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Online authentication : B.Connect to launch an automated onboarding platform for smaller e-tailers
Already adopted by 25 e-retailers including 16 already live, B.Connect is accelerating a deployment by opening up to SMEs via an automated onboarding platform expected in October. The objective is...
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29 March 2026
[mind Info] Courir to roll out mobile checkout in 20 stores in October
After a successful trial period for in-store checkout, Courir is stepping up a gear and rolling out Zebra's mobile payment solution in 20 stores in October 2025, according to mind Retail. Arnaud...
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18 September 2025
ChatGPT transitions from a search engine to an e-commerce platform
While denying any affiliation practices, OpenAI is launching a new shopping experience directly within ChatGPT. A search engine connected to the web since October 2024, the platform now includes...
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29 April 2025
Japan’s Lawson relocates cashiers
In Japan, where bankruptcies linked to labour shortages jumped by 32% in 2024, convenience store chain Lawson has been testing remote cashiers based in Europe and the U.S.A. since January 2025...
14 April 2025
Self-checkout, kiosks: Morrisons and Itsu focus on a more human touch
In the United Kingdom, the Japanese fast food chain Itsu (2023 turnover: €184 million, up 60% in a year) is backtracking on self-service ordering terminals. The business will increase the...
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28 February 2025
To combat theft, Walmart tests the unlocking of its display cases by smartphone
The world’s largest retailer Walmart (sales of US$648 billion up 5.5% in 2023, up by 5.4% in Q2 to July 2024) is stepping up efforts against theft. While many products with average face...
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15 November 2024
Facing theft issues, Target, Walmart and Dollar General reduce access to self-checkout
In the U.S.A., retailers are reviewing their self-checkout practices. Here's a look at the measures recently introduced by Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Five Below to counter the problem of...
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15 May 2024
Autonomous stores: with a smart shopping cart, Amazon is aiming for a more omnichannel retail media
By deploying a smart shopping cart in large-format stores, to the detriment of "Just Walk Out" technology, Amazon is seeking to capitalise on a new medium for retail media. Has the limits of...
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11 April 2024
Automatic checkouts: Specialist retailers follow in supermarket footsteps
In the early 2000s, self-checkout (SCO) systems were introduced in France at Auchan and Casino, and in the U.S.A. at Kroger and Costco, operated by IBM Retail. Today, Intermarché has 1,600...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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4 August 2023
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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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Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management
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