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With 80% of sales of floor installation digitalised, Saint Maclou starts a major tech overhaul
Between an overhaul of the offer, CRM and ERP migrations and full digitalisation of in-store installation services, the floor specialised retailer is accelerating a technological transformation...
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15 April 2026
DAM & AI : Decathlon enters a second stage of a content factory with video and visual similarity
During the AWS Summit in Paris, Decathlon explained how it transformed a DAM (Digital Asset Management) into a genuine content factory boosted by AI. With 19 million multimedia assets and a...
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- Retail tech
14 April 2026
In 2025, Vinted’s sales accelerated to €1.1 billion at the cost of a compressed margin
Having passed a sales threshold of €1 billion in 2025, Vinted continues to diversify. Between a massive push of Vinted Go lockers, category expansion and the launch of a wallet, the second-hand...
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9 April 2026
Shopping list: Tesco and Shoprite test AI assistants to simplify food e-commerce basket
On April 9, 2026, Tesco and Shoprite launched AI tools to ease shopping list, with distinct strategies. As Tesco is testing internally a meal planning assistant, Shoprite integrates it directly...
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9 April 2026
A Google traffic up by 12% : how Sézane industrialised a SEO and Search strategy via a content factory
With 10 million monthly users and a range based on frequently renewed items, pure-player Sézane detailed, during the AWS Summit in Paris, how it exceeded the limits of a brand SEO and improved the...
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9 April 2026
Cookies: French data protection agency Cnil serves formal notice to Carrefour, Back Market and EDF
Cornered by a series of formal notices from Cnil, online retailers are hitting a major obstacle : how to technically manage a consent withdrawal ? While the French PURR association has been...
7 April 2026
Driven by GMV and retail media, Flaconi doubles sales in three years and accelerates in Europe
Driven by sales up by 27% last year, German beauty pure-player Flaconi, controlled by the Berlusconi family via a stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is set to conquer 7 new countries. Competing with...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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3 April 2026
In France, Apple Pay and Google Pay account for 17% of online payments
According to the Mollie 2026 Payment Report study published in March, e-wallets accounted for 24% of online payments in 2025 in Europe, and SEPA Instant transfers significantly accelerated cash...
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2 April 2026
Shein : 35% of the European population were active users in 2025, but the tide is turning
According to the DSA transparency report, consulted by mind Retail, Shein continues a cheeky trajectory. On December 31, 2025, the ultra-fast-fashion giant claims 155.7 million monthly active...
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- Economy and regulators
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2 April 2026
UAE : Sanctions for illegal price increase with the Iranian conflict
Faced with inflation caused by tensions with Iran, the UAE Ministry of Economy has intensified controls on basic commodities. Between February 28, 2026 – the start of the conflict –...
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1 April 2026
How to rethink online authentication to boost security and conversion
Faced with an obsolescence of logins and passwords, online retailers are adopting new technological standards to secure a purchase journey. Between a strategic use of social login, a technological...
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31 March 2026
Online authentication : B.Connect to launch an automated onboarding platform for smaller e-tailers
Already adopted by 25 e-retailers including 16 already live, B.Connect is accelerating a deployment by opening up to SMEs via an automated onboarding platform expected in October. The objective is...
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29 March 2026
While OpenAI buries native payment, Sephora and Carrefour bet on discovery in ChatGPT
While ChatGPT backpedals in terms of native payment, less than 6 months after the launch of Instant checkout, retailers are accelerating within the LLM’s app store, in order to foster product...
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27 March 2026
Jeremy Dallois, Reachfive: “We are going to launch at Auchan and Kiabi a cross-retailer system that federates a shopper’s identity and retrieves a payment method”
Persistent online sessions, OTP, passkeys… Two years after a merger within Upstream, ReachFive (authentication) and Purse (payment orchestration) are accelerating. Their goal is to improve online...
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26 March 2026
How Kiabi, Rouge Gorge and La Grande Récré leverage social login to enhance online conversion
Still absent from an array of e-commerce sites, social logins such as “Sign in with Google” are becoming established levers to optimise authentication. What is their impact on abandoned baskets...
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25 March 2026
GDPR: Amazon’s €746 million fine is cancelled for now
Luxembourg’s Administrative Court has overturned the record €746 million GDPR fine against Amazon, citing procedural gaps in the CNPD's original 2021 investigation. While the court confirmed the...
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23 March 2026
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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...
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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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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
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