Retail tech
Portugal: a Glovo delivery rider recognised as an employee by the Supreme Court
In a ruling on May 28, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship. The...
6 June 2025
[mind Retail Day] Data strategy and advertising revenue: Fitness Park’s new trajectory
During the mind Retail Day, the Fitness Park gym chain (350 gyms in Europe) took stock of their advertising monetization strategy. Here are the key figures.
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
4 June 2025
Veesion secures a €53-million funding and opens a U.S. subsidiary
As shoplifting becomes more prevalent in the retail sector, particularly in the U.S. amid inflation and price increases, Veesion (specialising in AI-powered detection of in-store behaviours) has...
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27 May 2025
[mind Retail Day] How Mousquetaires, Marionnaud and URW maximise in-store retail media
While in France, retail media revenue grew by 14% to €1.22 billion in 2024 (representing 11% of total digital advertising), the increasingly omnichannel approach of both advertising agencies...
- Retail
- Analysis
26 May 2025
Valiuz signs with Auchan Spain and launches Valiuz Iberia
On May 13, Valiuz, the retail media agency for Mulliez brands, which will soon be integrated with Infinity Advertising, announced a partnership with Alcampo, the group’s Spanish grocery...
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- News brief
23 May 2025
Amazon decarbonises the last mile with public transport
To speed up delivery times with a low carbon footprint, Amazon is covering the last mile via high-speed train. In France, on May 14, following a one-month pilot phase in June 2024 and rollout in...
- Retail
- News brief
15 May 2025
Frasers launches retail media in fashion and department stores
On May 13, British company Frasers (2023 turnover: €6.5 billion, down 0.9% year-on-year) launched a retail media network ‘Elevate’ in partnership with ad server Zitcha. In the...
- Retail
- News brief
14 May 2025
Vusion and NielsenIQ join forces to optimise assortments and merchandising
On May 6, 2025, global leaders in electronic shelf labels and data solutions for retail and consumer insights, Vusion and NielsenIQ, formalised a strategic partnership. Covering 100 countries and...
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- News brief
7 May 2025
Delivery platforms: Doordash acquires Deliveroo for US$3.3 billion
On May 6, US company DoorDash acquired a British rival for US$3.29 billion. As part of Doordash’s international expansion strategy (2024 revenue of US$10.7 billion, up by 24%, net margin...
6 May 2025
Customer satisfaction: Actionable enhances product with an AI Data Analyst assistant
Just a year after launch, tech start-up Actionable, which specialises in predicting customer satisfaction, is picking up speed. With a product launch, ISO 27001 certification, an award at...
- Retail
- Analysis
30 April 2025
ChatGPT transitions from a search engine to an e-commerce platform
While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...
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29 April 2025
Reelevant raises €6 million in Series A
The start-up specialising in marketing message personalisation won 20 clients last year, with contracts worth over €300,000. This funding of less than €4 million in equity will be invested in...
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29 April 2025
Yoobic acquires Simplifield as part of legal proceedings
Yoobic, a provider of retail solutions for store employees, announced the acquisition of Simplifield. According to Fabrice Haiat, C.E.O. of Yoobic, the acquisition is part of a strategy of...
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15 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Faume raises several million Euros in funding
According to information from mind Retail, a new round of financing has been finalised by the second-hand start-up. In 2024, the latter saw its turnover increase by 64% to more than €2 million...
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- News
9 April 2025
SaaS Lumi AI raises US$3.7 million in seed funding to simplify access to ERP data
Based in the U.A.E., the start-up Lumi AI raised US$3.7 million in seed funding on March, 25, in a round led by AgFunder, Forum Ventures, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ and the...
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- News brief
9 April 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] In 4 years, Cdiscount generated €10 million in GMV with Stockly
Having just raised €26 million in Series B funding from Eurazeo and Daphni, the start-up which specialises in stock pooling between e-retailers confirms a rising status in the market. We review a...
7 April 2025
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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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- Retail tech
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
Most viewed articles of the month on mind Retail
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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AI agents: the KPIs that led L’Oréal to scale up across its warehouses
After testing 7 AI agents in its warehouses, L’Oréal is scaling up. Deployed to coordinate picking waves, manage replenishment and handle stocktaking, Manhattan’s agents have helped cut several...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
20 October 2026
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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
15 October 2026
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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
29 October 2026
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Danone turns to AI to personalise marketing campaigns and test advertising in ChatGPT
AI is being rolled out across some marketing activities, while others remain in a testing phase. If campaign automation and personalisation are among the most advanced applications, visibility in...
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- Retail tech
- Analysis
16 October 2026