[mind Retail Exclusive] In the process of rolling out Autone in stores, Lancel is testing digital use
After deploying the Autone inventory management solution in France, Lancel premium retailer is preparing to run a pilot on an e-commerce site, mind Retail has learned. Claire Casteig, Retail...
Nicolas takes stock of 4 months of last mile deliveries with Woop
Although in 2024 e-commerce accounted for barely 2% of Nicolas's business, the wine retailer part of Castel group is taking stock of a new Delivery Management System after 4 months. The aim is to...
Instacart adopts technology to combat out-of-stock in the U.S.
After reporting a profitable 2024 fiscal year, driven by an 11% turnover uplift, the food shopping app is going further with stock data. New technology, based on computer vision and AI, should...
CMA CGM puts US$20 billion on the table to strengthen U.S.A. position
While additional customs duties are being confirmed (increase of 10% on Chinese products, which came into force at the beginning of February) or remain, for the moment, at the announcement stage...
10 March 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Exotec speeds up in supermarkets at Colruyt and E.Leclerc
In Belgium, the warehouse automation specialist Exotec signed an agreement with Colruyt grocery retailer (turnover of €5.4 billion in the 6 months to the end of September 2024 down by 0.5%...
With Faume, Soeur launches into second-hand goods via an omnichannel approach
On February 26, 2025, the French fashion brand Soeur (turnover of €65 million in 2024, up by 30% in a year via 54 points of sale in Europe) rolled out a second-hand platform “Sœur...
Ulta Beauty teams up with Lucky to publish stock data on brands’ websites
While the growth of Ulta Beauty is slowing down (Sales 2024 US$11.3 up by 0.8% after +5.7% in 2023, +15.6% in 2022 and +37.9% in 2021), the brand is strengthening an omnichannel approach to boost...
[NRF 2025] How Best Buy is reducing the cost of e-commerce returns
Omnichannel, in-store help desks, web to store... With 38% of sales online and a double-digit returns rate, Best Buy developed a unique process dedicated to making the most of returns. Chuck...
Saudi repair start-up Zension completes US$30 million Series A financing round
On January 7 2025, Zension, the Saudi Arabian platform specialized in after-sales service for small electrical products (clients include Jarir Bookstore and STC) closed a US$30 million Series A...
[NRF 2025] Shopping assistants, forecasting, digital twins: Nvidia unveils the new use cases for AI in retail and supply chain
According to the Managing Director of Retail & CPG at Nvidia, the 2nd largest capitalisation in the U.S.A. after Apple (on January 10, 2025, Editor’s note), the supply chain, computer vision...
10 January 2025
Which European retail start-up and scale-up raised funds in 2024?
In Western Europe, 73 retail tech start-up and scale-up raised funds in the first 9  months of 2024. Discover them in mind Retail's barometer, with data from our partner INVYO.
12 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Kiabi deploys CrushOn Connect second-hand solution in 70 stores
When availability of second-hand products is a growing challenge for retailers, Kiabi signed up with technology publisher CrushOn, mind Retail has learned. The aim is to streamline the sourcing of...
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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...
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From ChatGPT Ads to Amazon Alexa for Shopping: advertising in LLMs scales up in Europe
This summer, OpenAI successively rolled out its ChatGPT Ads platform in the UK and in 30 European countries. From formats used, CPM levels notably for FMCG products and the new role of GEO...
27 August 2026
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With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era
With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...
9 September 2026
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Retail media & LLMs: navigating intent-driven and custom experiences
From store aisles to ChatGPT Ads placements, retail media is shifting away from traditional slots, formats and keywords toward intent-based targeting. Driven by lower access costs to LLMs, full...
31 August 2026
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Facing SharkNinja’s hegemony, Carrefour and Darty gain ground on TikTok Shop
While Sephora follows in Ulta's footsteps on TikTok Shop in the US, mind Retail analyzed sellers performance in Q2 2026. Based on exclusive data from Lengow and Kalodata, this European market...
7 September 2026
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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