E-commerce and marketplaces
Delivery platforms: After Swiggy, India’s Zomato raises US$1 billion
With the Indian market of express delivery set to reach US$6 billion in 2024, the number of IPOs and capital raisings by delivery platforms is increasing. Following Swiggy and Zepto, Zomato...
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3 December 2024
Temu gained 5.4 million visitors in France in Q3 2024, versus 344,000 for Amazon
In Q3 in France, of the 6 online retailers that gained over a million monthly Unique Visitors (UVs), 5 were marketplaces. Whilst Temu leads the way, with a gain of 5.4 million visitors, Carrefour...
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29 November 2024
California: first flagship dedicated to live shopping on TikTok
Gone are the days of content creators live-streaming from a bedroom. On November 21, digital agency Outlandish opened a first store in the U.S.A. dedicated to live shopping on TikTok Shop. In...
28 November 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Back Market presents 6-month report on virtual payment card
In Europe, for products not repairable under warranty, Back Market has been offering a dematerialised card refund solution since May 2024. Where compensation was previously sent by e-mail via an...
27 November 2024
Alexis Marcombe, Unlimitail: “Our tech and data division will double in Q1 2025”
Ongoing developments in Germany, tech recruitment, search, omnichannel approach, connected TV... As the 2024 financial year draws to a close, Alexis Marcombe, C.E.O. of Unlimitail, shared his...
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26 November 2024
Temu leads growth in Q3, far ahead of Alibaba and JD.com
On November 21, PDD Holdings (Temu’s parent company) published Q3 figures. Sales reached US$14.2 billion, an increase of 44%, a marked slowdown on the 86%-uplift of Q2. Operating margin...
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21 November 2024
Majid Al Futtaim launches retail media solution in the Middle East
The Majid Al Futtaim conglomerate (sales 2023 of US$9.4 billion up by 1.1%, after + 12% in 2022) launches Precision Media, a new media business. This offers a suite of in-store, onsite and offsite...
18 November 2024
Retail media : E.Leclerc launches non-food Search with Criteo
To capitalise on customer data and retail media opportunity, grocery retailer E.Leclerc is continuing a collaboration with Criteo. In the run-up to the holiday season, it launched a sponsored...
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12 November 2024
Alibaba strengthens payment security for third-party merchants to accelerate B2B growth
A year after acquiring Visable, a B2B e-commerce platform publisher, Alibaba (2023 sales US$130.4 billion, up by 8%) launched Trade Assurance on October, 28. On Alibaba.com B2B platform (the...
31 October 2024
[Regulatory] Indonesia, South Africa and Chile join the U.S. in an attempt to curb Shein and Temu
As the European Commission opened formal proceedings against Temu on October 31, global governments are mobilising to defend local economies against Shein, AliExpress and others. While the U.S. is...
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25 October 2024
With 10% of online sales, Yves Rocher launches a marketplace to round off offering
On September 23, beauty retailer Yves Rocher (660 stores in France, turnover of €1.2 billion in 2023 including 10% of online sales) launched a marketplace in France, powered by the Mirakl...
17 October 2024
British department stores Selfridges flies under Thai-Saudi flag
On October 7, 2024, the Saudi Arabian public investment fund announced acquisition of Austrian Signa‘s shares in Selfridges Group. The Saudi government thus becomes a 40% minority...
14 October 2024
With Gemini’s AI, Google stands up to OpenAI and wants to conquer India
Google (Alphabet Inc., revenue of US$165.3 billion in H1 to June 2024, net margin at 28.6% of sales) has announced a roadmap for India, including voice processing of its AI-powered assistant...
10 October 2024
Retail media: Criteo signs Selfridges and Belk department stores
After losing ManoMano and Boulanger in recent months, retail media specialist Criteo announced on October 8 a new partnership with U.S. department stores’ Belk (2023 sales of US$3.1 billion...
8 October 2024
Omnichannel, video, photo: online and in-store, customer reviews are re-inventing themselves
As e-commerce returns to growth, online retailers need to optimise customer reviews to stay ahead of the game. We look at the strategies of Amazon, Shein, Temu, Fnac Darty, Decathlon, Picard...
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8 October 2024
Richemont takes control of 33% of Mytheresa in exchange for sale of YNAP
On October 7, 2024, Richemont (sales of €20.62 billion in 2023, up 3.3%) announced the sale of Yoox-Net-A-Porter (YNAP ) to German marketplace Mytheresa (sales of €840 million in the...
7 October 2024
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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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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
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Eric Meulien, Al Futtaim: “The next step in our roadmap is to replace the in-store POS system”
Operating in 18 countries and managing brands such as Ikea, Zara and Marks & Spencer, Emirati group Al-Futtaim (2025 revenue: US$9.7 billion, up by 6%) has a unique vantage point from which to...
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12 October 2026
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Marketplaces: How Orange and Virgin Australia reinvent their value creation models
Looking to turn their audience into a commercial platform without having to carry the risk of holding stock, new verticals are entering the marketplace space, with new models designed to enhance...
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8 October 2026
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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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Cashback: Younited secures an exclusive contract with Bouygues Telecom
Following Orange and the launch of a marketplace, Bouygues Telecom is strengthening a customer loyalty strategy by focusing on purchasing power with a new cashback offer. For French fintech...
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16 October 2026