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[NRF 2025] Raspberry raises US$24 million to put AI at the service of sustainability
Ten months after an initial round of US$4.5 million, American company Raspberry AI secured US$24 million. Thanks to the AI image generation solution, fashion designers can visualise rendering of...
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15 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
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...
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13 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] With full funnel approach on Amazon Ads, L’Oréal’s Cerave brand boosts reach and conversion
For the launch of the Cerave brand on Amazon, L'Oréal opted for an advertising strategy ranging from videos on Prime Video and Twitch to search and display. Stéphane Grenier, Managing Director...
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11 December 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Back Market presents 6-month report on virtual payment card
In Europe, for products not repairable under warranty, Back Market has been offering a dematerialised card refund solution since May 2024. Where compensation was previously sent by e-mail via an...
27 November 2024
Majid Al Futtaim launches retail media solution in the 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, a new media business. This offers a suite of in-store, onsite and offsite...
18 November 2024
To combat theft, Walmart tests the unlocking of its display cases by smartphone
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. While many products with average face...
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15 November 2024
Retail media : E.Leclerc launches non-food Search with Criteo
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...
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12 November 2024
With Gemini’s AI, Google stands up to OpenAI and wants to conquer India
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, including voice processing of its AI-powered assistant...
10 October 2024
Retail media: Criteo signs Selfridges and Belk department stores
After losing ManoMano and Boulanger in recent months, retail media specialist Criteo announced on October 8 a new partnership with U.S. department stores’ Belk (2023 sales of US$3.1 billion...
8 October 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] Veesual signs up Lululemon and Adore Me
According to our information, start-up Veesual added Lululemon and Adore Me to its portfolio. These companies will be testing the AI-powered virtual fitting solution.
19 September 2024
Havas Commerce: 28% of retailers want to increase investment in AI
According to Havas Commerce, while only 46% of retailers are using artificial intelligence, 28% plan to make this an investment priority by 2025. After starting with uses in marketing like...
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18 September 2024
[mind Retail Exclusive] E.Leclerc invests about €200,000 in a first automated pick-up point
We announced it in December 2023. It is now a reality. On 8 July 2024, E.Leclerc (23.5% market share in 2023 and 24.3% at the end of June 2024) inaugurated its first automated pedestrian...
19 July 2024
Margot Pouliquen, Nature & Découvertes: “In 6 months, the marketplace has grown from 36% to 42% of our digital turnover”
A subsidiary of the Darty group since 2019, Nature & Découvertes explained to mind Retail the three scale up projects for a marketplace operated by Mirakl. These are omnicanality between 3P...
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18 July 2024
Christopher Hermelin, Nicolas Group: “Advertisers are not investing in the Olympics”
Nicolas Group, a wine cellar retailer with a strong store base in Paris, shared the customer engagement strategy for the Olympics with mind Retail. With 15 million tourists expected to visit...
10 July 2024
Ikea launches a recruitment campaign for a new store on Roblox
On June 24, Ikea launched a first metaverse store in the UK. Recruited between June 14 and 18, the 10 store advisors on Roblox (“The Co-Worker Game”, developed by Swedish gaming...
6 June 2024
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While the leader in electronic labels, Vusion exceeded €1.47 billion in revenue in 2025, rival Hanshow is stepping up a global offensive, winning a strategic account in the U.K. and a new POC for...
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27 February 2026
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
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25 February 2026
A year after WhatsApp, Google is testing the RCS button in My Business listings for several markets, according to our information. The goal is to offer brands a new marketing lever that can be...
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20 February 2026
According to our information, the succession at the head of NRF Europe and SIEC is now finalized. An executive from a major international event company took up her position at Comexposium in...
19 February 2026
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Criteo to launch Commerce Go self-service platform in late March 2026
The self-service element of the “Commerce Go” platform should be available by the end of the first quarter, Marc Fischli, Executive Managing Director EMEA at Criteo, told mind Media...
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16 February 2026
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Xavier Grand, Algolia: “The challenge is integrating the chatbot into search without deteriorating the experience”
Driven by generative AI, voice and image, e-commerce search is entering a new era. On the sidelines of AI Day, held on February 10, 2026 in Paris, Xavier Grand, CTO of Algolia, outlines a 2026...
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- Retail tech
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13 February 2026
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DOOH: Clear Channel Outdoor buyout opens new strategic cycle after 5 years of losses
After accumulating US$1.6 billion in net losses between 2020 and 2024, the American Clear Channel Outdoor is set to change scale. The acquisition by a consortium (led by Mubadala Capital and TWG...
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- Property and investors
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13 February 2026
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Google is testing the RCS button in Google My Business alongside the WhatsApp button
A year after WhatsApp, Google is testing the RCS button in My Business listings for several markets, according to our information. The goal is to offer brands a new marketing lever that can be...
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- Retail tech
20 February 2026
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U.K. : Rezolve AI acquires loyalty specialist Reward for US$230 million
London-based start-up Rezolve AI (founded in 2016 by Daniel Wagner and specializing in online personalisation), has acquired fellow U.K. company Reward, a customer engagement and loyalty...
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17 February 2026
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BNPL: Between healthcare and retail, Scalapay accelerates a P.O.S. offensive with two major signings
Building on a strong foothold in fashion, Scalapay is strengthening in-store penetration targeting players in the healthcare sector. According to our information, the Italian BNPL unicorn has...
- Retail
- mind Exclusive
- Retail tech
25 February 2026