Retailer and e-commerce
After Ebay, Klarna is collaborating with the resale platform Poshmark
Faced with the rise of circular fashion in the USA, where the second-hand market is worth US$51.9 billion, and the Swedish fintech company's ambitions to offer services beyond payment methods...
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5 August 2025
[Amazon results] Between accelerated growth and massive investment in Q2, Amazon seeks balance
On July 31, Amazon published quarterly results in line with Wall Street expectations, with revenue up 13.3% and net profitability up 35%. Looking for early signs of a return on spending, and...
Jean-Yves Gras, Colissimo: “By October 2025, we will offer photos of packages in mailboxes or at home upon delivery”
In an e-commerce market that is growing in volume but disrupted by the pull of out-of-home consumption, Colissimo is adopting innovative AI digital twin and package tracking technologies. The goal...
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4 August 2025
[E-commerce Barometer 2025] France, United Kingdom, Germany… traditional markets return to 2021 peak
In 2024, online product sales doubled (up by 5.4%) in the 6 main Western European markets of the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, driven by lower inflation and...
4 August 2025
With the acquisition of Ceconomy, China’s JD.com enters the European e-commerce market
On July 30, China’s leading e-commerce company JD.com announced the acquisition of German electronics specialist Ceconomy (1,030 MediaMarkt and Saturn stores, 50,000 employees). The...
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1 August 2025
Delipop bankruptcy: a warning for urban logistics start-ups?
Dissolved on July 30 by the Paris Commercial Court, the start-up Delipop, which pooled pedestrian drive-through pickups for several food retailers such as Carrefour and Intermarché via automated...
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1 August 2025
India: Walmart subsidiary Myntra sued for tax fraud
In India, on July 23, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) filed a complaint against Walmart subsidiary Myntra (2024 market cap: 600 million dollars, up by 15%). The charge alleges a violation of...
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31 July 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] Through integration into product sheets, e-commerce retailer Jurassien is transforming generative AI into a personal shopper
The children's furniture website Jurassien is testing AI to guide purchasing decisions, mind Retail learned. The feature, which appears in the product listing, allows users to ask what the LLM...
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24 July 2025
Regulatory: Pakistan tightens taxation on foreign platforms
On July 1, the Pakistani government imposed new taxes on foreign platforms operating online without a physical presence in the country. This reform, part of the Digital Presence Proceeds Tax Act...
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23 July 2025
Through partnership with Shopify, OpenAI wants to integrate a native checkout feature into ChatGPT
On July 16, according to the Financial Times, OpenAI is working with Shopify on a new feature that will allow ChatGPT users to complete purchases directly from the chatbot interface via an...
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22 July 2025
Negotiations between Seven & I and Alimentation Couche-Tard come to an end
Takeover talks between Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Seven & I (2024 revenue: 122 billion dollars, up by 4.4% year-on-year) have ended after a year. On July 16, ACT (2024 revenue: 72.9...
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22 July 2025
India: After Skechers and Huda Beauty, Birkenstock files lawsuit for counterfeiting
As an array of clothing brands shift industrial production to India to reduce dependence on China, Birkenstock, Skechers and Huda Beauty are facing a battle over intellectual property rights.
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15 July 2025
LVMH entrusts the Americas’ region to Michael Burke
A few days before the publication of second quarter results, LVMH (2024 revenue: 84.68 billion euros, down by 2%) appointed Michael Burke as C.E.O. for North America (25% of annual revenue) and...
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11 July 2025
E-commerce: China tightens regulations on pricing and algorithms
On June 27, 2025, the Chinese government adopted a new amendment to the law against unfair competition, aimed at e-commerce platforms, in force on October 15. The purpose is to improve regulations...
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9 July 2025
Cyberattacks: Marks & Spencer calls for mandatory reporting in the U.K.
Whilst 27% of British companies were victims of cyberattacks in the last 12 months, some players continue to slip under the radar. As it took nearly four months for Marks & Spencer's...
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9 July 2025
H&M equips U.K.’s staff with cameras to curb shoplifting and assaults
On July 7, 2025, H&M launched a trial in the United Kingdom of body cameras for sales staff, who have been facing an increase in shoplifting and assaults. Stores in Edinburgh, Wood Green and...
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8 July 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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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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- Retailer and e-commerce
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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