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A competitor of Save Your Wardrobe, the start-up Prolong, which focuses on returns, warranty, repair, and after-sales service, announced the signing of Mellow Yellow footwear retailer, a jewellery...

3 October 2025

Intersport invests €40 million in automating a mega-warehouse with TGW

On October 1, 2025, Intersport inaugurated a new automated warehouse in the French Eastern region (Plaine de l’Ain). Expanded to 82,000 sq.m and fully financed by the cooperative with a €40...

3 October 2025

Americans can purchase Etsy products directly in ChatGPT.

On September 29, generative AI specialist OpenAI (Q1 2025 revenue: $4.3 billion, up 16% year-on-year, net loss of $2.5 billion) rolled out a native e-commerce feature on its ChatGPT LLM in the...

2 October 2025

Peak season 2025: From generative AI to conversion, the innovative strategies of Galeries Lafayette, La Grande Récré, Boozt and Blissim

How are retailers and e-merchants preparing for peak season 2025? With the rise of generative AI engines in customer searches and LLM tools, what are the priorities for Digital and Omnichannel...

30 September 2025

IPO: Retail and fintech return to Wall Street with Klarna, Gemini and Pattern

After years of slowdown, the I.P.O. market is picking up steam in the U.S.A. This is shown by IPOs of Klarna, Gemini and Pattern in the retail and fintech sectors.

30 September 2025

After Bunnings, Kmart is criticised for use of facial recognition

On September 18, the Australian Information Commission once again targeted the Wesfarmers group (turnover at June 30, 2025: US$29.6 billion, up by 3.3%) for use of facial recognition. After ruling...

30 September 2025

Amazon closes Fresh stores in the U.K. and reorganises food retail business

Less than 4 years after opening a first Amazon Fresh store in the UK, the group (Q2 2025 revenue: US$168 billion, up by 13.3%) announced on September 23 the closure of 14 British Fresh stores and...

30 September 2025

Auchan Retail’s job protection plan invalid due to lack of union consultation

While Auchan Retail continues to reduce retail areas by 25%, the Lille-based Administrative Court invalidated a job protection plan on September 23. The retailer, whose like-for-like turnover fell...

30 September 2025

GDPR : French data protection agency fines La Samaritaine €100,000

On September 18, the French data protection agency CNIL fined La Samaritaine €100,000 for concealing cameras in storage areas in August 2023. These had been installed to catch employees...

30 September 2025

Retail media: MediaMarktSaturn launches offsite with Unlimitail in five countries

MediamarktSaturn, Europe's largest home electrical retailer is joining forces with Unlimitail to monetise data offsite. In Q2, marketplace GMV jumped 90% thanks to strong demand and international...

30 September 2025

[mind Info] Smartway signs with a first U.S. retailer

The start-up specialising in technologies to combat waste in supermarkets has just signed a first customer in the U.S.A., mind Retail learned at NRF Europe.

23 September 2025

[mind Info] Coopérative U teams up with Diebold, GK Software and Paytweak to reduce shrinkage and simplify payment

As computer vision technologies have become more accessible and offer a faster ROI in a context of rising shrinkage, a growing number of grocers are turning to embedded cameras to control...

23 September 2025

The European wallet Wero arrives at E.Leclerc and Veepee to compete with Apple Pay and Google Pay

Wero, the QR code and contactless payment solution developed by EPI and 16 European banks, is beginning a retail rollout with E.Leclerc, Veepee and Orange. This step marks the transition from C2C...

22 September 2025

TikTok Shop: how to build a catalogue optimised for influencer strategies

What strategies do retailers use to select their offerings on TikTok Shop? What are the most effective commercial levers? 5 months after the launch of the social commerce platform in France...

22 September 2025

With AI, Rakuten launches its marketplace in Spain at a lower cost

On September 15, 2025, Rakuten (2024 turnover: €13.9 billion, up by 10% year-on-year, with a net loss of €790 million) announced the launch of a marketplace in Spain, the first step in a...

22 September 2025

Loyalty: Start-up 10% raises €2.4 million to compete with Joko, Shopmium and iGraal

Less than a year after a launch, the start-up specialising in 10% cashback wallets has announced a fundraising of €2.4 million from Speedinvest, Kima Ventures, Fund F, True Capital and Techmind...

22 September 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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Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

Italian Golden Goose set for Chinese ownership

A year after the French children’s clothing brand Bonpoint was acquired by Chinese group Youngor, Italian luxury brand Golden Goose is next. British fund Permira (already owner of Hugo...

9 December 2025