agentic AI
Dust raises US$40 million to conquer the USA
AI start-up Dust (ARR of US$20 million, not profitable) completed a US$40-million funding round on May 18, 2026 (the equity amount was not disclosed, Editor’s note). This brings total...
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- Property and investors
- News
5 June 2026
How will agentic commerce translate into physical stores?
As the race towards agentic AI accelerates, blurring the boundaries between e-commerce sites, marketplaces and large conversational models, retailers are reorganising their infrastructures around...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Special Reports
1 June 2026
Alexandre Chaumien, Shopify: “Traffic generated by AI searches on Catalog converts twice as much as traffic from traditional AI searches”
As shopping shifts from “scrolling”, filters and keyword-based searches towards a more conversational and intent-driven mode, mind Retail spoke with Alexandre Chaumien, Shopify's Head of Revenue...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
26 May 2026
Romain Mombert, Eurazeo: “Tomorrow, retailers and brands will no longer acquire customers, but AI agents”
In a proliferation of AI start-ups, how can investors distinguish those that bring true innovation and in which they should invest? For what valuation metrics? In retail and payment, what types of...
19 March 2026
Aroma-Zone and Najar reveal the behind-the-scenes of a strategic partnership
As the adoption of AI results in increasing cost volatility for companies, mind Retail spoke in Monaco with Christelle Glaszer, Manager of Indirect Purchases at Aroma-Zone natural beauty retailer...
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- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
13 March 2026
AI Builders study : 18% of French companies have launched agentic projects
Whilst a shift towards agentic commerce has been under way for several months, consulting firm AI Builders has revealed, exclusively to mind Retail, a study on the disintermediation of customer...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
6 February 2026
Moltbook: when AI agents take the floor
On January 28, 2026, American Matt Schlicht, Co-Founder and C.E.O. of Octane AI (a platform specialising in conversational commerce) created Moltbook, a social network for AI agents similar to...
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- Retail tech
- News
3 February 2026
Shoptimus AI scales up in grocery smart shopping lists and prepares for a new funding round
After securing a strategic partnership with Spanish grocer Bon Preu, retail tech firm Shoptimus AI—first spotted by Carrefour—is accelerating a rollout. By leveraging AI agents to automate grocery...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
11 January 2026
Our mind news
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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- 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
After launching the first pilots of its conversational AI “super app” in stores, Cegid is rolling out new omnichannel modules, including an in-store data acquisition module, conversational AI for...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
1 October 2026
While Mediaperformances, historically focused on FMCG retailers, targets both international expansion and new verticals, CEO Claire Koralewski shared with mind Retail, during NRF Europe, a...
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- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
22 September 2026
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Retail is going conversational
Conversational interfaces for Longchamp sales assistants powered by Cegid Retail One, fully conversational search at Cocooncenter.com, use of simple prompts to orchestrate product data and content...
2 October 2026
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Amazon tightens its grip on e-commerce as it takes on Meta, despite legal setback with Perplexity
By blocking Meta’s Muse agent and taking Perplexity to court, Amazon is seeking to retain control over its customer relationships, data and advertising revenue. However, in the USA, the legal...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
29 September 2026