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[mind Retail Exclusive] Decathlon launches rental for business customers
Against the backdrop of a slowdown in the core B2C business, particularly in the digital space, Decathlon detailed a shift towards professional customers at mind Retail Day. Over the next 2 years...
21 June 2024
Amanda Medina, Etam: “We now have real expertise on Instagram”
With nearly 1.3 million followers on Instagram, Etam stands out for a social media strategy that's close to its audience, focused on collaborations and interaction. Amanda Medina, Head of Social...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
12 June 2024
Adeo measures omnichannel performance of e-retail media campaigns
Omnichannel performance measurement, in-store advertising activation... After launching its Web advertising activity a year ago, Adeo DIY retailer is moving towards an omnichannel model. At the...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
7 June 2024
Dealt raises €6 million in Series A to foster services and circularity
Formerly Mon super Voisin, Dealt, a specialist in white-label services for retailers, has announced a €6 million round of funding to accelerate expansion in France and Europe. C.E.O. Mickael...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
6 June 2024
Faced with a 183% turnover, Chipotle pays off its employees’ loans
Distribution of free shares, financing of student loans, assistance with pension payments... In a sector where turnover exceeds 75% in the U.S.A., fast-food retailer Chipotle is redoubling efforts...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
31 May 2024
E-commerce: Central Food Retail deploys hubs in 600 convenience stores
As in Europe, omnichannel retailing is a guarantee of profitability in Thailand. This is shown at Central Food Retail (700 stores, sales of US$ 1.4 billion in 2023), where 70% of Web orders are...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
28 May 2024
Ghislain Boyer, KPMG: “With CSRD, ESG will eventually hit retailers very hard”
Global retailers are particularly affected by the imminent arrival of Europe’s CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), according to Stephanie Grandjean Mateos and Ghislain Boyer...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
24 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Lacoste signs with StrutFit to reduce online returns
On May 23, at Viva Technology in Paris, mind Retail learned of Lacoste‘s signing with New Zealand’s StrutFit in March 2024. StrutFit‘s tech solution, based on computer vision and...
24 May 2024
Google, Meta: How Leroy Merlin boosts digital acquisition in South Africa
For the past 18 months, Leroy Merlin South Africa has been working with Impulse Analytics, a consultancy specialising in digital acquisition, to boost online presence and online sales. Vincent...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
23 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] OBI chooses VTEX to better equip franchisees in e-commerce
Mind Retail learned that Obi has changed OMS and e-commerce platform partner. This should enable Germany's second largest DIY retailer, which is conducting a shift towards franchising, to...
23 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] DOOH: In-Store Media to launch a new display banner for stores
The point-of-sale advertising specialist In-Store Media is working on a new format for in-store advertising. Aimed at supermarkets as well as D.I.Y. and beauty stores, it is designed to increase...
16 May 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] 3 years after its first financing round, Sensei prepares a Series A
Autonomous store technology specialist Sensei, created in the wake of Amazon Go, is about to announce a Series A funding round (a round involving an investment fund, Editor’s note) mind...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
16 May 2024
[Case study] With Hanshow, Leroy Merlin cuts picking time by 17% for 2-hour pick-up
On February 28, at EuroCIS, Leroy Merlin and Hanshow received the Reta Awards 2024 for best in-store retail solution and best supplier respectively. mind Retail reports on the deployment of...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
2 May 2024
Thanks to the push of lockers, Vinted turned profitable in 2023
For the first time in 15 years, Lithuanian second-hand platform Vinted became profitable in 2023. This is due to the spread of the Vinted Go lockers, whose footprint soared by 230% in 6 months in...
- Retail
- Retail tech
30 April 2024
How Ingka increased staff retention by 5 points in 16 months
In 2023, according to OC&C, staff turnover reached 56% for specialty retailers and 69% in food, with significant differences between store types and age groups. But at Ingka Group, HR team...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
26 April 2024
[Case study] With Getinside, Total Energies tests a new acquisition lever for e-commerce parcels
The Wash carwash network (Total Energies) is one of the first companies to have tested an acquisition campaign with Getinside. This digital marketplace treats e-tailers' parcels as monetisable...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
22 March 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...
- Retail
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- Retail tech
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- 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...
- 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...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
16 October 2026