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To gain competitive advantage, insurer Covéa is improving customer experience by developing an AI-powered solution dedicated to analysing customer feedback: Vox IA.

24 February 2025

Infinity Advertising becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mousquetaires

Infinity Advertising, the joint advertising agency that has been marketing the retail media offerings of Intermarché and Casino supermarkets since 2021, announced on February 14 a purchase...

19 February 2025

How Join Stories aims to capitalise on the stories format to boost online engagement and conversion

Since 2020, the start-up Join Stories has been enabling e-retailers to integrate 15-second video or photo stories -made popular by Instagram- into their websites and apps. With a client portfolio...

18 February 2025

Coopérative U finally launches into retail media

In mid-2025, the French Coopérative U (2024 turnover: €26.91 billion excluding fuel, i.e. up by 4%) will launch a retail media offer on the Coursesu.com website and on the app, in...

13 February 2025

Patricia Grundmann, Obi Group: “Our future adserver will be able to handle a lot of API calls and operate DOOH in-store”

Patricia Grundmann, VP Media & Retail Media at German D.I.Y. retailer Obi Group Holding, told mind Retail all about her plans for the transformation of the company in 2025. This includes a...

6 February 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] In-Store Media joins forces with MyTraffic to better plan DOOH campaigns

With its number of screens in France up by 14% in 2024, in-Store Media is launching new strategic projects. According to our sources, the group is working on installing computer vision tools on...

5 February 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] Lucky Cart signs with Carrefour Spain

French start-up Lucky Cart, which is well established in the French supermarket sector (including Intermarché, E.Leclerc and Carrefour), is to make a debut at Carrefour Spain, mind Retail...

24 January 2025

[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...

23 January 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] In addition to X, Yuka users will soon be able to contact brands on Instagram and LinkedIn

Three months after enabling users to contact FMCG and beauty brands live, Julie Chapon, co-Founder of the Yuka product safety app, revealed results of the feature to mind Retail.

23 January 2025

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...

22 January 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] In-store analytics: two European retailers sign up with Stratacache

The new generation of Walkbase radars (Stratacache Group)0, launched at NRF and using millimetre waves, will be deployed in 2025 by two European retailers, mind Retail has learned.

21 January 2025

[NRF 2025] Raspberry raises US$24 million to put AI at the service of sustainability

Ten months after an initial round of US$4.5 million, American company Raspberry AI secured US$24 million. Thanks to the AI image generation solution, fashion designers can visualise rendering of...

15 January 2025

[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

Eager to rival with Criteo and Epsilon, Amazon Ads launches monetisation service for retailers

On January 9, at CES, Amazon Ads launched the beta version of a new monetisation service for the e-commerce sites of multi-brand retailers, called Retail Ad Service. With this service, available...

10 January 2025

Retail media: Valiuz joins the Leroy Merlin and Saint Maclou banners

On January 2, Valiuz, the retail data alliance that includes Decathlon, Auchan, Boulanger, Alinea, Electro Depot, Kiabi and Norauto chains, announced the integration of Adeo Retail Media (Leroy...

8 January 2025

Retail media: Kiabi makes official agreement with Valiuz Adz

As revealed by mind Retail in January 2024 and made official on December 12, Kiabi (2023 sales: €2.21 billion, up by 1.1% in a year after rising by 22% in 2022) is launching a retail media...

20 December 2024

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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...

29 October 2026

Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management

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

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...

15 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

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

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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...

20 October 2026

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...

15 October 2026

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...

29 October 2026

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...

16 October 2026