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While consumers have massively adopted Yes Ad in the 14 test areas, it has also helped to reduce the proportion of advertising leaflets in paper waste. The French government is due to make a...

28 January 2025

USA : WhatsApp and SMS are integrated into Google Maps

After a test in Latin America in June 2024, Google is rolling out WhatsApp (Meta group) and SMS in Google Business Profile cards in the U.S.A. “Users can interact directly with brands at any...

27 January 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] Lucky Cart signs with Carrefour Spain

French start-up Lucky Cart, which is well established in the French supermarket sector (including Intermarché, E.Leclerc and Carrefour), is to make a debut at Carrefour Spain, mind Retail...

24 January 2025

[NRF 2025] How Best Buy is reducing the cost of e-commerce returns

Omnichannel, in-store help desks, web to store... With 38% of sales online and a double-digit returns rate, Best Buy developed a unique process dedicated to making the most of returns. Chuck...

23 January 2025

[NRF 2025] Shopping assistants, forecasting, digital twins: Nvidia unveils the new use cases for AI in retail and supply chain

According to the Managing Director of Retail & CPG at Nvidia, the 2nd largest capitalisation in the U.S.A. after Apple (on January 10, 2025, Editor’s note), the supply chain, computer vision...

10 January 2025

[mind Retail Exclusive] Adeo and United.b digitalise after-sales service with Platana

In the D.I.Y. and electronics sectors, Adeo and United.b are tackling the challenge of after-sales service efficiency and data exploitation head on. mind Retail details how two new retailers are...

10 January 2025

Retail media: Kiabi makes official agreement with Valiuz Adz

As revealed by mind Retail in January 2024 and made official on December 12, Kiabi (2023 sales: €2.21 billion, up by 1.1% in a year after rising by 22% in 2022) is launching a retail media...

20 December 2024

The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025

In a context of sluggish consumption, budgetary and geopolitical uncertainties (U.S.A., Middle East, Ukraine), concentration and financing tensions, retailers are prioritising efficient and...

19 December 2024

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Fnac Darty to launch Wero on its e-commerce sites

According to our information, Fnac Darty is about to deploy European payment solution Wero, based on account-to-account instant transfers, on its e-commerce sites. Already active in Germany at...

4 September 2026

Why Shein emits twice as much CO2 as Inditex for equivalent revenue

On the occasion of an IPO, Shein revealed a carbon footprint of 25.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025, up by 20% compared to a reference year. For an equivalent sales level, the fast...

3 September 2026

E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France

mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...

20 August 2026

After a €200 million funding round, Skello adds a major name to a client portfolio

In the wake of a large fundraising, Skello develops a portfolio of key accounts by winning over a big name in retail. Backed by an ARR of €50 million and profitability reached in 2025, the...

7 July 2026

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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock

Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...

21 August 2026

O’Boticario rolls out AI diagnostics across 4,000 stores with Haut.ai

On August 18, Brazilian cosmetics retail chain O’Boticario (2025 GMV up by 6.7%) announced the deployment of skin analysis technology provided by Estonian start-up Haut.AI. It will be rolled...

21 August 2026

E-commerce: click-through rate down by 5.4% since Google AIO launch in France

mind Retail has gained access to exclusive Ahrefs figures on the impact of Google "AI Overviews" responses for the e-commerce sector. Launched on July 22, 2026, in France as part of AI Mode, these...

20 August 2026

Which 3 retailers structured their AI governance this summer?

This summer, Target, PVH Corp and B&M simultaneously reinforced their executive teams with the creation of dedicated AI roles. A move marking the shift from experimentation to the...

17 August 2026

Albertsons says its customers are buying more thanks to AI agents

Through its conversational assistant, the US grocery retailer is recording double-digit increases in e-commerce baskets. Eager to maximise their potential, it is changing tack and rolling out a...

18 August 2026

Walmart finally accepts in-store payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay

Sanctioned by financial markets after a sharp US slowdown in Q2, Walmart is reviewing a checkout strategy. Abandoning a rejection of technological giants, the group is rolling out Apple Pay and...

24 August 2026