[Mind Retail info] Ouidrop rolls out drive-through robotics at E.Leclerc and prepares for Series A Europe Mind Retail learned the French start-up, which specialises in robotics technology for grocery drive-throughs, has signed new deals with E.Leclerc supermarkets. The rapidly growing start-up, whose staff doubled in a year, is also about to begin a Series A process in September.
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.
[E-commerce Barometer 2025] France, United Kingdom, Germany… traditional markets return to 2021 peak Europe In 2024, online product sales doubled (up by 5.4%) in the 6 main Western European markets of the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, driven by lower inflation and higher volumes. In 3 years, the peak of 2021 was matched or exceeded in the vast majority of countries tracked by mind Retail. While electronics confirmed resilience, FMCG stabilised. Despite aggressive sales by Shein and Temu, online fashion grew in value in Germany and France, gaining market share. Where 12 points of market share separated France and the UK in 2023, the gap is now only 5 points.
Delipop bankruptcy: a warning for urban logistics start-ups? Europe Dissolved on July 30 by the Paris Commercial Court, the start-up Delipop, which pooled pedestrian drive-through pickups for several food retailers such as Carrefour and Intermarché via automated lockers, had not found economic stability. This is a strong warning about limitations of automated click & collect solutions in the face of the rise of individual lockers promoted by Mondial Relay, Vinted Go, and others.
Exclusive [mind Retail Exclusive] After a quiet fundraising round, Newtone connects generative AI to Shopify, Salsify, and Inriver Europe Since launch in March 2024, Newtone has been aiming to industrialise content production for the e-commerce sector with generative AI LLM. According to our information, the retail tech company secured funding from Alpha Star and BPI in an initial round of fundraising and is entering a new phase of development with integrations with major e-commerce players. Founder and C.E.O. Henri de Bouteiller explains his positioning to mind Retail.
TikTok Shop launches in Japan and secures a future in Indonesia Asia ByteDance is accelerating the rollout of TikTok Shop in Asia with an imminent launch in Japan. At the same time, the platform obtained conditional approval for acquisition of Tokopedia in Indonesia, a first international market.
Faced with trade tensions, Shein and Asics are ramping up Indian production Asia In India, Shein and Asics are increasing production capacity to respond to trade tensions and secure supply chains. Shein (2024 revenue: US$38 billion,…
After supermarkets and fashion, Dior and Cartier are now the target of cyber attacks Europe As cyber attacks have been mushrooming in Europe's fashion and food sectors, luxury goods are not being spared. Recently, customer data from Dior (LVMH) and Cartier (Richemont) was raided.
Portugal: a Glovo delivery rider recognised as an employee by the Supreme Court In a ruling on May 28, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship.…
