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In mid-June 2022, the South African retail group Shoprite (2,933 stores in February 2022, under various banners including Shoprite, Usave, LiquorShop, Checkers Hyper, Checkers and House &...

28 June 2022

Majid Al Futtaim sets up wholesale in Egypt with Supeco

Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), Carrefour’s exclusive franchisor in the Middle East, opened a first wholesale store in Egypt in May 2022. Located in the October City mall (West of Cairo), it is the...

28 June 2022

Alexander Soncini, VTEX : “In Brazil, 40% of online sales of C&A come from Whatsapp”

Listed on the US Stock Exchange for one year, the Brazilian unicorn VTEX stands out from many IT publishers thanks to its broad functional scope (e-commerce, marketplaces and OMS) and wants to...

28 June 2022

Longchamp extends partnership with Adyen to Asia and North America

…After choosing Adyen as PSP for European e-commerce sites and stores one year ago, Longchamp announced on June 14, 2022, to extend the solution to the USA and Canada in July...

24 June 2022

Unibail wants to launch automated ‘click & collect’ at Forum des Halles

…In France, Unibail Rodamco Westfield (URW) is following an omni-channel strategy. After Vélizy 2, the Forum des Halles Paris centre will host an automated ‘click &...

24 June 2022

La Vie en Rose: “We will launch the BNPL with Klarna by December”

How can a fashion retailer choose between the wide range of payment methods? What are the associated costs with Klarna or with Mastercard? Interview with Eric Champagne, C.I.O. of Canadian brand...

23 June 2022

Primark launches store-based e-commerce

Primark, which had always refused to sell online, is launching a new e-commerce model based on store operations. A good compromise for the low-cost retailer in the face of high costs for...

23 June 2022

USA: Simon Property wants to aggregate product data with “Simon Search”

…From 19 June, the world’s no 1 shopping centre operator Simon Property Group (SPG) will launch Simon Search, a solution that allows customers to see what items are in stock over 29...

23 June 2022

Vinted launches lockers at Carrefour and Franprix

…After Back Market, Vinted is taking first steps into stores. The marketplace (GMV of €2.75 billion in 2021 via 45 million users) will launch, at the end of June, lockers in Carrefour...

23 June 2022

Pricing : perceived inflation is 4 times higher than actual inflation

;;;According to Dunnhumby‘s Consumer Pulse global survey edited at the end of May 2022, perceived inflation on food prices is significantly higher than measured inflation. In May 2022, food...

22 June 2022

The Mulliez family association moves into retail media with Gamned!

…Valiuz, the data entity of the AFM created in 2019, is partnering with Gamed! (TF1 Group) to launch a retail media tool and customer data monetization offer.

17 June 2022

Ukraine: new provisions adopted to facilitate dismissals in wartime

Since the martial law introduced in March 2022 (see article n°12971) was not able to take into consideration all labour relations issues in times of war, the Ukrainian parliament adopted a...

17 June 2022

China : Ikea closes a second unprofitable store

…In China, qualified as a major expansion priority only 6 months ago by Ikea, the Swedish retailer has started to rationalise the store footprint. Following successive lock-downs and a...

17 June 2022

Chanel, Hermès, Audemars Piguet: how to preserve customer experience when demand peaks?

…In Asia and in the USA, luxury retailers record strong demand and excessive traffic in their stores. As a result, Chanel has decided to open stores dedicated to premium customers by 2023...

17 June 2022

Cegid acquires StorIQ, one of the rivals of Yoobic

…On 13 June, during its “Cegid connections retail 2022” event in Monaco, POS solutions provider Cegid (sales of €632 million in 2021 up by 11.5% from 2020) announced the...

17 June 2022

Lily Cadell, Ankorstore: “We launch a fulfillment service from September 2022”

Présente dans 33 pays d’Europe, la marketplace Ankorstore (€ 379 millions levés depuis sa création, risque de solvabilité classé élevé par Societe.com) digitalise la vente en gros. Comme...

17 June 2022

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Agentic AI: Hymalaia attracts retailers and announces imminent fundraising

According to our sources, the young start-up Hymalaia is continuing development in retail with 4 new retailers currently in POC and an imminent fundraising. We examine the details.

16 December 2025

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

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This month, our editorial team highlights how innovation is taking shape around payment. This key stage, enabling turnover to be collected by retailers, is at the heart of numerous pilots and...

28 November 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...

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Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”

Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...

11 December 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025

Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent

In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...

12 December 2025