Economy and regulators

On November 28, Costco (net sales of US$267 billion in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 , up by 8.1% after 6% in 2024) sued the Trump administration, judging the tariff surcharges imposed...

5 December 2025

Australia bans access to social networks for under‑16s

As part of the adoption of the Online Safety law Social Media Minimum Age, voted on 28 November 2025, minors aged under 16 will no longer be able to access social networks in Australia from...

2 December 2025

Italy: three executives from luxury goods group Tod’s investigated over worker exploitation

After placing Loro Piana (LVMH), Armani, Dior and Valentino under judicial administration, the Milan public prosecutor's office is now targeting Tod's. Three of its executives are under...

28 November 2025

Small parcels tax: France, Italy, Romania and Benelux respond to low-cost marketplaces

Shein, Temu, AliExpress… Facing marketplaces flooding Europe with non-compliant goods, the French National Assembly voted for a €2 tax on parcels under €150 from January 2026. This level is half...

21 November 2025

Digital Inclusion: Auchan, Carrefour, E.Leclerc and Picard taken to court

In a market where 77% of Europeans shop online (Eurostat), Contentsquare highlights issues of digital accessibility in a study published on November 19, 2025. According to the e-commerce analytics...

20 November 2025

The price of imported food soars in the U.S.A.

According to the latest statistics, food prices have risen sharply by the end of September 2025 due to tariffs and climate change. Coffee, bananas, as well as meat, fish and eggs are particularly...

18 November 2025

Payments: Wallets accelerate in a fragmented market

As retailers seek to streamline shopping journeys, payment fluidity is becoming a key conversion driver. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal: wallets enable retailers to reduce delays and...

18 November 2025

BNPL: in a mature market, Alma, Klarna, Scalapay, Younited and Oney seek new growth levers

As BNPL reached maturity in France and Europe and commonplace online, players in the sector are accelerating their transformation. Longer instalments, new verticals, extended services and...

14 November 2025

USA: Visa and Mastercard ease up on interchange fees

Visa and Mastercard reached a historic agreement with US retailers to reduce fees associated with credit cards. This opens an unprecedented breach, while the two giants are suspected of abusing a...

12 November 2025

U.S. Shutdown hits food assistance and threatens sales at Walmart and Kroger

While Donald Trump signed the bill to reopen the government on 12 November 2025, the shutdown that began in early October disrupted payments from the national food assistance programme. Each...

12 November 2025

At Roissy 80% of checked Shein items found non-compliant

Following inspections at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday November 6, 2025 on 200,000 Shein parcels “8 out of 10 items have proved non-compliant so far”, the French Ministry...

10 November 2025

Will France and Europe manage to suspend Shein, as they did with Wish?

Accused of selling illegal products, Shein faces a French government crackdown aiming to block the website of the world’s No.4 fashion retailer. This standoff raises questions about the EU’s...

7 November 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...

27 October 2025

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

[mind Exclusive] Casino lost lawsuit against Mediaposte

According to information from mind Media, the Casino group failed to take legal action against the advertising print distribution specialist Mediaposte (a subsidiary of La Poste). The food...

21 October 2025

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Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”

The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...

10 September 2026

ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending

By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...

10 September 2026

Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

4 September 2026

Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue

On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...

3 September 2026

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Electronic shelf labels: why the US regulator threatens rollout

In the USA, the Federal Trade Commission has just required full transparency on the use of pricing algorithms based on personal data, under threat of penalties. In this regulatory framework...

21 August 2026