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On August 6, 2025, NielsenIQ (NIQ), a global consumer intelligence company, announced the acquisition of Mtrix, a Brazilian SaaS provider offering inventory and indirect supply chain visibility...

8 August 2025

After Jennyfer and Boardriders Europe, Beaumanoir takes over Naf Naf

On August 7, 2025, the commercial court approved Beaumanoir‘s takeover bid for Naf Naf (amount undisclosed). At the helm of Caroll, Bonobo, Cache Cache and Beaumanoir (GMV 2024: €3...

8 August 2025

Conversational agents: Contentsquare acquires Loris AI to strengthen platform

On July 30, French unicorn Contentsquare, a specialist in online user experience, announced a ninth acquisition with the purchase of Loris AI (amount undisclosed). This California-based start-up...

7 August 2025

After France, Italy fines Shein €1 million

On August 4, the Italian Competition Authority fined Infinite Styles Services, a subsidiary and manager of Shein‘s websites in Europe, 1 million euros for misleading environmental claims...

5 August 2025

Augmodo raises US$37.5 million to transform employees into smart sensors

On July 10, 2025, US start-up Augmodo raised 37.5 million dollars in a Series A round led by TQ Ventures. Specialising in wearable technology for store employees, Augmodo’s badge uses...

5 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...

1 August 2025

USA: With AI, Google Chrome summarises customer reviews directly on e-commerce sites

On July 28, Google announced a new feature in the desktop version of the Chrome browser in the US : summaries of online customer reviews generated automatically by artificial intelligence. From an...

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...

31 July 2025

Al-Futtaim acquires a 49.95% stake in Cenomi Retail for US$667 millions

On July 20, Saudi operator Cenomi Retail (2024 revenue: 635 million dollars, up by 4% year-on-year) announced an agreement to sell 49.95% of capital to the Emirati group Al-Futtaim (revenue...

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...

23 July 2025

Lagardère Travel Retail announces 3 appointments in Latin America and the Pacific

With Frédéric Chevalier taking over as C.E.O. of Lagardère Travel Retail on July 1, Monday, July 21, 2025, Lagardère (2024 revenue: 8.94 billion euros, up by 10.6%...

22 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...

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...

22 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...

11 July 2025

In the US, traffic from AI search expected to increase by 3,200% during Prime Days

According to Adobe, during Amazon’s Prime Days from July 8 to 11, 2025, traffic to US retailer websites from AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.) is expected to grow by 3,200%...

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...

9 July 2025

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The start-up founded by the duo behind Teester and Skeepers is accelerating automation of second-hand product flows. The strategy is to use AI to direct products to high-traffic marketplaces such...

9 December 2025

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5 December 2025

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Buoyed by a €3.8 million seed round closed in mid‑November 2025, French start‑up Dialog, specialised in AI‑based conversational e‑commerce, is accelerating. Initially placed on product pages, this...

4 December 2025

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With 500 e‑merchant clients, including Embryolisse, Hindbag, Airup, Hygée or Jacks Beauty Line, German logistics provider Hive is capitalising on data to raise e‑commerce conversion via a finely...

2 December 2025

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Since November 17, Leroy Merlin has faced controversy after a report from Sleeping Giants, an activist group against online hate speech. The organisation alerted the Adeo group retailer (GMV 2024...

21 November 2025

How Maison 123 generated €420,000 on WhatsApp in 5 months

Riding on a reduction in Meta’s commercial policy, Wax start‑up specialised in WhatsApp engagement, is gaining ground, capitalising on messaging as a customer acquisition and retention channel in...

3 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...

11 December 2025

Retail media: Marionnaud bets on print with Figaro to boost drive-to-store

According to our sources, Marionnaud’s beauty retailer will expand an advertising unit into 3 new countries in 2026 and is launching another retail media lever in the French key market. The goal...

26 November 2025

Carmila join forces with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to equip 252 malls

On December 9, Carrefour and Carmila signed a partnership with Unlimitail and JCDecaux to create a retail media network combining indoor DOOH and outdoor OOH across their sites in France and...

12 December 2025

Walmart parts ways with C.E.O. after 9-month revenue up by 4.4%

On November 14, the world’s largest retailer, Walmart (revenue 2024: US$681 billion, up by 5.6% at constant rates), announced the departure of C.E.O., Doug McMillon. In office since...

21 November 2025