‘Yes Advertising’: why it is over Europe By deciding to stick with the old Stop Ad system, the French government is avoiding legislation in a market that has already regulated itself. Nicolas Ruchon, Director of WellPack, and Henri-Noël Bouvet, Director of France and Iberia at Shopfully, shed light on the subject.
Philippines: Faced with an increase in marketplace disputes, the government is tightening the screws Asia With e-commerce (including services) having grown by 14% in 2024 in the Philippines, coupled with a 25% increase in complaints, the government wants to strengthen oversight between marketplaces and 3P sellers.
Simon Property steps up in offsite retail media Americas Simon Property Group, the world’s leading commercial property company (2024 revenue: US$5.96 billion, up by 5.4%, via 229 malls covering 180 million sq.m and 2 billion visitors per year) announced the launch of a new data feature on March 27,…
[NRF 2025] L’Oréal makes AI a strategic pillar of development in 2025 AI assistant for more engaging online talks, diagnostics, virtual product fitting... On the sidelines of NRF, Béatrice Dautzenberg, Global Beauty Tech Director at L'Oréal, shared with mind Retail the case studies for technology and adoption by consumers.
data Black Friday : European average online spending up 14% in 2024 In Western Europe, Black Friday 2024 was characterised by an increase in spending and volumes (no inflation effect) and a massive recruitment of new e-shoppers. Although customers' participation, at 46%, exceeded the 2020 peak, the marketplaces imposed their rules. TikTok Shop is now one of the 10 best-performing sites.
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] Back Market presents 6-month report on virtual payment card Europe In conjunction with the mind Fintech Day on the theme of embedded finance, mind Retail spoke to Back Market. Eve Moutard Thieffry, Head of Insurance, presents the results of the dematerialised payment card in case of a refund.
Majid Al Futtaim launches retail media solution in the Middle East Africa, Middle East The Majid Al Futtaim conglomerate (sales 2023 of US$9.4 billion up by 1.1%, after + 12% in 2022) launches Precision Media,…
Free To combat theft, Walmart tests the unlocking of its display cases by smartphone Americas 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.…
Retail media : E.Leclerc launches non-food Search with Criteo Europe To capitalise on customer data and retail media opportunity, grocery retailer E.Leclerc is continuing a collaboration with Criteo. In the run-up to the holiday season, it launched a sponsored product advertising offer on the non-food site. The next step is to do the same for the drive-through site.
With Gemini’s AI, Google stands up to OpenAI and wants to conquer India Asia Google (Alphabet Inc., revenue of US$165.3 billion in H1 to June 2024, net margin at 28.6% of sales) has announced a roadmap for India,…
