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Lidl launches a retail media business in Germany
On 18 July 2023, the German Schwarz Group (owner of Lidl and Kaufland) announced the immediate launch of an online retail media offering, in partnership with online advertising technology company...
- Retail
- News brief
2 August 2023
Sandrine Préfaut, Locala: “A quarter of retailers have begun to ‘discountise’ their offer”
In an exclusive interview with mind Retail, Locala, a specialist in multi-local solutions ranging from "drive to store" to visibility issues, presents the three key findings of an annual survey of...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
28 June 2023
GDPR : Meta fined €1.2 billion
The Irish Data Protection Agency (DPC) announced on May 22nd a record fine of €1.2 billion against the Meta company for transferring European users’ data to servers in the United...
- Retail
- News brief
26 May 2023
[Amazon results] Online sales down and US$3bn losses in 2022… How does Amazon stay afloat?
As predicted by the 18,000 layoffs announced last month, Amazon's growth slowed in 2022. While turnover grew by 13% year-on-year, online sales continued to decline and the group's operating profit...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Data
7 February 2023
China. Retail market at a standstill and GDP at lowest level since 1976
Last year, retail sales fell in China in parallel with a sharp slowdown in G.D.P. This is reflected in the Q4 results of H&M, LVMH and Estée Lauder, despite the lifting of Covid-19...
- Retail
- News
3 February 2023
USA – Europe: Macroeconomic indicators for December 2022
Evolution of retail sales, inflation rate and unemployment. mind Retail compiled the latest macro-economic figures for the U.S.A and the Eurozone, published in mid-January. According to Eurostat...
- Retail
- News
1 February 2023
In 2022, quick-commerce represented 2.3% of sales for French convenient stores
According to IRI data supplied to mind Retail, the French quick commerce market has more than doubled in 2022. Here is our exclusive report on the annual study.
Pre-orders, on-demand manufacturing, planning are all innovations in a supply chain
Eco-responsibility, control of unsold goods and cautious investment are all part of a supply chain as the linchpin of retail. However, as the core of issues includes rising costs, geopolitical...
9 November 2022
[Amazon Results] At nearly US$10 billion, advertising outpaces subscriptions for US giant
For the first time, Amazon's advertising revenue exceeded subscriptions revenue in Q3 2022. The services to third-party merchants, the second largest business unit, and AWS remained very dynamic...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
4 November 2022
Ads.txt: which advertising providers do retailers work with?
In our study of 100 e-commerce sites worldwide, mind Retail analysed the relationships between retailers' websites and marketplaces alongside service providers responsible for selling their...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
28 October 2022
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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...
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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...
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What readers clicked on the most last month.
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BNPL: in a mature market, Alma, Klarna, Scalapay, Younited and Oney seek new growth levers
As BNPL reached maturity in France and Europe and commonplace online, players in the sector are accelerating their transformation. Longer instalments, new verticals, extended services and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
14 November 2025
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Payments and e-commerce : which retail tech solutions dominate French websites?
In mid-November 2025, mind Retail analysed 50 French e-commerce websites using Wappalyzer to identify technologies installed on them. The result was 144 solutions were recorded, installed more...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
20 November 2025
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Payments: Wallets accelerate in a fragmented market
As retailers seek to streamline shopping journeys, payment fluidity is becoming a key conversion driver. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, PayPal: wallets enable retailers to reduce delays and...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
18 November 2025
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Payment: a lever for retail innovation
This month, our editorial team highlights how innovation is taking shape around payment. This key stage, enabling turnover to be collected by retailers, is at the heart of numerous pilots and...
- Retail
- Special Reports
28 November 2025
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How RougeGorge brings weather data into CRM strategy
After 4 years of collaboration on personalised emails the lingerie retailer RougeGorge is accelerating with retail tech partner Reelevant, which is expanding within AFM thanks to recent contracts...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
10 November 2025
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Online Advertising: Leroy Merlin and Auchan at the heart of a political controversy
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...
- Retail
- News
- News brief
21 November 2025