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Brazil: The success of instant payment system PIX triggers US investigation into unfair competition
In mid-July, the US launched an investigation into PIX, an electronic payment system created by the Central Bank that replaced bank cards and cash. This solution threatens the business of Visa...
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30 July 2025
EU-US tariffs: a 15% compromise, but luxury goods, cosmetics, and wine remains unclear
The framework agreement reached on July 27 between Trump and von der Leyen imposes tariffs of 15% on European exports. While aerospace and spirits are expected to be exempt, the extra costs for...
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- Economy and regulators
29 July 2025
Italy: Loro Piana (LVMH) under judicial administration due to labour exploitation in supply chain
Following production subsidiaries of Armani, Dior and Valentino, Loro Piana (a historic Italian luxury brand best known for fine wools, now controlled by LVMH) has been placed under judicial...
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- Economy and regulators
23 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
Algorithmic pricing: NRF strongly opposed to price transparency law
While a New York State law requires retailers to disclose use of pricing algorithms, the National Retail Federation is attempting to block this. The world’s largest retail federation claims the...
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- Economy and regulators
14 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
Webyn raises €1.8 million to compete with Contentsquare and AB Tasty
Specialising in e-commerce conversion optimisation, Webyn completed a €2.7 million pre-Series A round on Thursday, July 3, including €1.8 million in equity. C.E.O. and Co-Founder Vincent Oliveira...
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3 July 2025
Retail media: why OBI is replacing PromoteIQ with California-based Topsort
To operate a 360° retail media business, Germany's second-largest D.I.Y. retailer has selected San Francisco-based adserver Topsort. In addition to onsite retail media, Topsort will also manage...
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2 July 2025
Home Depot acquires GMS for US$5.5 billion and confirms shift towards an integrated B2B model
With 50% of revenue from professional customers and a weakening property market, The Home Depot is making a second major investment in B2B. To acquire GMS Inc., the company is offering US$5.5...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
1 July 2025
With Scandit, Walmart aims to take in-store assistance to the next level
Intelligent software provider Scandit has just announced a renewal of a strategic partnership with Walmart in the USA. Samuel Mueller, C.E.O. of the Swiss unicorn, talked to mind Retail about the...
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26 June 2025
Pressured Debenhams signs with Romanian unicorn UiPath to optimise prices
Debt renegotiation, declining sales, margins under pressure: to regain control of a pricing policy, Debenhams is turning to the Romanian automation unicorn and embarking on a shift towards smarter...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
12 June 2025
USA : Dollar General capitalises on tariffs trade tensions
In the U.S.A., the second-largest discount grocer after Aldi reported excellent business results. It seems that the 55% tariff increase on Chinese products has been a godsend for low-cost...
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10 June 2025
After supermarkets and fashion, Dior and Cartier are now the target of cyber attacks
As cyber attacks have been mushrooming in Europe's fashion and food sectors, luxury goods are not being spared. Recently, customer data from Dior (LVMH) and Cartier (Richemont) was raided.
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- Retailer and e-commerce
6 June 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] MediaMarkt aims to boost after-sales service performance with AI-enhanced advisors
Behind the scenes of Shoptalk, mind Retail spoke with Henny Steiniger, VP of Customer Experience at MediaMarkt. She revealed her ambitions for the new after-sales chatbot enhanced with generative...
6 June 2025
[Shoptalk] At Tesco, the ship-from-store model is reaching limits at 30% of online sales per store
On June 2, 2025, at the Shoptalk conference in Barcelona, which mind Retail attended, Oliver Vogt (Tesco) reviewed the implementation of logistics hubs dedicated to e-commerce fulfillment in...
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5 June 2025
[mind Retail Day] Data strategy and advertising revenue: Fitness Park’s new trajectory
During the mind Retail Day, the Fitness Park gym chain (350 gyms in Europe) took stock of their advertising monetization strategy. Here are the key figures.
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4 June 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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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