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Antoine Jouteau, Leboncoin : “We are launching our first warranty offer for multimedia products”
As Leboncoin prepares to celebrate a 20th anniversary in 2026, mind Retail interviewed Antoine Jouteau, the outgoing Chief Executive Officer. As Jacob Aqraou, Executive Chairman of the Board of...
Cosmetics: How start-up Aiso multiplied by 5 the visibility of U.S. brand Particle on ChatGPT
Since March 2025, Israeli start-up Aiso has been working with the U.S. online brand Particle, a specialist in men’s cosmetics, to strengthen visibility on ChatGPT. In 6 months, impressions have...
13 October 2025
Nacera Bekhat, CNIL: “Walking through a store aisle does not mean I have consented to data processing”
Several vendors, like Veesion and Alfred Eyes, provide smart camera technologies aimed at capturing customer data throughout the store to prevent theft. How do these systems fit with GDPR? Some...
[mind Exclusive] Thanks to a conversational chatbot, La Grande Récré triples e-commerce conversion rates
While AI conversational chatbots have become widespread in e-commerce, La Grande Récré shared with mind Retail the results of the tool launched in summer 2025 with iAdvize: number of queries...
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Online returns: Blue Yonder completes logistics suite with the acquisition of Optoro
Following in the footsteps of Best Buy, DHL and Picnic, Blue Yonder is responding to the rising challenge of online returns. As their operational, environmental and commercial impact increases...
20 August 2025
SMCP returns to growth, ending legal battle
On August 11, 2025, SMCP (including Sandro and Maje) announced the end of a legal battle from 2021. Following a ruling by the High Court of Singapore, the 15.5% stake that had been wrongfully...
Malls : Simon Property accelerates data monetisation with Humana, URW continues arbitrage
As more Americans visited shopping centres in H1 2025, the sector’s leader Simon Property Group is expanding both data and community engagement with a new partnership with Humana. This gives a new...
20 August 2025
[Amazon results] Between accelerated growth and massive investment in Q2, Amazon seeks balance
On July 31, Amazon published quarterly results in line with Wall Street expectations, with revenue up 13.3% and net profitability up 35%. Looking for early signs of a return on spending, and...
Jean-Yves Gras, Colissimo: “By October 2025, we will offer photos of packages in mailboxes or at home upon delivery”
In an e-commerce market that is growing in volume but disrupted by the pull of out-of-home consumption, Colissimo is adopting innovative AI digital twin and package tracking technologies. The goal...
[E-commerce Barometer 2025] France, United Kingdom, Germany… traditional markets return to 2021 peak
In 2024, online product sales doubled (up by 5.4%) in the 6 main Western European markets of the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, driven by lower inflation and...
Delipop bankruptcy: a warning for urban logistics start-ups?
Dissolved on July 30 by the Paris Commercial Court, the start-up Delipop, which pooled pedestrian drive-through pickups for several food retailers such as Carrefour and Intermarché via automated...
EU-US tariffs: a 15% compromise, but luxury goods, cosmetics, and wine remains unclear
The framework agreement reached on July 27 between Trump and von der Leyen imposes tariffs of 15% on European exports. While aerospace and spirits are expected to be exempt, the extra costs for...
Digital Product Passport: the regulatory weapon forcing the retail industry into a new era
With less than 6 months to go before the delegated Acts come into force, the Digital Product Passport crystallises a dual challenge: shifting from a linear model to a circular economy and enabling...
25 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Who are the 15% of French people who use AI engines to research online purchases?
While e-commerce traffic is experiencing a significant decline, consulting firm STLAR is highlighting a shift in online shopping habits. According to an exclusive study conducted with Toluna –...
15 July 2025
India: After Skechers and Huda Beauty, Birkenstock files lawsuit for counterfeiting
As an array of clothing brands shift industrial production to India to reduce dependence on China, Birkenstock, Skechers and Huda Beauty are facing a battle over intellectual property rights.
LVMH entrusts the Americas’ region to Michael Burke
A few days before the publication of second quarter results, LVMH (2024 revenue: 84.68 billion euros, down by 2%) appointed Michael Burke as C.E.O. for North America (25% of annual revenue) and...
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Shoprite adopts Yoobic solution for 3,600 stores and 160,000 employees
As announced in April in mind Retail, the African grocery retailer Shoprite has confirmed the rollout of the Yoobic application to optimise staff task management and anomaly detection in stores...
29 October 2025
Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy
Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...
29 October 2025
EU: Omnibus bill stalled in Parliament
On October 22, MEPs rejected by a narrow majority the negotiating mandate that would have allowed trilogue negotiations to begin on the omnibus directive watering down the CSRD and duty of care...
Verizon, Starbucks, DoorDash and Grubhub impacted by AWS outage
On October 20, 2025, the Amazon Web Services cloud (Amazon Q2 2025 revenue: 168 billion dollars, up by 13.3%) was down for several hours before returning to normal. Numerous websites and...
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Faced with debt and declining sales, Fossil files for bankruptcy
Competition from Apple and Samsung in the smartwatch segment, collapsing sales, customs tariffs… Cornered with a debt of US$179 million, Fossil has filed several bankruptcy petitions in the U.S.A...
29 October 2025
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Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, Gap and Levi’s enter peak season with high stock levels
Faced with rising customs tariffs affecting US imports, several retailers have built up significant inventories. Over a year, the stocks of Gap, Levi’s, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren and Academy Sports...
27 October 2025
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France and Italy urge Shein to reassess a business model
While Shein continues to spark controversy through partnerships with Pimkie and BHV department stores (SGM), Italy announced plans to introduce a tax on Asian e-commerce platforms. In France, the...
13 October 2025
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Cyberattack: Muji, Loft and Sogo & Seibu e-commerce sites down in Japan
Since October 19, Japanese logistics company Askul (2024 revenue: 3.3 billion dollars, up by 2% year-on-year) has been the victim of a cyberattack, preventing it from managing e-commerce orders...
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Antoine Jouteau, Leboncoin : “We are launching our first warranty offer for multimedia products”
As Leboncoin prepares to celebrate a 20th anniversary in 2026, mind Retail interviewed Antoine Jouteau, the outgoing Chief Executive Officer. As Jacob Aqraou, Executive Chairman of the Board of...
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TikTok Shop and Temu strengthen logistics networks by signing with Royal Mail and La Poste
To accelerate European markets, TikTok Shop and Temu signed agreements with the leading postal operators in France and the United Kingdom. Here is a look at these strategic partnerships.
20 October 2025