on TikTok”

Kristen D'Arcy, Chief Marketing Officer of the True Religion brand since July 2023, is boosting Instagram and TikTok to win support from younger consumers. In an interview with mind Retail, she...

29 January 2024

Employee surveillance: Amazon France fined €32 million

The CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique for excessive staff surveillance. At the heart of the case is data gleaned warehouse scanning tools, used for surveillance and staff sanctions.

25 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Christofle prepares to launch a second-hand offer in the U.S.A.

After launching an omnichannel platform in October 2023 to repurchase more second-hand products from French customers, the tableware brand is stepping up the pace in the US market.

25 January 2024

Computer vision: Walmart adopts new technology to reduce “scan & go” fraud

In the U.S.A., Walmart's wholesale subsidiary Sam's Club is about to deploy a technology combining AI and computer vision in all stores. The aim is to streamline a self-check-out experience and...

25 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Kiabi to launch retail media business

Mind Retail learned that, building on the success of a digital marketplace, fashion retailer Kiabi is to launch a retail media business. This is a first for a private-label fashion retailer.

24 January 2024

Discount giant Lidl wants to become a cloud provider

Following in the footsteps of Walmart, Amazon, Target, Ikea and Aldi, which are looking to secure and even make their IT infrastructure more profitable, Lidl's parent company is continuing a foray...

23 January 2024

[NRF 2024] The new levers of retail media seen at NRF

The theme of retail media came to the fore at NRF 2024, with a day of dedicated workshops on 13 January and feedback from a number of players like Kroger, Ulta, and 7/11. Between onsite, offsite...

22 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Marie Ferry joins GfK France

Marie Ferry, who was Director of Retail and Out-of-Home Catering at Adot (a subsidiary of Veepee Ad, Veepee’s advertising network), left the group, according to information supplied to mind...

20 January 2024

Retail media: 7/Eleven to roll out radio format in 30,000 stores

On 14 January, convenience retailer 7/Eleven announced the launch of radio spots as part of retail media formats. This will be deployed across all North American stores. The spots will be managed...

20 January 2024

Carrefour evaluates a grocery subscription program that includes Netflix

The food retailer wants to expand offerings to build customer loyalty, while the video-on-demand platform is looking for new ways to win customers.

19 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] Cegid will be rolled out at Diptyque, Iris Galerie and is set to open a 5th data center

Cegid, the P.O.S. software publisher for specialty retailers, is to open a 5th data center in a fast-growing region. “This is due in Dubai for April 2024,” revealed Nathalie Echinard...

19 January 2024

[mind Retail Exclusive] American Adore Me wants to digitalise wholesale business

At NRF 2024 mind Retail learned that U.S. lingerie online retailer Adore Me (part of Victoria's Secret) is moving away from a purely digital and DTC approach. To gain traction in the wholesale...

16 January 2024

Picnic raises €355 million from historical shareholders

As finance opportunities in the tech sector remains under pressure, Picnic has again demonstrated solid strength to investors. On January 9, the pure-player raised €355 million, in which all...

11 January 2024

[NRF 2024] Consumer service, in-store cloud service…Google launches 5 generative AI features for retail

Ahead of the NRF, Google Cloud announced the launch of generative AI solutions. We selected 4 of them. Dedicated to consumer services, “Customer Service Modernization” can design...

11 January 2024

How Decathlon and Mango continued business in Russia

According to an investigation by Disclose media based on internal documents, Decathlon supplied ARM, the Russian buyer of its stores (now active under the Desport brand) for more than one year...

11 January 2024

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Already in POC, Klarna launches long-term credit in Germany, the UK and France

Swedish fintech Klarna is expanding long-term financing in Germany and the UK, with an imminent launch, followed by France, where POCs are already underway with major e-retailers. The BNPL...

18 March 2026

Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership

As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...

13 March 2026

After-sales service: Prolong aims to become the OS of repair and adds 3 luxury brands

Signing of three high-end clients, launch of a maintenance passport, imminent Seed funding round and cloud migration project in China… At a 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, the Founder of Prolong...

12 March 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

11 March 2026

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Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer

While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...

27 February 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East: what impact on the supply chain and European retail?

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering a major crisis on February 28, 2026, retailers already have to face the closure of strategic trade routes, rising freight costs and import...

5 March 2026

BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings

Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...

25 February 2026

Regulatory: With 200,000 Digital Product Passports issued, Darty scales up

While the European Commission is set to vote on delegated acts to specify requirements for home appliances, Darty is accelerating a Digital Product Passport (DPP) push by integrating new products...

11 March 2026

Profound raises US$96 million in Series C funding, becoming a first GEO unicorn

Founded in 2024 in New York by James Cadwallader, GEO startup Profound raised US$96 million on February 24, 2026, in a Series C round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, including Sequoia Capital...

25 February 2026

Agentic commerce : After Stripe, Mirakl partners with JPMorgan Payments

On March 10, 2026, Mirakl and JPMorgan Payments (JPMP) unveiled a partnership to deploy agentic commerce by combining the Mirakl Nexus agentic orchestration platform with the U.S. bank’s...

16 March 2026