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Words from retail leaders: how to prioritise the use of AI in project mode
During the 1-to-1 conference in Monaco, mind Retail asked 5 analysts, retail and e-commerce executives to share their roadmap in terms of using AI in project mode in the coming months. They also...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
17 March 2025
In 2024, E.Leclerc and Lidl were the 2 biggest French advertisers
On March 6, 2025, Kantar Media presented the Top 100 Advertisers 2024, revealing that they now account for 46% of investments in the multi-media advertising market (press, radio, TV, OOH, cinema...
13 March 2025
[mind Retail Exlusive] Dataïads is testing an AI solution to make videos from a simple photo
To streamline video production using artificial intelligence tools, the start-up is testing a generative AI brick with several brands that can be used to make video assets from a simple photo...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
13 March 2025
MediaMarkt rolls out a marketplace in Belgium and anchors in stores
After the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain and Austria, MediaMarkt launched a marketplace in Belgium on March 6, 2025. A subsidiary of Ceconomy (2024 turnover: €22.4 billion, up by 0.9% at...
10 March 2025
Thai subcontractors claim U$1 million from Otto Group
While in Germany, the application of CSDDD has been eased, Otto online retailer is the subject of a complaint related to Thai textile workers. After filing for bankruptcy, a former textile...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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7 March 2025
With a sample vending machine, Asda is testing a new medium for retail media
After launching a media agency LS Eleven Media Services in partnership with ad server SMG last May, the British supermarket chain Asda (turnover 2023: US$27.2 billion, up 7.1% in a year) has just...
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- Retail tech
- News brief
5 March 2025
In France, Alibaba gained twice as many visitors as Amazon in Q4
Confirming the traction of low-price marketplaces, 3.14 million new French internet users used AliExpress in Q4 2024. This is the biggest gain in the Fevad and Médiamétrie panel. In the food...
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- Retailer and e-commerce
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5 March 2025
[mind Retail Exclusive] With Aive, Tefal boosts Instagram campaigns with AI
According to our sources, the Seb group selected the start-up Aive, specialised in the automation of content for social networks, for a first campaign on Instagram and Facebook during the holiday...
5 March 2025
Adam Bohbot, Ana Luisa: “By December, we will be active on around 10 marketplaces, including Farfetch, Moda Operandi and Yoox”
The U.S. brand Ana Luisa sells affordable jewellery with a two-year guarantee, priced between US$50 and US$150. For the past year, marketplaces have been the main growth driver. We meet...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- Analysis
24 February 2025
Alibaba opens a first furniture showroom in Hong Kong
On February 22, 2025, Taobao (Alibaba Group) teamed up with Chinese home furnishings platform Papabo to open a first physical furniture store. Named PapaHome and located within the Tsim Sha Tsui...
21 February 2025
Infinity Advertising becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mousquetaires
Infinity Advertising, the joint advertising agency that has been marketing the retail media offerings of Intermarché and Casino supermarkets since 2021, announced on February 14 a purchase...
19 February 2025
How ManoMano capitalises on AI to earn sales conversion points
From search results to the catalogue, product recommendations, logistics and advertising, AI infuses all ManoMano teams. Armelle Patault, VP Data of the DIY marketplace, shared results.
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
13 February 2025
Yes Ad halves the proportion of leaflets in waste paper
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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
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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] 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...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- Analysis
17 January 2025
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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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- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
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
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
1 October 2026
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...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
22 September 2026