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A few of the barriers for retail in 2024 include generative AI, retail media, decarbonisation and CSRD, omnichannel efficiency or social commerce. Retail, commercial property and retail tech...

31 January 2024

Carrefour evaluates a grocery subscription program that includes Netflix

The food retailer wants to expand offerings to build customer loyalty, while the video-on-demand platform is looking for new ways to win customers.

19 January 2024

Supply chain: Blue Yonder launches generative AI functionality

As generative AI use cases have been mushrooming in the retail sector, US supply-chain management software publisher Blue Yonder (formerly JDA, with customers including Asda, Walmart and PVH)...

9 January 2024

In South Korea, Chanel condemned again for excessive data collection

On November 23,2023, Chanel (2022 sales up by 17% at €16 billion, with 50% coming from Asia-Pacific) was fined US$2,761 by the South Korean data protection watchdog called PIPC (Personal...

5 December 2023

Cdiscount: +30% conversion thanks to GPT-4

Since July 2023, Cdiscount (80 million products) has been exploring the industrial use of generative AI, particularly for product categorisation. “When a seller creates a product sheet, we...

2 October 2023

Children’s data: TikTok fined US$ 367 million in Ireland

While the European DSA is forcing the platform to be more transparent and protect privacy, the Irish regulator has just punished TikTok for misuse of children's data.

26 September 2023

[Amazon results] Operating margin doubled, driven by e-commerce and the marketplace in Q2 2023

On August 3, 2023, Amazon published results for Q2, showing a return to growth in the e-commerce business. Sales totaled US$134.4 billion vs $121.2 billion a year earlier. This is a 11% growth at...

9 August 2023

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

27 January 2023

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...

4 November 2022

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How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%

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...

15 October 2026

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

From stores to headquarters, Cegid aims to become retail’s first agentic platform

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...

1 October 2026

From beauty to DIY, Médiaperformances gains traction in Europe with 3 more retail partners

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...

22 September 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...

12 October 2026

Cdiscount Advertising targets revenue of €100 million in 2027

As retail media now accounts for 7.8% of total revenue, Cdiscount shared, during a press day, an update on new advertising levers in terms of videos, customer reviews and promotions. Insights from...

28 September 2026

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...

8 October 2026

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

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...

16 October 2026