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Casino : Jean-Charles Naouri tried for corruption and stock price manipulation
Two years after the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) concluded an investigation into Casino, the trial of Jean-Charles Naouri, C.E.O. of the retail group from 2005 to...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
7 October 2025
After Bunnings, Kmart is criticised for use of facial recognition
On September 18, the Australian Information Commission once again targeted the Wesfarmers group (turnover at June 30, 2025: US$29.6 billion, up by 3.3%) for use of facial recognition. After ruling...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
30 September 2025
Amazon closes Fresh stores in the U.K. and reorganises food retail business
Less than 4 years after opening a first Amazon Fresh store in the UK, the group (Q2 2025 revenue: US$168 billion, up by 13.3%) announced on September 23 the closure of 14 British Fresh stores and...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
30 September 2025
Auchan Retail’s job protection plan invalid due to lack of union consultation
While Auchan Retail continues to reduce retail areas by 25%, the Lille-based Administrative Court invalidated a job protection plan on September 23. The retailer, whose like-for-like turnover fell...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
30 September 2025
GDPR : French data protection agency fines La Samaritaine €100,000
On September 18, the French data protection agency CNIL fined La Samaritaine €100,000 for concealing cameras in storage areas in August 2023. These had been installed to catch employees...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
30 September 2025
With AI, Rakuten launches its marketplace in Spain at a lower cost
On September 15, 2025, Rakuten (2024 turnover: €13.9 billion, up by 10% year-on-year, with a net loss of €790 million) announced the launch of a marketplace in Spain, the first step in a...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
22 September 2025
After Asda and Currys, Sainsbury’s tests facial recognition to lower theft
To reduce theft, the UK’s second-largest food retailer, Sainsbury’s (2024 turnover: €42.9 billion, up by 1%), has been using facial recognition technology since September 3, 2025...
- Retail
- Retail tech
15 September 2025
Peak season: 74% of Singaporeans rely on AI for holiday shopping
In Singapore (population of 6 million), shoppers are turning en-masse to artificial intelligence for end-of-year shopping. According to The Asian Business Review and data from the U.S. media...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
15 September 2025
Generative AI: following Walmart and Carrefour, Albertsons launches customer chatbot
On September 10, 2025, Albertsons, the 5th largest grocery retailer in the U.S.A. (2024 turnover: US$80.4 billion, up by 2% on a like-for-like basis excluding petrol) unveiled ‘Ask...
- Retail
- Retail tech
15 September 2025
Klarna valued at US$15 billion for a NYSE listing
On September 9, Swedish payment company Klarna, known for buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solutions, raised US$1.37 billion in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This...
- Retail
- Retail tech
15 September 2025
Generative AI: according to MIT, 95% of projects do not deliver ROI
According to an MIT study conducted as part of the NANDA project, dedicated to the Internet of AI agents and published in mid-August, 95% of pilot projects carried out by companies and public...
- Retail
- Retail tech
8 September 2025
Danish grocer Salling accelerates VC investments, following in the footsteps of Vinted
Eager to better source retail innovation and accelerate time to market, Danish grocer Salling (2024 turnover: €9.7 billion, up by 2.7%) launched a new fund. Named Salling Seeds and headed by...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
21 August 2025
SMCP returns to growth, ending legal battle
On August 11, 2025, SMCP (including Sandro and Maje) announced the end of a legal battle from 2021. Following a ruling by the High Court of Singapore, the 15.5% stake that had been wrongfully...
- Retail
- Property and investors
20 August 2025
E-commerce: Graas AI raises $9 million to accelerate deployment of AI agents
On August 11, Graas AI, a Singapore-based start-up specialising in AI agents for e-commerce operations, raised $9 million in a pre-Series B round led by Tin Men Capital. Founded in 2022 with...
- Retail
- Retail tech
13 August 2025
Customer service: With AI, Saks reduces calls requiring humans by 20%
On August 8, Saks officially launched Sophie, an AI-powered voice and text assistant designed with the U.S. conversational platform NLX and AWS. Since April, customers can ask the AI agent about...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
13 August 2025
AI, customs duties… job losses surge in US retail
In the United States, according to a report by labour market specialist Challenger Gray & Christmas (CGC) published on July 31, 2025, retailers cut 80,487 jobs between January and July 2025...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
8 August 2025
Our mind news
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
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
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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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
16 October 2026