E-commerce: Graas AI raises $9 million to accelerate deployment of AI agents Asia For Séverine Geoffroy (Castorama), Emilie Arnaud (Fnac-Darty), Pauline Tolila (Younited) and Edouard Roussel (La Redoute), the marketplace offers a structuring growth lever with an array of positive opportunities. Between additional revenue, more precise demand management and additional services, these retailers are rethinking a scaling strategy in an omnichannel era. A summary of the round table discussion at mind Retail Day.
Jean-Yves Gras, Colissimo: “By October 2025, we will offer photos of packages in mailboxes or at home upon delivery” Europe In an e-commerce market that is growing in volume but disrupted by the pull of out-of-home consumption, Colissimo is adopting innovative AI digital twin and package tracking technologies. The goal is to optimise delivery efficiency, reduce parcel fraud and smooth out peak loads. In an interview with mind Retail, C.E.O. Jean-Yves Gras details his tech, data and customer journey roadmap for the coming months.
After France, Italy fines Shein €1 million Europe On August 4, the Italian Competition Authority fined Infinite Styles Services, a subsidiary and manager of Shein‘s websites in Europe,…
After Ebay, Klarna is collaborating with the resale platform Poshmark Americas Faced with the rise of circular fashion in the USA, where the second-hand market is worth US$51.9 billion, and the Swedish fintech company's ambitions to offer services beyond payment methods, Klarna and Poshmark are launching a new offer. It integrates a resale feature directly into the Klarna app.
[Amazon results] Between accelerated growth and massive investment in Q2, Amazon seeks balance Americas On July 31, Amazon published quarterly results in line with Wall Street expectations, with revenue up 13.3% and net profitability up 35%. Looking for early signs of a return on spending, and despite 31.4 billion dollars in investments during the quarter, investors punished the stock with a 6% drop at the close.
With the acquisition of Ceconomy, China’s JD.com enters the European e-commerce market Asia On July 30, China’s leading e-commerce company JD.com announced the acquisition of German electronics specialist Ceconomy (1,030 MediaMarkt and Saturn stores,…
India: Walmart subsidiary Myntra sued for tax fraud Asia In India, on July 23, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) filed a complaint against Walmart subsidiary Myntra (2024 market cap: 600 million dollars,…
Through partnership with Shopify, OpenAI wants to integrate a native checkout feature into ChatGPT Americas On July 16, according to the Financial Times, OpenAI is working with Shopify on a new feature that will allow ChatGPT users to complete purchases directly from the chatbot interface via an integrated payment system.…
Regulatory: Pakistan tightens taxation on foreign platforms Asia On July 1, the Pakistani government imposed new taxes on foreign platforms operating online without a physical presence in the country.…
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] Through integration into product sheets, e-commerce retailer Jurassien is transforming generative AI into a personal shopper Europe The children's furniture website Jurassien is testing AI to guide purchasing decisions, mind Retail learned. The feature, which appears in the product listing, allows users to ask what the LLM thinks of an item.
