Payment and security
Search AI : in the retail sector, 25% of AI queries are transactional
For mind Retail, online SEO specialist Ahrefs analysed retail queries on AI search engines. The goal was to measure the proportion of transactional prompts compared to informational ones. The...
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- Economy and regulators
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2 March 2026
Electronic labels: Hanshow accelerates breakthrough and signs with a leading British retailer
While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
27 February 2026
BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
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- Retail tech
25 February 2026
Regional consolidation versus global expansion: Prestashop and Shopify reinvent ecosystems
Prestashop is consolidating its position in the heart of Europe: acquired by Poland's Cyber Folks in a €53-million deal, it is joining forces with Sylius and BitBag to create an open-source giant...
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20 February 2026
Pierre Chassigneux: “b.connect will launch an automated onboarding portal for merchants”
The online passwordless authentication solution b.connect has been launched in beta test at 24 clients, including Leroy Merlin, Boulanger, Celio and Courir. The promise is to simplify user login...
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- Retail tech
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16 February 2026
Facing the rise of Google Pay, Apple Pay and Wero, Lyf shuts down
Eight years after launch, Lyf ceased operations due to failure to gain profitability. Despite several major innovations in mobile payments, the fintech company did not reach critical scale, facing...
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- Retail tech
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5 February 2026
Moltbook: when AI agents take the floor
On January 28, 2026, American Matt Schlicht, Co-Founder and C.E.O. of Octane AI (a platform specialising in conversational commerce) created Moltbook, a social network for AI agents similar to...
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- Retail tech
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3 February 2026
Retail tech: major trends for 2026
In 2026, retail can no longer afford to promise. It must deliver. Retail tech has entered the execution stage. The race for showcase innovation is over, giving way to clear priorities: operational...
30 January 2026
Global retail tech investment rose by 7.4% in 2025
In 2025, venture capital continued to flow into commerce technologies. With 27.5 billion dollars invested in retail tech, the average deal size increased while the number of transactions declined.
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- Economy and regulators
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23 January 2026
Agentic commerce : PayPal strengthens with the acquisition of Cymbio
Major technology and payment players are restructuring and standardising protocols necessary for agentic commerce. They are also taking initiatives so retailers can interact with the platforms...
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- Retail tech
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22 January 2026
Stoïk completes 20 million euros fundraising
The cyberinsurance specialist Stoïk raises 20 million euros in Series C. The start-up will use the funds to continue European expansion, develop new cybersecurity tools and multiply case studies...
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- Retail tech
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20 January 2026
2026 Trends – BNPL, mobile checkout, wallets: new challenges for payments
(Trends 3/6) Faced with soaring Visa and Mastercard fees, European retailers are looking for alternative payment methods that protect margins while boosting conversion. From wallets and...
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- Economy and regulators
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16 January 2026
2026 Trends – How far should retailers open the door to AI Search engines ?
(Trends 1/6) With data visibility, recommendations, transactions on ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, LLMs are establishing themselves as new entry points for e-commerce. As search, comparison and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
8 January 2026
Personalised pricing: Europe keeps a low profile while New York forces retailers to be transparent
In the State of New York, unprecedented legislation has come into force requiring retailers using personalised pricing algorithms to inform consumers. While the NRF is seeking to counter its...
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- Economy and regulators
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12 December 2025
Laurent Hugou (Les Mousquetaires): “With Diebold’s camera system, shrinkage at self-check-out is reduced by a third”
Shift towards an omnichannel payment service provider, roll-out of mobile payment and Diebold’s computer vision solution for self-checkout, impact of one-click payment on online sales, adoption of...
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- Retail tech
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11 December 2025
BNPL: Scalapay raises €70 million. Klarna now available in Apple Pay
On December 9, 2025, the European Investment Bank concluded a €70 million financing agreement with Scalapay, the Italian fintech specialising in 3- and 4-installment payments, already active...
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11 December 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.
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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...
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- Retail tech
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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